The Brew SiteIt’s time to write my “Best of 2009” wrap-up post, looking back over the past year to come up with “The Brew Site Best”: those beers and breweries and festivals that really stood out for me personally. (Which is my disclaimer to say that in no way am I proclaiming … Continue reading
The next session—number 36 (a milestone!)—has been announced: it’s being hosted by Yours for Good Fermentables and the topic is Cask-Conditioned Beer: Cask-conditioned ale —or “real ale” as it is called, somewhat boastfully, by the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA), a beer consumer advocacy group in the UK— is defined … Continue reading
Last month on the 19th we stopped in for lunch and beers at Bend Brewing Company, and I was hoping to find out if they were going to have their Desert Rose on tap sometime soon. I had first heard about this beer on Twitter: the Homebrew Chef Sean Paxton … Continue reading
Just so the suspense can start killing you, I’m working on my “Brew Site Best of 2009” post which I should have online in the next day or so: my personal “best of” list as gleaned from the beer and brewery reviews I made online in 2009. I don’t have … Continue reading
Buckbean Brewing‘s Original Orange Blossom Ale was the first of the beers I opened from what they sent me in mid-December. If you recall (and looking at my picture makes it quite obvious), Buckbean is one of those (few) craft brewers that can their beer; and they host an annual … Continue reading
My year-end was spent in San Diego for the second time this year; how was yours? It was a bit of a last-minute trip. When we visited in June, it was to attend the baby shower of my sister-in-law and see them (her and my brother) before their first baby … Continue reading
Today is not only the first day of 2010, it’s also the First Friday of the month and in the beer blogging world that means it’s time for The Session! Today’s Session is being hosted by The Beer Chicks, Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune (authors of The Naked Pint), and … Continue reading