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No mention of Halloween could pass without the topic of costumes coming up. Unfortunately, most beer-themed Halloween costumes are—I’ll say it—stupid. The three men’s type costumes you see in the store most of the time? The beer bottle, beer keg (or can), and (increasingly) the beer pong table. Ugh. Among … Continue reading
I should be getting to some reviews later this week. In the meantime, here’s a list of Halloween-themed beers to start with. BridgePort Raven Mad. This one’s gotten some play in the (Oregon) beer blog world lately; it’s a bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Porter, with a 3D label (inspired by Hitchcock’s … Continue reading
It wouldn’t be much of a Halloween without ghost stories and haunted places, so naturally—being a beer site and all—I’m wondering about haunted breweries. I know several of the McMenamins locations are purported to be haunted; Pacific Northwest author Jefferson Davis has documented a number of them in his books. … Continue reading
The third Monday of the month kicks off Theme Week here at The Brew Site, and this month I’ve chosen Halloween to blog about all this week—fun, whimsical, and a topic that you could apply to beer in many ways. And it’s a subject I’ve blogged a bit about before: … Continue reading
This week I’m out of town for the first half of the week, with limited computer access, so don’t expect too many updates (if any). Next week is Theme Week here at The Brew Site, and since it’s October, I’d thought I’d have fun and go with an appropriate topic: … Continue reading
I got an email notifying me of a new beer-related social networking site: the Kegerator Social Network. I haven’t checked it out yet but at first blush it looks fairly standard as far as the social networking scene goes: members, photo sharing, events, groups, etc.—everything we’ve come to expect thanks … Continue reading
Today is the first official day of Oktoberfest, and right now thousands of people are milling around Munich right now and the first keg has been tapped. (In fact, according to the official festival site, it’s the 175th Oktoberfest. I wish I could say I planned Theme Week to coincide … Continue reading
Various items of an Oktoberfest nature to ruminate on. First up, Kevin McCloskey submitted this a couple of weeks ago: I’ve never heard of this combination before so I gave it a try. Sam Adams Octoberfest with Guiness. Like a black and tan but changing out the Bass with Octoberfest. … Continue reading
That’s right, a new beer review tonight rather than a rerun. I found Bayern Oktoberfest Lager today and of course picked some up. Bayern Brewing, based in Montana, bills itself as "the only German microbrewery in the Rockies" and brews strictly according to the Reinheitsgebot. Check out the beer’s pedigree, … Continue reading
Last year about this time I reviewed another classic example of the Oktoberfest style: Spaten Oktoberfest (green bottle version). Even though there’s a brown bottle edition, the green is what seems to be the most widely available, at least around here—Costco is currently selling it by the case and it’s … Continue reading