After work today I swung by Newport Market over on Bend’s westside for their Thirsty Thursday beer tasting. I just found out about these Thirsty Thursdays recently; they’re every, er, Thursday from 3:30 until 6:00. Free beer! Can’t go wrong with that. Today it was a rep from Deschutes Brewery … Continue reading

Donavan over at A Good Beer Blog must be in tune with my "Beers for spring" posts, as the next beers I’m blogging are winter warmers and barleywines: On the 21st of March, after a day of eating chocolates and other Hershey candies, I was slumped in a chair in … Continue reading

Someone reminded me about New Belgium‘s Biere de Mars, which is their seasonal brewed for March. A good early spring beer! The style is of a Bière de Garde, which I’d classify as a beer for spring. According to Al Korzonas in his excellent book Homebrewing, Vol. 1: Bière de … Continue reading

Since this last week was the start of spring, I thought I’d write a bit about seasonal spring beers. I can think of several styles that qualify, so I’ll spin this out into several posts. According to Michael Jackson in his book Ultimate Beer, the beers of spring are Bocks: … Continue reading

Tonight I opened up the bottle of Theakston Old Peculier that I picked up from Belmont Station when we were in Portland earlier this month. Old Peculier is an old ale style of beer that weighs in at 5.6% alcohol by volume—not overly strong, lending itself to being a good … Continue reading

I know, I really haven’t posted much lately. I’m lame. It’s been super busy at work and I’ve just had trouble getting motivated. Got some things coming up, though, including a new "Beer Hacker" feature. Maybe once I get that published I’ll get back on a more regular schedule. Stay … Continue reading

Goose Island‘s India Pale Ale is a hoppy, sharp IPA. I found it locally at the World Market and picked up a few, since I was impressed with their Demolition. I wasn’t disappointed! It’s not the best IPA I’ve had, but it’s pretty good. Appearance: Pours a nice thick head, … Continue reading

Saw this press release on BeerAdvocate today: Introducing Lindemans Pomme, Apple Lambic From Belgium. Lindemans Pomme, authentic apple lambic from Belgium. The flavor of a lambic is dry, complex, tart, and like no other beer. Frequently, lambics have fruit added as the perfect flavor balance, and the bright freshness of … Continue reading

Okay, everybody and their dog has linked to this story today, so I’d better jump on the bandwagon: Norway, where beer flows instead of water. The woman turned on the faucet and beer came out! It turned out that a worker in a bar two floors below had mixed up … Continue reading

I’d been holding on to a bottle of Saison Dupont I picked up just after Christmas time, looking forward to the day I’d drink it, thanks to this article which proclaimed it the best beer in the world. Naturally, reading that one particular beer is the best, period, tends to … Continue reading