Posted in Tastings, tagged Affligem, Noel, Sam Adams on December 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sam Adams (technically the Boston Beer Company) is one of those beer companies that straddles the line between craft and macro brewing. If I have an option between Sam Adams and any of the macros, I’m drinking a Sam Adams. Put it against even the most macro of the micros (Sierra Nevada, Redhook, [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Moonlight on December 24, 2007 | No Comments »
This weekend the wife and I met some friends for a Christmas brunch at Flavor. Brunch isn’t breakfast, and is more like lunch, especially since I had a sandwich, so I ordered up a beer from Moonlight Brewing. Got a problem with that? Didn’t think so. But ordering a Moonlight [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Affligem, Firestone Walker, Great Divide, Lagunitas, Moylan's, Samuel Smith, Sierra Nevada on December 23, 2007 | No Comments »
We all know the wonderful selection of brews that the holidays bring, but it gets even better when that selection enters your home and makes itself cozy in your fridge. A couple trips down the beer aisle and some generous gifts from friends around the country have lead to a fridge full of holiday [...]
Posted in Brewing News, tagged Terrapin on December 21, 2007 | No Comments »
The boys over at Terrapin Beer Co. got their license yesterday and are brewing their first batches of beer. Their mustaches are still growing, so make sure to check in with them to see what comes of them. Seeing how they got their license yesterday, one day after Brewed For Thought reported on [...]
Posted in Brewing News, tagged Terrapin on December 18, 2007 | No Comments »
What better way to show your disdain for something than to grow facial hair. That’s what the guys at Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, GA believe. When the “state” slept on issuing their brewing license, these guys leapt into action. So what’s the story? I asked them a few questions about [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Anderson Valley, Barney Flats, Boont, cheese, Deependers, High Rollers, Hop Ottin, Poleeko Gold, Summer Solstice on December 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It might surprise some of you, but I’ve been a fan of recording my beer experiences since before I started this blog. While looking through my notes I found a beer and cheese pairing I did with Anderson Valley brews. It was a fun night, and opened my eyes to some interesting flavors, [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Aleworks, Flavor, Lagunitas, Moonlight, Russian River, Sweet Spot on December 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »
One of the goals of this blog is to expose our small corner of the world to everyone out there. Living in Santa Rosa, I’m in the middle of, what I consider to be, one of the best beer producing regions in the world. Bear Republic, Lagunitas and Russian River are all based [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Anderson Valley, Damnation, Poleeko Gold, Russian River on December 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Christmas time brings us lots of once a year specials. We all know about the fantastic selection of brews available, but my personal favorite perk of the holiday season is the company Christmas party. But free beer, wine and food have nothing to do with this blog, well the beer does. This [...]
Posted in Homebrewing, Tastings, tagged homebrew on December 9, 2007 | No Comments »
Lately, I’ve come across two beers that fit into the category of Half-Belgian beers. The timing is mostly coincidental, but last weekend I bottled a strong ale that I’ve been brewing every autumn for three years now. I lovingly named this years’ version “Yee Olde Halfe Belgian”. And what surprises me most [...]
Posted in Brewing News, Homebrewing, Literature on December 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m sure some of you have been to the site and seen the links to the right and wondered what they could be. Out of fear of the unknown, you’ve avoided clicking them. Fear no more. I will give you a quick run down of what each site has to offer.
