Posted in Events, Tastings, tagged Beamish, Black Rose Irish Pub, Guinness, Old Peculier on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Happy St. Patrick’s day everyone! Let’s get this green holiday started. For lunch I headed to the Black Rose Irish Pub here in Santa Rosa. I’ve been told this is the best Irish Pub in town, but had never been. So let’s give it a shot.
Posted in Tastings, tagged Green Flash, He'Brew Lenny R.I.P.A., Jewbelation, Marin Brewing, Ommegang, peach, Three Philosphers on March 15, 2008 | No Comments »
One of my favorite activities is to go to a store I know has a good beer selection and do a little hunting. Typically this involves looking for a new brewery, maybe a new seasonal to hit the shelves or finding a long lost friend, with a chance to get reacquainted. What’s really special is [...]
Posted in Events, tagged Guinness, St. Patrick's Day on March 15, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s everybody’s favorite green themed holiday. It’s an excuse to add a drop of green food coloring to your favorites Irish brew and dine on corned beef and cabbage to your hearts desire. So where are you going on Monday?
Posted in Brewing News, Events, tagged Terrapin Beer Co. on March 14, 2008 | No Comments »
A while back I let you readers know about a brewery in Georgia having some problems with the state. Well, the little guys won, and I am still claiming full responsibility for said victory. Some time has passed and they are now ready to open their doors to the public and serve beers [...]
Posted in Events, tagged Racer 5, Celebration Ale, Green Flash, Two-Hearted, Bell's, No. 7139, Cambridge House, Flower Power, Ithaca Brewing, Indica, Lost Coast, Red's Rye, Founder's Brewing, Kuehnenn, Mojo IPA, Boulder Beer, Abijah Rowe, Stone IPA, Hop Ottin' IPA, 60 Minute IPA on March 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Great Lakes Brewing News put together their own National IPA Championship. I let all of you know about it, then gave a recap of Round 1, and since then, they’ve named a winner. I’ve got a few things to say about it and their bracket in general.
Posted in Tastings, tagged Blanche, Bleue, Chimay, Rouge on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
“Hey baby I like it raaaaaaw”
I made a commitment, recently, to drink more beer from across the pond. I’ve also been in the market for a proper beer glass. So here’s to killing 2 birds with one stone.
Posted in Events on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s Beer Bracket time!!!
Posted in Brewing News, tagged homebrew, laws on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Sometimes we take our freedoms for granted. As a homebrewer and fan of craft beer, I rarely appreciate going to the homebrew shop and getting my goods to brew a batch. it’s not bad, just not always fun. One thing I do really enjoy is walking the aisles of Bottle Barn or [...]
Posted in Homebrewing, Recipes, tagged barleywine, bourbon, Port on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m not necessarily a wine hater, I just don’t get it. I mean, I had a wine tasting phase where I at least learned what kind of wine I liked, but never went beyond that. One thing I do like is port. So while thinking about port I got the idea, why [...]
Posted in Homebrewing, Tastings, tagged homebrew, Wonderful Welcome Wheat Porter on March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
So a few months ago, when this whole thing started, I shared a recipe and my thoughts on the results of my homebrew named Wonderful Welcome Wheat Porter. Now, 4 months later, I am noticing the supplies are running out. So here are my thoughts on the brew as the last of it [...]
