Posted in Brewing News, tagged New Belgium on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you like going outside? Sure, who doesn’t. There’s the sun out there, and wind, and air. It’s great. And for those times when you can’t be “out” there, you can read a magazine about it, Outside Magazine. Outside Magazine has decided the best place to spend time inside and collect a paycheck is New [...]
Posted in Brewing News, tagged politics on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
This is a blog for beer, not politics, but beverages have become a topic of the current primary race. So voters in Pennsylavnia have been treated with images of Barrack Obama knocking back some suds.
Posted in Brewing News, Events, tagged Earth Day on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, Earth Day is here. Today is a day when we can look at our actions and how they affect the Earth, and hopefully minimize those effects. I thought, what better way to help than to shed some light on the ways we as homebrewers can do some good and minimize our [...]
Posted in Brewing News, tagged World Beer Cup on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Every two years, the World Beer Cup is held t honor the best in brewing around the world, naming Champion Brewers as well as Champion Breweries. This year, for the first time, a woman was named a Champion Brewer.
Posted in Brewing News, tagged Brewer's Association on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
The Brewers Association is down in San Diego this week for the Craft Brewers Conference. While down there, they’ve handed out three awards to members of the brewing community, including two with ties local to the Bay Area.
Posted in Tastings, tagged Eel River, Organic IPA, Organic Porter, Raven's Imperial Stout, Tirple Exultation on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
In honor of Earth Day coming up, I wanted to feature some Earth friendly topics. Coincidentally, a family friend was coming down from Fortuna. What better way to get the whole thing started than to try an assortment of beers from the first certified organic brewery in the United States?
Posted in Brewing News, Events, tagged 90 Minute Imperial IPA, Chateau Jiahu, Dogfish Head, Immort Ale, Olde school Barleywine on April 17, 2008 | No Comments »
We have a global economy, most of the products you buy have links to various places around the world. Maybe the plastic was produced in China, the product assembled in Central America, the company who sells the item could be European, and we buy it at a store here in the United States. [...]
Posted in Television, tagged pairings, Top Chef on April 16, 2008 | No Comments »
I guess you could call me a bit of a foodie. My friends that have known me for some time have known that I’ve liked to cook longer than I’ve liked to drink beer. So,of course, the wife and I are big fans of Top Chef. For the longest time I’ve been [...]
Posted in Brewing News, tagged Colorado, law on April 16, 2008 | No Comments »
After our victory over the G-men in Georgia, Brewed For Thought turned its attention to Colorado, among other places. Well, once again, we are victorious.
While grocers and convenience stores are left out of this new law, liquor stores can now sell alcoholic beverages exceeding 3.2% on Sundays. For more on this story, I contacted my [...]
Posted in Homebrewing, Recipes, Tastings, tagged homebrew on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Opened my last scotch ale today. I bottled it during a time in my life when I didn’t feel like labeling the beers I’d brewed, so it was a surprise. I brewed it January, 2007. I tried adding a little peat-smoked malt to the malt bill. It caused me a lot of [...]
