A few months back, I noticed that BevMo’s Rogue shelf had run bare. There was Dead Guy, and the Morimoto’s, but not much else. Where had all the Rogue gone. Recently, we were excited to see Dogfish Head hitting the shelves locally in May. Yet as June wears on, we have nothing. What’s going on? (more…)
Archive for June, 2008
Shrinking Distribution
Posted in Brewing News, tagged Dogfish Head, Mesa Beverage Company, Morris Distribution, Rogue, Wine Warehouse on June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Some Things To Look For
Posted in Brewing News, tagged 20th Anniversary Wit, Black Butte XX, Deschutes Brewery, Lagunitas Brewing Company, The Abyss, We're Only In It For The Money on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What really excites me about the craft brewing industry are the anniversary and tribute releases. They are typically only available once and you have to make sure you catch them while you can, or hear other people rave about them, knowing the brew will never pass over your lips. So here’s some news on these special ales that will be coming soon to a beer store near you. (more…)
Are You Nuts?
Posted in Tastings, tagged Hazelnut Brown Nectar. Chocolate Stout, Rogue Ales on June 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Some days, you’re just lucky. Saturday, was one of those days for me. I headed to the liquor store looking for a bottle of Red Tail Ale and right inside the door, in a cart marked “Clearance” are two bottles of Rogue’s Hazelnut Brown Nectar, each with an unbelievable sticker, $1.99. (more…)
Woot Kind of Beer is That?
Posted in Personal, tagged Woot, Woot Shirt, Woot Wine on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite websites is Woot. It is a daily deal website for gadgets. Basically, it’s one item, one day, one price (presumably low). They have their main site, which features electronic gadgets, Woot Wine, which features (surprise) a weekly wine deal, and Woot Shirt, which features a daily t-shirt. Today, thwey featured a fake beer shirt. (more…)
Father’s Day at the River
Posted in Personal, Tastings, tagged Perdition, Pliny the Elder, Russian River Brewing on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday marked my first Father’s day as a father. It was nice to have a holiday coming up on the calendar and not having to do anything but show up. When it came time to make my fatherly request, being my day and all, I chose lunch at Russian River Brewing Company. (more…)
Happy Father’s Day: Red Tail Ale
Posted in Personal, Tastings, tagged Mendocino Brewing, New Albion, Red Tail Ale on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Father’s Day, so I figured I would honor one of the brews still on the shelf that might be considered (among many) as a forefather of the craft brewing industry. (more…)
Thank God It’s Friday
Posted in Personal, Tastings, tagged Sapporo on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fridays are always a slow day at work. My mind is always more on what’s going on over the weekend than on the job at hand. It doesn’t help that the boss has left for Hawaii and my coworkers and I were just standing around talking about basketball. “Steve, where’s the beer?” “I’ll be right back,” and he was out the door. (more…)
R.I.P. Jay Mission
Posted in Brewing News, tagged Jay Mission on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s always sad when we lose a member of the brewing community. In most cases, there is someone else who can best express the loss than I, so I will leave it to them. Jay Mission will definitely be missed. (more…)
The Miracles of Beer
Posted in Tastings, tagged Saison Dupont on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Plastic. When I think of Dupont, I think plastic and chemicals. Not exactly the best thing to be thinking when shopping for beer. You don’t even drink beer out of plastic, at least you should try to avoid it. But this is different. This is Saison Dupont, and this is a true Belgian farmhouse ale. So despite the connotations of the name Dupont, lets get into this beer. (more…)
InBev Proposal Becomes Official
Posted in Brewing News, tagged Anheuser-Busch, InBev on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A couple weeks ago I mentioned that InBev was looking into acquiring Anheuser-Busch for $46 Billion. Well that number has now become a official. (more…)
