Posted in Tastings, tagged Amber Bock, Michelob on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
I wrote a few weeks back about Michelob being set free from Anheuser-Busch. Michelob has always brewed a better beer, in my opinion at least, than the typical A-B offering. Recently, Michelob has been branching out into the craft beer forum. I felt now would be a good time to try one of their first [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Firestone Walker, Firestone Walker Reserve on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
One of the things about brewing that I ove is being able to freestyle and create whatever it is you want to drink. As homebrewers, we can add weird ingredients, blend styles, and hope the results are as good as we imagined, but usually we settle for them being drinkable. When you brew 5 gallons [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Anchor Brewing, Anchor Summer Beer, Sierra Nevada, Summerfest Lager on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Summer drinking usually invokes images of tubs of ice filled with swilly macro beers. It’s hot out, the beer is cold, might as well drink it, right? Thankfully, craft brewers are looking out for us. Here are a couple summer brews from a couple well known California breweries to help you beat the heat as [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Brewery Ommegang, Three Philospohers on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
My wife has a problem. Her husband is hopelessly addicted to finding, buying and sampling as many beers as he can find. She’s not a big beer drinker, but has the beers she likes. One style that she’s discovered she likes are Belgian Lambics. This is the reason why I knew [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Phuket on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
I knew this beer would be bad. How could I not? I was in a Thai market, it was a Thai beer, and advertised itself as the original Island Beer. But I had to do it. Phuket.
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 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 [...]
Posted in Events, Tastings on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here is the score from the final matchup in the 2007/2008 Beer Bracket.
Posted in Tastings, tagged Hoptown IPA on April 14, 2008 | No Comments »
I wrote a few days ago that Hoptown Brewing Company was hanging it up. Since then I wanted to make sure I got a chance to try at least one of their beers before they were off the shelves for good. On a recent expedition to Bottle Barn here in Santa Rosa (fine hunting grounds [...]
Posted in Tastings, tagged Big Bear Stout Ale, Hop Rod Rye, Pete Brown's Tribute Ale, Racer 5 IPA, Red Rocket, Special XP Pale Ae on April 12, 2008 | No Comments »
As a beer snob/junkie/aficionado, I like to help introduce my friends to an assortment of fine ales. Mostly this involves forcing my wife to sample whatever it is I’m drinking that night. When we’re out with friends, I extend this privilege to them. One of my favorite activities though, is to host a beer pairing, [...]
