Dare To Dream: Three Philosophers

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 I had to get a bottle of Ommegang Three Philosophers, a Belgian dark strong ale blended with kriek.

German Beer Day: Audio

Writing is so boring. Clicking away at the keyboard, trying to be witty, it all smacks of effort, and to be honest, I really am lazy. So to tell you more about German Beer Day, I letting a little media outlet called the BBC do the heavy lifting. Click through for some audio about day marking our favorite beverage.

Walking Into a Trap

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.

Best Place to Work: New Belgium Brewing

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 Belgium Brewing.  Far out. 

Ale to the Chief

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. 

Earth Day: Sustainable Brewing

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 impacts.

First Female World Beer Cup Champion Crowned

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. 

Brewers Association Recognizes Achievement

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. 

A Foursome From Eel River

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?

It Has Arrived: Dogfish Head in the Bay

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. So if the everyday products we buy can be from the far reaches of the globe, why has it taken so long for the Bay area to get kegs of beer from Delaware? Does it matter? They are here now.