I love when a beer takes you back to a certain place. While living in Oregon, I was surrounded by great beer but a few brews brought me home to California. Now that I am back in my home state, these beers still find a place close to my heart. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Anderson Valley’
Memories, Pressed Between the Pages of My Mind
Posted in Personal, Tastings, tagged Anchor Steam, Anderson Valley, Boont Amber, Cornucopia, Firestone Walker, Humboldt Brewing, Racer 5, Red Nectar on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Better Late Than Never: Strong Beer Month
Posted in Tastings, tagged Anderson Valley, New Belgium on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, did you know February is Strong Beer Month. This is specifically something between Magnolia and 21st Amendment breweries in San Francisco, but can we really say that it doesn’t deserve to be a universally acknowledged event? We’ve had the Bistro’s Double IPA festival, Toronado’s Barleywine festival, barleywines are hitting the shelves and let’s face it, is there a better month to crack open a beer that will warm the soul than February? I popped a couple bottles this week in honor of Strong Beer Month and wanted to share them with you. (more…)
A Gift To Myself
Posted in Personal, Tastings, tagged Abyss, Anderson Valley, Deschutes, Firestone Walker, Marin Brewing Co., Old Guardian, Scheider Weiss, Stone, Stonson Beach Peach, Terrible, Unibroue on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For my birthday I received a nice amount of money to spend on beer at BevMo. Sunday, before the weather got too nasty, I decided to spend a little of it. I didn’t want to spend too much, thirty or forty dollars. Enough to stock the fridge and maybe add a beer or two t the closet. Let’s see how I did. (more…)
Christmas Party Surprise
Posted in Tastings, tagged Anderson Valley, Damnation, Poleeko Gold, Russian River on December 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Christmas time brings us lots of once a year specials. We all know about the fantastic selection of brews available, but my personal favorite perk of the holiday season is the company Christmas party. But free beer, wine and food have nothing to do with this blog, well the beer does. This is about the trip to the bar before dinner. (more…)
