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I started this blog during an interesting moment in American history. George W. Bush had just finished the fifth year of his presidency. The Iraq war had settled into a slow-rolling quagmire, and Bush had just lost a high-profile battle to privatize Social Security. His poll numbers dipped below 40% and kept falling through the remainder of ...

Escape Brewing Company of Trinity has announced their latest bottle release in the brewery newsletter.  This beer, Big Chocolate Milky Love Milk Stout, is a an 8.5% ABV Stout. From Escape Brewing Company: Big Chocolate Milky Love Milk Stout with Mocha … Continue reading → The post Escape Brewing Company releasing Big ...

Hidden Springs Ale Works has grown from one of Tampa’s newest breweries to one that offers beer in bottles on a somewhat regular basis.  The brewery announced a few new offerings now available, including Sakura, a slightly tart red ale … Continue reading → The post Hidden Springs Ale Works has Sakura and more for sale in ...

Press Release: For the third consecutive year, Cask & Larder Brewery and the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park will collaborate on a limited edition beer release to commemorate famed 18th century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, a noted beer lover. … Continue reading → The post Cask & Larder combines forces wi ...

I've found only one beer this week, and that's just fine with me ! As soon as you've completed your weekly obligations, get out and enjoy a pint. Proper Brewing Plum SkittleBrau - The crew at Proper took their popular SkittleBrau Saison and added 100% plum purée prior to fermentation. The result is described as a ...

My inner crotchety old man is fed up with the quickness at which we move past the current season. A few days after New Year, the grocery store will convert an aisle to sell Valentine’s Day candy. Don’t bother looking for that new patio set when temperatures are peaking in July; the home improvement store shipped them back to t ...

The Japan Times Finding craft beer in the shadow of Tokyo's high-rise offices The Japan Times But I'm not here for the conventional and traditional; I'm looking for Yaesu's best craft beer bars. I make my way down drab side streets in the mid-afternoon cold and feel the eyes of distracted salarymen newly returned to work peering down a ...

Time to turn the attention towards a single beer for the week-ending post looking at one of the classic Scottish examples you should try (if you haven’t already). Since starting in the first week of the year I’ve highlighted three unsung heroes of Scottish brewing – Fyne Ales Highlander, Swannay Old Norway and Broughton Old .. ...

expressandstar.com Staffordshire pub in CAMRA award expressandstar.com A pub is celebrating after collecting a major gong as the reputation for its micro-brewery soars. VINE 2 TS 23 Landlord Oliver Westwood, Samantha Wright and Chris Hilton, of The Vine Inn, with the CAMRA award in their micro-brewery. 0. Comments. The ...

Lichfield Live New ale to celebrate the 300th birthday of David Garrick Lichfield Live The David Garrick Golden Ale will be launched as part of the first birthday celebrations of the Lichfield Real Ale Trail. Brewed by Blythe Brewery at Hamstall Ridware, the new beer will be available at real ale pubs across the city to mark Garrick's ...