Welcome to Monday. Right about now your body is is probably pitching a fit in regards to the loss of precious sleep. While nothing can adequately compensate you for that hour, I'll try and soften the blow with some new beer news. Originally the Aztec Brewery was started in Mexico during Prohibition. When Prohibition ended, the brewery was mov ...
Read More »Beer Reviews I, End of Winter Edition
Here it is, for the very first time, a post with just beer reviews! If you want to contribute with some reviews of Dutch beers let me know. I am not looking for dry descriptions. The first ten. Vandestreek Hop Art. Confusing, a Hop Art without a number. This is apparently a different version of #2 and #5. As always the artwork is great. Lots of ...
Read More »The Black Abbey Brewing Company – Welcome to Knoxville!
We’ve been very fortunate over the last year or so to have some awesome new brands move into the Knoxville market. Recently, The Black Abbey Brewing Company out of Nashville was introduced to our thirsty little town and I was able to meet some of the guys behind the beer, John and Carl. Subsequently, on a recent – icy/snow ridd ...
Read More »Crux Fermentation Project – Crux Brewdeck Release – Belgian Gale Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Crux Fermentation Project - Crux Brewdeck Release - Belgian Gale Belgian-Style Pale Ale. From the Crux Fermentation Project website: “You might expect Belgian-style golden ales to clash with aggressively hopped Americ ...
Read More »Waikiki Brewing Company Update
Waikiki Brewing Company is getting very close to finally opening it’s doors and serving guests pints of beer. Their first two beers will debut at the Kona Brewers Festival on March 14th. A grand opening is being tentatively set for later this month. I got the chance to stop in while the crew was brewing up a batch of blonde ale and the br ...
Read More »Still Kinda Spring-like Out There
Well, while another large chunk of the Lower 48 digs themselves out from underneath another winter storm, things are still pretty spring-like here on the Kenai. Almost all the snow is gone and temperatures have been mild all week. Things are supposed to get colder for a few days next week, but I'm really starting to believe that Old Man Winte ...
Read More »Op-ed: Finally, It’s Set in Stone
Stone CFO Craig Spitz, myself, and Stone CEO and Co-founder Greg Koch, celebrating post City Council's vote at Southern Railway TaphouseBeer lovers, rejoice! Richmond's East End just became the hottest spot on the East Coast for Craft Beer enthusiasts. With Richmond City Council unanimously voting Monday night to approve the transfer of the Old ...
Read More »Could new pub in Ilkeston turn town into ‘real-ale drinker’s paradise’?
Nottingham Post Could new pub in Ilkeston turn town into 'real-ale drinker's paradise'? Nottingham Post THE owner of a soon to-be-opened pub in Ilkeston says the town is on the cusp of becoming a "real-ale drinker's paradise". Simon Clarke, who owns the Truly Scrumptious sandwich shop, was recently given permission to develop a derelic ...
Read More »SC Pink Boots Society kick-off brew day slated for Sunday
The Palmetto State will soon be getting its own chapter of the Pink Boots Society, a nonprofit that works to help advance and empower women in the brewing industry. And to help raise awareness about the organization, breweries across the state will be participating in a collaborative kick-off brew day this Sunday, March 8. An international ...
Read More »Hardywood Dinner at Art and Soul DC
From an email: Executive Chef Douglas Alexander and the team at Art and Soul are excited to partner with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery for a special dinner at 7pm on Friday, March 13! The night will begin in our private dining room with a reception featuring Spicy Fried Oysters Smoked Salmon Mousse Steak Tartare and Hardywood Pils. ...
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