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GRAND RAPIDS — Sunshine, a brisk breeze, good beer and the smell of grill smoke are the makings of the perfect winter festival. All of the above were present at Saturday’s second annual Founders Firkin Freezeout, which featured grilled kielbasa kebabs, ice sculpting and up to 42 available varieties of firkin-conditioned beer. & ...

Ron Raike to return to Orlando to take over the taps at Redlight Redlight with beers from Playalinda Brewing Company. Press Release from Playalinda Brewing: What: Beloved Orlando cicerone Ron Raike, now partner and brewmaster at Playalinda Brewing Company, will … Continue reading →

Welcome to the first installment in what will hopefully be a well-received and mostly enjoyed part of the blog! Let me begin by stating that I am not a professional brewer. I'm just a guy with a couple of five gallon buckets, a plastic carboy, and some assorted brewing equipment. I also enjoy beer, understand the basics behind brewing, and know ...

A little spoof of Budweiser's Super Bowl Ad.

A few years ago I may have responded to the topic of this month's Session, hosted by the English version of Birraire, in a different way. But now festivals are something that don't excite me anymore. Crowds and queuing aren't very much my thing, and I don't like the sort of consumerism they promote, especially the bigger ones that brag about ...

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Scottish Ale Mainly produced in Scotland (no surprise there). The style evolved separate from British Pale Ales in the 20th century and the differences are due to the different malts available, cooler fermentation and aging, and also in large part to the softer water. Barley is grown throughout Scotland and native malt is used almost exclusiv ...

Beer Review: Moylan’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Ryan Sullivan’s Imperial Stout Style: American Double/Imperial Stout ABV: 10% Drink if you like: Chocolate, espresso, vanilla, the star wars soundtrack. Many years ago, in 2012, we reviewed Moylan’s Ryan Sullivan’s Imperial Stout.  If you haven’t been keeping up wi ...

Love at first pint, that's something that's happened to me quite a few times. I think you know what I mean, you walk into a pub for the first time, without really knowing what to expect, but when you're sipping your first beer, you realise you've come to the right place. Love at first sight with a pub, however, that's something I don't re ...

SFGate SF Beer Week: Inside the Bay Area's biggest brew bash SFGate S.F. Beer Week has grown up. That's not to say the Bay Area's biggest beer bash has toned down the ale-soaked revelry or started hosting O'Doul's tap takeovers, but in its seventh year the celebration has matured past being a 10-day search for Pliny ... Have a brewski ...