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A frequent question about beer in Vietnam is if you can get hold of a Guinness or any other stout or porter. But why drink a expensive imported beer when you have many tastier local beers with more malt and taste?  There are many microbreweries that make black beer with imported malt and hops. Black beer served at Legend Beer (G ...

Any reader of this blog will know I tend to whinge a fair bit about freshness in hop-forward beers. I bore myself with my whinging sometimes, but it’s for the best. Show me a brewer in the world who thinks … Continue reading →

After playing along with Erin's 30 Word Thursday weekly challenge on her Treasures Found Blog for the past year I have finally taken the plunge and started taking photography more seriously.  Starting with my iPhone, I soon found that the limitations of that device were getting to me.  Upgrading to a Cannon Eos Digital Rebel SL1 camer ...

Over the past five years, perhaps no other venue has raised the local and national profiles of craft beer in DC than Logan Circle's craft beer temple, ChurchKey. ChurchKey like the other 18 venues in the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, has its beer program overseen by beer director Greg Engert. ChurchKey celebrated its fifth anniversary at the e ...

Over the past five years, perhaps no other venue has raised the local and national profiles of craft beer in DC than Logan Circle's craft beer temple, ChurchKey. ChurchKey like the other 18 venues in the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, has its beer program overseen by beer director Greg Engert. ChurchKey celebrated its fifth anniversary at the e ...

Over the past five years, perhaps no other venue has raised the local and national profiles of craft beer in DC than Logan Circle's craft beer temple, ChurchKey. ChurchKey, like the other 18 venues in the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, has its beer program overseen by beer director Greg Engert. ChurchKey celebrated its fifth anniversary at the ...

Real ale brewers cheer pub investment The Business Desk (registration) BUSINESS expansion is brewing for a Wigan couple, who are transforming a railway arch in Wigan into a real ale and cider bar. John and Patsy Slevin are opening Wigan Central at the first railway arch on Queen Street, in the town after sealing a £65,000 ...

Beer Man: Bitterness masks malt in Newcastle Scotch Ale USA TODAY Beer Man is a weekly profile of beers from across the country and around the world. This week: Newcastle Scotch Ale. Caledonian Brewing Co., Edinburgh, Scotland. www.caledonianbeer.com. Being a longtime advocate of the flavor of malt in beer, I am a ...

Mountain Xpress Beer Scout: Asheville breweries spice up winter with new hoppy offerings Mountain Xpress Fortunately for hops hunters everywhere, Sierra Nevada scored enough of the hops to feature it in its last Harvest series beer of the year. “We're always looking for new aromas and flavors,” says Grossman. “When th ...

Real ale fans help boost life-saving initiative Northwich Guardian REAL ale fans have helped to boost the life-saving efforts of Rudheath Social Club. The second beer festival held this year at the club was a great success, raising about £1,200, which has enabled the club to buy a second defibrillator. When a person ...