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Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Black Diamond Brewing Company Dubbel Down Belgian Style Dubbel Ale. From the Black Diamond Brewing Company website: “The emphasis for this beer is the maltiness sweetness and yeast byproducts. A large percentage of Sp ...

It looks like it's been a week since I posted, and peering into my crystal ball reveals that the coming week is going to be just as bad.  It's not the usual doldrums of August, but rather a thicket of unexpected activity that has kept me off the site.  A week from now and things should start getting back to normal.  (I may--may-- ...

Editor’s note: Bullpen member Amy O recently went to Portland and found just a few things to write about. I know, big shock, lots of beer stories from Portland. Here’s the first article about a beer festival that’s being added to my personal beer bucket list. — Stoutmeister Welcome to the Portland International Beer Fe ...

Not long ago I posted a teaser about the upcoming brewing capabilities of the new Schram Vineyard & Brewery in Waconia HERE.  Aaron Schram and his brew team headed by Nick Smith and Phil Peterson have now been brewing up a storm on their tiny1.5 barrel system and are currently serving beers on site!  I finally had a chance to get ...

Now that their expanded brewhouse is up and running, COAST is planning to expanding its packaging options as well, according to the brewery’s distributor. Sunday evening, Advintage – COAST’s distributor in SC – tweeted that the Charleston brewery would soon begin canning. No word on exactly what will be ma ...

Sunday isn’t a typical day to release a single keg of a specialty beer to a market. But then again, Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout isn’t a typical specialty beer. Yesterday, The Chimes East in Baton Rouge put a single keg of it on tap just in time for Sunday brunch. Fortunately, I had a heads up that this was happening, so ...

If you’re a member of the American Homebrewers Association, or if you’re interested in joining the AHA, Holy City will be hosting a rally in September to bring together local homebrewers. Holy City will host an AHA Rally on Saturday, September 13 from 10 AM to 1 PM that will be free for current AHA members. It&rs ...

Well, here we are, finally at DC Beer Week. We hope that your Sunday night was spent kicking things off right with any of the great events that took place. Here's our quick rundown of some event highlights for Monday, August 18 (check out the full list there). In need of a laugh? Check out The Big Hunt's the Craft of Co ...

Blackmore Vale Cotswolds beers on tap at West Dorset CAMRA autumn beer festival Blackmore Vale Real ale connoisseurs are preparing to sample more than 5,000 pints of their favourite beers at the West Dorset branch of CAMRA's October beer festival. The event is being held at the Ocean Room at Weymouth Pavilion on 3rd and 4th October whe ...

One of Belgium’s most revered brewers of sour and inspired beers, Brasserie Cantillon of Brussels has announced the list of bars that will receive kegs of their once-a-year released Zwanze. Once again, Orlando’s Redlight Redlight has risen to the top … Continue reading →