Hello everyone, sorry I haven't posted for a while, I've been dealing with some pretty serious back problems that has had me down for close to two years now and sometimes it's worse than others and slows me down a bit, I've probably missed updating you on a few things since my last post a few weeks ago, I'll try to do better So whats new? Wel ...
Read More »Try This Beer: Breakside Passionfruit Sour Ale
I may be totally shooting myself in the foot with this post because I want all of this beer for myself. Portland’s Breakside Brewing recently landed in Hawaii with 2 beers, Wonderlust IPA and their award winning summer seasonal, Passionfruit Sour Ale. Both are excellent beers, but I don’t get very excited about a new IPA anym ...
Read More »The Fisher Folk Are Coming!
Short blog this time, as the weather is too nice to spend much time at a keyboard! The assault on the Kenai Peninsula continues, with something like 40,000 fish seekers from all around Alaska descending on us for the "personal use" fishery. It's a pretty amazing sight, sort of like watching a slow-motion train wreck taking place in your front y ...
Read More »LoveBeer, LoveFood: A daytrip to Rockmill Brewery
WCPO LoveBeer, LoveFood: A daytrip to Rockmill Brewery WCPO When we arrived at the brewery, which very much still feels like a farm, we were beckoned by a quaint sign pointing us to the tasting room. We walked down the stone pathway and found ourselves in a lovely farmhouse full of charming art and warmth.
Read More »What the Ale: Dead Armadillo has a Tulsa location for new brewery
What the Ale: Dead Armadillo has a Tulsa location for new brewery Tulsa World (blog) For more than a year, Dead Armadillo, dabrewery.com, has brewed at Roughtail Brewing Company in Oklahoma City. Dead Armadillo was able to brew only three times a month because Roughtail was at its brewing capacity. So after searching for two years ...
Read More »MicroBrewers Festival – Strategies to make the most of a beer event!
It's that time again! Tomorrow is the third and biggest major Indiana Beer Fest associated with the Brewers of Indiana Guild. The 19th Microbrewers Festival starts at 3:00 for general admission and is likely sold out by the time you read this but check here or Big Red Liquors locations. We don't pretend to believe 'we know best' how to visit a ...
Read More »Stony Creek Brewery Breaks Ground in Connecticut
NBC Connecticut Stony Creek Brewery Breaks Ground in Connecticut Brewbound.com BRANFORD, Conn., July 17, 2014 Stony Creek Brewery has broken ground for construction of a new craft brewery, to be located on the waterfront in Branford CT at 5 Indian Neck Avenue. “Aggressively laidback beer is coming to Branford!” says Edward ...
Read More »IPA Challenge: Brace yourselves for an onslaught of hops at the finale
The final round of the New Mexico IPA Challenge is nearly upon us! Out of the 16 entries to the tasters’ choice competition there are currently five available for tasting in the Duke City. My mission over the past few days has been to try each one in turn and bask in the glory of a veritable galaxy of hops. Stoutmeister joined me on three ...
Read More »Book Review: Gilroy Was Good For Guinness by David Hughes
Gilroy Was Good For Guinness David Hughes Liberties Press, 256 pages $40 hardcover How about a nice off-speed pitch? Today's review touches only tangentially on beer. Almost everyone, beer fan or no, is familiar with the iconic ads from the twenty years on either side of midcentury: My Goodness My Guinness, ...
Read More »Warning after CAMRA website is hacked
Warning after CAMRA website is hacked MorningAdvertiser.co.uk However, he added: “CAMRA members are being advised to remain vigilant and carry out sensible online and off-line precautions such as not using the same password for all your online accounts and checking bank statements for suspicious activity.
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