Drinking a NOLA Brewing Rebirth Pale Ale while watching the Roots of Music band, which will be receiving a portion of the proceeds of the beer. I'm heading to Shreveport today to check out Great Raft and Red River Brewing, but before I go, a few things to share: Brewsday Tuesday article about Bayou Teche's collaboration beer with French br ...
Read More »Coronado Brewing Company Barrel Aged Stupid Stout
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Coronado Brewing Company Barrel Aged Stupid Stout - Imperial Stout Aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels. Commercial description: “Barrel Aged Stupid Stout is an Imperial Stout with lush flavors of chocolate, caramel and r ...
Read More »We’re all a bunch of Untappd badge whores
We, the great beer-loving human collective, spend way too much time buried in our smart phones. Look around the next time you’re at a brewery or taproom, especially during quieter times, and count the number of people texting, emailing, or playing with their various apps. Once upon a time, some very smart people noticed this, and thus the ...
Read More »World Beer Cup *Gold Winner* In Stores Near You!
Piney River Brewing Company, our beer-making brethren to the north, seated themselves amongst the world’s best at this year’s World Beer Cup, winning a Gold Award for Best American-Style Wheat Beer with their Float Trip Ale. As the beautiful Spring weather brings us outdoors, the timing of this award couldn’t have been be ...
Read More »Q&A: Rock, Rage, and Self Defense
Sometimes a film will hit really close to home, even when it’s about a home on the other side of the country. Rock, Rage, and Self-Defense, a new documentary by Leah Michaels and Rozz Therrien is on tour now (it stops in Connecticut on May 1-2). While it covers a subject matter that stems from an event that took place over 20 years ago, i ...
Read More »The 4th Annual Bloomington Craft Beer Festival
A while ago I had written a story about what drives me to go out and try the new beer from all these new breweries popping up left and right in Indiana. In my blog I mentioned how at this point I was more likely to go out to a brewery boasting something different, generally a twist on an already solid beer instead of just going for the same sty ...
Read More »More Randomness!
Two dudes wander around Newcastle drinking in various pubs. If you miss ambling around the streets of chill cities where the rain rattles down spitefully and then ducking into warm pubs with cask ale, this will please you.
Read More »Now hiring a Controller Guy/Gal and Spreadsheet Jockey
Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is seeking a controller to join our small team. This is a full-time position, responsible for all accounting, bookkeeping and financially growing of a rapidly growing craft brewery. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in accounting 5+ years of progressively responsible and relevant experience Preference fo ...
Read More »Tieton Dry Hopped Cider
You would have to be living under a rock to not see the impact that ciders are making on the beverage industry. Angry Orchard from Sam Adams is currently dominating the market with both Anheuser Busch and MillerCoors adding additional cider brands to their already existing labels. Sadly, these ciders do not do the style justice. That’s wh ...
Read More »Sweet ‘N Funky Desert Junkie
Yesterday, in partnership with The Great Vegas Festival of Beer, Joseph James Brewing Company held a special event at the brewery to celebrate the upcoming festival and the partnership of Nevada Craft Brewer’s Association. Firstly, Joseph James debuted a beer brewed as the festival’s official beer: Sweet ‘N Funky Desert Jun ...
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