Hope all of you are enjoying American Craft Beer Week as I am. I had the golden opportunity to attend the Samuel Adams Beer Dinner at the Rioja restaurant in downtown Denver on Thursday night. Best of all - it was FREE! I entered in a contest sponsored by Samuel Adams to their newsletter subscribers and was shocked when they told me I had won. I grabbed two friends (and 1 extra ticket) and headed down to Denver for a delicious 3-course meal. Pictures, recap and a video on my…
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Posted by Chipper Dave on May 17, 2008 at 12:26pm —
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Friday went to Fun Hunters; Ale Asylum; Grumpy Troll; and attempted New Glarus
Saturday, couldn't find Two Brothers, but did make it to Goose Island clybourn.
Good times, Great Beers.
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Posted by Virgil G on May 12, 2008 at 12:30pm —
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Founders Breakfast Stout may be my favorite Stout and Mike and Mollies in Champaign IL has it on tap just. I just wanted to say if you have not had Founders Breakfast Stout on tap Man it is awesome and I did my best to brink it dry Friday night but I could not get her to float. (In the future I will try harder)
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Posted by Meat on May 12, 2008 at 10:24am —
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There certainly are a number of things to consider when tasting a new beer - color, clarity, head, taste and finish all come to mind, but it seems a novice beer collector like me needs to be aware of another, sometimes more important aspect of the tasting process as well. I call it Setting and Circumstance. I expounded on the topic (perhaps to excess) at Beer Rant but feel it's important and (hopefully) thought-provoking enough to raise here at Aleuminati as well.
The
environment in whic…
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Posted by Smitty on May 11, 2008 at 7:00pm —
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I was looking at my phone today and I thought: "Is it vain to have a picture of yourself as your wallpaper on your phone?"
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Posted by pat on May 7, 2008 at 8:29pm —
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Over at the
VBG-log did a little write up of the Brew Dog Paradox 009, and some other beers from last night.
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Posted by Virgil G on May 7, 2008 at 10:23am —
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It's good to be back at the Aleuminati site. Please forgive our recent absence, we've been trying tirelessly to get our show picked up or sponsored in order to make it possible to bring you a show that is equal in quality and taste to the phenomenal beer we all enjoy.
Step 1 in this journey is going to be our documentary of the Brewer's Association event: SAVOR.
For those of you that don't know what this is, here's a link http://beertown.org/events/SAVOR/
Please take a look at the list of spe…
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Posted by The Local Brew on May 5, 2008 at 6:57pm —
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Thanks to the encouragement of many of you here on Aleuminati, I've been trying many IPAs over the last month or so and I can now say with confidence that I LOVE IPAs! I had my first Dogfish Head 90-minute Imperial IPA tonight and I just loved it! I wrote up a raving
review of it tonight on my main blog. Looking forward to tasting more like this in the future.
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Posted by Chipper Dave on May 1, 2008 at 9:46pm —
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After many hours and countless phone calls, the staff of MidwestMicroBrews is pleased to announce that we have now add the great beer states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota to our directory.
We are proud to be helping the microbreweries and brewpubs of these states reach a wider audience. There are some great ones. Check 'em out if you get a chance.
Cheers!
Michael and the staff of MidwestMicroBrews
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Posted by Midwest Microbrews on May 1, 2008 at 7:00pm —
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crappy beers
Wrote up a little something on those beers we love to hate/hate to love.
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Posted by Virgil G on May 1, 2008 at 10:55am —
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Hi guys;
From time to time I get products in such shot supply that I do not put them up on my website for general access because I have thousands of customers and if only 4 people end up getting the product it pisses off 400 or 500 because they did not get any. One such product…
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Posted by Matt Maples on April 30, 2008 at 11:43am —
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I just started "blogging" like 2 days ago (you guys have influenced me a little, i guess)
I'm not sure if it's really a blog, or if it's a journal (maybe an editorial?)
Well, today I discussed some of the joys of giving away beer.
http://vgrid101.blogspot.com/2008/04/give-away.html
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Posted by Virgil G on April 30, 2008 at 10:44am —
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Following some discussion about possible beer trades, I managed to get out to a couple of the local specialty shops here in north Phoenix and found a few local brews generally available as well as some craft beers from the western U.S. (Colorado, New Mexico and California)
And, since I can't very well offer to trade stuff that I myself have not tried, I picked up the following Arizona beers:
Four Peaks Brewing 8th Street Ale (English Style Pale Ale), Tempe, Arizona
Four Peaks Brewing Kiltlifter…
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Posted by Smitty on April 28, 2008 at 4:58pm —
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Hey gang. So I got around to posting a little
wrap-up piece on last night's shindig at Ye Olde Toronadoe, and, as it typically happens, the post ended up having much less to do with the event in question than about a completely unrelated subject. (For those three of who have read my site before would liken this situation…
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Posted by Rob DeNunzio on April 22, 2008 at 5:31pm —
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Hi guys!! My first blog entry here at Aleuminati. I own and operate Liquid Solutions and we get tons of new beers in all the time and we ship them all over the country where we can. I will try and focus on the really…
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Posted by Matt Maples on April 21, 2008 at 3:00pm —
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Finally! After working out a few things with our web-host, and a complete redesign of the page,
we are pleased to announce that our new
Featured Brewer article and
Reviews are up.
Featured is The Grumpy Troll of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. We were fortunate enough to make it
to the Madison area recently and had the opportunity to check out this little gem of a brewpub.
We have als…
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Posted by Midwest Microbrews on April 14, 2008 at 2:30pm —
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Just had a great visit to one of the newer breweries in Northern Colorado. This one was at the recently opened
Rock Bottom Brewery and restaurant in the Centerra shopping complex in Loveland, Colorado. I personally talked with their Brewmaster and got to sample 11 different beers! For a quick summary and review see the
blog entry.
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Posted by Chipper Dave on April 9, 2008 at 9:00am —
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Here's a link to a web site that calculates the
Price of a Pint around the world.
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Posted by dave on April 8, 2008 at 7:16am —
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I had the special treat to sample a bottle of
Chimay (Blue) Grande Reserve this weekend. This is a fine example of a Trappist
Belgian Strong Dark Ale. If you've never had the chance to try one of these beers you owe it to yourself to buy one. Read more of my
review on my blog.
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Posted by Chipper Dave on April 6, 2008 at 9:22am —
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If anyone actually reads this blog you may remember
this entry in my blog about having another stab at brewing a
Gose
Here is the background to this attempt.
I thought I'd get as much info as I could, so I contacted
Ron via his European Beer Guide website that has a good deal of history associated with Gos…
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Posted by Doctors Orders Brewing on April 6, 2008 at 6:26am —
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Hello all,
BrewPoll seems to be going strong now thanks to may other beer bloggers submitting great content.
I recently added a "BrewPoll Voting Button" feature that lets you display a BrewPoll vote count on your own blog or website to encourage people to vote for your articles. When they click on the vote count, it will register a vote and take them to the summary of your article on BrewPoll.
If you want to see an example, visit the bottom of this post to se…
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Posted by BeerSmith on April 4, 2008 at 7:30pm —
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After a “get together for a beer” at
Great Lost Bear last week, Russ from
Beer, Maine & Me, Luke from
A Blog About Beer, and I formed the
Maine Beer Write… Continue
Posted by Jason on April 2, 2008 at 9:38am —
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I'm a firm believer in sharing potential homebrew secrets between friends and fellow brewers. I can understand commercial brewers guarding their secrets and taking them to the grave but in the homebrew world we are all in this for enjoyment and increasing our knowledge. None of us are in the market to make money... well in Australia it is illegal to do so anyway.
So it is with great astonishment I was confronted again today by another website owner not wanting to share his recipe after bragging…
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Posted by BeerGuide on April 2, 2008 at 12:21am —
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At the suggestion of a friend, I tried Fraoch Heather Ale. This beer is a bit different than most beers because the beer uses heather to bitter the beer instead of hops, but no so different that the beer is not familiar. If you're looking for a "hop recession proof" beer, I'd give this one a try. I'm going to try to find a recipe for it too! You can
read more about it on my site.
Cheers!
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Posted by Deege on April 1, 2008 at 11:08pm —
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Deege told me there were quite a few fellow bloggers here, so I thought I would touch base. Looks like an interesting place!
My home brewing blog is here:
BeerSmith Home Brewing Blog
I also created an interesting Home Brewing and Craft Beer News Site at
http://www.brewpoll.com where you can submit brewing stories, and vote the best of them to the front page.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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Posted by BeerSmith on March 25, 2008 at 8:29pm —
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Hey all! I just added a post about
some random beer facts. It's a collection of stuff I found out while researching for other articles. They seem to be popular, so I'll do these as I accumulate factoids.
If you are a blogger about beer, you might also find
BeerPoll interesting. It was started by the guy who writes BeerSmith. He started a Digg-like site for articles about beer. This is really co…
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Posted by Deege on March 23, 2008 at 12:00pm —
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Posted by Randy on March 22, 2008 at 5:03pm —
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If you have seen these kits in your LHBS and wondered if they are any good, I wrote
a review about the ktis. The short story is that it produces good beer, but the one I tried didn't "wow" me. If you are looking to try homebrewing, but don't want to be bothered with all the boiling and equipment, these are a great way to go. I'll probably try others over the summer to see how they are.
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Posted by Deege on March 19, 2008 at 10:29am —
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Just posted a piece on beer and health on beerphilosopher.com - actually it's a link to two articles I found very interesting from mainstream publications. One is from NewsMax.com; the other is from Forbes.com.
Go to
my article here and you'll find the links to the other two.
Cheers!
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Posted by The Beer Philosopher on March 18, 2008 at 12:24pm —
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Just posted a review of an incredible Brown Ale on
beerphilosopher.com -
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale is
not your typical boring boring brown! Read the entire article…
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Posted by The Beer Philosopher on March 15, 2008 at 2:53pm —
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If you write a beer blog...
If you record a beer podcast...
If you write a beer/food/beverage column...
If your persuasive and people listen to you...
than please drop me a line so I can send you a free copy of the show to review for your site/podcast/column/etc.!
Jared@thelocalbrew.com
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Posted by The Local Brew on March 14, 2008 at 1:49pm —
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For all you homebrewers out there, I just posted an article about how to make Belgian wits. It's a popular spring/summer beer that almost went extinct in the 1950s!
Tomorrow (Mar 14th) I've also got a blogger spotlight on a "very local" celebrity. If you want to learn more about the Beer Philosopher, check it out!
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Posted by Deege on March 13, 2008 at 11:31pm —
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Portland's Great Lost Bear (the #6 Best Beer Bar in the country, according to Forbes magazine) is hosting their annual International Stout Bout tonight (March 13) from 5:00 - 9:00 PM. This year, seven-time defending champion Guinness will represent Ireland, along with…
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Posted by Jason on March 13, 2008 at 6:52am —
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Sample the beer before you buy it "OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington lawmakers have approved a pilot program that will allow beer and wine tasting in 30 grocery stores statewide in an effort to market local products.
The one-year program, strongly supported by the state's microbrewery and wine industries, allows shoppers to sample as much as 4 ounces of beer or wine. Supporters say it allows small wineries or breweries with…
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Posted by dave on March 11, 2008 at 10:29am —
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not too many craft beer jokes but here is one of mine. I am using my name but feel free to insert whomever you want.
JeffreyT goes to urologist. The doctor needs a urine sample and JeffreyT walks in the ajoining bathroom to give him one. Upon emerging he hands the doctor the sample. "You drink good beer", says the doctor. "How did you know" , JeffreyT asks. "The Belgium lacing" says the doctor.
JeffreyT
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Posted by Good Beer Show on March 10, 2008 at 3:35pm —
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Now available at the TLB store.
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Posted by The Local Brew on March 8, 2008 at 11:57am —
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Everthus the Deadbeats finally made it back on the show. They have a brand-spanking new album they let us hear. We played 5 great tunes from "John Kill and the Microscopic Lullaby". This 15 track release is available at Standard Recording,…
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Posted by Good Beer Show on March 7, 2008 at 6:46pm —
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I've added an
RSS feed from my blog to my Aleuminati page and will appear along the left column. Or if you want a more easier page to read, head on over to
Fermentedly Challenged at
http://fermentedlychallenged.blogspot.com/. I'm starting to include an audio version of the blog as well.
Chipper Dave
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Posted by Chipper Dave on March 6, 2008 at 4:30pm —
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Since we seem to have quite the populous kitchen-, garage-, and back yard-brewing set amongst our ranks, I thought it might be about time for us to band together into our own little mash-posse: the
Aleuminati Alechemists. It's destined to be
the place to steal each other's recipes, pillage each other's hops rations, and make fun of each other's goofy labels. The possibilities are nearly endless.
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Posted by Rob DeNunzio on March 5, 2008 at 12:55pm —
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Though the majority of our Aleuminati brethren are erudite beer scholars obviously, there may be a few among us who are relatively new to better beer and could use a crash coarse in serious beer geekdom. If you are such an individual, please allow me to direct you to a couple of resources I posted months ago on other sites:
This is an article I posted on…
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Posted by The Beer Philosopher on March 3, 2008 at 12:36pm —
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I've just put up a few new entries on
Fermentarium. One called The Last Beer on Earth was inspired by a question I posed in the forums. The other "22 crazy alcohol myths you swore were true" is a collection of urban legends surrounding beer and alcohol in general.
If you're looking for light reading material, I'd love to hear what you think!
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Posted by Deege on March 2, 2008 at 12:57am —
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Going through the Philosopher's archives recently, I noticed a post that he'd written on a
beer and music episode of
The Session (on a month that it was hosted by one of my local brewing heroes,
Tomme Arthur, as it were), and realized that as much time as I spend wheedling around on the 'net,…
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Posted by Rob DeNunzio on March 1, 2008 at 12:19am —
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So here's an idea I"ve been mulling around for a while. Let me know if you guys think it would be a fun idea, and more specifically if you'd be interested in participating. By the same token, let me know if you think it is lame and to keep my ideas to myself from now on ...!
What if we did an official
Aleuminati Beer Council ( the
ABC, of course ... ), convening virtually either once a quarter or once a month right here on the Aleuminati to collectively review and discuss a partic…
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Posted by The Beer Philosopher on February 28, 2008 at 4:03pm —
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With the soon-to-be-legendary Sam Adams homebrew competition fast upon us, along with its phantasmagorical promise of having the winners' beers produced
en masse by big Jim Koch himself, even
I - I, who has never once entered a beer into a contest, joined a homebrew club, or even pitted my recipes against the rules of common decency - am debating posting a few very well-cushioned bottles
off to B… Continue
Posted by Rob DeNunzio on February 25, 2008 at 5:30pm —
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In
Dave's World, scanned .jpg image
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Posted by dave on February 24, 2008 at 3:20pm —
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I bought a Segate external HD so that I would never lose my data to HD crashes. It crashed.
This weekend was spent by me getting my files off the corrupted HD instead of blogging. :(
If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, I highly recommend ZAR at http://www.z-a-recovery.com/. It is slow as heck, but it works and hopefully I'll have all my articles and images off the HD by tomorrow!
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Posted by Deege on February 23, 2008 at 11:04pm —
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Or would it be a lager? I finally got around to writing up a
short post on the De Regenboog's 't Smisje BBBourgondier of which I so fortuitously came into posession recently. In a comment to Shawn's
state of the unionati post, I posited that this beer also happens to summarize (boil down?) what can be so gre…
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Posted by Rob DeNunzio on February 21, 2008 at 3:44pm —
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Guess what? The
Aleuminati is two weeks old now if I’ve done my math correctly! I believe I started sending out the first handful of invitations during the first full week of February – somewhere around the 6th or 7th. Today is the 20th of the month and we’re already at
63 members as of right now. New mem…
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Posted by The Beer Philosopher on February 20, 2008 at 10:31am —
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Just posted an article about Japanese craft beers on
beerphilosopher.com, in case you're not RSS'n it or getting the email updates from the site. Let me know if you've tried any of the Hitachino Nest beers ...
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Posted by The Beer Philosopher on February 19, 2008 at 3:32pm —
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I just wrote a short piece on yet another drunk in Alaska. If you like funny stories about drunks, you might want to check out the
Beer Nuts! section of fermentarium.
If you are a homebrewer or looking to start homebrewing, I'm working on an article about all-grain brewing using batch sparging. That issue should be up sometime this weekend! Hope to see you on…
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Posted by Deege on February 15, 2008 at 10:22pm —
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In our first "Year in Beer" episode, we traveled to Anchorage, AK in January to attend the Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival.
Click here to watch the episode.
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Posted by Chris of thebeergeek.com on February 14, 2008 at 8:19am —
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Okay, I'm planning to write an entire post about this on
beerphilospher.com, complete with review, but I just had to share with my
Aleuminati brethren ... I had one of my absolute favorite beers in the universe last night - a
Rochefort 10 (quadrupel).
If this beer…
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Posted by The Beer Philosopher on February 13, 2008 at 2:37pm —
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I love sour beers. Admittedly, they’re not for everyone but the puckering complexity of a good spontaneously-fermented ale is a thing of beauty to me. The musty nose, full of earthy goodness, and a palate replete with the tart flavors of ripe fruit, cider, and herbal notes is a singular experience. I’ll be the first to admit this experience isn’t for e…
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Posted by The Beer Philosopher on February 12, 2008 at 2:47pm —
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The "Year in Beer" visits San Francisco this weekend for Beerapalooza. We are excited to go back to where it all started and hook up with friends who were there at the beginning. It should be a hoot! To see our rough itinerary and to read updates during the weekend, go to our
Blog.
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Posted by Chris of thebeergeek.com on February 12, 2008 at 12:05pm —
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St. Dave's Day is coming up in two weeks -- on March 1. Once again it's time to drink amber ales and lagers. Why wait until March 17 to drink colorful beer in honor of a Celtic Saint! St. David was Patron Saint of Wales.
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Posted by dave on February 11, 2008 at 1:19am —
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Sam Adams Beer Dinner 5-15-2008 Recap
brewery crawl
Founders Breakfast Stout
Setting and Circumstance
narcissism
Finally...
Full Sail "Top Sail" Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter
The San Francisco Dogfish Head premiere, as reviewed within an introspection on the business of beer writing
Price of a Pint
Gose
Add BrewPoll Voting Buttons to your Site
Announcing the Maine Beer Writers' Guild
Sharing Homebrew Recipes
Just tried a heather ale!
To Your Health!
Craft Beer Joke