Beer Examiner:
it's Thanksgiving and time to break out the beers that timeforgot. Photo courtesy of Zymurgy magazine, AmericanHomebrewers AssociationIt’s time to break out the beer that time forgot. Food and beer is on everyone’s mind as Thanksgiving approaches. Are you in charge of the beer for Thanksgiving dinner? Present styles and (Read More)
Seen Through a Glass:
Picking up where I left off...Wednesday morning I had another great breakfast at Pamela's (what can I say; it was close, it was delicious, it was reasonable, and it was served quickly) and made the short drive to Church Brew Works. Sean Casey was up on the roof -- literally, they're having the roof repaired, and he was up t (Read More)
Brookston Beer Bulletin:
The artist for today’s ad was born in the Alsace, in 1873, in what is today part of France. But two years before he was born, it belonged to the German Empire, who had annexed it after the Franco-Prussian War that began in 1870. Why is that relevant? Because Jean-Jacques Waltz, better known as “Hansi,” [...]. (Read More)
Brookston Beer Bulletin:
The Monday before Thanksgiving is the traditional date that Anchor Brewery used to release their Christmas Ale (a.k.a. Our Special Ale), undoubtedly the first annual holiday beer in the silver age of brewing. For the last few years, it’s been released earlier, usually the first week of November. (Read More)
Seen Through a Glass:
The Pittsburgh trip I'm telling you about -- Red Star, Church, East End, Full Pint, an' 'at -- is, of course, not complete. It's because there are two huge holes in it: Iron City and Penn.I stopped and stared at the big, silent Iron City brewery Wednesday morning when I was visiting Church Brew Works: the huge graphics comi (Read More)
MNBeer - Beer from the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Minneapolis, St. Paul and beyond:
November 21, 20094:00 pmto6:00 pmStop into Zipp’s today (Saturday) from 4-6 to sample Dave’s BrewFarm Select Golden Lager. As far as Tyler at Zipp’s knows, this is the first time the Select will be sampled out. Dave debuted a bunch of his beers at ABR, but not the Select Golden. Check it out. It should be at other retail s (Read More)
A Good Beer Blog:
I forgot a rule. What is the point of having rules if you forget them? It's not a bad rule. And it is sensible. Make sure your photos are not gia-nor-mous. See, I have a 2003 coal fired computer on the desk top. A Pentium 5 or something like that. If you send 5 pictures that are 2000 MB each, then it takes me 12 minutes p (Read More)
beernews.org:
(BALTIMORE, MD) – Clipper City Brewing Company, brewers of Heavy Seas and Clipper City beers, is proud to announce the upcoming winter release of their Heavy Seas Mutiny Fleet. The Mutiny Fleet is an extension of the Heavy Seas product line with brews made in very limited release small batches, and bottled in 22 oz. “bombe (Read More)
beernews.org:
New stuff in Press Releases this week:Clipper City Heavy Seas Yule Tide arrivesBatemans Rosey Nosey Holiday Ale primed for U.S. launchSweetwater Brewery Tackle Box variety pack makes its debutFull Sail Old Boardhead and Wreck the Halls hit the streetsThree Christmas beers, a Tackle Box, and a Boardhead in Press Releases[Dis (Read More)
beernews.org:
Pretty sure this is an old video but with the beer just arriving in some stores recently, I thought it was quite relevant. Haven’t bought/seen the beer yet? You can see the Bell’s – De Proef Van Twee label from a post this past July.Credit to Kalamabrew.Bell’s Production Manager, John Mallett, talks Bell’s – De Proef Van (Read More)
STL Hops - A St. Louis Beer Blog:
This week on the STL Hops TwitterYou know that you are waiting! The bottling of the 2009 Schlafly Reserve Imperial Stout has begun. Look for it as early as next week! (2 days ago)Stuff from around the web The Post-Dispatch covers the AB/InBev merger one year later.What I’m Drinking drinks some cask O’Fallon beer.The Beerten (Read More)
beernews.org:
FULL SAIL BREWING RELEASES TWO COOL WEATHER FAVORITESBrewmaster Reserve Old Boardhead Barleywine Ale and Wreck the Halls(Hood River, OR) – You can feel the cold in the air, the east winds are blowing and snow boarders and skiers are making their way up the mountain. The brewery is humming with the anticipation of our holid (Read More)
Appellation Beer: Beer From a Good Home:
This time from the Business of Big Beer.Jeremiah McWilliams of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes about the possibility AB InBev could damage the Budweiser and Bud Light brands with line extensions, in the latter case Bud Light Lime and now Bud Light Wheat. . . . critics argue that Anheuser-Busch’s line extensions may enco (Read More)