June 2010
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Sam Adams gets a little big for its britches (NY... →
In a world where Nabisco sells “artisan” Wheat Thins, the designation of Samuel Adams as a craft beer seems perfectly fair.
But the Boston Beer Company, the brewery that was founded in 1984 and makes Sam Adams, is on the verge of outgrowing its coveted craft status — at least according to the Brewers Association, a national trade group that defines craft brewers in part as producing fewer than...
May 2010
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Watchbeeriety:
Stephen Colbert celebrates American Craft Beer Week.
While we’re not sure about his choice in ‘craft beer’ we appreciate his enthusiasm. They’ll be plenty more celebrating tonight at our meetup in Boston. If you’re around be sure to come join us.
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Pub Quest →
During a Google search for my up-coming brewery road trip, I stumbled across this website.
I would like to hug the owners…. great mash-up!
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April 2010
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Brutopia, Montreal QC
I stumbled across Brutopia completely by accident on my last trip to Montreal. Looking for a place to grab a pint on Rue Crescent, this place seemed the most inviting. A truly local establishment, the Habs were showing on the TVs, and Quebequois were lounging on couches cheering on their team to the Stanley Cup. The brewpub carried a series of traditional beers, as well as a slew of homebrewed...
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Au Pied de Cochon, Montreal QC
My family and I first visited Au Pied de Cochon thanks to Anthony Bourdain. It’s tucked away on a little street in Montreal called Duluth. The place is known for their foie gras and pork head & feet, but everything they make is delicious. We had Duck in a Can… and it was divine. But enough about the food… this is a beer blog! Au Pied de Cochon also has it’s own brew as well. And that...
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WatchHow to become a beer snob… In 5 easy steps!
A 5 minute presentation I did for work. Perhaps I will add audio later and make it fully understandable. Until then… enjoy!
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40 Days 40 Beers: Re Cap: Josh's Complete 40 day... →
Josh: Day 1: Victor’s Gold from @grizzlypeak
Josh: Day 2 Washington Wheat from @bluetractor
Josh: Day 3: GP Pale Ale from Grizzley Peak Brewing Co.
Josh: Day 4: Yuengling Traditional Lager
Josh: Day 5: Budweiser
Josh: Day 6: Steelhead Extra Pale Ale
Josh: Day 7: Steelhead Red, Grizzly Peak…
Well done. Well done. :)
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Baltimore Beers in Review
So, at the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ festival last weekend, I had the chance to sample over 60 brews. I nearly didn’t make it, but I persevered… and I wanted to share my thoughts of the winners (and the losers) from the festival.
And the winner is……
Serum XXIPA, DuClaw Brewing Company. This Double IPA was so smooth I hardly knew I was drinking an IPA… let alone one...
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The BB&BBQ Round-up
OH what a festival! I can’t believe we made it ALL 6 HOURS. I don’t think there was a beer left untasted by the time we were done with it.
We arrived at the festival around 11:15am, after a quick drive from Philly. The show opened at noon, but they said they’d start giving out wristbands and checking people in around 11:30am. It was a good thing we got to the Maryland State...
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March 2010
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“On victory, you deserve beer, in defeat, you need it.”
– Napoleon
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“Beer he drank - seven goblets. His spirit was loosened. He became hilarious. His...”
– Epic of Gilgamesh, 3000 B.C.
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Bottling the Beer
Three weeks have passed since I wrote about our brewing… it is now time for the other crucial step: Bottling! This process was mentioned in our instructions as the hardest, and the one requiring the most practice. So of course, we didn’t at all.
First we acquired some re-purposed bottles (namely Grolsch, and a spiked lemonade that shall remain nameless), and cleansed them of all...
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Beer Bottle Designs: 10 Brilliant Beer Bottles and... →
From The Coolist: In a market dominated by Anheuser Busch and Miller-Coors, finding beauty in beer is a difficult task. Far beyond the industrialized world of Big Beer, a large and growing group of independent breweries are not only investing in fine, hand-crafted beer, but in sensible design practices as well. To show just how beautiful beer can be, we’ve scoured the beer world for 10 truly...
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Microbrew Sitcom coming to Fox? →
According to Beernews.org, FOX seems to be backing a pilot for a show called “Strange Brew” about a loal brewery, written by the creators of Will & Grace. We’ll see if anything comes of it.
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Long Trail Night @ Pony Bar
Pony Bar, on 45th and 10th Ave, is one of the great craft beer bars in New York City. Last night they delighted us all with a night dedicated to the craft brewery, Long Trail, who recently acquired two additional microbreweries, Otter Creek and Wolaver’s, their all organic line. Their entire line-up was on tap.
Long Trail Brewery is most famous for their Long Trail Ale, but we ventured to...
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“Quaintest thoughts, queerest fancies come to life and fade away. What care I how...”
– Edgar Allan Poe
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“God made yeast, as well as dough, and he loves fermentation just as dearly as he...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.”
– Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote
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Maxim's 25 Best New Beers in America
Thanks to Maxim’s list of the top 25 Best New Beers in America, I’ve decided to go on a quest of my own top 25 [craft] beers as well. More to come on that list.
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“Women and drink. Too much of either can drive you to the other.”
– Michael Still
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“Beer does not make itself properly by itself. It takes an element of mystery and...”
– Fritz Maytag, American brewer
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“Beauty lies in the hands of the beerholder.”
– Anonymous
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“There can’t be good living where there is not good drinking.”
– Benjamin Franklin
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The 24 greatest cities in the world... for... →
Across the USA, Europe and Canada, the folks over at Galding weigh in on the best places to drink the greatest stuff on the planet.
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15 of the strangest beer flavors in the world →
Pizza Beer, Beer for Dogs, and beer made with your old brown bananas, to name a few.
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Chocolate Chip Beer Mash Cookies
While making our first round of beer, I snuck a taste of the barley/malt beer mash during the sparge process. OH MY GOODNESS, it was delicious. It was at that moment I thought, “these must be used in cookies.”
So an experiment was conducted. Subsitute Beer Mash for Oatmeal in traditional Chocolate Chip Oatmeal cookies. The cookies pictured above were the result. It was a success, to...
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“Make sure that the beer - four pints a week - goes to the troops under fire...”
– Winston Churchill, to his Secretary of War, 1944
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“If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer...”
– Jack Handy, SNL
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How to Order a Beer in Fifty Languages →
One beer, please!
Afrikaans A beer, ah-suh-bleef! American Brewski here, please! Arabic Waheed beera, meen fadleek! Basque Garagardo bat, mesedez! Belarusian Ad-no pee-vah ka-lee lah-ska! more…
February 2010
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“Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.”
– Kaiser Welhelm, German Emperor (1797 - 1888)
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“People who drink light ‘beer’ don’t like the taste of beer;...”
– Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI
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“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.”
– Humphrey Bogart
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“Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for...”
– Dave Barry 