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Brasserie La Choulette’s Les Sans Culottes (or more properly named Bière des Sans Culottes) may well be the iconic beer of France: a golden Bière de Garde that checks in at 7% alcohol by volume, served up in a 750ml champagne-style bottle, corked and caged, with a label (on the … Continue reading
There’s not much more to this post than an excuse to quote Randy Mosher from Radical Brewing, on the subject of French historical beers. France is generally sniffed at by the real brewing countries, and indeed its glory has always rested on wine, not beer. I guess the scorn is … Continue reading
Shipyard Brewing Company has released its popular Pugsley’s Signature Series collection in a four bottle sampler box. This sampler pack contains one each of the four 22 oz. Pugsley’s Signature Series beers. This series is named after Shipyard’s master brewer, Alan Pugsley. Pugsley’s career began in England where he worked … Continue reading
November 28 date for one of Cornwall’s biggest parties of the year St Austell Brewery’s acclaimed Celtic Beer Festival takes place on Saturday November 28 – and this year it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. The 11th annual celebration of real ale and live music is being … Continue reading
Even though I’m doing an entire week on French Beer, there were only three actual beers from France that I was able to find locally this week: Fischer Amber, Les Sans Culottes (review tomorrow), and Bières23 Bière de Mars. (I found the Gavroche in Eugene and while I have found … Continue reading
Merchant du Vin is pleased to announce the formation of MdV-Asia Ltd. – a beer importing company based in Hong Kong and selling throughout China. After nearly two years of research, planning, and building a distributor network, the official launch was held in Changsha, Hunan Province, China on Oct. 16, … Continue reading
Good news and bad news: Fischer Amber is one of the more common beers to come out of France and likely one you’ll find easily (if you find any French beers). However, it’s brewed by Brasserie Fischer which is also an enterprise of Heineken France, essentially one of the big … Continue reading
When one thinks of the beers of France, it’s usually the Bières de Garde of the Northeast that come to mind—but in reality, there’s a whole thriving ecosystem of beer not just limited to one style or one region of the country. France may be best known for wine, but … Continue reading
Karl Strauss Brewing Company is introducing Big Barrel Double IPA—their first-ever 22 ounce bomber. While this is the company’s first foray into 22s, Karl Strauss is no stranger to brewing innovative beers. Big Barrel Double IPA is the initial beer in a new Coastal Reserve series scheduled to hit shelves … Continue reading
Despite its name, Gavroche is actually a Bière de Garde from Brasserie de St-Sylvestre, which is located in the town of Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel in Northeastern France, the heart of Bière de Garde country. I found this beer at the Bier Stein in Eugene, Oregon (they have their beers organized by country, … Continue reading