The Brew SiteYou may have noticed that I’m not doing a Theme Week right now (it is the third Monday, after all), but don’t worry, I’m plenty busy on the blogging front: today marks the launch of a new beer blog I’m working on for Hop Press, RateBeer‘s nascent publishing empire. This … Continue reading
The December Session (#34) has been announced, and it’s being hosted by Two Parts Rye: Stumbling Home. It’s time to give a shout out to your favorite watering hole. How good are the beers? Any interesting cast of characters? What are your drinking buddies like? They probably need to be embarassed … Continue reading
The Original Belgian White Beer Launches its First English Web Site Belgian-style wheat beers have grown in popularity, and Hoegaarden is the beer that started it all more than 600 years ago. In response to U.S. consumers seeking more information about the origins of the Belgian-style wheat beer category, Hoegaarden, … Continue reading
Even though I received a bottle of The Abyss from Deschutes Brewery two months ago, I held off on opening it because I knew it would be too green. But since the official release was last week, I figured it was time to crack the bottle and jot down some … Continue reading
Brewmaster Reserve Old Boardhead Barleywine Ale and Wreck the Halls 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 holiday releases and here come two … Continue reading
This is a neat brewing idea from Portland’s (New Old) Lompoc Brewing: Every year, Lompoc Brewing releases more than a half dozen Christmas beers around the first of December. This year, the brewers are excited to brew a beer in honor of Hanukkah as well. Dubbed “Eight Malty Nights,” the … Continue reading
Actually I’m leaning towards calling this beer “Hood River Harvest” because all of the apples came from Hood River; we went apple picking in September and came back with a ton of both apples and pears. Looking for more uses for the apples (we canned a lot of applesauce) I … Continue reading
SBS Imports is pleased to announce the arrival of the two newest beers in the De Proef line-up, Van Twee Belgian Ale (collaboration with Bell’s Brewery) and Witte Noire Imperial Amber Wheat Ale. Van Twee (From Both) is the third beer in the Brewmaster’s Collaboration Series. Previous collaborations included Signature … Continue reading
I have to admit, I’m a bit stumped as to how to approach this month’s Session: Framing Beer, hosted and suggested by Andy Couch. For better or worse, in everyday situations beer comes with a label. This label very really ‘frames’ the beer inside. The fact that the beer comes … Continue reading
Shipyard Brewing Company’s XXXX IPA was honored with a Silver award at the Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival. This award was presented in the “Ale Modern Style 6% and Above” category. The Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival is one of Europe’s largest trade and consumer shows. Shipyard was just one … Continue reading