Election day edition

Actually, this is just a catch-all post for a few odds and ends. I don’t really have any election-specific content, though I suppose I’m asking for votes on a topic below… A couple of press releases came in for holiday beers: Pike Brewing‘s Auld Aquaintance and Goose Island‘s Bourbon County … Continue reading

Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone is having a safe (and beery) Halloween! For my part, after going trick-or-treating with the kids, I opened up a bottle of Elysian Night Owl Pumpkin Ale as my "treat." It’s good stuff, but funny thing, though—I notice on the label it says, "Brewed for Elysian Brewing… … Continue reading

Back with a full week ahead

After a week of spotty internet connections and other priorities, I’m back at the blog wheel this week with some catching up to do and a bunch of stuff to blog. The previous week was spent in Florida on family business and while I wish I could have spent some … Continue reading

Not much this week

Some things beyond our general control have come up, and as a result there will be little or no blogging this week. Well, perhaps not entirely; there are some news items that came through today that I may find time to post. We’ll see. In the meantime, drink a beer … Continue reading

New blog following a brewery start-up

I don’t know if I’d call starting a small brewery a "start-up" (like a Bay Area tech company or something) but I like it. Joey of Cigar City Brewing writes: I’m opening a small batch brewery in Tampa, FL and when I started I decided that I’d blog the entire … Continue reading

New group blogging meme: Homebrew Blogging Day

Adam over on the Beer Bits 2 blog is announcing/launching a new group blogging meme: Homebrew Blogging Day, inspired by The Session. In an effort to foster a community of homebrew bloggers who share their experiences and wisdom I’m proposing a Homebrew Blogging Day…. On the last Friday of every … Continue reading