I thought about it, and realized there were some predictions I could make. Nothing earth-shaking here, I think they’re reasonable extrapolations based on what we’ve been seeing. Continued growth in the "extreme" (and out-of-the-mainstream) brewing trends. Really, this seems like a no-brainer. This is a hot area right now as … Continue reading

Jack’s Pumpkin Spice Ale is Anheuser-Busch’s offering to the world of craft beers, a seasonal release that they first announced in 2005. I was under the impression that it was only available in the Midwest, but my wife found it here locally. It was okay. Not great, but not terrible, … Continue reading

I can’t believe I hadn’t posted a review of the 2006 Jubelale yet… I’ve had it written down in my notebook since around Thanksgiving. I guess that gives an idea of how far behind I am in posting them here. Of course, that makes for good blog fodder. 🙂 Anyway, … Continue reading

Just like last year, I’m doing a stats and data wrap-up for the site. I suppose this is mostly interesting only to me, but I like giving an idea of what the site has been doing over the past year. Number of blog entries: 226 (Last year: 222) Approximate total … Continue reading

Time for a quick review. Terminal Gravity Brewing is located in the tiny little Eastern Oregon town of Enterprise, and I’d been hearing good things about their IPA, so I picked some up back around Thanksgiving (yes, I’m a bit behind on reviews). Turned out to be a pretty good … Continue reading

No, I’m not making any 2007 predictions myself, I’m pointing at others who are doing it for me. 🙂 Jay on the Brookston Beer Bulletin has five predictions, more generally on the business side of the beer industry. I think they’re pretty sure bets, especially his gluten free beer prediction … Continue reading

As befitting a year-end type of post, I thought I’d take a look back at some of the beer trends that cropped up in 2006. One bellwether in this area seems to be when the megabreweries take notice and start releasing their own beers in response to these trends. Gluten-free … Continue reading

I opened up my 1996 bottle of Samichlaus the other night, and found that it had gone bad. Not horribly bad, mind you, but enough to be undrinkable. I tried, though, but after a few sips I just had to pour it out. I blame my storage—obviously I didn’t keep … Continue reading

The Flying Dog Brewery in Denver, Colorado is running a contest to name their seasonal summer beer, which is going to be a Belgian white ale. They’re running the contest until January 19th and the prize is a trip to the 2007 Great American Beer Festival: Winners will be selected … Continue reading

This review is the follow-up to my Tumble Off Pale Ale review from the other day, this time for the other beer my (Super! Good!) friend Kina sent me: Sled Wreck. This is Barley Brown’s seasonal barleywine, at somewhere between 10 and 11% alcohol, I believe—not a beer to drink … Continue reading