MetsFanVI breaks down The Krakken Regional… It’s time to cast your votes in the first round of The Krakken regional. Before we get to the pairings, a little history. The Krakken was a beer I brewed almost three years ago now. Sparky wanted to learn how to make beer so we brewed a Bell’s Two [...]
So Morehouse calls it his Bukowski of Justice, while Flenker and MetsFanVI have theirs sitting in cardboard boxes in closets and basements. I’m talking about the place you store your beer. Most people just have it in their regular fridge. Some obsessed people have a fridge solely dedicated to beer. And, of course, you have [...]
It’s craft time using craft beer!! Super fun and manly right?! Well, yes, actually is pretty manly and (as much as it pains me to admit it) very fun. How did this come about? Welp, I’ll tell you… So my wife is a frequenter of this site called Pinterest.com – it’s like a virtual pinboard [...]
Keeping with The Highlander theme, now it ends. Yesterday we asked you which brewery you’d pick if you could only drink the beer from a single brewery. Call it your desert island brewer, if you will. Votes were tabulated by counting comments on yesterday’s blog post and votes over on the official Brew Maniacs Facebook [...]
On a recent trip to Galena, IL with my wife, I stopped by Family Liquor in East Dubuque, IL to stock up on some beers I can’t get around here. One of the beers I bought was Firestone Walker Double Jack which I finally got a chance to try. As it has already been reviewed [...]
I like beer. You probably guessed as much, since this is a beer blog, and I occasionally write posts here. So it’s not much of a surprise that I’ve built up a few bottles in my “cellar.” Up until last weekend, cellar didn’t describe it that well. . . “my closet” was much more accurate. [...]
A couple of quick bits this morning. I’ve been meaning to do like 4 different posts about things, but have gotten sidetracked with other stuff (read: lazy). First off, a few weeks later, the KC Craft Beer Festival was great. It was hot, which made stouts sound not as appealing, but some other beers worked [...]
I’ve mentioned Firestone Walker a few times before, between the launch party and the beer dinner, so I reckon it’s high time that I do a proper review of one of their beers. As you may have wondered, the “Firestone” part of the name is indeed related to the Firestone tire company – co-founder Adam [...]
As part of the Kansas City celebration of the American Craft Beer Week, Firestone Walker joined with blanc burger + bottles for a beer dinner, the such event put on by blanc. Also one of the first times they’ve had beers on tap (the first time was actually the Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada collaboration [...]
Last night in Kansas City, the Beer Kitchen hosted a release party for Firestone Walker, whose beers will be available in the next few days in Missouri. There were 4 beers on the menu – Nectar IPA and Hemp Ale, from their Nectar Ales line, and Firestone Walker’s Union Jack and Double Jack. The first [...]
