Toppling Goliath takes on Surly Brewing in the 2012 BEERacketology finals. Before you vote, give a listen to our latest Podcast. Sure, it’s over an hour and a half long, but it’s totally worth your time…. sure it is. Or if you don’t want to listen to it all, I’ve broken down the podcast into [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hopefully this isn’t the start of a major trend but it appears another craft brewer is pulling distribution out of Iowa. In mid-April, Left Hand Brewing stopped distributing in the Hawkeye State. Now, according to a post on the El Bait Shop’s blog, Flying Dog Brewing is pulling out too. In all honesty, this is [...]
You may have read Flenker’s post about Boulevard’s latest collaboration with Deschutes. It’s going to be named Collaboration No. 2. Tonight I drank Collaboration No. 1. It is an Imperial Pilsner weighing in at 8% ABV. It comes in a cork and caged 750 ml bottle. I’ve had this bottle at least a year, probably [...]
Much to Storminspank’s chagrin, Brasserie Dupont is going to be expanding their offerings to the US. Known for their world-class Saisons, they apparently make a number of other beers as well, including a pilsner, wit, and stout! Given John’s Grocery ability to get Belgian beers and their love of Dupont, I would not at all [...]
You’ve read the post from Sparky about brewing the Oatmeal Stout. Now see the video! Basically this was a pathetic excuse for me to play with my video camera and futz around with iMovie. It’s my first movie. So be gentle.
Those of you who have followed some of us on the Twitters for the last year or so may remember when Sparky, Morehouse and I (along with @michaelgraham) got together to brew a batch of beer. The beer was to be a clone of one of the world’s greatest beers, Bell’s Two Hearted Ale. It [...]
Yes, I need to figure out a decent universal remote situation. Taking suggestions. Onto the beer. I know you see Sierra Nevada in worldly places like Wal-Mart and Kresge’s (kidding about Kresge’s), but that doesn’t mean it’s a beer to ignore. Quite the contrary. For the price, it’s one of my favorite beers. I know [...]
Stumbled on to San Diego’s Port Brewing (aka Pizza Port) in . . . East Dubuque, Ill. Where else? It’s got a spot at Family Beer and Liquor Store on Highway 20 toward Galena. Highly recommend that place. You’ll find a ton of craft beers (including Lost Abbey, my next project) and you’ll find [...]
I briefly thought about doing this for Lent, but decided to go with no swearing and no meat. So far, the swearing is a two-way tie for last. Meat? That’s going a lot better, but I did have a lapse tonight and finished half of a patty melt my wife ordered at Riley’s in [...]
It’s not clear if Obama brewed this himself or if he had the White House chefs give it a go. Here’s the story in the Chicago Sun-Times. From the story: The back story: At the White House Super Bowl get-together, President Obama and his wife unveiled “White House Honey Ale,” apparently the first alcoholic beverage ever [...]
