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 [...]
It’s a nice, sunny afternoon here in Kansas City, with temperatures getting into the 50s. Exactly the kind of nice days we expect for early April. Boy, wasn’t the NCAA tournament exciting? And how about those Royals, starting off the season with a winning road trip on the West Coast? Can’t wait for the home [...]
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 Sunday, September 4, Millstream Brewing in Amana, IA hosted the 7th Annual Festival of Iowa Beers. Thanks to Friend of the Brewmaniacs Tim Hynds, I was able to attend. First, a word about Tim. He is a photographer at the Sioux City Journal. But, more importantly, he also runs a beer blog for the [...]
Quick and Dirty – our rapid review of different beers without getting into much detail or professionalism. I was going to put a Quick and Dirty picture here, but when I GIS’ed “Quick and Dirty”… holy hell… just don’t do it with SafeSearch off. I will update this through the night as I continue to [...]
Word out of Knoxville, IA is Peace Tree Brewing’s popular Double IPA is no longer going to be a special release beer in their reserve series. It has been rebranded as Hop Sutra and will be made part of the regular lineup. It will be sold in 4-packs. From the label: “This brew is for [...]
This past Saturday, Cityview held their 5th annual Brewfest in Des Moines, at Principal Park. While none of your fine Brewmaniacs were able to attend, friend of the blog PlannedSickDays was there and was kind enough to put down his thoughts for us to share. PSD also has a great Hawkeye blog, check it out [...]
It was over 90 degrees here today with a heat index over 100. Basically it was hot. Damn Hot. Usually when it’s this hot, beer is the last thing I want to drink. But, Short’s Burger & Shine in Iowa City was hosting a beer event today so I cut out of work a little [...]
Ah, blondes. Famous for luring you in and always wanting more. I’ll try to keep this to the beer, but just know, the duality of females and beer that may or may not be referenced herein might be intentional. (Full disclosure: my wife’s a brunette, and I love her with my whole heart) I enjoyed [...]
