The most squandered meme in beer blogging is back with a question that leaves me a little confused and a little disinterested. Here is the heart of the question posed by Andy Couch who is not Andy Crouch: ... Each of these descriptions is inevitably an attempt to ‘frame’ the beer, putting the consumer in the proper state of mind to drink it. For better or worse, in everyday situations beer comes with a label. This label very really ‘frames’ the beer inside. The fact that the beer comes
(Athens, GA) – Not much to add on Terrapin Beer Co.’s new Side Project Series beer that hasn’t already been said ... The beer, an Imperial Stout brewed using a Belgian yeast strain, is due out in December ... The beer was mashed in on October 13th and everything appears to be on schedule.On a [ ... ] ... Terrapin The Dark Side label approved ... [Disclaimer: Beernews.org is a leader in craft beer news and is the original source of this article. If you would like to check out more, please
So, I walk into a bar restaurant in Maine a few years ago. We are there with pals and meeting pals of pals. We'd been going to Portland for years and heard the place was great - family friendly, good Maine beer and good food. That place is gone now but it's one of my favorite memories because when I came in the door I heard "hey, everyone, it's Al!" No one looked up. It was noisy and busy but there was Tom Whitehead on the small stage at the piano, waving and smiling at us all ... Between gigs
New stuff in Press Releases…Sierra Nevada Brewing has made a special beer for this weekend’s Phish Festival 8 event called FOAM ... The band is covering an album at the event ... They currently are eliminating possible albums on their website one-by-one leading up to the event ... Very cool concept.Karl Strauss is offering [ ... ] ... New in Press Releases: Sierra Nevada FOAM for Phish Fest and more ... [Disclaimer: Beernews.org is a leader in craft beer news and is the original source of
Sierra Nevada Brewing is pleased to present FOAM, a special beer created especially for the Phish Festival 8 in Indio, California.FOAM is a German-style pilsner beer that we are brewing specifically for the Phish Festival. Phish have been longtime fans of Sierra Nevada and after talks with the band, event organizers, and management, we agreed [ ... ] ... Sierra Nevada FOAM: a special beer for this weekend’s Phish 8 Festival ... [Disclaimer: Beernews.org is a leader in craft beer news and is
(Boston, MA) – Boston Beer Co. got label approval this week for one of the beers that was entered into the Samuel Adams Beer Lover’s Choice 2009 contest ... Looks like the winner is Samuel Adams Noble Pils ... The beer beat out a Pale Ale; it will be introduced as a seasonal in early [ ... ] ... Samuel Adams Noble Pils takes the cake ... [Disclaimer: Beernews.org is a leader in craft beer news and is the original source of this article. If you would like to check out more, please visit the
Some brave California souls ventured out into the intimidating Aptos fog today to attend the 2nd annual Oktoberfest at the Rio Cafe. On hand to serve beer were a couple of the local Santa Cruz favorites, Uncommon Brewers and Ale Works ... Uncommon Brewers pleases with pints ... The Ale Works pouring the love ... Uncommon Brewers was serving up their Siamese Twin, Golden State Ale and Baltic Porter to an appreciative crowd while the Ale Works had on tap their classic examples of an American
Sean Paxton, The Homebrew Chef; Will Meyers, Cambridge Brewing Company; and Ron Jeffries, Jolly Pumpkin Brewing Co. will focus on cooking and pairing food with Belgian and Sour ales. Flavor profiles will be discussed with food and beer samples for seated attendees ... Experience the variety of flavors that can be brought out by cooking and pairing with beer! ...
Moving is making me sad. Packing up all my stuff again to put into storage means I have to repeat the experience of nostalgia that always comes as I go through some of my more personal items. We'll be heading off to Mexico again for the winter and I can't shake the regret of leaving behind my lovely things not to mention my precious brewing equipment. It gets packed and stored with everything else into the diminishing care and accumulating dust of the 10x12 storage unit ... As I get ready to put