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More Thoughts On That Pesky Albany Ale Question

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ale, barley, beer, brew, porter, wheat

Published April 28, 2010 at 12:48 p.m.

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I have been thinking more about this pre-1850 invention called "Albany ale" and I am a bit surprised to find so many references to it of one sort and so few references of another. The stuff was made in volume, transported and traded over great distances but now seemingly forgotten to memory. As we will see [Ed.: building suspense! ] when we discuss the quote above, it was the stuff of memory even at the end of the 1800s ... But what was it? As noted this morning by Robert in the comments, there

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Best Beer Blog Post Of 2010... So Far

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beer, brew, ipa, porter

Published April 28, 2010 at 12:41 p.m.

I don't subscribe to any beer journals but do pick them up from time to time. Even so, I have to back Jay over at Hedonist Beer Jive 100% on his post "The 5 Most Boring Topic in Beer Journalism." I love the line in #3 "Beer Advocate wastes four or more of their thin, scant pages every issue on recipes that no one ever cooks" because it is true ... The accused topic picked as #5 really should be #1: ... “Beer is to be shared with friends”. This is a misty-eyed, maudlin staple of the

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7/11 To Sell Own Below-Premium Beer Brand

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beer, brew, craft beer

Published April 28, 2010 at 12:41 p.m.

I love the meaninglessness of beer trade categorization whether it's the 783 recognized craft beer styles or the many different ways macro-brew makers describe its monotony. But this great news just adds to the beauty of it all: ... Convenience store beer buys dropped 4% in 2009, according to research firm SymphonyIRI, a steeper decline than seen in other outlets. But sales of below-premium beers have held up and have even seen a slight lift. Core convenience store shoppers now have less cash,

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The winner of Samuel Adams’ 2009 Patriot Homebrew Contest…

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brew, samuel adams, samuel adams'

Published April 28, 2010 at 10:45 a.m.

Rob North wins Samuel Adams' 2009 Patriot Homebrew Contest with his Rauchbier. As a reward, Gillette Stadium will serve North's brew during the 2010-2011 Patriots season ...

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CBR Interview: Allentown Brewworks

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beer, brew, ipa

Published April 25, 2010 at 9:23 p.m.

The last of the PA beer tour interviews, I spent Saturday morning at Allentown Brew Works with Beau Baden ... They have a lot brewing and Beau takes me on a tour of their barrel room and a flight of their single, double, and triple IPA ...

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Upcoming Beer Related Events

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beer, brew

Published April 21, 2010 at 10:59 a.m.

A quick note for those interested, I will be brewing at the American Homebrewers Association's Big Brew day on May 1st. at Seabright Brewery with fellow Zymurgeeks from 10am until we're done (6 hours?). Come out and watch the process of brewing on a small scale. There will probably be examples of ... Enjoy the entire Beer Diary ... article along with valuable beer related information by going to the blog site from here ...

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CBR Interview: Weyerbacher Brewing Company

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beer, beer tasting

Published April 20, 2010 at 10:00 p.m.

Last month Jeff toured Weyerbacher Brewing Company ... Dan, Chris, and Chris were great hosts ... It's a long show, we start off with an audio tour, followed by an interview and wrap up with a beer tasting. buckle up ...

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Glissade Golden Bock

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beer, beer tasting

Published April 13, 2010 at 8:59 p.m.

©Hop Talk - Use of this feed on other sites without express permission is prohibited ... ©Hop Talk – Use of this feed on other sites without express permission is prohibitedAfter last year, I’ve been rather reticent to write up a beer tasting. But, well, the weather is getting rather “Spring-y” out there and, well, I’ve never seen this at my retailer. It’s a great time for a bock.They say:As winter [ ... ] ...

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A thousand words: Tweeting a beer

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barley, beer, organic

Published April 4, 2010 at 8:01 p.m.

©Hop Talk - Use of this feed on other sites without express permission is prohibited ... ©Hop Talk – Use of this feed on other sites without express permission is prohibitedsubmit_url = 'http://hop-talk.com/2010/04/04/a-thousand-words-tweeting-a-beer/';Related Posts:Capitol City Brewing Organic SaisonCapitol City Brewing CompanyFlying Dog Horn Dog Barley WineGonzoFestPerfect Black & TansPowered by Contextual Related Posts ...

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What do you need to brew beer?

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beer, brew

Published March 29, 2010 at 9:36 a.m.

©Hop Talk - Use of this feed on other sites without express permission is prohibited ... ©Hop Talk – Use of this feed on other sites without express permission is prohibitedWhat do you need to brew beer? Precious little, of course. I mean, if people were doing it 4,000+ years ago without hydrometers, thermostats, and programmable controllers, you should be able to do it in your kitchen.It all depends on how [ ... ] ...

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