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I know you are all sick of hearing about Goose Island and the Anheuser Busch acquisition. I think every beer blogger, writer and news outlet wrote knee jerk responses. I stand by my previous post, but I wanted to write a more thoughtful... read more »
New Glarus sells very small batch beers from their Hilltop Brewery Beer Depot called the R&D series. This series is composed of beers the brewery is considering making, and looking for customer feedback. I find this idea thrilling that... read more »
Yes, I said a bottle thermometer. I do not use this tool everyday, but a thermometer comes in handy when you are trying to get the best tasting result of a particular beer. I try to use the thermometer before writing any beer review. I... read more »
On Thursday March 21 I posted a more thoughtful second look. Given today’s breaking news I have opted for a second hastily written Tough Topic post. You should still check out my post on Brewery Tours. In what is a historic announcement... read more »
I go on a lot of brewery tours. I stopped counting after I went on over a dozen tours. Some places I even toured more than once. Every tour has some sort of beer drinking built in. Some include beer to sip during the tour, but most have... read more »
Yuengling Light Lager Yuengling is America’s Oldest brewery and unless you live in one of the original colonies it seems it is impossible to get their beer. I respect Yuengling for their decision to remain truly regional, but... read more »
Yesterday, I was talking with a group of beer people and we were discussing bars shut down by the health department. When I wrote about Edgewater being closed a lot of people talked about how it was just the bathrooms. (btw I did request... read more »
Recently I told a bar manager I would come out and review his place. He told me I should visit more than once before writing a review. When I asked why he said you never know if the staff might make a bad impression. Seriously? The... read more »
I hope all you celebrating have a nice holiday. I apologize for the drop in blogging and twitter a 102F fever can slow a man down. I hope to be up to full speed after today. Last week’s trip to Ohio means a review of Ray’s in... read more »
I want to start out by saying this blog has had a consistent Japanese readership, and my thoughts are with all those currently in Japan. You can make a donation here via the American Red Cross to be specifically placed in the Japan Earthquake... read more »