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Quality Liquor Store – Online Store Review
Quality Liquor Store, located in San Diego, has quickly gained a reputation as a great source of western US beers for the online shopping community. They also carry a large selection of other US and international craft releases. Quality Liquors originally opened as a convenience store in the early 1990s and has expanded their beer selection as the craft industry has grown, to include other US and international releases. My purchase is good example of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bear Republic, Brewery Ommegang, Firestone Walker, Flying Dog Brewery, HaandBryggeriet, Samuel Smith Brewery, Stores
Maine Beer Company’s Lunch
Maine Beer Company is defined in many ways by minimalism; their website, labels, and brewing facilities all reflect that mantra. While many breweries may have some sort of long winded mission statement, Maine’s is simple: Do the Right Thing. At Maine Beer Company, doing the right thing means taking care of the environment and its creatures. They’re proud members of 1% for the Planet, which means that they donate a minimum of 1% of their sales … Read entire article »
Filed under: American IPA, Beer, Maine Beer Co.
Community Beer Works – Buffalo, NY
While up in Buffalo, New York, over Thanksgiving, I wanted to visit a local brewery or two (time and liver permitting). Three people recommended that I visit Community Beer Works so I made sure to check that one out. CBW opened their doors about six months ago in an old malting mill located just off of the Niagara River. The mill had shut down in the early 1900′s but at one time it was the largest mill … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Barleywine, Barleywine, Breweries, Community Beer Works
Portsmouth Brewery: Portsmouth New Hampshire
In the last of my New England themed posts, I wanted to write about my experience at Portsmouth Brewery. The first time Tom suggested visiting his friends in NH, I googled the city to see how close it was to Portsmouth. Though I’ve never been lucky enough to have Kate the Great, I was still really excited about the possibility of visiting this hallowed beer hall. When I’m typically writing a post, I have to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Portsmouth Brewery
Allagash Brewing – Portland, Maine
Tom and I had a wedding in New York State a few weeks ago, and we decided to turn it into a longer vacation by visiting his college roommate (and his wife, dog and cat) in Durham, NH. Durham is the home of the University of New Hampshire, and about 20 minutes from Portsmouth. I’ll talk about Portsmouth Brewing in another post, but one day when Erick and Dana both had to work, we decided … Read entire article »
Filed under: Allagash Brewing Co., Breweries
Sam Adams Triple Bock 1997 (Video Review)
Saturday night Paige, Greg, and Russ sat down with a 1997 Sam Adams Triple Bock and the experience was caught on video! What did we think? All we can say for now is: soy sauce. Watch the video and find out more! … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Strong Ale, Beer, Boston Beer Co.
The Summer of Pumpkin
It started with a simple tweet from Honeygo Wines (@honeygowines) that Shipyard Pumpkinhead hit the shelves on June 22. It took a double take for me to realize what that tweet actually said. Then, on June 27, a Facebook photo from my local distributor Westy’s indicated that Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale just arrived. At this point, I had to take a step back and think about what was going on. It is June. Days after the summer solstice. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fruit / Vegetable Beer, Shipyard Brewing, Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Low Key Beer Tasting event – How To
Last weekend after running a 5k, a group of running beer drinkers (or is it beer drinking runners?) and I got together to help make more room in my beer fridge. I wanted to use this as an opportunity to introduce different breweries and styles that I have experienceded in my extensive drinking research. We didn’t take notes but did share our thoughts. Beers (in order of appearance): Sixpoint Resin Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sierra Nevada Hoptimum 2012 Tröegs Scratch … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cigar City Brewing Co., Cisco Brewers, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Sixpoint Brewery, Tastings, Tröegs Brewing Co.
Beer and Running
Beer and running are two of my favorite things. Did I start running because I drink beer? Beer isn’t necessarily the evil that it’s portrayed as. Beer, like red wine, does provide some health benefits. The malt and hops used to make dark beers contain flavonoids, the same heart-healthy compounds in vegetables and wine that counter cell damage, thus reducing your risk of heart disease and cancer. Beer also contains B vitamins and chromium, which aid in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Beer Facts, Flying Fish Brewing Co., Russian River Brewing Co., Sixpoint Brewery
Allagash Hugh Malone
The Allagash Brewing Company was founded in 1994 in Portland, Maine. They brew a variety of traditional and experimental Belgian beers using a unique style: All of the bottled beers at Allagash are bottle conditioned–which means that prior to bottling, a fresh dose of yeast is added along with a measured amount of Candi Sugar. After bottling, the beers are cellared, allowing the yeast to re-ferment. This new fermentation naturally carbonates the beer, and greatly … Read entire article »
Filed under: Allagash Brewing Co., Beer, IPA
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