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I got home at about 1:00 on Saturday morning.
It might have been late, but I’d been serving drinks to people all night. I was hot, sweaty, and thirsty.
Quite some time ago, I had tried Firestone Walker’s Double Barrel Ale and not really cared for it. To me it tasted kind of like unmalted [...]

We belong to the Beer Club at Plump Jack Wines.
It’s usually pretty fun, and it gets us to try beer we wouldn’t normally purchase.
But, obviously, some months are better than others. The fiasco that was the Sam Adams “Brewer Patriot Collection” springs to mind. Today, I was chatting away with the store manager [...]

Was reading Marcia Gagliardi’s local restaurant e-newsletter Tablehopper and noticed the following event:
Slow Beer Festival San Francisco
Date: Saturday, March 1st , 2008
Time: 12 noon to 4 PM
Location: County Fair Building - Golden Gate Park
Lincoln Way and 9th Avenue
San Francisco
Tickets: http://brownpapertickets.com/event/26113
Join us for a tasting and pairing of San Francisco’s craft beers with some of the [...]

A couple years ago the wacky folks at Lagunitas Brewing Company noticed that the 40th Anniversary of the release of the Mothers of Invention’s first record, “Freak Out!” was coming up. They contacted the Zappa family and asked for permission to release a beer in tribute of that record. What developed was a [...]

Every year when Anchor Brewing releases its new Christmas Ale, we pick up a six pack and compare it to the previous year’s beer. Last year we finally finished our first six pack.
This year the holidays and various events have conspired to prevent us from holding our annual comparison before Christmas. But, I [...]

Dulle Teve Tripel is brewed by De Dolle Brouers in Esen, Belgium.
“Dulle Teve” apparently translates to, “Mad Bitch,” in English, and the two brewer brothers who run De Dolle claim it is named in honor of their hard working mother who greets visitors and leads tours at their tiny micro-brewery.
I’m not often a fan of [...]

So, I suppose this post should have gone up around Halloween, instead of Thanksgiving!
I belong to a beer club, and we get around $15 worth of beer a month, whether it is 2 six packs, a few bombers, or a couple Belgians. I enjoy it, as we get to try beers we wouldn’t normally [...]

I was hoping this would be the Beer of the week post. Unfortunately, this stout didn’t do much for me. A bit thin, with the coffee flavor really only present as an aftertaste.

Believe it or not, I’ve really had this wok since 1985. Asian IGA on Park Street in Madison, Wisconsin. [...]

Port Brewing first brewed their Hop 15 in 2002 to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Pizza Port Brewing, Hop 15 is a Double IPA.
The India Pale Ale style allegedly dates to the time of the British Empire’s period in India. They discovered their traditional English Style Ales did not travel well to hot climates, [...]

Well, who can resist a beer called Ommegeddon?
From the Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York comes this ominously named brew.
It is a Belgian-style ale brewed with a type of yeast called Brettanomyces otherwise known as “Brett”.
Brett is an interesting thing. It is often feared in the wine industry. A small bit of Brett [...]