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06/18/2013 01:00 AM For Its Latest Beer, a Craft Brewer Chooses an Unlikely Pairing: Archaeology With help from a University of Chicago group, a craft beer maker has been working for more than year to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer. 06/18/2013 12:39 AM Carlton Draught hits slow mo Australia’s alcohol advertising regulations are strict, as a result advertisers continually look for new ways to promote the brand – albeit without specifically promoting the product! Check out Cartlon Draught’s latest ad – the slow mo…and a few other old classics..... 06/18/2013 12:39 AM Store update 19th May So Sydney is on a roll with its awesome beer drinking weather this week and this weekend looks good to go. Growlers Currently we have Young Henry’s Hop Ale. This beer harks back to classic English style IPAs. Hefty malt backing meets every type of hop in our cool-room, added to all stages of the process. The all Australian hop flavour is not aggressive in its bitterness, but is evident in flavour and aroma and slowly asserts itself with a lengthy, lingering and thoroughly enjoyable palette. $28 for a Growler fill Once this is gone we’ll be moving onto Dr’s Orders Brewing Plasma. Plasma, a White IPA is yet another emerging trend that we’re happy to embrace and present a Doctor’s Orders Brewing twist on. Judicious hop use dominates Plasma’s aroma, backed up with a balanced mouthfeel defying its alcoholic payload before delivering an extremely long lingering bitterness. A deceivingly addictive prescription. The grist for Plasma is practically identical to our Zephyr (Double White Ale) which explains the appearance. However the lack of botanicals, a different yeast strain and excessive hop use deliver an ale that is Zephyr’s polar opposite. In other news Rich is in the shop today, Geoff is onto his 2nd table for the tasting room, while Will is in training for a 9km soft sand running event. Store hours 11am-3pm today, 8:30am-6pm Mon-Fri. 1300 808 254 Cheers! 06/18/2013 12:39 AM April Beer Club Selection Our Beer Club selection for April has now been sent out to all online customers. For those living in Sydney you can still pick these up from our store. The April Beer Club selection includes: Samuel Adams, Black Lager Bridge Road Brewers, Australian Ale William Bull, William’s Pale Ale Morland Brewing, Old Speckled Hen 06/18/2013 12:39 AM Beer store update 5th May So Sydney has had cracker beer drinking weather this week and it’s set to continue this weekend – sweet! Growlers Currently we have Moa Breakfast beer. A cracker of a lager with rich cherries, very easy drinking. Check out the review for it below: “The aroma is stunning with hints of dry wheat and cherry’s. The carbonation is lively, which works for a crisp summer beer. The taste has a serious hit of wheat and yeast, washing through with all those bubbles and a touch of cherry.” Joel Macfarlane – brewnation.co.nz $28 for a Growler fill Once this is gone we’ll be moving onto Mikkeller Citra Single Hop IPA probably early in the week Latest beers Murray’s No 6 2011 Anniversary Ale – the last available anywhere (limit 1 per person) Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale Barley wine Rich is in the shop today, Geoff is onto his 2nd table for the tasting room, while Will is in training for a 9km soft sand running event. Store hours 11am-3pm today, 8:30am-6pm Mon-Fri. 1300 808 254 Cheers! 06/18/2013 12:39 AM A thought for the brewers and people of Christchurch When I was a young lad of 18 years of age I packed my bags and travelled from the North Island of New Zealand to the city of Christchurch in the South to begin my university education. The move to Christchurch was a no brainer for me – I had lots of family who lived in the “Garden City” and I had been there many times before, always leaving with fond memories. Christchurch is a very special city with significant character – it is the New Zealand city that most closely resembles Melbourne with old stone buildings, a tram line and a beautiful river, the Avon. The city also has a number of other great gems including the Port Hills for excellent scenery and mountain biking, as well as the port suburb of Lyttleton, reached after travelling through one of New Zealand’s longest tunnels. If there is one word I would give to Christchurch it would be ‘beautiful’..... 06/18/2013 12:00 AM The More You Know There's just some things about craft breweries we follow and drink beer from. Take Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California for example. I love the beer. I might even love the mason jar glass I got in a local trade a bit more. Still, there's something about the brewery's sarcastic attitude. I'm not saying it's wrong. The brewery is free to portray itself in any way it feels fit. I used to follow it on Twitter, but it got to the point that to where I was feeling that the tweets were in some kind of code. Not much of it made sense to me for whatever reason. I didn't have my decoder ring to get my Ovaltine ad. So, I just simply unfollowed. Not a big deal. I get the same vibe from quite a few other breweries. I think that many craft breweries are a microcosm of a good portion of their following. It's just a generational thing. I think a lot of the generation that got into the craft movement is really outspoken. Again. not saying that's wrong. That's just what I've observed. Something like Twitter makes it easy for the outspoken ones to be...well, outspoken. I guess sometimes things just boil over and get taken too far. That certainly isn't that first time that's happened in this country. If you don't have time to click and read the link, Rogue Ales had a very odd career posting to say the least. I understand that the thing to do in craft beer is to go all-out with your brewing. In some cases, that makes the beer just taste odd to me. I've had a few instances with Rogue brews in my limited experience with beer. Really, really odd brews. 06/17/2013 10:53 PM 30 new beers added from Guinness, Brooklyn, Short’s, Terrapin, Mikkeller and more 30 new beers added: Guinness, Brooklyn, Short’s, Terrapin, Mikkeller, Left Hand, Pipeworks, Thirsty Dog, St. Somewhere / Prairie, Laughing Dog, Otter Creek and more… Check them out here and here. 06/17/2013 10:38 PM Stone RuinTen (Double) IPA, Almanac Farmer’s #3 available online at Craftshack Sponsored [Paid] Post: Here is the latest update on beers now available online at Craftshack. New arrivals: 1. Stone RuinTen (Double) IPA 2. Stone Highway 78 Scotch Ale Wagner Blend Aged in Scotch Whiskey Barrels 3. Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic […] 06/17/2013 10:15 PM The State of Homebrewing in 2013 The AHA had an article on the hobby of homebrewing and its growing popularity. It was focused on the increased business of homebrew shops. If percentages are your thing, the shops that were surveyed reported a 26% increase in sales from 2011 and 2012. I looked into the trending of homebrewing popularity a few years [...] Read the original article The State of Homebrewing in 2013 and other Brew Dudes posts. 06/17/2013 09:18 PM I See A Sticky Phone And a lot of spilled beer. The Salve Jorge Bar in Sao Paolo has altered their beer glasses in an attempt to keep patrons' eyes off their cell phones, and on their friends.
See "Specially Designed Beer Glass Prevents Phone Use In Bars" for more on the "offline glass."
06/17/2013 08:01 PM To Øl ‘Fuck Art’ labels censored in Maine, possibly other states (Belchertown, MA) – Label approval is in for three ‘Fuck Art…’ labels from Danish brewer, To Øl. You might recall that the beers were already approved in the U.S. though these labels show the word, “Fuck,” besmirched with random symbols […] 06/17/2013 06:39 PM Mikkeller U.S. update: 20+ new labels, Spirits, future contract partner?, future cans? Mikkeller rep, Jacob Gram Alsing, recently joined the Shelton Brothers podcast to chat about what is new for the so-called ‘gypsy’ brewer. Mikkeller’s most recent venture is Mikkeller Spirits and Alsing says that those may start coming to the States […] 06/17/2013 06:30 PM The Full Pint 6th Anniversary Celebration – August 10, 2013
The post The Full Pint 6th Anniversary Celebration – August 10, 2013 appeared first on thefullpint.com. 06/17/2013 06:12 PM It’s Like a Taxi, Only Better & Now it’s Also Free You are reading It’s Like a Taxi, Only Better & Now it’s Also Free by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading It’s Like a Taxi, Only Better & Now it’s Also Free by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. Lip service. “Be safe, use a designated driver, take a cab, don’t drive drunk.” Lip service. We hear it all the time at beer events, but in the end nobody...06/17/2013 06:11 PM Large planter stolen from Lift Bridge Brewery, could be connected to other incidents (video) “She must be looking for planters and selling them somewhere — maybe on Craigslist or at some market,” Dan Schwarz, co-founder and CEO of the brewery, told the PiPress. “I think people are really kind of shocked that […] 06/17/2013 05:48 PM Celebrate Hopstock 2013 – West Sound Beer Week Now Underway You are reading Celebrate Hopstock 2013 – West Sound Beer Week Now Underway by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading Celebrate Hopstock 2013 – West Sound Beer Week Now Underway by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. Welcome to West Sound Beer Week. As places here on the east side of the pond, like Ballard and Woodinville, burst with new breweries, so too does the west side of...06/17/2013 05:23 PM Colorado Beer News 061713  Today is part of Meet A Mate Week. For you singles, this is the week to go out and find someone that's right for you. Have you had your eye on someone lately? Well this would be the time to take that next step, introduce yourself and invite someone out. And why not break the ice over a craft beer at your favorite taproom! You'll never find that perfect mate unless you try. Here's what's happening around the Colorado beerosphere today Monday, June 17th, 2013.Metro Denver Yak & Yeti Restaurant & Brewpub (Arvada) - Last week, Yak & Yeti put out their Victorian Sunrise Wheat and starting June 26th Wheat Wednesday's will return from June 26th through August 14th. Each Wednesday at 4pm Yak & Yeti will release a new limited flavored batch of that base wheat recipe. Look for these wheat beers to appear in the weeks to come: Strawberry 6/26, Cherry 7/3, Clove 7/10, Blueberry 7/17, Ginger 7/24, Cantaloupe 7/31, Raspberry 8/7, and Roasted Peppers 8/14. Wheat beers are great for these hot upcoming summer days. Also, get ready for their 5th Year Anniversary Party on July 1st and 2nd. They will release a 5-year anniversary ale - a triple IPA weighing in at 17% ABV and 200 IBUs (theoretically). Then on July 2nd they will host a Yak & Yeti Beer Dinner with 4 courses, 4 beers at 6pm. Copper Kettle Brewing (Denver) - Coming up this Friday, June 21st Copper Kettle will be hosting a Mexican Chocolate Stout (MCS) Bomber Release Party running from 12 noon to 10pm. They will be selling 22oz bottles of their MCS and dishing up 2 scoops of fresh vanilla bean ice cream along with it. This marks the first bottle release of a Copper Kettle beer. Their tasting room will be the only place you can buy these bomber bottles until sometime in mid-summer when they will be distributed to area liquor stores. Each bottle will cost $12. MCS was a GABF Gold Medal winner in 2011. Tivoli Brewing Company (Denver) - After being a draft-only brand since re-starting the brand, Tivoli Brewing is ready to start bottling their Tivoli Beer (Helles Lager). Hall Brewing Company in Parker, Colorado is now their contract brewer and bottler for Tivoli Beer. Prost Brewing will continue to brew for Tivoli's draft customers. Look for bottles of Tivoli Beer to start hitting store shelves later this week. (Source: Westword.com) Lone Tree Brewing Co (Lone Tree) - The release date for their next batch of Marienplatz Pilsner will now be on Thursday, June 20th, a day later than they originally announced. Come thirsty. Rackhouse Pub (Denver) - Can't get enough Sour Beer? Did the Boulder Sour Fest leave you wanting more? No problem. The Rackhouse Pub has designated July 2013 as Sour Month. During Tuesdays through Saturdays from 5pm to 9pm they'll be tapping one of 20 different sour beers - one each day (excluding July 30th). Some of these beers are hard to find and come from over 12+ different Colorado breweries. Check out their schedule at: www.rackhousepub.com/sourmonth. Dry Dock Brewing Company (Aurora) - Every since starting up their own can line, beer has been rolling off the line at record pace. Sometime this week, Dry Dock will produce their 1 millionth can of beer! Grats on this big milestone! Boulder County Avery Brewing (Boulder) - Zymurgy Magazine recently had American Homebrewers Association (AHA) members vote for their favorite 2013 beers in an online poll, and while no single Colorado beer made the top 10 ranked beers in the nation (oh really?), Avery Brewing was named as the 3rd top brewery with the "Best Portfolio of Beers" in the country. Bootstrap Brewing (Niwot) - Just 5 more days until their birthday bash! Bootstrap will be open at noon on Saturday with the Colorado Craft Beer Show broadcasting live, and after 2 great bands: Cat Jerky (classic rock) at 2pm and Tony Trahan and the BlueKrewe (cajun, blues, zydeco) at 5pm. Plus they've got a fabulous grand prize for the corn hole tournament which starts at 3pm - 2 VIP tickets for the Epic Beer Festival Denver on June 29th. Brats and burgers for sale by chef Justin too. Northern Colorado  Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews (Loveland) - The dates for this year's festival has been set for Friday & Saturday, July 12 & 13, 2013. The festival will be located in the square block between Cleveland and Railroad Avenues and 4th and 5th Streets in downtown Loveland. This festival is free and open to the public. There will be plenty of local craft brews from 4 Loveland breweries, a variety of BBQ dishes and non-stop live music entertainment. Festival hours are 3-10pm Friday and 11am-10pm Saturday. For more info visit the official website.Crabtree Brewing (Greeley) - A change in their specials line-up starts today. Mondays are now $3 pint days! Tuesdays will no longer be discount pint days, instead they will be starting Trivia every Tuesday starting June 18th at 7pm. Get a team and be prepared! Funkwerks (Ft. Collins) - Just a reminder, there are still some seats left for "The Four Seasons of Funkwerks" beer dinner at Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar happening Tuesday, June 18th at 6pm. Four courses and four seasonal Funkwerks beers. Call 970.682.2275 for details and reservations. Verboten Brewing (Loveland) - Don't forget - Tuesday is Bike in and get $1 off pints all night long. And then on Wednesday get $1 off during Happy Hour from 3pm to 6pm. City Star Brewing (Berthoud) - Are you going to the Colorado Brewers' Festival in Fort Collins this weekend? If you are, be sure to stop by their booth and if you wear your City Star merchandise to the fest they'll give you a FREE BEER nickel that you can you later in their taproom. At the fest they'll be pouring City Star 6 Shooter Pale Ale and Dead or Alive Double IPA. Loveland Aleworks (Loveland) - Besides a full line-up of their beers on tap, Loveland Aleworks is hosting live music on Tuesday 6pm, Friday 7:30pm and Saturday 7:30pm this week. Stop in and listen! Choice City Butcher & Deli (Ft. Collins) - This Friday is the 4th Annual Colorado Connoisseurs Tasting! This will be held at the Sunset Event Center in Fort Collins, CO from 7pm-10pm. Tickets are on sale at Choice City Butcher & Deli. Tons of food will be served and a commemorative glass for you to take home. This year everyone is a VIP and no tasting tickets will be given out! A great opportunity to taste as many specialty beers as you like from over 20 breweries! Over 40 different beers will be poured. Southern Front Range Trinity Brewing (Colorado Springs) - The Colorado Brewers Guild is hosting a series on Monthly Tweetups featuring brewers from different Colorado businesses. This month's featured brewer is Jason Yester of Trinity Brewing. The tweetup is happening online on Twitter on Wednesday, June 26 from 1pm to 2pm. To participate, follow the tweets from hashtab #CBGtweetup and follow both @Saison_Man and @TRiNiTYBrewing. Jason will answer as many questions as he can during that hour. Mountains and West Kannah Creek Brewing (Grand Junction) - In honor of their brewmaster Jim's birthday today, they will be tapping a special firkin today at 5pm called "Jim's Hoppy Brown B-day Ale". Stop in and wish him well today and have a try of this special beer. Out of State Brewery News Stone Brewing Company (California) - Coloradoans will be pleased to hear that today Stone Brewing is releasing their special Stone RuinTen IPA. This is a Triple IPA and is an enhanced version of last year's Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA (Double IPA). This beer was boosted from 7.7% up to 10.8% and has 110 IBUs and twice the hops of last years beer. Look for this beer to start hitting Colorado shelves very soon. Despite being a very big beer, this beer is NOT to be cellared, but to be enjoyed by the "Enjoy By" date on the bottle. Drink sooner than later for the best experience. _____________________________________________________________________ Catch up on Colorado Beer News from last week: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday View Colorado Brewery Maps - Find a brewery near you! [ Boulder-Longmont Map ] [ Denver Area Map ] [ Northern Colorado Map ] [ Southeast Colorado Map ] [ Northwest Brewery Map ] [ Southwest Colorado Map ] Live Music in the Taproom - Beer and music go great together and many Colorado breweries and top watering holes offer live entertainment every day. Check out the Colorado Brewery Music Listings and find out who's playing at your favorite brewery or beer bar. Updated daily. Colorado Beer Festivals - Looking for info on upcoming beer festivals or related events in Colorado? Check out the listings on the 2013 Colorado Beer Festivals & Events Calendar. Updated daily. Like us on Facebook - There's even more Colorado beer happenings and discussions on the Fermentedly Challenged Facebook Page. Find recaps, special offers, and tips that you won't find on the blog. Colorado Beer Dinners - How about a beer dinner or pairing event? Lots of events are taking reservations now. Check out the Colorado Beer Dinner & Pairing Events listing. Colorado Beer News is published on Fermentedly Challenged daily (Monday through Friday) with craft beer stories as they break from newsletters, emails and social media sites. This news is intended for audiences of legal drinking age (21+). If you'd like to subscribe to this daily by email, sign-up here. 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06/17/2013 04:46 PM New Holland Brewing Co's Fred Bueltmann Releases First Book: Beervangelist’s Guide to the Galaxy
The book is chock-full of mouth-watering recipes and tantalizing photos, and features rants on the culture of food, drink, and entertaining. Bueltmann’s journey is one of waking up our taste buds, educating our palates, and remembering that our food and drink are meant to be enjoyed—even relished. “Fred has created a comprehensive guide to tasting, pairing, seasonal cooking, and most importantly – drinking! From novice to pro, if you want to be a better beer drinker, this book is for you,” said Paul Kahan, Executive Chef, The Publican and James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Chef, 2013. The Beervangelist will be attending several events and book signings in Michigan and on the East Coast in June. Catch up with him on the road at any number of events. He’ll be kicking off his tour in conjunction with the prestigious Savor event in New York City, where he’ll be hosting two salons on beer and food. For his most current schedule - you can visit his book's web page HERE or his Facebook page HERE. If you're unable to meet up with him, you can find his book on the New Holland ONLINE STORE or at AMAZON. Wholesale books available for retailers HERE. *** About Fred About New Holland Brewing Co. New Holland brews and distills at two locations in Holland, Michigan: our production facility on the north side and our Pub & Restaurant in downtown Holland. The restaurant welcomes guests seven days a week and production tours are on Saturday afternoons. We welcome visitors and locals alike, and appreciate the opportunity to share our artisan approach through warm hospitality and enriching education. With just under 150 employees, New Holland Brewing Co. sells its beer and spirits across a growing regional landscape, while anchored in the upper Midwest. In 2012, our production facility underwent substantial development including the tripling of our brewing capacity through outdoor fermentation, the addition of a centrifuge and the expansion of our Dragon’s Milk cellar. In 2013, the company is expanding its distilling capabilities, renovating the downtown Holland Pub & Restaurant and focusing on the integration of Michigan agriculture; hops, wheat and barley, into several new and existing brands. 06/17/2013 04:40 PM Last Pint Poured It was with great shock and sadness that I learned of our friend Greg's passing this weekend. Musings readers know of Greg due to his recent win in the preliminary round of the National Homebrew Competition. I chatted with Greg a couple weeks ago when I dropped off the growler of Lost Rhino New River Pale Ale. Greg was an avid home brewer, who was inspired to get into the craft after enjoying the original release of that beer. He was surprised and excited to have the chance to try it once again. Over the years, Greg became an unabashed hop head, but still appreciated his "roots." Greg always wore a smile and was a genuinely kind human being. His love for his family and his faith was obvious to all. He was an active volunteer at our parish school and with the community swim team. He was an Army veteran who never lost his drive to serve others. Last weekend, Greg was doing what he loved most, spending time with his son. They were camping, along with another father and son, when he apparently succumbed to a massive heart attack.
Greg leaves behind his son, who just graduated from 8th grade last week, and a loving wife. Words cannot express the sorrow felt at this unexpected loss. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family. I hope all the readers of this blog who are so inclined, will also pray for Greg's eternal peace, and especially for his wife and son as they face this difficult time.
Greg named his home brewery "Hunting Run" after a local waterway, and his many friends were privileged to enjoy the quality beers he brewed and shared. I still have a bottle of a Munich Helles that he sent over just a few weeks ago. Soon I'll open that bottle and raise a special toast to the memory of this fine man. Rest in peace friend. 06/17/2013 04:00 PM Philly Beer Week 2013: The Index This wrap-up was originally slated to be compiled and put out for your consumption at least a few days ago, post-Philly Beer Week 2013. A bit of this, that, and life got in the way. Plus, I took to heart how, in response to that short survey that I put out a few weeks ago, there was not an overwhelming majority that said they cared as much about after-the-fact reporting as they did previews and 06/17/2013 02:54 PM Craft Beer Legislation Signed Into Texas Law Craft brewers in Texas should have an easier time selling beer in the Lone Star State now that Gov. Rick Perry has officially signed five bills that promote the business efforts of small producers. Last Friday, Gov. Perry signed off on bills SB 515-518 and SB 639, which make it easier for craft breweries and brewpubs to do business with distributors, retailers and consumers. Together, bills 515-518 allow the breweries the ability to sell product directly to consumers for on-premise consumption while giving brewpubs the right to self-distribute (up to 1,000 barrels) and sell their [...] 06/17/2013 02:34 PM Schlafly Beer Looking for CAO To Lead Them Through Expansion
The post Schlafly Beer Looking for CAO To Lead Them Through Expansion appeared first on thefullpint.com. 06/17/2013 02:23 PM Save the Date | June HBG Pint Night, Thursday, June 27, Mass Ave Pub  Last month's Pint Night focused on a sessionable style. This month we're shooting for something more exotic. So save the date, and we hope to have the final details made available by the end of the week. What's the purpose of Pint Night? To provide the community with pints at a reasonable price and, if you're interested in learning, to educate you about the particular beer on tap. So come on out and enjoy some great beer and conversation with us. 06/17/2013 02:03 PM Vicinity Manufacturing Hosts the First VicinityBrew Summit MARIETTA, Ga. — Vicinity Manufacturing held their first annual VicinityBrew Summit on May 17th at the Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center. VicinityBrew offers a comprehensive brewery management solution for Microsoft Dynamics by integrating and automating critical data along production, finance, quality, scheduling and compliance. The Atlanta based software developer invited brewery clients, local brewers, and other software solution experts to participate in a round table discussion to address craft brewing industry needs and possibilities for the future. VicinityBrew brewery clients in attendance included Sierra Nevada, Deschutes, Flying Dog and Highland Brewing Company. The Vicinity Manufacturing [...] 06/17/2013 01:54 PM Stone Brewing Co. Releases Stone RuinTen IPA ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Today, Stone Brewing Co. released Stone RuinTen IPA, a re-brew of 2012’s infamous Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA. The triple IPA was embraced by fans and Team Stone alike, which prompted Stone Co-founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner to add the intensely aromatic and unabashedly bitter brew to the Stone special release calendar this year. Last June, Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA was brewed to celebrate…wait for it…the tenth anniversary of the ground-breaking double IPA Stone Ruination IPA. The special tenth anniversary version clocked in at a staggering 110 International Bittering Units (IBUs) which was accomplished [...] 06/17/2013 01:44 PM Stone RuinTen IPA – Tasting Notes by Mitch Steele – Pairings by Dr. Bill Sysak
The post Stone RuinTen IPA – Tasting Notes by Mitch Steele – Pairings by Dr. Bill Sysak appeared first on thefullpint.com. 06/17/2013 01:36 PM Sprecher Brewing Company Wins Seven Medals at 2013 Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition GLENDALE, WI – Proving once again that exceptional craft beers come not only from Wisconsin but from Milwaukee’s original microbrewery, Sprecher Brewing Company took nine (9) awards at the 2013 Los Angeles International Commercial Beer competition. The award total includes one gold, three silver, and three bronze medals; as well as two honorable mentions. This blind-tasting competition is organized and run by Fairplex (formerly the L.A. County Fairgrounds); it is registered with the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) and the Brewers Association. All beers submitted must be available for sale to the general public. Gold [...] 06/17/2013 01:33 PM U.S. Beer Imports In 2007 Today’s infographic is entitled U.S. Beer Imports in 2007 and was created by Matthew Bambach for, I believe, a newspaper article about beer imports. But I like how it neatly shows the flow of the beer from different places into … Continue reading → 06/17/2013 01:31 PM Samuel Adams’ Brewlywed Ale Returns BOSTON – Back by popular demand by grooms everywhere, the brewers at Samuel Adams announce the return of Samuel Adams Brewlywed Ale. The limited release, Belgian-style “bride ale” will be available for one day only – on June 26, 2013 – exclusively at the Boston Brewery. Created to celebrate the tradition of brewing for weddings, Brewlywed Ale is an alternative to the traditional bubbly – and the 2012 batch even inspired three beer-loving couples to tie the knot last year with Founder and Brewer Jim Koch serving as Best Man. Jim and the wedding experts from TheKnot.com will be [...] 06/17/2013 01:22 PM Curling & Beer Equal Fun New Summer Festival to Northern Colorado  They say northern Colorado is the Napa of Beers as craft beers have a strong presence in the cities north of Denver. But what about curling? Isn’t curling a Canadian sport? Not any more as curling clubs are popping up all around the state. And curling and beer always go together. So craft beer enthusiasts [...]06/17/2013 01:19 PM Washington Beer Awards – Medal Winners Announced You are reading Washington Beer Awards – Medal Winners Announced by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading Washington Beer Awards – Medal Winners Announced by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. On Saturday, June 15, the winners of the inaugural Washington Beer Awards were announced at the Washington Brewers Festival. We were there when the winners were announced and did our best to congratulate everyone...06/17/2013 01:09 PM Stone RuinTen IPA Released June 17 Press Release ESCONDIDO, CA (June 17, 2013) – Today, Stone Brewing Co. released Stone RuinTen IPA, a re-brew of 2012’s infamous Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA. The triple IPA was embraced by fans and Team Stone alike, which prompted Stone Co-founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner to add the intensely aromatic and unabashedly bitter brew [...] The post Stone RuinTen IPA Released June 17 appeared first on The Barley Blog. 06/17/2013 12:55 PM Stone RuinTen IPA Released June 17  ESCONDIDO, CA (June 17, 2013) – Today, Stone Brewing Co. released Stone RuinTen IPA, a re-brew of 2012’s infamous Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA. The triple IPA was embraced by fans and Team Stone alike, which prompted Stone Co-founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner to add the intensely aromatic and unabashedly bitter brew to the Stone special release calendar [...]06/17/2013 12:27 PM Get Your Paul Bunyan On
The legend of Paul Bunyan is as big as the man himself. There are stories about his appetite, his proficiency with the blade, and his love of a big blue ox. He ate pancakes the size of swimming pools, created all 10000 of Minnesota’s lakes when he lost his car ...[Continue Reading] The post Get Your Paul Bunyan On appeared first on Alcohobby. 06/17/2013 12:24 PM Homebrewers Pick The Best Beers In America 2013 For the 11th straight year, the readers of Zymurgy magazine were asked to send in a list of their 20 favorite commercially available beers. With a record number of votes in the poll’s eleventh year, over 1,100 different breweries were … Continue reading → 06/17/2013 12:05 PM Battle of the Breweries Starts Tonight You are reading Battle of the Breweries Starts Tonight by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading Battle of the Breweries Starts Tonight by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. The craft beer business is booming, we all know that’s true. Lately, the general public and mainstream media is catching on to craft beer too, god bless em. Tonight at 7 p.m. , the Battle...06/17/2013 11:54 AM Celebrate Bunker Hill Day and Raise a Battle Road Beer to the Soldiers of the American Revolution Ipswich, MA June 17, 2013 – On June 17, 1775, Colonel William Prescott and 1,200 colonial troops occupied Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, in response to news that the British generals were planning to occupy the hills surrounding the city. While the battle ended in a retreat by the Colonials forces, they inflicted heavy losses [...] 06/17/2013 11:48 AM Growlers Pub: An Obituary I wouldn’t consider myself an emotional man but as I’ve gotten older I’ve definitely noticed I’m a bit more nostalgic. Don’t get me wrong, most nostalgia is pretty much malarkey, the “good old days” weren’t especially great. Let’s take the “good old days” of the St. Louis craft beer scene. Sure, there was a time when [...] 06/17/2013 11:31 AM Craft Beer, Pinball & The Rise Of The Barcade 06/17/2013 11:20 AM Karl Strauss Brewing Company Crowns Belgian Pale “Bleke Citroen” as Pro-Am Winner
The company received 41 entries from homebrewers across southern California. “The creativity and range of styles that we saw was really impressive,” says Matt Johnson, Head Brewer, Karl Strauss Brewing Company. “The overall quality of the beers was outstanding—it was hard to narrow it down to only three winners!” The company had six employees, including the Quality Control Manager, and two Certified Cicerones, judge the contest, as well as three guest judges. “We thought it would be fun to let a few guest judges participate and offer a fresh perspective. It was cool, because in the end, we all unanimously agreed on the first place winner.” Tim Taylor’s “Bleke Citroen” Belgian-style Pale Ale took top honors for its complexity and drinkability. “He packed a ton of spice and citrus flavor into a 5.3% abv beer and that’s not easy to do,” says Johnson. “We are really looking forward to brewing this beer with Tim at one of our brewery restaurants in August.” The company also awarded second and third place honors for “Pickle Tickle”, a creative and addicting Pickle Saison, and “Coco Starkbier”, a tropical Coconut Dark Lager. Each of the winning homebrewers was generous enough to share their recipes with the public and those can be found at the company’s website. For more information about Karl Strauss’ Pro-Am competition and recipes for the top three winning beers, visit www.karlstrauss.com. Share it. Cheers. Winners: 1st – Tim Taylor: “Bleke Citroen” – Belgian-Style Pale Ale 2nd – Gonzalo J. Quintero: “Pickle Tickle” – Saison/Experimental 3rd – Colin Weir – “Coco Starkbier” –Dark European Lager/Fruit Beer ### About Karl Strauss Brewing Company Karl Strauss Brewing Company has pioneered the San Diego beer scene since 1989 with innovative beer releases and award-winning favorites like Red Trolley Ale and Tower 10 IPA. The company took home 23 medals in 2012 and is currently ranked #39 on the list of the country’s top craft breweries with sole distribution in California. 2013 is on pace to be another exciting year of double-digit sales growth, with the brewery opening to the public this summer and a new brewery restaurant slated for this fall. For more information visit www.karlstrauss.com or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739. Share it. Cheers. 06/17/2013 11:19 AM Fort Collins Brewery Announces “Create Share Savor” Concept
But with FCB’s ten-year anniversary approaching later this year, Peters says it’s time to grow up. “If we’re going to continue to grow, we realized that we needed to decide what our core values are (besides a commitment to making good beer) and make sure our fans and potential customers understand what we’re really about.” To that end, FCB surveyed its entire staff to find out what they loved most about what they were currently doing, what they had done in the past, and what they wanted to see in the future. The answers they found are summed up in their new slogan: Create Share Savor. CREATE embodies the brewers’ passion for experimentation with beer, whether that is trying variations of classic styles or developing completely original recipes, and the staff’s overall interest in seeing other creative endeavors in the community thrive. To take advantage of its staff’s passion for creativity, FCB will be installing a pilot brew system later this year to allow brewers more opportunity for experimentation, and FCB is getting very involved with the art community, focusing philanthropic donations on art-related organizations and founding the FCB Art Brewery. SHARE represents the importance of beer’s social function to the FCB crew. “We all love drinking beer for the beer itself, but even more important are the friends and family we do it with, and the memories it creates,” says Marketing Director Charles Stanley. “We make a few beers that appeal to a particular niche, but mostly we design our beers so that a fairly wide range of people can enjoy them, and thus can be enjoyed socially.” SAVOR largely refers to the value the FCB staff puts on enjoying beer with food and beer’s ability to be food itself. To that end, FCB opened Gravity 1020 Modern Tavern inside its brewery in 2011. Gravity 1020’s menu has a wide and frequently changing menu meant to pair with FCB beers, and many recipes include beer as an ingredient. But that’s not the only way FCB shows its commitment to the combination of beer and food. Those attending FCB’s free brewery tours will now receive a beer-paired hors d’oeuvre along the way, and FCB recently added food pairing tips and recipes to the beer info pages on their website. “Beer-paired dinners are nothing new to craft beer enthusiasts,” says Jan Peters, “but we want people to know that they can enjoy beer and food together outside of a restaurant setting; it’s something that can be easily done at home.” FCB also plans to increase philanthropic partnerships with food-oriented organizations and events, and is working with local farmers to begin hosting a farmers’ market on the brewery grounds. “We’re very excited about the Create Share Savor concept,” says Peters. “By focusing on the aspects of beer and beer culture that we love the most, we’ll be able to take much more advantage of the passion our team has.” Links: FCB Website: http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/fortcollinsbrewery Twitter: twitter.com/FortCollinsBrew 06/17/2013 11:14 AM Burnside Brewing Co. Hops to the Big Apple for SAVORSM: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience
After five consecutive years being held at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., SAVOR makes its much-anticipated debut in New York City. Each brewery will pour two of its beers, accompanied by a reception-style sampling of sweet and savory appetizers designed by Brewers Association culinary consultant Adam Dulye, Chef/Owner of The Monk’s Kettle and James Beard Award-semifinalist Abbot’s Cellar in San Francisco, and a select group of chefs specializing in beer and food pairings.
“With our focus on food pairing and food inspired beers, we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the premier food and beer tasting event in the country. Following that theme, we’ve elected to bring two of our favorites befitting an event of this magnitude; Oatmeal Pale & GABF Gold Medal Winning Sweet Heat. Our Oatmeal Pale Ale is perfect for pairing with a wide array of cuisines, while our Sweet Heat displays it’s inspiration from a Caribbean chutney. ” said Jay Gilbert, co-owner of Burnside.
“SAVOR is the benchmark event for craft beer and food pairing in the U.S., and a unique opportunity to sample rare craft brewed beers from small and independent producers, many of which are not regularly available in New York,” said Julia Herz, craft beer program director at the Brewers Association. “We are so excited to bring SAVOR to the Big Apple and introduce New York beer lovers to the faces behind some of America’s most exciting breweries.”
During SAVOR, Burnside Brewing Co will be serving our Oatmeal Pale Ale paired with a Celery Shortbread Cookie & Sweet Heat paired with a Jumbo Lump Crab Cake.
Visit the SAVOR website for more information on the event, including full menu and brewery list. Tickets to SAVOR are available via Ticketmaster.
# # # When Burnside Brewing Co. opened its doors in 2010, the vision was concise. Focus on easy to drink beers that accompany and enhance the culinary experience. Brewmaster Jason McAdam is a creative trendsetter in brewing, bold enough to take risks and smart enough to leave a creative impression on your taste buds. He tweaks our desires for tradition with our Oatmeal Pale Ale, then throws in food inspired beers such as the GABF Gold Medal winning Sweet Heat, an apricot wheat beer dry hopped with scotch bonnet peppers reminiscent of a Caribbean chutney. Grab a pint, pick up a 22oz, or better yet visit us at the pub. 06/17/2013 11:11 AM Ommegang Take The Black Stout – Next Game of Thrones Beer On Deck
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06/17/2013 07:13 AM Breckenridge Agave Wheat Breckenridge Agave Wheat is a 4.2% ABV American wheat ale brewed with agave nectar, but you probably already had that figured out after reading the title above. I don’t believe that I’ve encountered anything agave based in the past whether on the beer front or any other type of food. And it was based on [...] The post Breckenridge Agave Wheat appeared first on The Barley Blog. 06/17/2013 06:46 AM Clamps & Gaskets: News Roundup for Weeks 21/22, 2013  A bi-weekly, non-comprehensive roundup of news of beer and other things. Weeks 21/22 19 May - 01 June 2013
06/17/2013 03:05 AM Cherchez la fée  So what's in the package then? I was a bit worried by the fizz as it poured but it settles quickly and is smooth and rather heavy, heavier than the ABV might suggest. Dominating the aroma, and the flavour as well, is an unfortunate malt-sack mustiness. It took me a while to get past this, and thankfully the effect lessened as the beer warmed. Deeper in the profile there's a herbal element but I need the power of suggestion to get any aniseed from it; it could just as easily be eucalyptus, turmeric or peppermint. Not the fun novelty I was expecting, then, but not the artificially flavoured mess I feared either. It's a mildly interesting warming ale, the sort you wouldn't send a postcard home from Belgium about, but warrants a pat on the back for France. 06/17/2013 03:05 AM Beer drinking in the 1930's  Starting with a point I've often made: that beer was shaped in the political and economic forces with which it coexisted. The enormous increase in the taxation of beer during WW I and the interwar period affected not just the itseld but the attitudes of drinkers to it: "The combined result of the constructive policy of the trade, the relatively high price of beer and the altered and improved standard of manners, customs and ideas of the masses of the people, has led to regard being paid by the consumer more to quality and flavour than to strength and volume. The alcoholic strength of beer, which remained practically unaltered from 1885 to 1914 at roughly an average of 5 per cent., and which was reduced owing to restrictions during the critical period of the war to something between 2-3 per cent., gradually rose when the restrictions were removed, and now stands at an average in the neighbourhood of 4 per cent., at which point so for as can be seen it will remain more or less constant in the absence of any material change in the rate of duty or other conditions. The great bulk of industrial beer consumed by the masses is now probably in the neighbourhood of 3 per cent, to 3.5 per cent, of alcohol content, whilst stouts and what may be termed "luxury" beers range up to 5 per cent." Beer had gone from being a cheap everyday item to something rather more expensive. Paying more, consumers also expected to get more for their money in terms of quality. It's a logical enough demand. His prediction that average beer strength would remain around 4% turned out not to be true. Though, in Nevile's defence, there were material changes in the conditions. A lttle fracas called WW II. The "industrial beer" he talks of is surely Mild Ale. Was it really 3 to 3.5% ABV? That's lower than the post-W II average of about 3.7% ABV. You can probably guess what's coming now. A look at the Mild Ales on offer in 1935 - 1936 and their strengths. It's at times like these that I'm glad that I could be arsed to transcribe the Whitbread and Truman Gravity Books. I've more than enough data to check Nevile's assertion:
It's dead handy that the gravity books also give the price per pint, because I've been able to divided the Milds up into three classes: 4d. per pint Ale, the continuation of wartime Government Ale. 5d. per pint Ordinary Mild. 6d. per pint Best Mild. By far the most common of the three types was 5d. Ordinary Mild. Low-gravity Ales were brewed in quite modest quantities, at least at the brewery's whose brewing records I've seen. Nevile is spot on in saying most was between 3 and 3.5% ABV. The average for 5d. Mild is 3.31% ABV. However, Mild at this strength was a relatively recent phenomenon. Before 1931, Ordinary Mild had cost 6d. per pint and had a gravity of 1040-1045º. Then there was the disastrous increase in the tax on beer in 1931. Rather than increase the price to 7d., brewers cut the gravity to 1035-1037º so they could continue to retail it at 6d. When the tax returned to its old level in 1933, brewers didn't increase the gravity back to its old level but instead cut the price to 5d. This is a point that I'd never considered: serving beer in places it never had been before: "Whilst the average bulk consumption of beer per head has been largely reduced, the consumption has been spread over a wider class of the community. Beer is consumed by classes of people who in old days would have regarded wine or spirits as their customary drink. The service of beer, for instance, at balls and after theatres is now almost universal." Presumably before WW I beer was overwhelmingly drunk by the working classes either in pubs or in their homes. Not in more upmarket venues like theatres. Though I bet they did serve Bass in posher places. Remember the CAMRA line of argument that people only drank Lager because it was pushed like hell by breweries? We may have to reconsider that as it doesn't seem to have worked in the 1930's: "It is to be noted that whereas over the rest of the world lager beer has ousted top-fermentation beer in popularity. Great Britain seems to be the only country where top-fermentation beer has held its own. Although lager beer has been largely advertised and a great number of brands are on the market and freely offered for sale, the total consumption in this country is still within very small proportions. The climate is frequently credited with the responsibility for this, but it is probable that the great attention given to the selection of materials by British brewers and the steady improvement of technique, both in the brewery and in the public-house, is the fundamental reason for the maintenance of the demand for British top-fermentation beer."I think I'm with Nevile on why Lager didn't take off in the first half of the 20th century. brewers were able to brew top-quality top-fermenting beer. Why should they incur the risk of buying the extra equipment required to brew Lager when there was no need to? In many European countries top-fermenting beer had been produced in small, old-fahioned breweries. These weren't able, in most cases, to compete with Lager on quality and gradually disappeared. There were a few exceptions, like Düsseldorf and Cologne, where breweries upgraded their brewhouses and adopted some Lager brewing techniques. Their beers are still around today. 06/17/2013 12:00 AM Monday Rant: Not Playing Favorites I'm pretty much a beer shopping addict. I love going to a local beer distributor and cruising up and down the isles for thirty minutes at a time. I have three of them close to me that I frequent. Steel Valley Beer is right here by me in Munhall. It's about a two minute drive away. I've written quite a few times about Brews on Carson in Pittsburgh's South Side and its propensity to get something interesting and off the wall once in a while. There's also Save Mor Beer and Pop Warehouse (yes, it's spelled like that) on Browns Hill Road across the Homestead Gray's Bridge. I love all three equally and thus try not to play favorites. I try to frequent each place the same number of times. Steel Valley is obviously the one with the least space and obviously a lesser selection. Brews on Carson is obviously located on Carson Street which we all know is a struggle in terms of traffic and parking. Luckily, there's a drive-thru in the back of the store that's open at certain points. Save Mor Beer and Pop has the most space of the three. Probably more than the other two combined and thus has the widest selection because of it. The only frustrating part for me is trying to not play favorites for any of my top beer shopping sites. This is pretty much one of the more pointless rants I've contrived amidst the series of these weekly posts. Still, isn't that the entire point of posting ones own thoughts on a blog? Maybe I'm just insane? 06/16/2013 11:29 PM Microbrewers Festival Volunteer Sign Up This year's Microbrewers Festival will take place on July 20. As has become the tradition, Hoosier Beer Geek will be organizing the festival and running the day-of operations. That means we're going to need a lot of help! If you'd like to help us make this year's Microbrewers Festival a success, consider volunteering with us! All volunteers will work the entire festival, but we'll make sure that you have ample time to enjoy some beer as well. We have a loyal following of repeat volunteers that help us out every festival, so it can't be too bad of a gig! If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments. Otherwise, follow this link to sign up. http://bit.ly/mf13volunteers 06/16/2013 08:00 PM Avery Brewing unveils new 12-pack packages US-based Avery Brewing has introduced new 12oz. can 12-packs in Colorado, US. 06/16/2013 06:40 PM Beer Birthday: Martyn Cornell Today is also Martyn Cornell’s birthdays. Martyn is an English beer writer who writes online at the Zythophile. Martyn is hands down my favorite brewing historian, and among my very favorite beer writers. His scholarship, research and skill is second … Continue reading → 06/16/2013 06:38 PM A taxing double standard Dr Brett Stubbs provides a comprehensive look at the history and evolution of the tax rebate that craft brewers love to hate...and covet... 06/16/2013 01:59 PM Meet the brewers: 21st Amendment & Elysian Happy Father’s Day Minneapolis / Saint Paul! If you’re looking for something fun to do this evening, you should head over to Republic at Seven Corners in Minneapolis. You’ll have a chance to enjoy beers and chat with three well-known brewers on a beautiful Sunday evening! Details for the event: Who — You, the craft [...] 06/16/2013 01:41 PM If Your Blog Were A Beer … Today’s infographic is entitled If Your Blog Were A Beer … and, with tongue firmly in cheek, explores the various types of beer as compared with different kinds of beer. Odd, but occasionally funny. Click here to see the infographic … Continue reading → 06/16/2013 12:33 PM Beer Birthday: Tom Dalldorf Today is Celebrator publisher Tom Dalldorf’s 71st birthday. Since he’s famous for having his picture in the Celebrator and being at every beer event, I figured the Bulletin should be no different. Join me in wishing Tom a very happy … Continue reading → 06/16/2013 09:03 AM Father's Day Road Trip As an early Fathers' Day celebration, we spent Saturday on the road, taking in local gun shops and local breweries. What else would you expect? Our first stop was the recently opened Airsoft GI Tactical store in Richmond. Our son frequently participates in air soft games so this stop was ostensibly for him, but I wanted to look around too. No sooner did we walk in the door did I spy an air soft replica of the SIG P226 I use in USPSA competition. Knowing Next we moved on to the iconic Green Top. I was simply interested in browsing, and also picking up another NEVCO target stand to add to my assemblage. (Like ammo, one can never have too much target paraphernalia.) While looking at the stands, I spied some clay stands, designed to hold clay pigeons for shotgun practice. We typically prop the clays up on tree stumps and other assorted pieces of wood, but these metal holders would add some height and variety. So my family decided a few of those would go along with the other stand for a Father's Day gift. Ties are cliché, shooting accessories make the preferred gifts around here! That done we headed up the road to Bass Pro Shops. Again, just for more window shopping, but first, food. We decided to eat at the in-store restaurant and I jokingly pointed out the fried alligator appetizer featured there. Except I wasn't joking, I fully intended to order it. (BTW, it doesn't taste like chicken.) The appetizer, along with a tasty oyster po-boy made for a filling lunch.  Browsing through the shooting sports section followed the meal, and then it was time to move on to the beer-focused part of the day. The first stop on this leg was Center of the Universe Brewing in Ashland. There I enjoyed a pint of Ray Ray's Pale Ale. This ale has a fresh, almost green, bitter and citrus hop profile, and was very tasty. Colleen went the malt route with a Main St. Altbier. I took a couple sips from her cup, and could detect the rich malt flavors, but my palate was too tainted from the lingering bitterness of the pale ale to get a proper impression. I enjoyed my beer very much, though I was a bit taken back by the disposable plastic cups being used. Perhaps that's a choice made in deference to the outdoor patio service. We arrived at the brewery just a few minutes after the 3:00PM opening time, and watched the place fill with people quickly. It seems to be a popular Saturday afternoon stop and there was soon a long line for beer. I did pick up a bottle of Homefront IPA to bring home, which will be the subject of a future review.  The final stop on our day trip was Rusty Beaver Brewery in Ladysmith. This micro-brewery opened just this Friday. Located in a strip shopping center, we actually drove right by it twice before realizing where the combination home brew supply shop and brewery was. (GPS guidance is not always that helpful.)  I typically prefer to pick just one or two beers at a new place and enjoy a full-size serving, however I was undecided on what beer to try, so I broke from my usual routine and opted for a flight of all five beers. Of the five, Colleen and I both enjoyed Roy's Big Bad Brown Ale and The Quake Stout the most. The Brown Ale had a subtle chocolate and brown sugar flavor with a mild bitterness. The Stout had a mild espresso flavor. There was nothing extreme about the Rusty Beaver beers, and they were all drinkable. Since we only had small tastes of each, I brought home a growler of the Brown Ale for a more in-depth review in the near future. I spoke to brewer Austin and his plan for the future is to brew larger batches at the nearby family farm, and use the small system at the store front for small batches of special beers. I wish him the best of luck and I look forward to stopping in again. It was a very enjoyable trip. We at some good food, looked at some firearms, and enjoyed a few new beers. The fun will continue soon at the range with the new target stands, to be followed by even more beer to enjoy. Thanks to my wonderful family for a fun day! 06/16/2013 09:00 AM Citra Wheat Kegging Day .JPG) When I ordered the ingredients, I noticed a new yeast at Austin Homebrew Supply called Persica. According to the web site: From the Pacific Northwest, this strain is fruitier than WLP001 with peach/apricot notes with a slightly lower attenuation. This strain has good diacetyl reduction capability. So I was curious to see what this beer would wind up tasting like. I noticed a white, almost pellicle like residue in the fermenter after kegging, and noted a slight sour smell. There was a fruity flavor to the aroma, nothing too out of balance, and that hint of sour. I did not taste anything sour, and thought the beer was quite good. I may be using Persica a lot more often. My OG was 1.044, and my FG was 1.005, which yielded an ABV of about 5%. 
06/16/2013 03:05 AM Dear Mary Lou  As there is a mention of beer, so I feel justified in posting it: "Dear Mary Lou- The absolute philistine, preferring canned Pabst to a decent pint of Bitter. But that gor me thinking: was canned beer really already that common bny 1942? That's pretty quick, as beer cans had first appeared fewer than 10 years previously. I have to admit to having a few doubts about the authenticity of this letter. The relentless use of hip American phrases seems a little overdone. What do you reckon? 06/16/2013 12:08 AM Belltower Brewfest Placerville CA 06/15/2013 04:09 PM Smoked duck breast pizza while having some Frecon fun? Sounds like a Saturday night in Pottstown to me. So I went out a couple of hours ago to restock the larder, the final stage of which brought me to the Sly Fox Tastin’ Room where I added cans of Grisette and Helles Lager to the haul. Can’t visit … Continue reading → 06/15/2013 01:40 PM My arse  I'm going to show my arse. Well, not strictly speaking my arse, but the arse of one of my books.That's what I'm peddling today, a book. The hardback version of "Bitter!". A book that proves the wonderful value of self-publishing the Lulu way. It's all about what I want. I didn't start collecting my blog posts out of the goodness of my heart. When I realised what a nightmare it was finding stuff I'd posted on the blog, I stared collecting it. Thematically. That's the motivation behind my books. Pure selfishness. A way of finding stuff. I'm a bit weird with books. I hate turned-down corners or bends. I unconsciously straighten them. Soft covers are so easily damaged. Dust jackets - don't get me started on them. Unless you wrap them in plastic, threat of a tear at any touch. Hardcover, no dust jacket. That's what I want to own. With my name in extra large letters. Shit. I have to get off to Keith's. No time to get an image of the book's rear. Apologies about that. If it's anything like my other intended-just-for-me editions, I'll be the only taker. Buy it now!. I have to get off. 06/15/2013 11:23 AM Sampling in Style at SAVOR 2013  SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience, the nation's benchmark craft beer and food pairing event, featured beers from 76 small and independent craft brewers in 2013, encompassing an impressive 39 different styles.06/15/2013 10:07 AM Don’t Miss Washington Brewers Fest 2013 Highlights from the first day at the Washington Brewers Fest at Marymoore park can help you plan your weekend AND make you want to kick yourself for missing Friday night! This was the second year that the Brewer’s Fest will be at Marymoor park. The grass is much more even than last year, but you [...]
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06/15/2013 06:39 AM Pic(k) of the Week: Blues for all ages  Thumb's up! It was the Tinner Hill Blues Festival, in Falls Church, Virginia, on Saturday, 8 June 2013, and even this young one was getting down with the groove. The Tinner Hill Blues Festival was launched in 1994 [in Falls Church, Virginia] as a music-centered street festival. From those modest beginnings, the event has developed into the weekend-long fête of all things blues: art, film, lectures, and – of course – blues performances, some by acts celebrated on the national level. ******************** 06/15/2013 05:00 AM TurboCool – Chill Your Beer in a Minute Flat Technology is headed in the right direction. People are taking steps to rid the world of warm beer and dreadful wait times. TurboCool is a new product that is currently looking for funding on kickstarter. The concept behind the design cools a can quickly by spinning the can in ice and water. Though we are 06/15/2013 05:00 AM Weekly Second-Hand Brews News Update: 6/15/13 I long ago lost the ability to keep up with even half the beer news out there in the wild and wacky world of craft beer. There was a time I attempted daily (or even more frequent) updates with interesting tidbits from around the brewniverse along with small contributions of my own thoughts. That has yielded to my weekly updates that you'll find here every Saturday morning with some of what I 06/15/2013 04:12 AM The Myth of the Authentic IPA Boak and Bailey's Beer Blog - Going on about beer and pubs since 2007 Modern beer historians have done some wonderful work challenging myths about India Pale Ale. The one we’re interested right now is this, as expressed by Martyn Cornell in a post which then demolishes it: North American craft brewers more closely adhere to early IPA specifications than do British brewers who, as a group, do not. [...] 06/15/2013 03:05 AM Draught beer in the 1930's  The biggest shock is that brewers were already trying to move away from cask conditioning. "So far as draught beer is concerned, filtration has been adopted to a considerable extent, but is not practised so widely as in the case of bottled beer. Many brewers chill and filter their draught beers and send them out ready for consumption in the licensed house, but probably the greater proportion of brewers find that by paying great attention to the whole of the brewing and the fining and treatment of the beer in the publican's cellar, an article is produced which satisfies the public equally well or better than the filtered article." At least Nevile does admit that, if well handled, cask beer could be superior to filtered beer. What's described doesn't sound like it goes as far as being full keg beer, but more like bright beer. I drank a fair bit of bright beer served by electric dispense in the 1970's and it was a good second best to cask. And definitely way superior to keg. Wooden casks weren't hugely popular with brewers. They were heavy, expensive to maintain and, if improperly cleaned, could taint beer. But in the 1930's there wasn't an obvious replacement to hand. The ultimate solution was to replace wooden casks with metal ones, but that process didn't start until after WW II. In the early 1970's, when I started drinking, there were still plenty of wooden barrels knocking around. Even national brewers sometimes still used them. "Whilst much progress has been made in many directions, there are still serious problems connected with the distribution of beer through licensed houses to the public which await solution. Nothing has yet been found to take the place of the wooden cask. Deficiencies have been to some extent ameliorated by various methods of lining and by improved methods of cask washing; but there are few brewers who would not gladly adopt another package if a satisfactory one could be found. How much time I've spent researching the tricky question of lining casks. Before WW I it seems to have been very rare to line casks, in contrast to continental Europe where it was standard practice to line casks with pitch. British brewers were reluctant to follow suit because of the taint the pitch gave to the beer inside it. After WW I, some brewers did line their casks, but preferred materials other than pitch, such as paraffin. If you have ever seen what a beast a wooden hogshead is, you'll be as amazed as me that larger casks were delivered to pubs before WW I. How much must a wooden butt have weighed? How on earth did draymen manoeuvre something so large and heavy into a pub cellar? But I was a little surprised that the average cask size in the 1930's was smaller than a barrel. I would have expected that to be the standard size before WW II. Of course now the majority of cask beer is delivered in 9-gallon firkins. A few breweries - Holt's, for example - continued to use hogsheads throughout the 20th century. They may even still use them. There was a way of doing away with casks altogether, by using cellar tanks. "In order to avoid the difficulties inherent in the wooden cask, a substantial number of brewers have adopted for a portion of their trade the principle of delivering filtered beer in tank wagons into tanks in the licensed house. This has met with a considerable amount of success, but for one reason or another does not appear at the present time to be making further progress." I'm not so sure that a "substantial number of brewers" used cellar tanks in the 1930's. I can think of only one that I know: the Hull Brewery. They used ceramic cellar tanks up until at least the 1970's. There was a big debate in CAMRA as to whether this beer counted as cask or not. Initially (and incorrectly, in my opinion) CAMRA did classify it as cask, but later changed their mind. "Apart from the filtered beer delivered to licensed houses, the practice of fining the beer in the cellar of the retailer has diminished and though in London the practice still is maintained to a considerable extent, by far the greater part of the beer supplied is fined in the brewery before delivery to the customer. The character of the finings themselves has also been greatly improved, the old form of finings made with acid beer having given way to those prepared under strictly hygienic conditions." Brewers switched to fining beer before dispatch around the time of WW I. They found that it was cheaper and more reliable than delivering finings with the beer and leaving it to the publican. Using sour beer to dissolve the isinglass forms a pretty obvious risk for infecting the cask being fined. As with filtered tank beer, this seems to have been a way of making beer more idiot-proof for publicans. This is a fascinating paragraph on the subject of beer dispense: "Beer Pumps versus Pressors The first attempt at CO2 pressure dispense in Britain that I know of was Worthington, in the first decade of the 20th century. It was a failure because the punters didn't like how the beer tasted. It seems that in the 1930's drinkers were equally resistant to this new method of serving beer. Why were they more receptive in the 1950's and 1960's? Was it more fashionable to be modern after WW II? Of course, there was resistance in the 1960's, too, and that led to the formation of CAMRA in 1971. I've evidence for some CO2 dispense in the 1930's and 1940's, but that was for Lager. Barclay Perkins price lists from the period include CO2 cylinders for serving their draught Lager. Oddly, handpumps almost totally disappeared from Scotland, replaced by "tall font" air pressure pumps. These started to fall out of favour for serving cask beer in the 1980's because they were difficult to tell apart from top-pressure pumps. 06/14/2013 06:29 PM 06/14/2013 Friday STL Beer Round Up Stuff from around the web O’Fallon Brewery announces some new beers. STL Today looks at a New Yorker craft beer article. Homebrew at festivals is now official. 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06/14/2013 05:28 PM Maine Island Trail Ale Every summer I take a vacation with a friend to Vinalhaven Island – the highlight of which is usually kayaking around the inlets and tiny islands and hanging out with eagles, seals and the sights and sounds that make summer sing with life. I am grateful for the opportunity to … 06/14/2013 04:51 PM Colorado Beer Releases for June 8-16, 2013  Here are some of the known Colorado craft beers released during this past week. While this list isn't complete by any means, it does represents a big chunk of of the 170+ breweries here in Colorado. If you spot something interesting - head on over to that brewery before it's gone. Please note that some of these releases are firkins or specialty kegs and may already be gone.Colorado Beer Releases Week of June 8-16, 2013 Arvada Beer Company - Poolhall Porter - June 10th. Arvada Beer Company - Coal Car Black IPA - returns June 13th. Arvada Beer Company - Barth's Berry Blast - returns June 14th. Avery Brewing - Momi Hiwa - #15 BA series - rum-barrel-aged coconut porter - June 9th 5pm. Avery Brewing - Dirty Chai Brown Ale - infused with coffee - June 14th 5pm. Avery Brewing - Ross's's' Melange - #16 BA series - barrel aged wild ale - June 16th 5pm. Beer By Design Brewery - Jacque's Double Black IPA - June 10th. Big Beaver Brewing - Beaver Crew's English Pale Ale - June 13th. Black Bottle Brewery - Take Warning - Wheat Saison - week of June 10th. Black Bottle Brewery - PDA (Panty Dropper Ale) - Belgian Tripel - week of June 10th. Black Bottle Brewery - Nook - Single Hop Chinook IPA - week of June 10th. City Star Brewing - Cherry Saison - Barnhouse Ale w/cherries - June 10th. Copper Kettle Brewing - Dunkel Lager - returns June 8th. Copper Kettle Brewing - Smoked Maibock - cask - June 12th. Copper Kettle Brewing - Imperial Red - returns June 15th. Crabtree Brewing - Berliner Weisse - returns June 12th. Crooked Stave - Musty Cedar Box - BA Burgundy sour - June 8th. Crooked Stave - Nightmare on Brett - BA dark sour - June 8th. Crooked Stave - WaelzBlood - peach sour & hibiscus - June 8th. Crooked Stave - Razzy Surette - BA saison w/raspberries - June 8th. Crooked Stave - St. Bretta Whitebier - w/Blood Oranges - June 8th. Dry Dock Brewing - Waltvleteren 12 - Belgian Quad Equinox Brewing - Galaxy IPA - firkin dry hopped w/galaxy hops & black peppercorns - June 13th. Fort Collins Brewery - Whitewater Wit - Tap Club Beer - June 16th. Grimm Brothers Brewhouse - Kleine Else - German-style Kölsch - June 10th. Grimm Brothers Brewhouse - Riffraff - Dunkelweizen - returns June 14th 12pm. High Hops Brewery - C.P.A. - Pale Ale w/all Colo. ingredients - firkin - June 12th 5pm. High Hops Brewery - The Demi-God - Power of Zeus dry hopped w/Herkules - June 16th. Left Hand Brewing - Hopfenweiss - June 11th. Lone Tree Brewing - Gran Cru Witbier - June 15th 12pm. Odell Brewing - Ride The Rockies Recovery Pale Ale - June 8th. Odell Brewing / New Belgium - Tag Team - Session Pale - June 8th. Pateros Creek Brewing - Blackberry Bramble - vanilla porter w/berries - June 13th. Prost Brewing - Kölsch - June 14th. Rock Bottom Denver - Jazzberry Ale - raspberry wheat - June 10th. Trinity Brewing - Saison Man - 750ml bottle release - June 14th 5pm. Twisted Pine Brewing - Red Mountain Ale - Scottish style - June 12th. Verboten Brewing - We're in a Pickle, Dick - Dill Pickle Pale Ale - June 12th. Yak & Yeti - Victorian Sunrise Wheat - 2013 edition - June 12th 4pm. To see a complete list for the last month and the previous 11 months visit the Colorado Beer Releases page. This article came from FermentedlyChallenged.com - a Colorado beer blog. Don't miss another article. Subscribe to Fermentedly Challenged by RSS today. 06/14/2013 04:44 PM Colorado Beer News 061413  Today is National Flag Day. Back in 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of the United States on this day. Flag Day has been officially commemorated as a national celebration since 1916 when President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation for it. Display our nation's flag proudly today and toast to our country. Here's what's happening around the Colorado beerosphere today Friday, June 14th, 2013.Last minute Father's Day Gift Idea - get him a growler fill of his favorite craft beer! Metro Denver Big Choice Brewing (Broomfield) - The brewery has brought back their Type 3 IPA today and you can get some in the tap room. JAMS PLACE will be parked outside the taproom serving up food as well. Elsewhere, a Big Choice brewery rep will be out at North Boulder Liquor today giving away some free stuff at 4:00pm. Stop in, sample and get your chance at the goodies. Great Divide Brewing (Denver) - Look who's turning 19 - Great Divide! They're throwing a SOLD OUT party for it on Saturday, June 15th from 2-6pm. Hope you grabbed your tickets already. Grats to Great Divide Brewing Company for 19 wonderful years in Denver. Here's to many more! Lowry Beer Garden (Denver) - If you bring Dad to Lowry Beer Garden on Sunday for Father's Day they'll give him a complimentary beer from their Happy Hour beer list.  Factotum Brewhouse (Denver) - A unique brewery concept is coming to Denver in the form of Factotum Brewhouse. Brother/Sister team of Christopher Bruns and Laura Bruns want to build a brewery where homebrewers can brew beer and work to perfect their recipes on a larger scale under the guidance and tutelage of the owners. Beer would then be available on tap at their taproom. Today, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to help raise funds to renovate their new location at 4735 Lipan Street in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver. They are needing to raise $8,000 or more over the course of the next 36 days. Check out their Kickstarter page and follow their progress on Facebook. Dry Dock Brewing (Aurora) - Today's Friday firkin is a Blackberry Hefeweizen. It taps at 3pm. Prost Brewing (Denver) - Stop in for a taste of their latest addition to their lineup - Kölsch. It's the light refreshing beer you've been looking for on this hot day. Boulder County Oskar Blues (Longmont) - Attention homebrewers, the Mobile Canning and Oskar Blues homebrew event has been changed to Saturday, August 10th from noon to 4pm at the Tasty Weasel Taproom. This will be an opportunity for you to bring in your homebrew, add priming sugars and put your homebrew into cans! It works similar to your bottling process, add your priming sugars then fill and seam the cans. Avery Brewing (Boulder) - Something different! Avery Brewing took their Chai Brown Ale and infused it with a dose of rich coffee. The result is something they call "Dirty". You can get dirty in their Tap Room starting at 5pm - Dirty Chai Brown Ale that is. Bootstrap Brewing (Niwot) - Batch 1 of their Pro-Am collaboration brew with James Frazer goes on tap today at 3pm - Bootstrap Black IPA. It won best of show at the Indian Peaks Alers' pro-am competition back in March. Northern Colorado Big Beaver Brewing (Loveland) - It's another Free Beer Friday at Big Beaver. Starting at 2pm for 30 minutes and then repeating at the top of each hour, Big Beaver will be pouring free pints of their Potent Peter IPA (limit 1 per customer) until their 1/6th barrel keg is gone. Suggest getting their early to be able to claim your free pint. Then stay and try their Blend of the Week called "Shaved Peter". This is a blend of their Belgian Ale and their IPA. Grimm Brothers Brewhouse (Loveland) - Today at the brewery Grimm Brothers are bringing back their Riffraff - a dunkelweizen. This is a special dark weissbier that they previously tapped back in October. This brew is known for being like a hefeweizen only with a bigger malt richness. Drink that with some "Brats and Hots" who will be on site serving food starting after 3pm. Equinox Brewing (Ft. Collins) - Here's how Friday night is going down at Equinox. They've got their just tapped Galaxy IPA back on tap along with Cary Morin playing live music in the Beer Garden from 6-8pm. Music and beer and the rest comes naturally. Funkwerks (Ft. Collins) - Not only do they serve up some great Saisons at Funkwerks, they are now also serving Cozy Cow Dairy beer-infused cheddar cheese plates in the taproom as well. Ask your server for the "infused" varieties. Pateros Creek Brewing Co (Ft. Collins) - Think you can make people laugh? Here's your chance to prove it - FOCO Funny Fridays at Pateros Creek. This is an open mic comedy night starting at 7:30pm and lasting until 10pm. Room for 15 comedians (1 could be you) and a headliner: Dan Jones. If you perform you'll earn a free beer. Sign up at 7pm for your 10 minute slot. Southern Front Range Trinity Brewing (Colorado Springs) - Their famous "Saison Man" is back and in bottles. It's being released tonight at 5pm in 750ml bottles. Mountains and West Crazy Mountain Brewing (Edwards) - Their Friday Firkin today is an Oak Aged Crazy Mountain Amber Ale. This limited batch taps at 5pm in the tasting room. _____________________________________________________________________ Catch up on Colorado Beer News from earlier this week: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday View Colorado Brewery Maps - Find a brewery near you! [ Boulder-Longmont Map ] [ Denver Area Map ] [ Northern Colorado Map ] [ Southeast Colorado Map ] [ Northwest Brewery Map ] [ Southwest Colorado Map ] Live Music in the Taproom - Beer and music go great together and many Colorado breweries and top watering holes offer live entertainment every day. Check out the Colorado Brewery Music Listings and find out who's playing at your favorite brewery or beer bar. Updated daily. 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This article came from FermentedlyChallenged.com - a Colorado beer blog. Don't miss another article. Subscribe to Fermentedly Challenged by RSS today. 06/14/2013 04:35 PM UBER Discount Codes for Washington Brewers Fest You are reading UBER Discount Codes for Washington Brewers Fest by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading UBER Discount Codes for Washington Brewers Fest by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. We have Uber discount codes below! Uber is offering a very special deal for people attending the Washington Brewers Festival this weekend. Use the festival code and you’ll get 50 percent off your ride...06/14/2013 04:27 PM Factotum Brewhouse to let homebrewers be the brewmaster  Ever wanted to perfect and brew your best homebrew beer recipe on a much bigger scale? Upcoming brewery Factotum Brewhouse will let you do just that. Denver has a new brewery coming to the area that will focus not only on offering their own craft beers, but also on homebrews made by customers who are looking to perfect their beer recipes under the guidance of the owners and have their beers featured on tap. Here's a press release from the brewery released today on their upcoming plans.Factotum Brewhouse set to become first homebrew-driven brewery Guest brewers use Factotum’s equipment, make beer to be served in taproom [PRESS RELEASE] DENVER, COLORADO – Factotum Brewhouse will be the first brewery to cater to homebrewers when it opens this fall in Denver, Colorado. Guest brewers will have the opportunity to brew their recipe on Factotum’s seven barrel system and the beer will then be served to thirsty taproom patrons. With help from headbrewer Christopher Bruns, homebrewers will learn the steps of commercial brewing from recipe creation to the brewing process to the taproom release of the beer. This concept was originally designed for serious homebrewers who wish to receive honest, unbiased feedback from the public but recreational brewers, new brewers, and small groups are also welcome to use Factotum’s services. Christopher will act as quality control and to ensure the tap lineup isn’t dominated by any one style: “If six people come in wanting to brew an IPA, they can either wait in line or decide to brew something else,” says Christopher. Six of Factotum’s eventual eight taps will pour homebrewer beers while the remaining two will pour beers made by Christopher. Brother-and-sister team Christopher and Laura Bruns conceived of the Factotum model over dinner with their other two siblings and have since graduated from Denver’s Small Business Development Center’s business start-up class as well as Tom Hennessy’s renowned Brewery Immersion Course at the Colorado Boy Pub & Brewery in Ridgway, Colorado. Christopher and Laura’s Midwestern, German-American upbringing has instilled in them a passion for beer and they’re mutual background in education compels them to make Factotum a school as much as it is a brewery; Factotum isn’t just a place to drink great beer but also a place to learn about beer. Located at 4735 Lipan Street in the Sunnyside neighborhood, Factotum is moving into an already established craft beer community with Stomp Them Grapes homebrew supply store two doors down, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project ½ mile away, and the upcoming Diebolt Brewing Company one mile away. Christopher and Laura hope local beer lovers will use the close proximity to ride their bicycles and safely visit all these fine establishments. Factotum’s setting, like so many in the Denver area, is an industrial one and the taproom ambiance will complement that setting with a rustic, factory, wood-and-metal atmosphere. However, this location means Factotum is lacking somewhat in natural light. Please visit Factotum’s Kickstarter.com page (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/181768191/beautify-the-factotum-brewhouse-taproom) so that Christopher and Laura may make improvements to the taproom including the purchase of a glass-paneled garage door to bring sunshine into the brewery. Factotum will also provide special discounted prices for beer bloggers, bicyclists, and teachers. Mission Statement: Factotum Brewhouse assists homebrewers in creating a highly-drinkable product by providing professional brewing equipment, guidance and education, and a beer-loving community defined by mutual support, unbiased opinion, and a philosophy that anybody can brew. www.factotumbrewhouse.com FactotumBrewhouse@gmail.com Twitter: @FactotumBrew Find us on Facebook! # # #  Photo from their Facebook page. This article came from FermentedlyChallenged.com - a Colorado beer blog. Don't miss another article. Subscribe to Fermentedly Challenged by RSS today. 06/14/2013 03:50 PM Craft Spirits Carnival This Weekend The annual Craft Spirits Carnival returns to San Francisco this weekend and tickets are still available. The world’s largest tasting room for craft spirits is an event that can’t be missed by any self-respecting connoisseur. For $80 attendees get to sample spirits for an entire afternoon on both Saturday and Sunday. With over 100 brands to choose from, it offers a rare opportunity to experience all manner of fermented frivolity. The try & buy format is an ideal way to acquaint yourself with new and exclusive spirits before taking the bottles home. It’s also not something you see in California all too often, where the restrictions on distilleries forbid tasting rooms. In addition to all of that sensational sipping, you’ll also have access to several local food vendors as well as circus-themed entertainment–all along the scenic bay views provided by Fort Mason Park. The Craft Spirits Carnival is something that I [...] 06/14/2013 03:43 PM Where’s Pappy? Right Here! It’s National Bourbon Day! Can you think of a better way to celebrate National Bourbon Day than with 20 Year Old Pappy Van Winkle? Exceedingly happy that we didn’t go through our usual two bottles of Pappy at Christmas dinner so that I could sit here in the middle of June and quaff a dram…or two. I might even [...] 06/14/2013 02:52 PM Draftmark In-home Draft Beer System  I had never heard of the Draftmark tap system until I was contacted by them recently to see if I was interested in receiving one to try. For those who are also unfamiliar with it, the Draftmark is a new easy to use self-contained in-home draft beer system from Anheuser-Busch InBev. Dispensing beer from a disposable 1 gallon bottle without the use of CO2, the Draftmark easily fits on the shelf in your fridge in about the same space as a 12 pack of cans. Its actually small enough and light enough that you could take it with you to a party, camping, etc. An insulated carrying bag with freezer pack around the bottle would actually be a pretty good add-on for it.The main system itself retails for around $49.99 with the beer refills ranging in price from $13.99 ~ $15.99. I haven't actually seen the system or refills in the Houston area yet, but the Spec's website indicates limited availability at their various locations. The setup is very simple but does require about 4 ~ 6 hours to charge the removable battery and may take that long to chill the beer refill, so don't expect to be pulling your first pint as soon as you get the system home. The Draftmark is designed to be extremely low maintenance as there is no CO2 bottle to change or lines to clean. The rechargeable battery powers an air pump that automatically pumps air into the space between the bottle and the liner that contains the beer to essentially squeeze the beer out (no air comes in contact with the beer inside the bottle). Each beer refill includes a new spout used to dispense the beer from the bottle, so there is nothing that needs to be cleaned when changing refills. The one gallon of beer will get you about eight 16oz pints. At this time, the refills available are Budweiser, Shock Top, Goose Island India Pale Ale, Goose Island Honker’s Ale, Michelob AmberBock and Bass Pale Ale. The detailed setup instructions indicate that the first pint could be foamy (which it was), but my subsequent pours have been as well (despite trying different pouring techniques). The foam does settle quickly, but the beer itself seemed less carbonated. I'd have to try a couple of more refills to know if that's normal for this system or not. As this is a product from Anheuser-Busch InBev, the selection of beer refills is limited to their own products. I have to admit, I probably wouldn't have been interested in trying it if they didn't have Goose Island refills available. At around $16 for the Honkers Ale refill, that's about $2 per 16oz pint (a pretty good price for draft beer) or $1.45 per 12oz serving (which would be about $8.70 per six pack of bottles). Its not necessarily saving you money, but I do enjoy the ability to pour as much or as little as I want. Overall, I thinks its a pretty cool self-contained system, but the limited availability of craft beer refills will keep it more of a novelty that I'll bring out for parties and get-togethers. I like Goose Island, but not enough to always have one of them on tap in my fridge and that's the only current refills I'm interested in. Considering you can buy a 18 pack of Budweiser cans for less then 20 bucks, I'm not sure it will really appeal to the average Bud drinker either. I think they need to expand the refill selection to include more of their premium and import brands like Hoegaarden, Leffe and Stella, as the consumer of those brands is more likely to spend the money on this type of system and continue to use it. Somehow getting actual craft breweries on board, even if it was just the larger ones like New Belgium, Sierra Nevada or Sam Adams would be great as well, but probably unlikely. In the meantime, I'll happily finish my Honker's Ale and I'll probably try the Goose Island IPA when I find it here. Copyright © 2012 AllGoodBeer.com - All rights reserved 06/14/2013 01:28 PM Barclay Perkins news  Unfortunately they seem to have forgotten to bring up one of my internet orders. Bugger. And I forgot to order another two through sheer incompetence. So I still don't have the full set. But, because Whitbread's brewing books mostly cover one brewing year (July to June) I do have photos from every single year. My side project was the Lager logs of Barclay Perkins. Tracing the trajectory of Lager in the UK has become an obsession. And good old Barclay's, with their embracement of Lager in the 1920's, played a much more important role than most now realise. Just had a quick look at a couple of brewing records from the 1925 and something sprang out: they were using Carlsberg yeast. Repitching from earlier brews, but clearly identified as Carlsberg. Not such a surprise, as their Lager brewer was Danish. Still nice to know. 06/14/2013 01:25 PM Large expiration date, large reason why to Enjoy By
07.04.13 is printed (extremely large) on the bottle, and the literal name of this beer is Enjoy By. But Why? You quick witted folks out there should arrive at the conclusion that Stone is telling us to enjoy this beer by the date on the bottle. Great, but still…. why? ...[Continue Reading]The post Large expiration date, large reason why to Enjoy By appeared first on Alcohobby. 06/14/2013 01:15 PM Surly Taproom in Brooklyn Center Well, well, well, what do we have here? According to this Star Tribune article, Surly Brewing Co. plans to open up a taproom at their brewery in Brooklyn Center. According to the article, the plan is to spruce up their tasting room and offer Taproom hours 3-10pm Wed-Friday and noon-10pm... 06/14/2013 12:25 PM TurboCool Canned Beer Chiller TurboCool Canned Beer Chiller - CraftBeerTime.com Warm beer. Do you think there is someone out there that really likes it? One sick individual with tastebuds long dead that enjoys a non-cold one? For the rest of us, a properly chilled beer is part of what is so enjoyable about a nice brew. We’ve all had times when we have a beer [...] 06/14/2013 12:08 PM Week of 06/14/13 Beer Tastings Today, from 4PM to 6PM the Wine and Cheese Place in Clayton will hold its weekly Friday beer tasting in which they will be pouring: Wells Banana Bread Beer, McEwans Scotch Ale, Odells Loose Leaf Session Ale, and New Belgium Pluot. Additional information can be found at their blog. Today, from 4PM to 6PM the Wine [...] 06/14/2013 12:07 PM Smuttynose & Stone Brewing Teaming up for “Cluster’s Last Stand” Some epic news from Stone & Smuttynose - they are teaming up in a collaboration to brew a tribute to the first American IPAs. I cannot wait to try this. 06/14/2013 11:40 AM Saison Throwdown This summer, Mike and I are going a saison throwdown. What’s a saison throwdown, you ask? I am not sure either. Actually, what we are going to do is brewed saisons this summer and see how they compare and contrast with each other. We did an oktoberfest duel a few years ago so we will do the [...] Read the original article Saison Throwdown and other Brew Dudes posts. 06/14/2013 10:58 AM What are you doing for World Gin Day, Saturday 6/15? As if you lot needed an excuse, it’s World Gin Day on Saturday. An ancient rite, ever since some gin marketing people invented it a couple of minutes ago, World Gin Day traditionally sees families up and down the country gather round the Gin Tree to say prayers to Mother Juniper before the children take [...] 06/14/2013 10:14 AM Charlie Trotter being sued for selling ‘fake’ Romanée-Conti Chicago-based celebrity chef Charlie Trotter is being sued for allegedly selling two collectors a magnum of fake Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Bekim and Ilir Frrokaj paid £30,000 last June for what Trotter had claimed was a magnum of 1945 DRC from the chef’s now defunct Michelin-starred restaurant, Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago. The pair only learnt [...] 06/14/2013 09:56 AM Weekend Beer Festival Forecast for June 14 to June 16, 2013 Hello Road Trips for Beer readers! Before we get to this weekend’s festivals, I have a favor to ask you. I’m in the running to win a beer blogger contest to the CanFest in Reno, ... 06/14/2013 09:17 AM Random Beer Roundup - The Cheers to Dad Edition  Hoosier Beer Calendar
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From the Brewers:From Amanda at Cutters Brewing in Avon: 
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From Ryan at Thr3e Wise Men in Broad Ripple:  Thr3e Wise Men is now serving our newest creation, Czech Yo’ Self Big Pimpin’ Impin’ Pilsner. Stop by and have a pint for only $2.50 on Tuesdays! Thr3e Wise Men and Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse will be having a beer dinner on Friday June 21st. Four of our beers will be paired with a three-course dinner prepared by Chef Rolf. Please RSVP to Lori Seefeldt loris@ruthchris.us. Are you a bar or restaurant owner/operator? If you are then you can now serve Thr3e Wise Men Beer at your great establishments. We are now distributing through Cavalier Distribution of Indiana. Talk to your local Cavalier rep. Click here for more info. From David at Triton Brewing in Indianapolis:
From Justine at Union Brewing in Carmel:  The Braumeister has arrived! It's shiny and new and looks so good sitting in our front window. As soon as the fermenters arrive from Germany we'll be back to doing what we love...brewing delicious beer! At Bars, Restaurants, & Home Brewing Suppliers: From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse: Come join us at Scotty’s Brewhouse for Sunday Funday this Summer! We are now serving $2.00 Thr3e Wise Men Pints & $2.50 Thr3e Wise Men Centennial Martyr Double IPA Pints! (Excludes Mishawaka Location)From Chelsey at Union Jacks in Broad Ripple:
From Mike at Yogi's in Bloomington: http://www.yogis.com/index.php/about/blog/beer-blog Beer Events/FundraisersBrew Bracket featuring Pale Ales “BB7: The Cure for all Your (pale) Ales"
Fishers On Tap - Summer The Rotary Club of Fishers, is hosting Fishers On Tap - Summer, at the new Fishers Amphitheater on Father's Day weekend, Saturday June 15, 2013. This outdoor beer tasting fundraiser will feature 12-15 local Indiana brewers, live music from Soul Street, hand chosen food trucks. All proceeds will be given back to our local community to service organizations that help those in need. Girls Pint Out: Beers, BBQ & a Lesson in HomebrewingAlways wanted to learn how to brew your own beer? Now is your chance! The guys at Balls Brewing have volunteered to give us a lesson in brewing their amazingly delicious IPA. Join us Saturday, June 22nd from noon to 5 pm for a day of brewing, complete with a cookout, and, of course, beer drinking. Samples of Balls Brewery homebrew will be provided throughout the day. Tickets are $15 and include a Girls' Pint Out pint glass and food during the event. Only ten spots are available - so reserve yours now! This event is ladies only.Get your ticket here!Girls Pint Out: Pint Night at Bier Brewery It is always a special occasion when Bier Brewery serves pints! Come have a pint with us Wednesday, June 26th from 5-7!
Girls Pint Out: Happy Hour on the Patio
Scotty's Brewhouse (Downtown)July 10th 6:00-9:00 pm
Girls Pint Out: Beer Cocktail Contest
18th Annual Microbrewers Festival: The Indiana Microbrewers Festival makes its 18th showing on July 20 in Broad Ripple. Your favorite Indiana breweries will be joined by a select group of guest breweries from around the country at Indiana’s largest craft beer event. Over 300 beer selections to choose from! VIP Experience: $100 (very limited, online only) Early Bird: $55 (limited, online only) Designated Driver: $10 (available online and at the gate) *ADULTS ONLY Facebook Page Our Webpage Our Twitter twitter.com/drinkindiana Brews Across the Wabash The event is set for Saturday, August 24. VIP admission opens at noon with general admission at 1 pm. The event wraps up at 5 pm. Tickets available at www.beersacrossthewabash.com or http://beersacrossthewabash.
06/14/2013 09:00 AM Philly Beer Week Hammer of Glory STOLEN! Kinda.  Maybe it had too much to drink, and went for some fresh air. A passerby found it under I-95 and returned it on Sunday. I'm sure it was crowded at the venue, but how do you miss someone walking out with a sledgehammer? A sledgehammer labeled "Philly Beer Week"? And how does someone walking around the city with a sledgehammer go unnoticed? I will be in Philadelphia in two weeks. I will let you know if there are a lot of people carrying sledgehammers. 
06/14/2013 07:25 AM Terrapin Tree Hugger When I first cracked open this bottle of Terrapin Tree Hugger (a 5.1% ABV Altbier), I initially thought it to be an amber ale. It packs a solid hop character and moderate sweetness, but it wasn’t until the beer had a chance to warm in the glass that it’s true nature began to show through. [...] The post Terrapin Tree Hugger appeared first on The Barley Blog. 06/14/2013 06:18 AM Great news for the weak-wristed and those searching for that last-minute father's day gift!  My fourth book, Shakespeare's Local, is out now in paperback! This new edition has the same text and pictures as the old one, but it has a different cover, is lighter to hold, and has the words 'As read on BBC Radio 4' on the front. If you didn't buy it for your father or pub-loving hubby for Christmas, you can now atone for that oversight by buying it for Father's Day! This is less a beer book, more a social history of one pub in one part of London that in turn tells a history of day-to-day life from the perspective of the bar stool. Pubs have endured for a thousand years, and while the basic principle and function of them is amazingly constant over time, how that is expressed changes constantly. The four sets of legs standing at the bar together illustrate the variety of people who have enjoyed a pint at the George Inn, Southwark, over the centuries it has stood as a living, breathing boozer. Any great pub has colourful individuals propping up the bar. Over the centuries the George has played host to villains, rogues and royalty, welcoming Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Taylor, Beyonce and the Stuart era's finest Fart Poet, and hosted a lock-in for Princess Margaret with the Bishop of Southwark. The only element of this that jars is that the reviewer says it as if she thinks it's a bad thing.
Available now in all good bookshops. 06/14/2013 05:00 AM Brewery Tour of Golden Golden, CO, is where it all began. You may have heard of it. Coors, the Banquet Beer and Coors Light, the Silver Bullet. Adolph Coors brewed his first barrel of beer in Golden in 1873. Now a hundred years later there are a total of four breweries in Golden, each unique and each out to 06/14/2013 03:51 AM Ale That’s Stale but also Immature Boak and Bailey's Beer Blog - Going on about beer and pubs since 2007 Manchester brewers J.W. Lees’ Harvest Ale (‘a vintage barley wine made from the first hops of the year and the very finest British malt’) is one of those beers included in what was once our ‘hit list’, Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide. In The Book, a 1999 vintage is pictured in the customary glossy-beer-book glamour [...] Ale That’s Stale but also Immature 06/14/2013 02:52 AM The Craft Beer Industry Association announces new membership categories. The Craft Beer Industry Association has announced a revamp of its membership categories... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(HOLLAND, Mich) — Fred Bueltmann (also known as The Beervangelist) is an owner of New Holland Brewing Co. and an outspoken, fiercely passionate champion of well-made beer and food. Well-known in the beer and food communities, Fred’s exuberant and sometimes manic quest to artfully integrate beer with food led to his first book —
San Diego, CA – June 13, 2013– Karl Strauss Brewing Company recently hosted its third annual Pro-Am competition, where homebrewers submit their best beers for the chance to brew the winning recipe on a commercial scale. The winning beer will also be entered into the Great American Beer Festival 
Since its founding in 2003, FCB (AKA The Fort Collins Brewery) has been living the dream of all small breweries: making beer, supporting causes its staff believes in, and having no shortage of fun along the way. FCB’s Vice President of Operations, Jan Peters, refers to the last ten years as FCB’s early college career. “Most people don’t go into college knowing what they want to study, or if they do, most end up changing their minds. You have to explore all your options before you commit to something long term, and that’s what we’ve been doing: finding out what we like best about the beer business and what works.”
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