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Joe Sixpack’s brews of the year

December 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on Joe Sixpack’s brews of the year

Joe Sixpack from the Philadelphia Daily News sums up his 6 favorite beers of the year. 1. Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon (Norway): An imperial stout with 16 percent alcohol (at $25 a bottle), this baby set the pace for a new wave of Scandinavian beers. 2. Goose Island Matilda (Illinois): A surprisingly authentic Orval Trappist […]

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Tags: Avery · CO · DE · Dodfish Head · Goose Island · Russian River Brewing Company · Schneider & Brooklyner · Stoudt · Yards

Would you pay $30 a beer

November 21st, 2007 · Comments Off on Would you pay $30 a beer

The San Jose Mercury News is running a story on beers that are going up market. John Alderete is opening Mayfield Brewing Co. in Palo Alto. One is a pale beer that began its life as a traditional India Pale Ale but has been fermenting, first in a French oak barrel that formerly held zinfandel, […]

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Tags: Brooklyn · Mayfield · NY

Winter Beer

November 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

If you like strong winter beers then The Washington post has some suggestions for you. The Author had a chance to sample the following large selection of beers,  Anchor Brewing’s Co Our Special Ale, Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale, Clipper City Brewing Co’s Winter Storm, Old Dominion Brewing Co’s Dominion Winter Brew, Wild Goose Brewery’s Snow […]

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Tags: Anchor · Beer · Brooklyn · Clipper City · Fordham · Michelob · Old Dominion · Sierra Nevada · Troegs · Wild Goose

Expensive Beer

November 12th, 2007 · Comments Off on Expensive Beer

The Philadelphia Daily News’ article this week is on expensive beer. The most expensive sixpack in America Samuel Adams Utopias (Massachusetts), $140 for 24 oz. ($5.83 per ounce). Lost Abbey Cable Car (California), $30 for 750 ml ($1.18 per ounce). Russian River Supplication (California), $14 for 375 ml ($1.10 per ounce). Avery Mephistopheles (Colorado), $12 […]

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Tags: Allagash Brewing Company · Avery · Beer · CA · Church Brew Works · CO · Lost Abbey · MA · ME · NY · OR · PA · Rogue · Russian River Brewing Company · Sam Adams · Sly Fox · Southampton Ales · Stone · weyerbacher

November 1st, 2007 · Comments Off on

Wine Magazine has a good article about US Brewers taking on the challenge of brewing Belgian wheat beers and winning. I have tried Allagash White and Brooklyn Local 1 and can recommend them. I need to keep an eye out for Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Xtra Gold American Tripel Ale, Dogfish Head Festina Pêche, Samuel […]

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Tags: Allagash Brewing Company · Beer · Brooklyn · DE · Dodfish Head · ME · Sam Adams · Southampton Ales · Unibroue

SPBW 4th Annual Real Ale Festival

October 29th, 2007 · Comments Off on SPBW 4th Annual Real Ale Festival

This years Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood Real Ale Festival was a great success. Over 400 tickets were sold, with additional tickets being sold at the door at The Wharf Rat. With over 30 Cask beers and unlimited sampling, everybody left happy. I was one of the volunteers inside pouring beer […]

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Tags: Beer · Brewer's Art · Brooklyn · CapCity Baltimore · Clipper City · DuClaw · Franklins · Gordon Biersch Tysons · MD · Oliver · Rock Bottom Ballston · SPBW · Troegs · Victory · Yards

Smithsonian National Zoo + Beer = Brew at the Zoo

August 26th, 2007 · Comments Off on Smithsonian National Zoo + Beer = Brew at the Zoo

The Smithsonian runs a fund raising event every year called the Brew at the Zoo. I got a last minute ticket for this years event. They had beer from over 20 microbreweries, and served hors d’oeuvres from area restaurants. The price of the ticket included a Beer Glass, Food, and all the beer samples you […]

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Tags: Beer · Clipper City · DC · Dodfish Head · North Coast · Ommegang · SweetWater Sterling