Archive for June, 2007

10 years of Falling Rock

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Don Younger is going to stop by. Will you?
Granted, Younger - the venerable Portland, Oregon, publican who founded the Horse Brass Pub in 1976 - has his own stool at Falling Rock Tap House in Denver, but he seldom uses it in June.
He’ll be in Denver this week because Falling Rock celebrates its 10th anniversary.
The […]

Session #4 roundup posted

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Snekse wraps up the fourth round of The Session, this one focusing on local beers.
Hitting the road this summer? Might want to check out Local Brews: A Field Guide before traveling.
Many of the contributors did more than offer a single tasting note on a beer that was available locally. You’ll find lots of excellent […]

Session #4: I’ll have green chile with that

Friday, June 1st, 2007

When we started The Session in March I was hoping each monthly host would not feel constrained to make the theme a particular beer style, so kudos to Snekse for making the June theme Drink Local.
If New Mexico has a state beer adjective it is hoppy, and the state beer style would be India Pale […]

How do you overlook 100 million cases of beer?

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Here’s a multiple choice question:
a) Beer is an industrial product.
b) Beer is an artisanal product.
c) Wine is a pastoral/agricultural product.
d) Wine is an industrial product.
Which if these choices do you think Field Maloney chose in a story that appeared the web magazine Slate? I’ll give you a hint. The headline read: Beer in the Headlights. […]