Here’s a bit of forward thinking from an administrator in the county where I pay property taxes: “If we are doing (DWI) roadblocks, we have to help people get home safely, too.” And Diane Irwin, administrator of the Sandoval County DWI and Prevention Programs, is putting my tax dollars (and others’) where her mouth is. [...]

Wilson at Brewvana has announced the topic for The Session #11. As he puts it: I’ll be January’s host, hoping to be the instigator of beer excitement. Pollinator of beer enthusiasm. Elevator of beer appreciation. Detonator of beer discussion. Yes, plan to have a dopplebock come Jan. 4. If you are new to the idea [...]

Miller Brewing plans to test market three “craft-style” beers lower in calories and carbohydrates than beers described as “craft.” The Miller Lite Brewers Collection, — a blonde ale, an amber and a wheat — will begin testing in February in Baltimore, Charlotte, Minneapolis and San Diego. Jack Curtin doesn’t think much of the idea. If [...]

In October I dug up a list of the best-selling “craft” beers in the country, according to Information Resources Inc. (the details). Now Brew Blog has the Nielsen numbers for the 13 weeks ending Dec. 1. I thought it would be fun to compare them. The IRI figures are compiled for the Brewers Association, so [...]

Château Petrogasm uses “colors, sketches, photography, and other visual media in order to convey both the intrinsic components of a particular wine along with a general impression of it. ” In other words, pictures instead of words. That hardly seems necessary for the latest release of Mephistopheles’ Stout from Avery Brewing in Colorado. A closeup [...]

Yes, we’re just two days beyond Monday musing, but seems to be a lot going on that might not otherwise be worth a full length post. – Too late for this year, but Greg Clow at Beer, Beats & Bites suggests beer bloggers get involved in the Menu for Hope charity event. He’s offering to [...]

The question I get asked second most often — after “What’s your favorite beer?” — runs something like, “What book about beer would you recommend?” Then I ask a question of my own: Is this for somebody who wants to learn about beer in general, for a homebrewer, a history buff, a breweriana collector, or [...]

If you don’t want to drink this beer then I will: “It poured a rich, deep copper colour, slightly hazy. It reminded me of American IPAs – you could almost see the weighty alcohol content. The nose was an absolute delight – an initial sharp citrus tang, followed by a deeper range of tropical fruit [...]

Having spent much of three days in airports, airplanes and a moving car (a new project I’ll write about here sooner than later) I’m in serious catch-up mode this morning, but early on noticed a post at Miller’s Brew Blog indicating the sales balance between spirits and beer may be beginning to swing back beer’s [...]

Ted at Barley Vine has posted his roundup for The Session#10: “Let it snow, let it snow.” Thirty-one bloggers joined in, and tasted a heck of a lot more than 31 beers (made me feel like a slacker). Ted writes: “I know that I learned a lot about winter beers, and its given me an [...]