Archive for September, 2008

Session #19: What would Einstein drink?

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

This post is my contribution to Session #19, Deutsches Bier, so head there for the roundup, and check out Bathtub Brewery for details about the 20th gathering of beer bloggers. My entry was written Sept. 4 with no clear idea when I might be able to post it. Three days and four Bavarian weiss beers [...]

Where good beer is cheaper than gas

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

I stand corrected. You can buy a liter of all-grain, full-flavored beer for less than you’d pay for a liter of gas. Here’s proof, a photo taken at a small grocery store in Wertheim, Germany (at the junction of the Main and Tauber rivers, and with terrific castle ruins). Beer is .66 euro (or less) [...]

Monday musing: The carbon footprint of Fat Tire

Monday, September 1st, 2008

New Belgium Brewing and The Climate Conservancy have released a 36-page paper that assesses the carbon footprint of a 6-pack of Fat Tire. If you are one of those people who flips to the last page of the mystery book, the answer is “3,189 grams of CO2.” The New Belgium blog points out that “in [...]