Doesn’t look the message to wait until July of 1969 is going to be a problem . . .
The time has come to open the 1968 bottle of Thomas Hardy’s Ale.
Daria gave me this bottle for Christmas more than six years ago, and the immediate question was what to do with it. It’s not […]

To jump start your brain this morning: Two beer posts and a wine link that provoked one of the posts.
Stephen Beaumont on Great Beer vs. Popular Beer.
The number one beer in the United States, for example, is Bud Light, a pale lager with, frankly, some complexity of character, but a flavour profile so that […]

Let’s start with what the brewer has to say: Matt Brophy of Flying Dog Ales talks about the intent behind the seasonal Garde Dog, as well as the way it tastes to him.
Please notice that near the end he says, “We put our own spin on it.”
Not to duck Christopher’s call for less description/background and […]

So would you pair Palo Santo Marron (shortened to Palo Santo for the rest of this post), the latest release from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, with popcorn?
Probably not, but it is tempting simply because the beer comes with a movie. Dogfish Head has enclosed “Take Time” with the first 10,000 four-packs of Palo Santo with […]

Don’t know how many of you frequent growers’ markets, so a quick description of how buying sweet corn works around here.
Quite often vendors will have the top of ears pealed back. This is so you can see how much damage the ear worm has done. When we get home we lop the portion the worm […]

Continuing from yesterday, you and I will not determine if one or all three of the beers in the Miller Lite Brewers Collection survives testing and ultimately thrives or not. Light beer drinkers, or consumers not currently drinking beer, will.
Presumably it will be on flavor, but certainly marketing will be a factor. The other day […]

“Brew” Blog reports that Costco has received label application approval to sell three beers under the Kirkland brand name.
This has all kind of implications. In brief:
- Costco is a poster child for “trading up.” You go there to buy products you are brand agnostic about in bulk (often the dependable Kirkland brand), leaving you money […]

Gee, I wish I’d received the press release before we were in Las Vegas and I went looking for a doppelbock to try for The Session rather than a few days ago.

For the second straight year, the Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is pouring a draft beer that is truly special - even by the standards of […]

Lots of catching up to do after a wonderful time in balmy St. Paul, Minn. Great beers, not so good beers. More important, great conversations and stories, not all of them about beer.
So just one bit of musing, then off to all that e-mail. First stop Thursday was The Muddy Pig in St. Paul, […]

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 – […]