Michael Jackson and Blue Moon. Those were the most popular search terms that brought readers here in 2007. Looking at lists of the best read posts at several blogs I read got me poking around the stats at Appellation Beer, to see what you were reading and to try to guess why. I was surprised … Read more
Is this beer and food thing gaining a little momentum or is it my imagination? – Otter Creek Brewing will continue to host its weekly local cheese and beer pairings each Friday through October as part of the brewery’s “Local foods meet Local Brews” events. The free beer and cheese pairings, which include eight different … Read more
Yesterday’s beer word of the day was lactobacillus (as in those gross beer lines in Milwaukee). Today’s is Cicerone. And the two are related. I was going to wait a few weeks before writing about the Cicerone Certification Program Ray Daniels is launching. But in the wake of the Milwaukee story, and comments that followed … Read more
Now the New York Times has written about the city’s first beer sommelier, a already discussed here a couple of months ago. This will lead to a whole ‘nother round of posts in various blogs, and probably touch upon some more interesting ideas (including still more discussion if sommelier is a wine specific word). I … Read more
Note: Boak & Bailey periodically invite bloggers to post something longer than usual. This is my contribution. ***** Conducting a study during the 2010 hop harvest in the Willamette Valley, researchers at Oregon State University’s Shellhammer Lab discovered something outside of the focus of the trials. As well as learning about the impact harvest date … Read more