This is in response to a number of comments I’ve gotten while talking with people about my love of beer. The thought being that beers other than what is considered mainstream (Molson, Bud, Pabst) is too damned expensive, leaving the person feeling that the better value is to by a Two Four of something that,…
Month: July 2011
Google+ Beer Workshops
YES, this has to do with the topic of this blog and NO, I’m not going to add to the pile of “How Google+ should be used” posts that already have been sprouting like weeds. This is just an idea that I was pondering that could have some legs. So yes, Google+ is here and…
The Surprisingly Complex World of Beer Glasses
Yes, more than one glass for beer exists (And I’m not talking about different logos) and more and more I’m noticing pubs actually carry them. And while they do look nice and pretty, they are varied for a reason. This post will go over that reason and list off some glasses along with which beer…
BEER STORY – CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE
So a couple of weeks back my writer friend K. Patrick Glover, who no doubt read a call-out for beer-inspired art I put out on twitter, sent me an e-mail with a story inspired by the wondrous drink which he thought would be right up this site’s alley. Well, he was right of course, so here…
Wish List: The Very Very Many Varieties of Beer
The people at Pop Chart Lab came up with this little beauty.. The world’s most comprehensive beer taxonomy is now bigger and better. This new design features 89 varieties of beer with over 200 representative quaffs, including glassware recommendations for each variety, and covers six square feet with beer-soaked goodness. Thanks to my friend Roo…
ADVENTURE! (in homebrewing)
So here’s my plan for tonight… That’s right, for the first time ever I’ll be brewing a beer from scratch. I’m a bit nervous as I’ve only used kits before and this will be my first time running around and steeping the grains and hopping schedules and such. The recipe is simple enough, but with…
The Thirsty Wench 