Aging: It’s not just for wines, whiskeys and people who aren’t me. So I’ve decided to take the next step in my beer appreciation learnings and start doing what I’ve wanted to do ever since I tried some beer that had undergone this process. I’m going to start aging beer. I think my first instance in…
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Chicago: One Hell of a Town
I have returned alive and well from the Windy City! C2E2 was a blast, seeing friends from both Chicago and all over the country was a thrill and walking all over that city was just perfect. But you’re reading a beer blog. You don’t want to hear about a comic convention and walking around Lincoln…
Best of Winter (Providing It’s Gone)
Don’t know about you folks, but up here our weather has been…well, let’s put it this way: Last week in a single day we had snow, rain, snow, hail, rain and ending with some snow overnight. Now it’s practically t-shirt weather with forecasts saying the temperature will more than double tomorrow. So screw it, I’m…
I Have Returned (Happy New Year)
Hello! It’s been a while! Haven’t seen you all since…jeez, last year. This was primarily due to being at the cottage over the holidays where internet was restricted to my (crappy) cell phone that can only access twitter and e-mail. Anything beyond that and it screams at me. I also went off to glorious Washington…
The Autumn Beer Posts part 1 (with Alan Tyson)
For the month of October, I’ve been cooking up something special. I’ve been calling on some fellow beer-loving friends from land, sea and air (okay, from all over the world. Still impressive, but I don’t get to make dramatic hand gestures and you don’t get to read a post by a dolphin). So for the…
Beer Person of Note: Sam Calagione
I really have to give the founder of Dogfish Head Brewery credit for inspiring me lately. It’s not even his beer. To be honest, due to living in Canada, I haven’t tried any of Dogfish Head’s selection aside from Midas Touch, a beer based on a 2700 year-old recipe, when I visited NYC. The Raison D‘Etre? The Namaste?…
The Thirsty Wench 