In honor of Halloween, The Beer Goddess found and purchased a bottle of Coney Island Freaktoberfest by Shmaltz brewing. She was intrigued by the label, and I was intrigued because I had never tasted it before. Last night we opened the bottle and got our Freak(toberfest) on…. Shmaltz Brewing calls this a blood red lager [...]
Archive of entries posted on October 2009
Ale Tasting Through History
One of my ‘dream occupations’ would be to travel from brewery to brewery, drink their beer, and be paid for it. Three of my favorite things: travel, beer, and getting paid. It turns out that this profession has been around for hundreds of years! Here is an exerpt from an old (olde?) book , The [...]
Hook & Ladder Golden Ale
While on a recent Beer Patrol, I spotted a beer I had never sampled before. Hook & Ladder Golden Ale. This beer is brewed by the Hook & Ladder Brewing Company which is located in Silver Spring, Maryland. One of the great things about this brewery is that they have established a foundation, The Hook [...]
The Can and I
After my story last week about the growing use of canned craft beer, I decided I needed to try some. Here in Central Florida canned craft beer is still a rarity. But as luck would have it, as I was wandering down the beer aisle in Publix, I spotted a six pack of canned Oskar [...]
The Vermonster Lives!
I wanted to provide an update in the saga of the small Vermont brewery and it’s Vermonster beer. Rock Art Brewery and the Hansen Beverage Company have reached an agreement where Rock Art can continue to market Vermonster Beer as long as they do not enter the energy drink business. There was quite a buzz [...]
Can You Enjoy Beer in a Can?
There is a growing number of craft breweries opting to package their beer in aluminum cans. In fact, Canfest, The Reno International Canned Beer Festival takes place this weekend in Reno, NV. The reasons make sense. Two of the biggest enemies to the quality of beer are oxygen and light. Aluminum cans offer superior protection [...]
Thinking With Beer Can Help Save the Planet
I am constantly amazed at how beer can help with the thought process. I can’t tell you the number of great ideas I have had while drinking beer. Of course, if I wasn’t drinking the beer I could probably remember them all, but then I wouldn’t have the ideas. Classic Catch-22. I stumbled up on [...]
An Evening Made for Beer
The first cool front of the season has finally made its way through Florida. Warm sunny days and cool clear evenings. Perfect beer weather. While sitting on the back patio last evening, watching the stars and drinking Gulden Draak, a Belgian strong dark ale, it just seemed that life couldn’t get much more enjoyable. And [...]
Was Saturday Night Live Golden for Bud Light Golden Wheat?
In case you missed it, this past ‘Saturday Night Live’ television show was sponsored exclusively by Bud Light Golden Wheat. The new beer for the Bud Light family. While the beer name indicates wheat, it is actually more in the Belgian Wit style as opposed to German or American wheat style. I must admit I [...]
A Night of Beer and Golf
The Beer Goddess and I decided to spend last evening at home, drinking beer and playing golf. I’m not real sure when we decided to do that, but I have a feeling it was after a few beers. But, it was a nice blend of beers. The beers included: Yuengling Black and Tan, Red Brick [...]