In case you missed it, beer drinking is down in Germany almost 5 % from the previous year. In fact it is at a twenty year low. Peter Hahn, from the German Brewers Federation, said he hoped the World Cup in South Africa this year, would once again spur Germans to enjoy a few cold [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2010
Holy Mackeral and the Agave Plant
With the proper beer a man can do just about anything. With too many of the proper beers, a man can accomplish nothing. -Kimo The Beer Goddess and I moved into our current home about a year and a half ago. We loved everything about the landscape, except for two large Agave plants. They are [...]
Forget the cans and bottles and kegs. Just pipe it in.
So lets say that you are a member of an organization which owns a share of a brewery. You enjoy the beer from the brewery but you are so tired of having to lug around all of those beer cans and bottles. What do you do? Well if you are a student at a university [...]
A Great Evening with Gaelic Storm and Starr Hill Dark Starr Stout
Last Thursday evening, The Beer Goddess and myself headed to see Gaelic Storm in Orlando. We have been big fans of the band for years and have attended several of their concerts. This however was their first time performing in Orlando. In case you are not familiar with Gaelic Storm, they were the Irish band [...]
It Was Ninety Years Ago
On January 16, 1920 the dark clouds of Prohibition slid over the United States. I’m not sure I could have made it through the 13 years that it lasted. Ninety years later beer drinkers have thousands of choices for their beer budget. And while we may complain about some of the beer available, just remember, [...]
A Few Thoughts on the Can
Not that can. The Beer Can. January 2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the beer can. In January 1935, the Kreuger Brewing Company of Richmond Virgina introduced the beer can to the American public. It was made of 3 pieces of enameled steel, weighed 3 ounces empty and required a can opener (aka church key) [...]
Beer Review – Samuel Adams Coastal Wheat
From the neck label on the bottle: Hazy and Golden in color, this brew is a fresh twist on the hefeweizen style. Eureka and Lisbon Lemons, from three growing regions in California, balance out the wheat malt character, resulting in a crisp and refreshing wheat ale with subtle lemon flavor. I must admit that I [...]
New Year Resolution #1
One of my 2009 2010 resolutions is to include more beer reviews. While I document the different beers I am drinking (as part of the Year in Beer Challenge), I do not do a very good job of rating the different beers. So I will try and include a review of each different beer I [...]
Beer Review – Steelhead Stout from Mad River Brewing
Beer Name: Steelhead Extra Stout Brewery: Mad River Brewing Company, California USA Brewery Web Site: http://www.madriverbrewing.com/ Beer Style: Stout ABV: 6.6% Purchased at : Gift Product Delivery: 12 ounce Bottle Cost: $ Gift Date Consumed: January 6 2010 Rating Scorecard*: Taste = 3 points Buy Again = 1.5 points Favorite Factor = 1.5 points Total [...]
Happy New Beer
What happens when you combine New Years Eve, sixty or so of your closest friends, a remote bar, and a blizzard? Well 60 people in England found out recently. It seems that a blizzard closed the roads and trapped them in a bar for a couple of days. Over the next few days the ‘prisoners’ [...]