Original beer
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Blank page. No words, just a constellation of thoughts, spots the edge of
the darkness of the mind; attempts to articulate thoughts, bring together
words a...
Responsible retailing
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Pierre of Delice & Caprice in Brussels knew nothing about *Giesbaargs
Muurken*, nor had he even tasted it yet as it was brand new on his shelves.
And like ...
More Monday Morning Musings
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Today's rant is something like the second part of what I posted last Monday.
There I told you about how the Facebook person Argentine Beers complained
that...
"Boston" Lager
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Sam Adam's Boston Lager is one of those beers that a lot of people
associate with the term "craft", though it is of course brewed in its
millions of barre...
Element Brewing
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I must apologize to Ben Anhalt of *Element Brewing Company* in Millers
Falls, Mass. After I visited Valley Malt in Hadley (for the article
published here) ...
I Have Been to New Zealand, and It Is Good!
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As I type these words, I sit in the Wellington airport awaiting the start
of my lengthy journey to Auckland, Los Angeles and finally Toronto. It has
been a...
Shields down!
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I'm generally an accidental hoarder. By that, I mean most times a beer gets
hoarded by me, it's because I've forgotten about it, or it was left in a
box be...
Nils Oscar Kalaspåsköl
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*Kalaspåsköl* från Nils Oscar är en öl som förändrats som få genom åren.
Ursprungligen var det en variant på deras vanliga märzen *Kalasöl *med lite
extra...
As A Red Sox Fan I Can Only Agree With A Beer Ban
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It was tough living though last September as a Red Sox fan. Being eastern
Canadian, from that bit that sticks out in the Atlantic half way to
Iceland, yo...
Ramsbottom Beer Festival (2)
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Well the tables and chairs are empty, and the glasses packed away. And the
results of the festival are:
*The Good*
(1) A good venue with a separate room for...
Sparrow, Thornton Street North
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Sparrow, Thornton Street North, Collyhurst. (c) Pugh Auctions.
The Sparrow was classic-looking Collyhurst estate pub that has sadly given up the ghost in r...
Craig LaBan gets it very, very right in Belgium.
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I believe (it is not entirely clear; it could be a blog entry) that this
will be Craig LaBan’s column in tomorrow’s Sunday Inquirer. Whatever its
provenanc...
Nottingham redeemed
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Up in Nottingham for the weekend, last night the hungry family headed out
to look for sustenance. Needing somewhere child-friendly, I'd programmed
what was...
Open It! Live In Leeds
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In the spirit of a picture being worth a thousand words, I've set up a
Tumblr account for tonight's Open It Live, in Leeds. You should be able to
find it h...
Mrs Beeton on Table Beer
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HODGE-PODGE 191. INGREDIENTS.–2 lbs. of shin beef, 3 quarts of water, 1
pint of table-beer, 2 onions, 2 carrots, 2 turnips, 1 head of celery ;
pepper and s...
Bradford Beer Festival
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As a beer enthusiast, [that's a new word for it, I hear you say !], I go to
festivals for all sorts of reasons; obviously for the beer, but also for
the c...
Called to the bar of the House
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There's been a bit of a kerfuffle this week after the Labour MP for
Falkirk, Eric Joyce, allegedly headbutted a Tory MP in a bar at the House
of Commons. ...
A Series of Unexpected Beery Events
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As much as I love beer, I'm not much of a beer "pursuer." Michael Jackson
travelled to the end of the earth to find great beer, and that dedication
earned ...
Brewday Approacheth!
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I brew more Saturdays than not at the moment. I think part of that has to
do with the fact that during the summer I really need to use the storage
room, th...
The stout that dare not speak its name
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Have public perceptions of beer styles become so skunked that it would be a
marketing disaster to call a beer by its proper name? On a rare trip to
Sainsbu...
A question for the Humulus lupulus obsessed
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Question 1: What do these hops have in common? Cascade Citra East Kent
Goldings Galaxy Hallertau Mittelfrüh Kohatu Marynka Nelson Sauvin Saaz
Strisselspalt...
Hoppy Golden Solera Tasting
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[image: Hoppy Golden Solera with barrels in the background.]
Having 115 gallons of souring beer split between two barrels in my basement
is a bit of a risk...
London Porter Tasting(s)
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Back in early January, I brewed a batch of brown porter inspired by Fullers
London Porter. Having brewed a few Fullers 'clones' in the past, I had a
pretty...
Words about Iowa beer that I wrote
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I totally forgot to mention this: I wrote a piece on the blossoming Iowa
beer scene for The Iowan magazine’s January/February 2012 issue. You can go
here t...
Hops, sausages, sugar
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This is one of those posts where a certain amount of anonymity is called
for. Not on my part, obviously, but I should probably draw a veil over the
establi...
Do we live in a Western Free Country?
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In my last post I criticised The Portman Group for seeming to side with the
Government's propaganda regarding the use of so called binge drinking as an
exc...
A Book At Beertime: 'Brewed Awakening'
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Do you really want to know what craft beer is all about? At a time when the British Beer Blogosphere is engaged in sporadic but intense efforts to decode th...
A word of welcome
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I have to admit I do not follow all the dozens of Swedish beer blogs. But
with twitter et al, I have a general overview. When I read that there was a
found...
Brewed
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Made some beer today.Now that I don’t do Facebook so much any more, here’s
my outlet. Four vessels fermenting. 1. IPA. Made to 1.060, with mild kettle
hops...
Hielander Whiskyfestival Alkmaar
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De tweede editie, net als vorig jaar in de Grote Kerk (Sint Laurenskerk)
met drie sessies van vier uur, een op vrijdagavond, een op zaterdagmiddag
en de l...
Liverpool Beer Festival 2012
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I know why it is so difficult to get tickets for this festival. Liverpool &
District CAMRA want to keep all great beers on sale to themselves. Seven
from...
It’s been Epic!
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It’s official. I have just one week left with Epic Brewing Company before
moving on to a Head Brewer role at a new brewpub in Hamilton. Changing jobs
is al...
Czeska Batsza -- The Czech Tower
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I have go catch my plane back to LA, so just some pictures now. I ended up
closing down the place and didn't visit the other two left on my list, but
it wa...
Top Tastings 2011
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Glasses waiting to be filled at the Beermongers, Portland OR, September 2011
This is the fourth year of compiling a Top Tastings list and I’ve stuck to
t...
Fighting Beer Fatigue
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Fatigue is a dangerous thing for a beer lover. It plays with your mind,
causing you to question what you know to be true and second guess your old
friends....
Odessa in London
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Almost a year ago now I went down to Otley Brewing in South Wales and did a
brew with them. Unlike many collaborative brews, they made me come up with
the...
L'Aveu.
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*Carlsberg Suisse*, enfin, *Feldschlösschen*, viennent de laisser passer un
aveu majeur, dont je me demande s'ils ont bien saisi la portée...
Dans un comm...
My Stout Valentine
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The beer goddess necklace has been featured in this stout-themed treasury
on Etsy, full of valentine gift ideas for your beer lovin’ love.
Nip this prohibitionist nonsense in the bud
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Right, this is important. We are facing a potential alcohol ban on trains
in Scotland. It is only a bit of flag-waving at the moment, but it needs a
good h...
More on the origin of Lager
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Czech this time. A lovely bit of ‘proper’ research done by someone who
speaks the language, Evan Rail in Prague. And a summary and further comment
by Marty...
Villée
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I am now getting back to Belgian beer after some time away. Tonight, we
tried Villée, a collaboration between the Biercée Distillery and the Silly
Brewery...
Craft Beer Pubs
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Since this blog was created, indeed probably since the last time it was
updated, the term “craft beer” has become a much-ballyhooed part of the
beer scene ...
A preview of May’s guest beers…
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Our first beer fest might be over, but we’ve a cellar full of great ales
that will be making an appearance in May. Tomorrow we’ll be kicking off the
week w...
Fantastic Frankfurt Webcam
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I’ve stumbled upon such a nice and simple live webcam of Frankfurt am Main
skyline. It updates the pic by reload once a minute or so. This is how
Frankfurt...
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Terse, concise. A masterpiece.
First!
One would have been more concise
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