I like beer. More specifically, I like GOOD beer. Thank god, there's finally a website I can go to for advice, reviews and opinions on the many, many beers that are out there. I like the “wheat” beers the most, but I'm always looking to expand my beer palette. Thank you, Hail the Ale!!!
I just drank molson kicks for the first time last nite, and i can easily say it is one the best beers i have ever tasted. Secondly for all you pussy americans out there that think u can drink, give me a fuckin break, american beer is like drinking a fuckin womans cooler with %50 more water than usual just give up americans have weak beer admit it
I have had both the Majic Hat and the Kona. Of the two I liked the Kona better. The blond ale they have absolutely amazing. It is one of those beers goes great with any meal, event, or morning hangover!
Rich http://www.KegWorks.com
I made the front page of a London newspaper. See my beer blog: http://beerblog.motime.com/post/467492
Keep up the good work, lads!
Knut Albert Solem, Oslo, Norway
I own a good few beer t-shirts, I dont see whats wrong with them myself. I'd say theres far more damage done by allowing alcoholic products to be promoted on TV. An advert will be seen by many millions in 30 seconds, whilst only a handful of people may take notice of t-shirt over a period of 3 or 4 years.
Hey sweet beer blog search thingy! This is Baba from Beerrag.com, I would love to be able to add that to our blog. Do you think there is a way we could put that on our site as well? Ofcourse with credit going to you for its creation!
Hey guys. I like your site. A couple of us have a site about beer too. http://www.brewlounge.com
No matter how many times I think I have seen it all a cool site like yours shows up.
I first had this in Brugge, and was a convert ever since. Difficult to find outside of large cities in the US, but well worth the search. Easily the best beer I've ever had.
Other beer pong table companies have also sprouted up selling beer pong tables. These companies like Pong A Long [www.pongalong.com] seem to be targeting the 20-30year old age range sucessfully. But either way you slice it … i still think that binge drinking is inevitable.
You should have Rolling Rock, from Latrobe, PA, about 45minutes outside of Pittsburgh. Yuengling is about 45min outside of Philly. You're right though Yuengling is good stuff, better then Rock.
Sorry was getting my towns confused… I was thinking of Pottstown (45min from Philly, next to Victory Brewery in Downingtown). Pottsville (Yuengling) is 2hrs from Philly.
well put, especially the idolize bit. can i use that? will you write my next annual performance review? can i use you as a professional reference now? does this count as a publication that i can add to my CV?
seriously, thanks for the kind words and know that it was all my pleasure meeting you and yours.
Hey Beer Guys,
I just cracked open a Supris a few minutes ago. It's got the good yeast flavor that Celis White (RIP) had and has a dusting of yeast on the bottom as well. If I had my eyes closed, I'd say it was a belgian wheat! I'm impressed.
SK, Forest Grove, OR
Thanks for the comment, SK. Sounds good, glad you liked it. I was supposed to have some of this coming my way but haven't seen it yet. Fingers crossed still!
Best drink Beamish while you still can. It will soon no longer be exported to the US. (Which is a real shame, because I like it much better than Guinness, myself.)
I also find Smithwicks to be an excellent session beer.
Thanks, Brian. I had your post about that (http://sudspundit.blogspot.com.....amish.html) in my feed reader and meant to link to it but it got lost in the shuffle somewhere.
Looks like I need to update this post with another choice. Any thoughts?
I will almost certainly not buy it. It really does seem to be a pain. You have to buy a gadget and special beer? Forget it! I'll just go to a bar and get draft beer. I'm also more than satisfied with the existing widget.
I haven't worked up my courage to try this yet, but on Sunday the bar maid at a local tap room told me that Heine Light was “very popular” (heavy stress on the word VERY). Seems that marketing does work. But the real test is if people will still be drinking it next year.
If I weren't American and watched soccer, I'd totally buy this. I bet my coworkers with soccer-playing kids would love this, though. They could sit on the sidelines while enjoying a cold one and watch the game with a soccer-themed cooler.
Heh. I thought of doing something similar. However, I decided that my reason to drink today was sufficient. (Make a drink for someone else but then drink it yourself, because it's April Fool's Day.)
Tried it while visiting the brewery – tastes like blueberries with a touch of citrus. I rather liked it, but my boyfriend feels it won't be a guys beer, but a womans.
Yeah, the foil might mess with your teeth, but plenty but every bottle of champagne I've ever bought comes in the same package. Regardless, nothing goes better with my quesadillas and refried beans than an ice cold Bohemia.
I didn't know until well after I had tried my first Rolling Rock that it was classified as a pale ale. I've only had a few of them, and that was quite some time ago, but they reminded me not at all of the other pale ales I have had.
I don't like pale ales all that much, so maybe I'm just off in the first place. But I agree, Rolling Rock found some little niche somewhere, and I would imagine that's how it's been able to survivie.
In the case of Rolling Rock, it's sad to me that the plant is closing and that they've been swallowed up. On the other hand, I've never had or even seen Goose Island beers, so perhaps the increased distribution power that AB has will be beneficial. However, it's always a bit disheartening to see the little guys get gobbled up by the big guy.
A-B has not bought Goose Island. A-B is working out a distribution deal with Goose Island. There have been rumors of A-B possibly owning a 35% share eventually, but that would just be of the bottling brewery and now the brewpub entity.
Saying that A-B bought Goose Island recently is simply not true. Much of this whole story was generated by a story in the Chicago Tribune. Greg Hall, brewmaster of Goose Island has come out in a number of sources since the original Tribune article to dispute much of what the paper reported. He said recently in the Chicagoist that Goose Island is staying in business as an Independent Brewery. http://www.chicagoist.com/arch.....or_you.php
He also made it very clear that the Tribune never contacted Goose Island about the story.
I don't like it. It takes like rotting oranges. It would've been good to put on the label that it's oranged flavored, as most wheats are not. Yuck. Didn't even finish one bottle, and I really love wheat beer.
Sunset Wheat is a beer for all people and all seasons. In my 39 year beer history, I honestly rank Sunset Wheat my personal favorite. There seems to be a running debate among my beer friends whether to serve it with a slice of orange, or lemon. It's orange every time.
Welcome to the world of BeerBlogs, and I want to say whats up to the guys at Hail the Ale, this is BabaBeer from Beerrag.com, I have been absent for a long while, and wanted to say hello and that Beerrag.com is back up and in business!
Hey Guys, thanks alot for the mention. This is Justin from Hopmalt Beer Blog. I will add a link to your blog on my links and would appreciate a link back.
Cheers!!!
I like the new site, appreciate having the bugs going to a new system. Can’t wait till all the kinks are worked out.
here’s a link to my beer blog http://barleyvine.blogspot.com/
Thanks
T
My all time favorite is Arrogant Bastard Ale from California’s Stone Brewing Co. Not only a funny name, but also a name that have started flamewars in forums, because the beer name has been mistaken for name calling in posts.
Hey, I really like the new look. Just 1 comment – I found that the RSS links at the bottom were not working properly – I think it is because you have the feeds: protocol in the link – just a guess. Anyway, keep up the good work!!!
Thanks! The links at the bottom should work w/any feed reader that supports the feed protocol. If your feed reader doesn’t do that, then just entering the URL of the site should work and it will autodiscover the feeds.
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he truck is advertising Delirium Tremens, one of Belgium’s finest golden ales.. On the off chance you find yourself strolling around in Brussels, do try to visit l’Atelier, they serve it straight from the tap..
Am I the only one who finds it hysterical that there is a spelling error in the first line of the press release?
“Heineken USA (HUSA), the nation’s argest beer importer, and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced the renewal of the contract with the US Open, the world’s highest annually attended sporting event, through 2010.”
Crap. Sorry, that was my copy/paste/reformat error. I went back and looked at the PR email and it was correct. The sad part was I hadn’t even had a beer yet when I did that…
Me, I love’em. I have made at least three pumpkin ales myself and have loved each one (currently working on the third, with a little help from my friends). I have also tried store bought and would recommend Buffalo Bills Pumpkin Ale if you are looking to try one (You gotta try one..?) Long live the pumpkin!!
YOu should try the snapvine voice comments, people call in by phonme so anybody can do it, not just users with a mic. It is really polular too and has a large user base…
[...] Looks like you can count on seeing Bud Select product placement in Jay-Z's videos. Hopefully they won't try to rap about Bud Select and try to gain brand recognition like Courvoisier and Cristal. There's nothing at all sexy, cool, phat, whatever about Bud Select. I'm not saying it is a bad beer–its actually better than I thought it would be–it just isn't cool. If you want to rap about a beer and make it cool how about something fun like Porkslap or Hop Whore? Or, pick a beer that already is cool and has some cachet like Guinness? What beer do you think should should be the rapper's beer of choice? [...]
With the rapidly growing market for organic products brewers would be missing the boat if they didn’t offer organic alternatives. I don’t go out of my way to seek organic beers and they make up a very small percentage of what I drink. I have, however, tried several organic brews and have found them uniformly outstanding. Examples that come to mind include Samuel Smith’s, Wolaver’s, and Pisgah as well as Orlando Brewing (took a tour while visiting Orlando last summer and loved the beers.)
The organics I’ve tried aren’t priced any higher than other craft beers. If I saw a new organic I’d be tempted to buy it because my experience with other organic beers has been positive.
I’ve yet to try an organic beer that I didn’t like, but I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to get one. That would cut out a number of beer styles that I enjoy from breweries I like. As good as organic food and drink may be for you, it limits your options greatly. As far as beer is concerned, organic seems to be priced competitively with other craft brews. It’s only compared to stuff like Bud Light that it seems expensive. Organic food is a whole other story, and I’m not willing to pay 10x the price for something like an apple.
As someone who eats a lot of organic food, I also try organic beers when I come across them – although since I live in Ontario where the government controls what beers we can and cannot buy, I haven’t had a chance to try very many of them.
I’ve generally enjoyed the ones that I’ve tried, but I really don’t think that the fact that they used organic ingredients had a lot to do with the quality of the finished product. While I find that the flavour and quality of organic produce (i.e. unprocessed fruits & veggies) tends to be better than non-organic, the differences in processed organic vs. non-organic foods are much less obvious. If the organic versions are superior, it usually has more to do with the fact that they tend to be made by smaller companies that put more care into their products. I think the same can be said about organic beer.
Haha. Couldn’t he/she have at least rounded the corners so it’s not a box on a bill? Otherwise it’s pretty novel. Tacky, but novel. If I wore cowboy hats I’d pay $2 at a fair for this monstrosity.
[...] I read about the “sit and sip” on Hail the Ale today. I really don’t know what to say about this one without violating my three swear words per post rule. So, I’ll just put a cool image of the “sit and sip” here for you all to look at! [...]
I admit the original plan was for 100 of them. Then, I realized that I didn’t have that much energy, so I pared it down to 73. Otherwise, 74-100 would’ve been “buy your dog a drink”, “buy your barber a drink”, “buy your wife a drink”, etc.
Great idea for a site. I am always looking for wordpress themes and it becomes really hard to wade through all the sucky ones to find a gem.I posted a link on wickedfire where they are always looking for things like this.
[...] , they’ve got a couple of beer gift guide posts for the holidays, all helpfully available on Amazon.com. Good idea—I’ll add a few book suggestions: [...]
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I’ve noticed that. I’m sure there’s crossover in readership and although getting a few different opinions is good, I’m still weighing this against just putting out a review if too many other beer blogs are doing the same one. I actually turned one down yesterday due to that and also since I’d have to post it at the latest four days after this review, it was too soon.
The problem of too many is definitely a key one as I do not want to come across as being for hire. Yet I have promised myself that beer will pay for itself and this is ready cash. I am reviewing this one now and I am trying to focus on different points than you do and then cross-reference. I do think they are getting good value for their money but at the end of the day will it have the sort of carry over the website owners might want?
I think the value of the links is probably going to be what most sites are after. For the price they are paying for a review (for once, I don’t come cheap ), there would either need to be a high conversion rate or the profit per customer would be high.
Then again, you never know when a mention on a blog reaches the right person and you get even more links/publicity basically for free. Not a business model I’d want to use, but it is nice when it happens.
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[...] …about this site. It’s been a few months now since we introduced the site and it’s also been too long since the last blog post. We wanted to share some of the great feedback we have gotten so far: Very nice interface and the best part is you–yes, you the Time Person of the Year–get to make it better. I added the Orlando Brewery and they approved it within a few hours. – Hail the Ale! Beer Blog There are all kinds of standard review sites out there, like CitySearch and Yelp, but it can be tough to suss out the worthwhile haunts. This is a brand new site that looks promising: it’s simply a map-based locator of every bar, club and liquor store located in any of 19 different US cities…the site is no-nonsense: it’s basically an online phone book for the boozehound. – Bar Stories If I Could Cue A Heavenly Chorus, This Is When I Would Do It. Like the headline intimates, I’ve found a celestial gift today. It’s called PartyGPS. It’s a mashup of Google Maps and a party directory. You can find clubs, bars, and liquor stores on the website and, since it’s a mashup with Google Maps, driving directions to all three. – Amy Post Road PartyGPS is a new Google Maps mashup that will help you locate bars, clubs, and liquor stores across the US. Cool mashup! – Google Maps Mania [...]
We are drinking Scaldi’s Brut Prestige at Aroma Thyme Bistro tonight. I have been waiting to drink this bottle for about a year. Can anyone comment on this pricey beer. We will start with the Pomme Lambic and finish with an past vintage of Brooklyn Monster Ale. Check out their web site and some 100 odd beers at http://www.aromathymebistro.com.
On Valentine’s Day I went to The Big C, my favorite local liquor store that stocks 450+ beers and picked up my Dogfish Head top 3: Raison d’Etre, IMMORTale, and the mother of all, the 120 Minute IPA…. ::Homer Simpson Sounds::
Heineken Light, I have tried this beer. Its not bad, not as bitter as regular Heineken. It almost seemed like a watered down taste to me. I personally will stick to the original Heineken.
I enjoy this beer, I am a big Belgium White fan. This does not have the fruity characteristics but does have the spicy-ness. Reminds me of a Holy Moses White Ale but spicier. If you like White Ales ignore this review and give it a shot yourself. The reviewers appear to be expecting something and judging the beer based on the expectations they had. Thou this reviewer didnt give one opinion other then “bad”, not a very good review at all, wont be back to your blog.
The Pedal Pub is in the Twin Cities – just made it’s first debut today – despite the lousy rain! We will be doing trial runs tomorrow and Thursday – if you would like to join us or book a tour – please call 952-703-9000!
I was in Orlando on 9/11 and decided, because no one was flying, to drive back home to San Antonio. On the way back, I decided to stop by New Orleans for an oyster po’ boy. I was sitting down on the wharf, when a guy walked up with a model jet airliner made entirely of budweiser beer cans. cool.
I haven’t bought one, but am currently in the market to make my own. Found a helpful site from a guy who made a decent 2-tap tower on the cheap. Here it is.
[...] produced, so there’s little chance of us small-timers getting our hands on some. However, Chris at Hail the Ale! has written a review on this sucker, as has The Brew Site. Both reviews give me the impression that Flying Dog did not, in fact, resort [...]
Love my pong a long. Actually I have 2 now a 7ft and an 8ft!
I was even given a promo code (coupon code) to use druing check-out its: MI-PONG if you use it, it saves you $5 on your purchase of any table! I think you enter the code in on the 3rd page of the check-out process if i remember…
Buy one! you won’t be sorry. I bring mine to partys all the time and in the summer i’m always at the beach with my P.A.L.
Twitter seems like its the next big thing, but I am still reluctant to sign up. What makes you like it more than you should? I guess its one more way to syndicate.
@Dave: I have a few friends and acquantances on it that I keep track of and found that I actually enjoy their updates. I think it helps that they don’t update when their cat smiles or they take a dump so that helps
For this blog, I’m not sure that it adds much more value than the syndication aspect but maybe someone will see one of the beers I tweet about and try it themselves.
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Thanks for covering this issue and for linking to beeractivist.com. One clarification on this is that the USDA rule is not really a change, just a formalization of the status quo. In other words, organic hops have not yet been required in organic beers and this rule would “officially” add hops to the excluded ingredients list. Most of the organic beers currently available do not use organic hops but there some notable exceptions. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, for example, uses all organic hops.
Looking at your “related posts from the past” list it looks like you cover “green” beer issues occasionally. I’ll add you to my blog roll. And by the way, I’d love to know how you get that “related posts” list to appear – I’d like to add it to my blog too.
@Chris: thanks for the info. I’m going to take a look back on this post since it took me a while to find info. that didn’t seem either too biased, was clear enough, or wasn’t just a repeat of a press release.
I’ve also added your site to our blogroll. As for the related posts, it is this WordPress plugin. However, it looks like you are on wordpress.com so they may have a similar plugin available.
I don’t understand these rules. If a product contains ingredients that were grown with pesticides, why should it be considered organic? If its impossible for some brewers to buy enough organic hops, then it should be impossible for them to call their beer organic, its as simple as that. If they want to slap a lable on their beer that says “made from organically grown barley” they should be able to do that, but why should they be allowed to call their beer organic if its not?
p.s. I started growing my own organic hops this year for homebrewing…
I will drink one for him, just his name/face on the bottle will remind to (trigger my brain) to pick it up and give it a chug. Unfortunately, i dont see “get-r-drunk”(get her drunk) working for women. they might be skeptical
I have to admit, I don’t really get into A-B products and try to stay strictly in the true “microbrew” arena, but seeing this one locally, I had to pick up a bottle to try for “kicks”.
I agree with you about the vanilla, but it was suspiciously strong to me, almost like they were trying to hide something behind the vanilla aroma. The beer itself didn’t do anything for me really and the vanilla flavor seemed artifically induced almost like a syrup additive? Anyway at least A-B has recognized and is trying to appeal to the microbrew market.
Maybe I’ll try it again next winter and review on Microbrew Review. Who knows, maybe A-B will come out with something for summer to appeal to the micro crowd? Cheers!
Alot of folks don’t take a real liking to the pumpkin beers. Then again, alot of breweries and microbreweries alike don’t really know how to produce and present a great pumpkin ale. Too many spices? Not enough? Nutmeg everywhere? Pumpkin pulp? What does the microbrew community need to have in a pumpkin ale to find it tasty appealing and one they look forward to drinking every autumn? I don’t know the answer and have had multiple pumkin ales I’ve hated.
One that I love though is Dogfish Head’s “Punk Ale”. I stock up in the fall on this true treat. It’s “autumn in a bottle” in my book. I did a quick review on my blog Microbrew Review
If you try it this fall, let me know what you think!
Good choice, Chris. As a former Clevelander, I know well the GLBC offerings and love most of them. Burning River Pale Ale and Conway’s Irish Ale are my favorites. Though it isn’t distributed where I am now (NC), I buy a case of it whenever I drive back from Ohio.
Chris, I should have mentioned — the Conway’s Irish is a seasonal, only available Jan.-Mar. The Commodore Perry IPA is a nice IPA, which I believe is a year-round brew now. GLBC’s website describes their brews and, for the seasonals, when they are available. There are several available only in the pub, too — which has very good food as well as very good beer.
The National List used by the USDA contains non-organic ingredients allowed in organic production. If an item is not on the list, it is not allowed to be used on products labeled organic or 100% organic. In other words, if it isn’t on the list, you can’t use it and still use the “USDA organic” label, unless it constitutes less than 5% of the product. I’m not a brewer, so I don’t know what percentage of beer is hops, but perhaps this is why it was not required as per Chris O’Brien comment.
Water is also exempt, though it is not on the list.
I posted this on my blog too – it was too easy not to post. But what group of geniuses think this is a good plan? “Hey, you know where the best place to have a beer festival would be? The Zoo! Yeah, the Zoo! Maybe some idiot will get all the monkeys drunk, and some moron will crawl into the lions cage! Sweet!”
I tried this beer as it was recommended by my bartender recently – and I recoiled in horror. From the first second that musty dog/pilsner flavor hit my tongue, I lost my appetite. I typically don’t like these types of beers and this was a lesson reminding me to stick to my gut. I’m pretty sure I can reproduce the taste of this beer with drips from my wet dog, soda water, tonic, and one drop of honey.
I was able to drink 1/2 a glass and then I switched to a deschutes brew ( which is near blasphemous for me… )
It’s rather common, actually. (Try a Google search for “brew at the zoo”.) Even the National Zoo in Washington, DC got in on the act a couple years ago.
Without medical proof, only mine own experience I have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Miller Lite
causes big time flare ups of, are you ready…
hemorrhoids.
Doubt if you will, but there it is.
Pong a long are a rip off of the BPong tables. I am a proud owner of the offical regulation table. The site looks nice, but there is nothing original there. Its a table for Hacks, and everyone knows it.
Have you ever been to Stubby’s in Gainesville? Why not? I think of them because they have something like 250 beer shirts there. They also have an insanely good beer list, and some sort of a club where you can get your name in bronze on the wall for drinking 100 different beers.
Last night it was Flying Dog Gonzo Porter (yum!) and a very hearty lager I found at the Big C on University called “Native Lager” made in Ft. Lauderdale, I think. They also had another beer from the same brewer too, that was like “Lucky 11″ or something like that, it had a pool ball on it.
We always have Bud Lt. in the fridge. It isn’t even my favorite crappy beer, but it is my husband’s fave, so there it is. Which means that it is easily accessible, and makes an OK summer beverage when it is cold cold cold.
I want to be smarter! Cool blog man. Ryan told me about it a while back but I never got a chance to check it out. It is a regular on my list of blogs to read now.
Maybe they’ll just make one crappy beer so I don’t have to choose the lesser of many similar evils when going to a place that carries only the big boys brews.
My story is very similar to yours. I drank the keg stuff in college was pretty partial to Coors Light and Miller Lite. I started trying everything at the grocery store in order to find which beer I liked. I stuck with Amberbock or Bud regular for a long time.
I think the turning point for me was on a road trip near the end of college with a buddy of mine. We were at a random liquor store in Destin that had a great selection of beer. We got 4 – 3 Chimays and a Weihenstephaner. I liked them all quite a bit and when I got back decided to try some more varying kinds of beer.
I quickly became dissatisfied with cheap, standard-keg beer in college, and once I discovered the heaven that was Ashley’s, the Ann Arbor’s penultimate pub, I never really looked back. It didn’t take long to realize there’s so much more to the craft.
Now, I love, and predominantly only buy, finer brews.
Nose – coriander, citrus, wheat
Taste – blueberry, wheat, corriander, mild hops, mild bitterness (which doesn’t quite balance the sweetness)
Mouthfeel – Full, inviting, well-carbonated
Appearance – Light gold, mild lacing, short-lived one-finger head
Drinkability – Excellent. One could sip these all night.
I, too am a very masculine guy, and I love this stuff. It is a great Witbier, a style which I actually prefer in winter to summer, but it is good year-round.
On the bright side, his lawyer can say that his client was attempting to do the responsible thing by having a sober driver bring him beer, rather than driving under the influence.
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anybody against home brewing is not a patriot to the principles upon which this country was built. research home brewing back to the 18th centuries and find out who was involved. OUR FOUNDING FATHERS. I tip back a utah homebrew in their honor, DAILY!
You coming to KC?! Sweet. Power Plant is lovely. 75th St Brewery on the south side of KC is good. A place called Grinder’s downtown serves great pizza and has a great brew list, all in a funky, artsy, gritty kind of place.
There are quite a few beer bloggers in KC, and one from Austin on his way up tomorrow. Here’s the blog links, if you want to visit them.
grinders – 18th and McGee
harry’s country club – on missouri ave (just north of I-70 downtown) between grand and walnut
75th street brewery usually has some good stuff – 75th just west of wornall
free state in lawrence – if you have an afternoon to drive out there, it’s worth the trip
Chris: My in-laws live in Weatherby Lake, right next to Parkville. We’ll be getting there tomorrow as well. You might also go over to Zona Rosa and try Granite City or the Irish bar there, the name of which I can’t remember at the moment. Send me an e-mail via my blog – maybe we can meet up at the Power Plant or something. I’m already trying to arrange a meeting with beer sort of blog girl, but she’s hell and gone down in south KC.
@Lee: I’ll shoot you an email tomorrow when I figure out what we’re doing. I’d love to meet up at the Power Plant. We’re going to St. Joe on Sat. but we’ll be back Sun. and there through Wed.
Personally, I’ve always thought the Power Plant’s beer is mediocre, but the last time I was there this summer they had a very good IPA, so maybe they’re getting better. Perhaps they’ll have some sort of tasty holiday beer.
@Lee: you’re the 2nd person to tell me that about the Power Plant. I picked up some Boulevard Bully! Porter and a bottle of their Sixth Glass Quadrepel Ale so I’ll be having some of those tonight.
“Big Brewers will get Better at Creating ‘Craft’ Beers”
Most definitely they will. A-B will continue to flood the market with sub-par entries in order to stifle growth. Coors has already established a subsidary, AC Golden Brewing Company, with Blue Moon as the flagship, to develop more craft-styled brews. Miller Brewing Company (and that’s Lite, not Light) owns Leinenkugel, whose Sunset Wheat is still showing double digit growth 18 months after its release; not to mention the strong showing from Leinie Summer Shandy, the brewery’s fastest growing seasonal EVER (despite only being available in I believe 7 states).
Above and beyond that, craft beer’s growth continues to outpace any other segment of the alcohol world. Hallelujah…Holy shit…Where’s the Tylenol…
Hey Chris,
I like the Dortmunder Gold also. Just about any beer I’ve had chance to try from Great Lakes Brewing has been enjoyable and well put together. Probably my favorite so far has been the Great Lakes Blackout Stout (an imperial stout). I think it’s only available early spring maybe Feb/March if memory serves. An excellent brewery I hope to have chance to visit someday.
I live in Australia (another FREE COUNTRY) and I find it crazy that the most developed country in the world has a state with these laws.
There is a lot worse thing u can do legally than Homebrewing!
While in Park City there are two other options. Squatters and Redrock. Their main brewpubs are located in SLC. The best selection for beers all around can be found at the Bayou in downtown SLC. Other brewpubs in the area are Bohemian, Hoppers Desert Edge, Uinta Brewing and Roosters. Happy hunting!
@Don: We went to Wasatch on Fri. night and hit Red Rock last night. Good beers at both. I wasn’t so much worried about the alcohol content but the taste and I agree w/you.
I was happy to find some good beers (and one that I picked up was 9%) at the state wine and liquor store.
[...] build my own stir plate, after seeing Jeff’s. 8 million barrels. That’s a lot of beer; it is also how much craft beer was produced in 2007. Joe Six Pack reviews Miller’s “Craft” Collection [...]
Thanks for the link! It isn’t much of a blog but its a fun hobby. Good and bad comments appreciated, I (we) we have pretty thick skin and a sense of humor, unlike most blogs ha ha.
[...] Chris Scott wrote a fantastic post today on “washingtonpost.com’s Beer Madness Bracket”Here’s ONLY a quick extractScrew March Madness, there’s Beer Madness:. Washington Post’s Beer Bracket. Go to washingtonpost.com and fill out your first round bracket. Be sure to check back on the 16th and 23rd of this month and again on April 6 to see who … [...]
I went to school with jaime wright at murray bridge high,she is the most likeable person I have known,her sister kristy is just as beautiful and kind,my boy friend wayne slater was in kristy class and really adores both of them,well done murray bridge
I would like to point out that your little article insinuates that a fraternity brother cant learn the inter workings of the Four Points by Sheraton Best Brews program. I would like to point out that just because we are members of a Fraternity it does not mean that we are incapable of learning the inter workings of a program such as yours. I would like to point out as well that your comments are somewhat offensive to a fraternity brother and there’s no reason for a comment such as that.
@TKE 260: I would like to point out that the article isn’t little, it is brief. I would like to point point out that the quoted text is from the linked press release. I would like to point out that I didn’t write the press release, Sheraton did. I would like to point out that you should direct your comments towards them.
Hey Chris, this sounds like a pretty darn good deal to me. It would be cool if more micro/craft beer breweries offered these types of brew packaging. The only thing that’d be better is maybe an 8-pack for 2 of each style in case you latch on to one you really like right away, you’d have a second right there ready to go!
In answer to your question, I would have to answer that “Yes”, the game does require frequent branding. It was made with the intention to advertise Carling alone. The world has become such that we are constantly surrounded by branding, so why shouldn’t we use this for the brands we actually want to advertise.
I understand the need for branding it. I was questioning the frequency the Carling logo shows up. Maybe some variation in how/where they show the logo would make it more interesting.
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Hope you enjoy, let me know if you would like more info!
what a joke. robots taking the place of a barman. Try changing your order, or asking him what the deal is with the hotties at the end of the bar. plus who is his barback. Nothing crazy, sexy, cool about this bs.
i might get two of those, just like an old-timey bandito. I wish those were around when i was in college, that way i wouldn’t have to carry a backpack full of junk beer (like Genesee Summer Brew – bought in the Winter)…
Hey Chris,
Nice photos! These young ladies have won a place in my heart (as well as in the hearts of many other beer loving men as well I’m sure). These are the women I wish I could have been dating in college. Who’d a thunk it was even an option then?
I really liked this Oktoberfest. Marzens are my favorite style. Of the many I had this year, I would have to put Dogtoberfest in the top two. It was a little difficult to find and I have yet to find anymore. I would have stocked up for the winter.
So I think Virginia is definitely a swing state this election and as a UVA grad student I would love to drink some local VA beer. Any ideas of VA brews?
Hey there — Kyle Bunch here…I whipped Beerdo up last week — thanks for the kind words.
I want to stress, what’s live now is a very early alpha release with much more in the works. I did a quick post on my blog about it, in which I listed out the features I am hoping to work in there:
Please keep the feedback coming — really pleased to see that members of the good beer loving community have given it a chance. Can’t wait to share future updates (not to mention more delicious beers) with you all.
RE: Big breweries creating “craft” brews – yah – Blue Moon by Coors is the biggest one on my list. Can’t believe how many people don’t realize their feeding a giant with Blue Moon purchases….
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Thanks for the mention Chris. . . . I hope to see you back on the bus sometime soon, I want closure from the aborted trip last year! Next tour in 6 weeks or so . . .
I may be misunderstanding the value of that parenthetical statement; but are you serious?? What the hell does St Patrick’s day have to do with appreciating good beer?
In the US, “St Paddy’s” day has largely become a poor facsimile of the cheap Carnival knock-offs that allow peddlers of watery lager and plastic beads to contribute to a “Girls Gone Wild”, frat-rat culture of absurd overconsumption. The “fine folks” at Guinness haven’t had any compunction against this trend. Pimping this garbage is below you.
Lower!?!? I was stunned by some of the calorie levels I have recently learned about. Many big beers in big bombers are like drinking a great big bracing mug of icing at the end of each day.
What the TTB is requiring is the same requirement they mandated after light beers came out in 1970s.
You can’t display calories without also displaying carbohydrates, portein, sodium, fat.
Look on your typical light beer label. What’s on that is what has been required for DECADES omn labels and ad info when you try to sneak in and simply display calories.
Sorry, but the brewers didn’t do their homework. This requirement is decades old.
Sorry to be off topic, but I can’t leave a comment for your prior post. Are the Dogfish calories for 12 oz. or for one serving (some of them come in larger bottles).
England, Scotland & Wales are 3 countries, all 3 are symbolised here by a beer that I think originated in Canada – Carling.
I’m guessing Beck’s Alco-frei stuff is used to represent the “dry” Islamic countries?
& for such a great brewing nation, it’s sad that Belgium is impossible to see! (but from the rest of the “quality” brews shown on the map, I’m guessing they would have that Brazilian/Belgian/US craft brew, Stella Artois)
I just drank my Treblehook last night. Very impressed with the beer. A somewhat subdued Barleywine with lots of flavor and very easy to drink. I will stock up on more of this for the winter.
Wow, any beer that comes packaged like that is fine by me. Was it a heavily hopped barley wine? Sometimes it’s tough to tell between a DIPA and a Barley Wine. And the most important question, is this one going to be available to us normal folk?
@Travis: it was hoppier than a traditional barley wine but not too heavy. You can get it through normal channels but you won’t get the fancy packaging.
We tasted this beer on our show a couple weeks back. Really dug its tasty goodness. Wish they would send it down here to Hawaii. Thank goodness for nice PR peeps. Good write up! Keep it up!
This chart made me laugh out loud at work. My coworkers think I am nuts, but as a passionate beer lover I say ‘PROST!’. My recommendation for anyone seriously using this chart to choose your beverage for the evening is to lie about being a Hockey fan.
HAHAHA Honestly, even as a non American/persson located in North America this still resonated here and like Mister Jones made me laugh out loud. Wish we could source some of the loved beers here in Europe!
Cheers for the laugh and the info!
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I like beer. More specifically, I like GOOD beer. Thank god, there's finally a website I can go to for advice, reviews and opinions on the many, many beers that are out there. I like the “wheat” beers the most, but I'm always looking to expand my beer palette. Thank you, Hail the Ale!!!
Nice blog. If you have a look over at my blog you can see that this is just a gimmick as there is no intellectual property right in a beer recipe: http://www.genx40.com/archives.....er#replies
Alan
Also of http://beerblog.genx40.com/
Real women use their mouth!
Hope I don't find a boogey in my beer!
I got a 50%. Just like college.
Go buy a Miller Lite. I know it is available.
I just drank molson kicks for the first time last nite, and i can easily say it is one the best beers i have ever tasted. Secondly for all you pussy americans out there that think u can drink, give me a fuckin break, american beer is like drinking a fuckin womans cooler with %50 more water than usual just give up americans have weak beer admit it
i wish I had one right now!
A blog about beer? And I just discovered it? Gahh! I'm getting really old.
Thanks for the linkage!
I have had both the Majic Hat and the Kona. Of the two I liked the Kona better. The blond ale they have absolutely amazing. It is one of those beers goes great with any meal, event, or morning hangover!
Rich
http://www.KegWorks.com
I made the front page of a London newspaper. See my beer blog:
http://beerblog.motime.com/post/467492
Keep up the good work, lads!
Knut Albert Solem, Oslo, Norway
Where do I get one?
You all are a bit too mannered. Check out BeerRag.com
All I can say is, “nice jugs”.
the computer work can damage the sperm
congrats mate! Fine job and fine site!
I own a good few beer t-shirts, I dont see whats wrong with them myself. I'd say theres far more damage done by allowing alcoholic products to be promoted on TV. An advert will be seen by many millions in 30 seconds, whilst only a handful of people may take notice of t-shirt over a period of 3 or 4 years.
Hey sweet beer blog search thingy! This is Baba from Beerrag.com, I would love to be able to add that to our blog. Do you think there is a way we could put that on our site as well? Ofcourse with credit going to you for its creation!
Hey guys. I like your site. A couple of us have a site about beer too.
http://www.brewlounge.com
No matter how many times I think I have seen it all a cool site like yours shows up.
Uh…that was my post above.
-Adam
Your beer blog looks interesting. Have you ever tried some Austrian beer? I have introduced some of them on my blog page.
I first had this in Brugge, and was a convert ever since. Difficult to find outside of large cities in the US, but well worth the search. Easily the best beer I've ever had.
i swear i've seen that woman in serious roles. on ER or something.
those are definitely bailey's bottles, though.
That's not beer, that's Bailey's Irish Cream
I guess I wasn't paying enough attention to the liquid
Thanks for the comments, I've updated the article.
Other beer pong table companies have also sprouted up selling beer pong tables. These companies like Pong A Long [www.pongalong.com] seem to be targeting the 20-30year old age range sucessfully. But either way you slice it … i still think that binge drinking is inevitable.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beer
…also has some translations. Good information to know
http://www.brewlounge.com
great pic. like the blog–added it to my RSS.
http://www.nhbrewers.com/map.html
Way more than just NH
You should have Rolling Rock, from Latrobe, PA, about 45minutes outside of Pittsburgh. Yuengling is about 45min outside of Philly. You're right though Yuengling is good stuff, better then Rock.
Sorry was getting my towns confused… I was thinking of Pottstown (45min from Philly, next to Victory Brewery in Downingtown). Pottsville (Yuengling) is 2hrs from Philly.
I would like to order one of these openers from your catalog!
well put, especially the idolize bit. can i use that? will you write my next annual performance review? can i use you as a professional reference now? does this count as a publication that i can add to my CV?
seriously, thanks for the kind words and know that it was all my pleasure meeting you and yours.
Hey Beer Guys,
I just cracked open a Supris a few minutes ago. It's got the good yeast flavor that Celis White (RIP) had and has a dusting of yeast on the bottom as well. If I had my eyes closed, I'd say it was a belgian wheat! I'm impressed.
SK, Forest Grove, OR
Thanks for the comment, SK. Sounds good, glad you liked it. I was supposed to have some of this coming my way but haven't seen it yet. Fingers crossed still!
Best drink Beamish while you still can. It will soon no longer be exported to the US. (Which is a real shame, because I like it much better than Guinness, myself.)
I also find Smithwicks to be an excellent session beer.
Thanks, Brian. I had your post about that (http://sudspundit.blogspot.com.....amish.html) in my feed reader and meant to link to it but it got lost in the shuffle somewhere.
Looks like I need to update this post with another choice. Any thoughts?
I will almost certainly not buy it. It really does seem to be a pain. You have to buy a gadget and special beer? Forget it! I'll just go to a bar and get draft beer. I'm also more than satisfied with the existing widget.
I haven't worked up my courage to try this yet, but on Sunday the bar maid at a local tap room told me that Heine Light was “very popular” (heavy stress on the word VERY). Seems that marketing does work. But the real test is if people will still be drinking it next year.
If I weren't American and watched soccer, I'd totally buy this. I bet my coworkers with soccer-playing kids would love this, though. They could sit on the sidelines while enjoying a cold one and watch the game with a soccer-themed cooler.
Who needs a cooler that only holds six beers? I vote not cool.
Heh. I thought of doing something similar. However, I decided that my reason to drink today was sufficient. (Make a drink for someone else but then drink it yourself, because it's April Fool's Day.)
I like that reasoning. I have a tri tomorrow but after that, the beer will be flowing again
Tried it while visiting the brewery – tastes like blueberries with a touch of citrus. I rather liked it, but my boyfriend feels it won't be a guys beer, but a womans.
Yeah, the foil might mess with your teeth, but plenty but every bottle of champagne I've ever bought comes in the same package. Regardless, nothing goes better with my quesadillas and refried beans than an ice cold Bohemia.
You shouldn't knock PBR unless you dismiss all light american lagers. It may be cheaper than Bud and Miller but it's just as tasty. Yes, I said tasty.
I didn't know until well after I had tried my first Rolling Rock that it was classified as a pale ale. I've only had a few of them, and that was quite some time ago, but they reminded me not at all of the other pale ales I have had.
I don't like pale ales all that much, so maybe I'm just off in the first place. But I agree, Rolling Rock found some little niche somewhere, and I would imagine that's how it's been able to survivie.
I'm a manly man and I really like the sunset wheat. I wonder is it isn't meant to be similar to Blue Moon.
In the case of Rolling Rock, it's sad to me that the plant is closing and that they've been swallowed up. On the other hand, I've never had or even seen Goose Island beers, so perhaps the increased distribution power that AB has will be beneficial. However, it's always a bit disheartening to see the little guys get gobbled up by the big guy.
A-B has not bought Goose Island. A-B is working out a distribution deal with Goose Island. There have been rumors of A-B possibly owning a 35% share eventually, but that would just be of the bottling brewery and now the brewpub entity.
Saying that A-B bought Goose Island recently is simply not true. Much of this whole story was generated by a story in the Chicago Tribune. Greg Hall, brewmaster of Goose Island has come out in a number of sources since the original Tribune article to dispute much of what the paper reported. He said recently in the Chicagoist that Goose Island is staying in business as an Independent Brewery.
http://www.chicagoist.com/arch.....or_you.php
He also made it very clear that the Tribune never contacted Goose Island about the story.
I would add any Becks product, as well.
Another good one from an Asian perspective is India Brew (http://indiabrew.blogspot.com). Very informative but more from a business perspective.
India Brew
I say continue it, I thought it was a great series, and who knew that the Ivory Coast had a beer!
I don't like it. It takes like rotting oranges. It would've been good to put on the label that it's oranged flavored, as most wheats are not. Yuck. Didn't even finish one bottle, and I really love wheat beer.
Sunset Wheat is a beer for all people and all seasons. In my 39 year beer history, I honestly rank Sunset Wheat my personal favorite. There seems to be a running debate among my beer friends whether to serve it with a slice of orange, or lemon. It's orange every time.
Please don't tell me he had Michelob Ultra. PLEASE!!!
Welcome to the world of BeerBlogs, and I want to say whats up to the guys at Hail the Ale, this is BabaBeer from Beerrag.com, I have been absent for a long while, and wanted to say hello and that Beerrag.com is back up and in business!
Hey Guys, thanks alot for the mention. This is Justin from Hopmalt Beer Blog. I will add a link to your blog on my links and would appreciate a link back.
Cheers!!!
I read about the beer brewed from Greenland's Ice Caps …… sounds like a nice idea but I think a nice gritty water would producer a bolder beer
Wait, is it only #1 among American cats?
HA! That picture is awesome.
I like the new site, appreciate having the bugs going to a new system. Can’t wait till all the kinks are worked out.
here’s a link to my beer blog
http://barleyvine.blogspot.com/
Thanks
T
My all time favorite is Arrogant Bastard Ale from California’s Stone Brewing Co. Not only a funny name, but also a name that have started flamewars in forums, because the beer name has been mistaken for name calling in posts.
Thanks, Tedo. I think we have all the commenting bugs worked out now.
I’ve added your site to our links.
Yo hailers, cool link but there’s a typo in the URL
Thanks, MJ. I’ve corrected the link. At least I made the typo consistently
how does a goat piss on its own head??
Veeerrrrryyyyyy carefully…
Hysterical!
Hey, I really like the new look. Just 1 comment – I found that the RSS links at the bottom were not working properly – I think it is because you have the feeds: protocol in the link – just a guess. Anyway, keep up the good work!!!
Thanks! The links at the bottom should work w/any feed reader that supports the feed protocol. If your feed reader doesn’t do that, then just entering the URL of the site should work and it will autodiscover the feeds.
How about 0 for damn near any woman on the list!
[...] We wrote about another one of Octopus Tap's other products a while back and now they have a multi-spout tap that fits on any keg. Four beers pouring at once is sweet music to my ears. [...]
This is very cool – it makes me wish I had a kegerator…or 4. You may want to check out this uber tap featured on Uncrate last week. I know it isn’t necessarily for beer but it is cool nonetheless.
It makes me wish I had three friends to use the other taps
he truck is advertising Delirium Tremens, one of Belgium’s finest golden ales.. On the off chance you find yourself strolling around in Brussels, do try to visit l’Atelier, they serve it straight from the tap..
Am I the only one who finds it hysterical that there is a spelling error in the first line of the press release?
“Heineken USA (HUSA), the nation’s argest beer importer, and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced the renewal of the contract with the US Open, the world’s highest annually attended sporting event, through 2010.”
Crap. Sorry, that was my copy/paste/reformat error. I went back and looked at the PR email and it was correct. The sad part was I hadn’t even had a beer yet when I did that…
I’ve updated the post to be correct.
Hey! Thanks for the post and great to hear about the shirt.
Nice! You get a 10 for geek factor!
Maybe I’ll start using the title RSS Beer Geek…
So, where is Beer Haiku Daily on the link list?
Henry, sorry it looks like when I moved the site that link didn’t make it. I added it back to the blogroll and it is in the Grazr now.
Me, I love’em. I have made at least three pumpkin ales myself and have loved each one (currently working on the third, with a little help from my friends). I have also tried store bought and would recommend Buffalo Bills Pumpkin Ale if you are looking to try one (You gotta try one..?) Long live the pumpkin!!
Pumpkin beers are essential fall drinks! I can’t get enough of them. Had 7 or 8 this season and wish it was 50.
YOu should try the snapvine voice comments, people call in by phonme so anybody can do it, not just users with a mic. It is really polular too and has a large user base…
Thanks for the mention. Lots more good stuff to come. There’s nothing like a bunch of idiots sitting around talking about beer.
Unfortunately, my other idiot here has been busy so I’ve been talking to myself a lot lately
[...] Looks like you can count on seeing Bud Select product placement in Jay-Z's videos. Hopefully they won't try to rap about Bud Select and try to gain brand recognition like Courvoisier and Cristal. There's nothing at all sexy, cool, phat, whatever about Bud Select. I'm not saying it is a bad beer–its actually better than I thought it would be–it just isn't cool. If you want to rap about a beer and make it cool how about something fun like Porkslap or Hop Whore? Or, pick a beer that already is cool and has some cachet like Guinness? What beer do you think should should be the rapper's beer of choice? [...]
A wort nap! Nice. Thanks for the blurb.
With the rapidly growing market for organic products brewers would be missing the boat if they didn’t offer organic alternatives. I don’t go out of my way to seek organic beers and they make up a very small percentage of what I drink. I have, however, tried several organic brews and have found them uniformly outstanding. Examples that come to mind include Samuel Smith’s, Wolaver’s, and Pisgah as well as Orlando Brewing (took a tour while visiting Orlando last summer and loved the beers.)
The organics I’ve tried aren’t priced any higher than other craft beers. If I saw a new organic I’d be tempted to buy it because my experience with other organic beers has been positive.
I’ve yet to try an organic beer that I didn’t like, but I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to get one. That would cut out a number of beer styles that I enjoy from breweries I like. As good as organic food and drink may be for you, it limits your options greatly. As far as beer is concerned, organic seems to be priced competitively with other craft brews. It’s only compared to stuff like Bud Light that it seems expensive. Organic food is a whole other story, and I’m not willing to pay 10x the price for something like an apple.
As someone who eats a lot of organic food, I also try organic beers when I come across them – although since I live in Ontario where the government controls what beers we can and cannot buy, I haven’t had a chance to try very many of them.
I’ve generally enjoyed the ones that I’ve tried, but I really don’t think that the fact that they used organic ingredients had a lot to do with the quality of the finished product. While I find that the flavour and quality of organic produce (i.e. unprocessed fruits & veggies) tends to be better than non-organic, the differences in processed organic vs. non-organic foods are much less obvious. If the organic versions are superior, it usually has more to do with the fact that they tend to be made by smaller companies that put more care into their products. I think the same can be said about organic beer.
Haha. Couldn’t he/she have at least rounded the corners so it’s not a box on a bill? Otherwise it’s pretty novel. Tacky, but novel. If I wore cowboy hats I’d pay $2 at a fair for this monstrosity.
I think the rounded corners would push the price up to $3
Haha. Now that’s comedy.
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Heh. Thanks!
I admit the original plan was for 100 of them. Then, I realized that I didn’t have that much energy, so I pared it down to 73. Otherwise, 74-100 would’ve been “buy your dog a drink”, “buy your barber a drink”, “buy your wife a drink”, etc.
Mike, it is probably good that you stopped at 73 then
OMG, that’s sick!
It’ll be on my blog soon.
Great idea for a site. I am always looking for wordpress themes and it becomes really hard to wade through all the sucky ones to find a gem.I posted a link on wickedfire where they are always looking for things like this.
Joe Bartender
Thanks, Joe. I love links but hate putting them out there myself
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That’s a good rhyme! That never occurred to me.
Yawn. Yet another set of obviousely fake tits. It’s sad that most men (and women) see two bags of chemical gel as ideal.
Give me the real thing anyday. Yum!
We get all the same funding sources!
I’ve noticed that. I’m sure there’s crossover in readership and although getting a few different opinions is good, I’m still weighing this against just putting out a review if too many other beer blogs are doing the same one. I actually turned one down yesterday due to that and also since I’d have to post it at the latest four days after this review, it was too soon.
The problem of too many is definitely a key one as I do not want to come across as being for hire. Yet I have promised myself that beer will pay for itself and this is ready cash. I am reviewing this one now and I am trying to focus on different points than you do and then cross-reference. I do think they are getting good value for their money but at the end of the day will it have the sort of carry over the website owners might want?
I think the value of the links is probably going to be what most sites are after. For the price they are paying for a review (for once, I don’t come cheap
), there would either need to be a high conversion rate or the profit per customer would be high.
Then again, you never know when a mention on a blog reaches the right person and you get even more links/publicity basically for free. Not a business model I’d want to use, but it is nice when it happens.
[...] [Photo credit: Hail the Ale] Party princess Paris Hilton has finished up her whirlwind six-day promotional visit in Australia after choosing the new face of Bondi Blonde beer. [...]
Not only that, it seems like they tried to make her look German or Dutch? However, the fake hair color and fake bobs makes her look more American.
[...] …about this site. It’s been a few months now since we introduced the site and it’s also been too long since the last blog post. We wanted to share some of the great feedback we have gotten so far: Very nice interface and the best part is you–yes, you the Time Person of the Year–get to make it better. I added the Orlando Brewery and they approved it within a few hours. – Hail the Ale! Beer Blog There are all kinds of standard review sites out there, like CitySearch and Yelp, but it can be tough to suss out the worthwhile haunts. This is a brand new site that looks promising: it’s simply a map-based locator of every bar, club and liquor store located in any of 19 different US cities…the site is no-nonsense: it’s basically an online phone book for the boozehound. – Bar Stories If I Could Cue A Heavenly Chorus, This Is When I Would Do It. Like the headline intimates, I’ve found a celestial gift today. It’s called PartyGPS. It’s a mashup of Google Maps and a party directory. You can find clubs, bars, and liquor stores on the website and, since it’s a mashup with Google Maps, driving directions to all three. – Amy Post Road PartyGPS is a new Google Maps mashup that will help you locate bars, clubs, and liquor stores across the US. Cool mashup! – Google Maps Mania [...]
We are drinking Scaldi’s Brut Prestige at Aroma Thyme Bistro tonight. I have been waiting to drink this bottle for about a year. Can anyone comment on this pricey beer. We will start with the Pomme Lambic and finish with an past vintage of Brooklyn Monster Ale. Check out their web site and some 100 odd beers at http://www.aromathymebistro.com.
If it is this one, then I think you’ll be very pleased. And I’ll be very jealous
Went to The Landing in San Antonio to listen to the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. Had a Tanqueray 10 martini and an Alamo Golden Ale (brewed by the Real Ale Brewing Company).
I ended up finding the Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat at my local ABC so I had a couple. A bit fruity for my taste but still good.
Fake boobs or not I will take it!
On Valentine’s Day I went to The Big C, my favorite local liquor store that stocks 450+ beers and picked up my Dogfish Head top 3: Raison d’Etre, IMMORTale, and the mother of all, the 120 Minute IPA…. ::Homer Simpson Sounds::
Ah, the Big C–I wish it wasn’t on the other side of town from me. Sounds like a “hoppy” valentines.
Heineken Light, I have tried this beer. Its not bad, not as bitter as regular Heineken. It almost seemed like a watered down taste to me. I personally will stick to the original Heineken.
mmmmm… Flying Dog
Also mmmm…. cask-aged
I want to try them too.
@Ryan: that can be arranged. I’ll shoot you an email.
I enjoy this beer, I am a big Belgium White fan. This does not have the fruity characteristics but does have the spicy-ness. Reminds me of a Holy Moses White Ale but spicier. If you like White Ales ignore this review and give it a shot yourself. The reviewers appear to be expecting something and judging the beer based on the expectations they had. Thou this reviewer didnt give one opinion other then “bad”, not a very good review at all, wont be back to your blog.
Joel is right. I was expecting a good beer since it was a Sam Adams. I didn’t get what I expected at all.
The Pedal Pub is in the Twin Cities – just made it’s first debut today – despite the lousy rain! We will be doing trial runs tomorrow and Thursday – if you would like to join us or book a tour – please call 952-703-9000!
I was in Orlando on 9/11 and decided, because no one was flying, to drive back home to San Antonio. On the way back, I decided to stop by New Orleans for an oyster po’ boy. I was sitting down on the wharf, when a guy walked up with a model jet airliner made entirely of budweiser beer cans. cool.
Just goes to show you there’s a right way and a wrong way to do a whiskey porter. I feel you on the cold right now. Definite case of the sniffles…
I haven’t bought one, but am currently in the market to make my own. Found a helpful site from a guy who made a decent 2-tap tower on the cheap. Here it is.
@Jonathan: very cool! I’m sure you’ll post on your progress
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Love my pong a long. Actually I have 2 now a 7ft and an 8ft!
I was even given a promo code (coupon code) to use druing check-out its: MI-PONG if you use it, it saves you $5 on your purchase of any table! I think you enter the code in on the 3rd page of the check-out process if i remember…
Buy one! you won’t be sorry. I bring mine to partys all the time and in the summer i’m always at the beach with my P.A.L.
- Jason
Twitter seems like its the next big thing, but I am still reluctant to sign up. What makes you like it more than you should? I guess its one more way to syndicate.
@Dave: I have a few friends and acquantances on it that I keep track of and found that I actually enjoy their updates. I think it helps that they don’t update when their cat smiles or they take a dump so that helps
For this blog, I’m not sure that it adds much more value than the syndication aspect but maybe someone will see one of the beers I tweet about and try it themselves.
Howdy-Where/How would one find this in the Atlanta (metro)area? Many Thx!
@Fred: try one of the retailers listed on the Flying Dog site.
If that doesn’t work, you may be able to order it direct from their site.
That would work for me too! Cheers to surprises in the mail.
Hey, where’s MY package. I live two miles from the brewery…
@Jeff: maybe they expected you to pick it up
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YAY! Daily links are sometimes the best part of people’s blogs… you don’t have them yet, but I’m excited.
Try the Rodenbach Grand Cru if you get a chance. It’s the standard for Flemish Reds.
@Bigwig: thanks for the tip. I’ll see if they have this at my beer store next time I’m there.
Howdy,
Thanks for covering this issue and for linking to beeractivist.com. One clarification on this is that the USDA rule is not really a change, just a formalization of the status quo. In other words, organic hops have not yet been required in organic beers and this rule would “officially” add hops to the excluded ingredients list. Most of the organic beers currently available do not use organic hops but there some notable exceptions. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, for example, uses all organic hops.
Looking at your “related posts from the past” list it looks like you cover “green” beer issues occasionally. I’ll add you to my blog roll. And by the way, I’d love to know how you get that “related posts” list to appear – I’d like to add it to my blog too.
Cheers,
Chris O’Brien
@Chris: thanks for the info. I’m going to take a look back on this post since it took me a while to find info. that didn’t seem either too biased, was clear enough, or wasn’t just a repeat of a press release.
I’ve also added your site to our blogroll. As for the related posts, it is this WordPress plugin. However, it looks like you are on wordpress.com so they may have a similar plugin available.
I bought a USB drink warmer and cooler. It’s small and it works. I got mine online from http://www.vat19.com/dvds/usb-warmer-cooler.cfm for only $25.
I don’t understand these rules. If a product contains ingredients that were grown with pesticides, why should it be considered organic? If its impossible for some brewers to buy enough organic hops, then it should be impossible for them to call their beer organic, its as simple as that. If they want to slap a lable on their beer that says “made from organically grown barley” they should be able to do that, but why should they be allowed to call their beer organic if its not?
p.s. I started growing my own organic hops this year for homebrewing…
Don’t know if it’s the ONLY good thing to come out of bud.tv, but it sure is hilarious.
Ha Ha, Larry the cable guy is great.
I will drink one for him, just his name/face on the bottle will remind to (trigger my brain) to pick it up and give it a chug. Unfortunately, i dont see “get-r-drunk”(get her drunk) working for women. they might be skeptical
@Randy: yeah, the Git-R-Drunk part was my attempt at humor. AFAIK, they won’t be using that as a slogan–although it would get some publicity
I have to admit, I don’t really get into A-B products and try to stay strictly in the true “microbrew” arena, but seeing this one locally, I had to pick up a bottle to try for “kicks”.
I agree with you about the vanilla, but it was suspiciously strong to me, almost like they were trying to hide something behind the vanilla aroma. The beer itself didn’t do anything for me really and the vanilla flavor seemed artifically induced almost like a syrup additive? Anyway at least A-B has recognized and is trying to appeal to the microbrew market.
Maybe I’ll try it again next winter and review on Microbrew Review. Who knows, maybe A-B will come out with something for summer to appeal to the micro crowd? Cheers!
Alot of folks don’t take a real liking to the pumpkin beers. Then again, alot of breweries and microbreweries alike don’t really know how to produce and present a great pumpkin ale. Too many spices? Not enough? Nutmeg everywhere? Pumpkin pulp? What does the microbrew community need to have in a pumpkin ale to find it tasty appealing and one they look forward to drinking every autumn? I don’t know the answer and have had multiple pumkin ales I’ve hated.
One that I love though is Dogfish Head’s “Punk Ale”. I stock up in the fall on this true treat. It’s “autumn in a bottle” in my book. I did a quick review on my blog Microbrew Review
If you try it this fall, let me know what you think!
Great job guys, not that I didn’t like the design before but this is real nice.
And comments look cooler now too
Loving the nice clean layout and the logo looks killer. Nice work all.
Really nice, looks great. I dig the logo and love the content.
Thanks for the kind words.
I’m hoping to create a few more headers in the next couple of months… scenes of Trappist monasteries, stuff like that.
@Ray: let us know when you do so I click through from my feed reader
I would like some more beer reviews.
looks sweet…
for my next fixed gear I am planning on gluing pennies to it
covering the whole thing
hmmmm….
I do not own a WII
but I could tell you what it looks like on a BLACKBERRY
too small to bother
Nice. Or beer caps…
Same w/my Treo. But on an iPhone, sweet!
Good choice, Chris. As a former Clevelander, I know well the GLBC offerings and love most of them. Burning River Pale Ale and Conway’s Irish Ale are my favorites. Though it isn’t distributed where I am now (NC), I buy a case of it whenever I drive back from Ohio.
I had the Burning River last night and it was good. I’ll see if I can pick up the Irish when we’re back to civilization later today
Thanks for the tip!
Chris, I should have mentioned — the Conway’s Irish is a seasonal, only available Jan.-Mar. The Commodore Perry IPA is a nice IPA, which I believe is a year-round brew now. GLBC’s website describes their brews and, for the seasonals, when they are available. There are several available only in the pub, too — which has very good food as well as very good beer.
I found out about the Conway’s being seasonal last night–oddly enough from the guy working at one of the wineries who is also a certified beer judge.
We did get the Commodore Perry as well as the Holy Moses White Ale and both were really nice.
You will be signing autographs right?
@jharr: Of course! I’ll be doing them on crisp dollar bills so that it will at least be worth that much.
Oh my God, YES!
The National List used by the USDA contains non-organic ingredients allowed in organic production. If an item is not on the list, it is not allowed to be used on products labeled organic or 100% organic. In other words, if it isn’t on the list, you can’t use it and still use the “USDA organic” label, unless it constitutes less than 5% of the product. I’m not a brewer, so I don’t know what percentage of beer is hops, but perhaps this is why it was not required as per Chris O’Brien comment.
Water is also exempt, though it is not on the list.
I love it! This guy really is a modern day deviant-genius with way too much time on his hands.
Just be glad he is using his powers for good!
Is it just me or does he look suspiciously like Sir Ben Kingsley?
@Marleigh: no, he looks a lot like Ben Kingsley. Good eye!
I posted this on my blog too – it was too easy not to post. But what group of geniuses think this is a good plan? “Hey, you know where the best place to have a beer festival would be? The Zoo! Yeah, the Zoo! Maybe some idiot will get all the monkeys drunk, and some moron will crawl into the lions cage! Sweet!”
This is Natural Selection occurring in real time.
Maybe it was part of an experiment or a bid for the Darwin Award
Well, thanks for the unexpected plug! It’s kind of a work in progress.
I tried this beer as it was recommended by my bartender recently – and I recoiled in horror. From the first second that musty dog/pilsner flavor hit my tongue, I lost my appetite. I typically don’t like these types of beers and this was a lesson reminding me to stick to my gut. I’m pretty sure I can reproduce the taste of this beer with drips from my wet dog, soda water, tonic, and one drop of honey.
I was able to drink 1/2 a glass and then I switched to a deschutes brew ( which is near blasphemous for me… )
It’s rather common, actually. (Try a Google search for “brew at the zoo”.) Even the National Zoo in Washington, DC got in on the act a couple years ago.
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Pong a long are a rip off of the BPong tables. I am a proud owner of the offical regulation table. The site looks nice, but there is nothing original there. Its a table for Hacks, and everyone knows it.
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Completely unnecessary… and yet…
Yeah, I was about to say!
You going man? I’ve wanted to go on the last 2 trips, but I hate to go by myself.
Have you ever been to Stubby’s in Gainesville? Why not? I think of them because they have something like 250 beer shirts there. They also have an insanely good beer list, and some sort of a club where you can get your name in bronze on the wall for drinking 100 different beers.
Sure haven’t. If I find myself up there, I’ll definitely look it up.
@Ryan: I’m almost positive we’re going. Heard from Rife today and he was on his way to buy his tickets.
Last night it was Flying Dog Gonzo Porter (yum!) and a very hearty lager I found at the Big C on University called “Native Lager” made in Ft. Lauderdale, I think. They also had another beer from the same brewer too, that was like “Lucky 11″ or something like that, it had a pool ball on it.
Nothing, really. But then I did help judge a homebrew competition today, so I’m a little full.
Although, considering how the Giants are currently playing I oughta get into something strong.
We always have Bud Lt. in the fridge. It isn’t even my favorite crappy beer, but it is my husband’s fave, so there it is. Which means that it is easily accessible, and makes an OK summer beverage when it is cold cold cold.
Wow! Saying that the new Stella site is cinematic is an understatement. Thanks for pointing me towards there.
High Life and Miller Lite are my favorites within the macro-American pilsner category. High Life has been around since 1903 for a reason!
Ah yes, Sam Adams Octoberfest. Pete recently did a review on that, and I’ve been dying to try it. Cheers!
I want to be smarter! Cool blog man. Ryan told me about it a while back but I never got a chance to check it out. It is a regular on my list of blogs to read now.
From the windy city
Thanks, Charles. Tell all your friends
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Yeah. Because huge beer conglomerates are known for making such awesome beer. (I’m looking at you, Anheuser-Busch.)
Had they just mentioned this at BarCamp I would have paid a hell of a lot more attention to the Arduino session.
Brilliant absolutely brilliant. That is one pumpkin chase I’d go on.
That’s the best jack o’ lantern ever.
My story is very similar to yours. I drank the keg stuff in college was pretty partial to Coors Light and Miller Lite. I started trying everything at the grocery store in order to find which beer I liked. I stuck with Amberbock or Bud regular for a long time.
I think the turning point for me was on a road trip near the end of college with a buddy of mine. We were at a random liquor store in Destin that had a great selection of beer. We got 4 – 3 Chimays and a Weihenstephaner. I liked them all quite a bit and when I got back decided to try some more varying kinds of beer.
I quickly became dissatisfied with cheap, standard-keg beer in college, and once I discovered the heaven that was Ashley’s, the Ann Arbor’s penultimate pub, I never really looked back. It didn’t take long to realize there’s so much more to the craft.
Now, I love, and predominantly only buy, finer brews.
Good stuff.
Nose – coriander, citrus, wheat
Taste – blueberry, wheat, corriander, mild hops, mild bitterness (which doesn’t quite balance the sweetness)
Mouthfeel – Full, inviting, well-carbonated
Appearance – Light gold, mild lacing, short-lived one-finger head
Drinkability – Excellent. One could sip these all night.
I, too am a very masculine guy, and I love this stuff. It is a great Witbier, a style which I actually prefer in winter to summer, but it is good year-round.
Yet another reason to hate Bud. I hope that’s the only one you bought and you used it to strip paint.
I second Father Spoons comment. The marketing clown that came up with this idea should forever be tasked with WalMart brand soda campaigns.
Cheers
Mark
The only possible good would be that it probably cleaned my drain when I poured it out.
“It tastes like a clam took a beer shit in my mouth.”
Chris….
THAT is the greatest description of this bad brew combo that I’ve ever read! A perfectly picked parade of prose positioned precisely on the point!
BULLSEYE!!!
(laugh)
Clamato beer? That’s f-ing gross bro…
Pong-a-long… hmmm…
I’m down to look for a beer pong table for parties. Any recommendations besides p.a.l.?
Maybe he should have asked for beer AND doughnuts
On the bright side, his lawyer can say that his client was attempting to do the responsible thing by having a sober driver bring him beer, rather than driving under the influence.
@Marleigh: I’d love to hear the judge’s comments if that was the case
http://twitter.com/SIDT =Sickpuppy off of shouldidrinkthat.com podcast
http://twitter.com/douglasderda = Father Spoon off of shouldidrinkthat.com podcast
@Jeffrey: thanks, I’ve added those two. Looks like I need to get a roundup of beer podcasts as well.
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First off, great title for a post – I had to click on it.
Next, I think this is cool and will suggest it as a required class at my school.
Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving.
Mark.
Good list. I own a few of these but plan to check out the others.
Do that additional stickers come with foamee t-shirt? If not, how can I get them?
Looks like a sweet shirt. Foamee is a pretty cool site for beer lovers and continues the “twitter-microblogging” revolution.
Very good find and at just 12 dollars I could see that in my kitchen (or desk!) drawer…
@Wojtek: those were the stickers (and coaster) that came w/the shirt. You can prob. get addt’l stickers from Simplebits.
Thanks for the plug, Scott!
Re: stickers: each Foamee shirt comes with a free coaster and the stickers pictured above.
Cheers.
@Dan: no problem–I’ll have a writeup on Foamee coming soon. Wanted to get the shirt in first
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anybody against home brewing is not a patriot to the principles upon which this country was built. research home brewing back to the 18th centuries and find out who was involved. OUR FOUNDING FATHERS. I tip back a utah homebrew in their honor, DAILY!
You coming to KC?! Sweet. Power Plant is lovely. 75th St Brewery on the south side of KC is good. A place called Grinder’s downtown serves great pizza and has a great brew list, all in a funky, artsy, gritty kind of place.
There are quite a few beer bloggers in KC, and one from Austin on his way up tomorrow. Here’s the blog links, if you want to visit them.
http://kcbeerblog.blogspot.com/
http://muddymo.blogspot.com/
ME!
Lee in Austin
http://i-love-beer.blogspot.com/
Have a great trip!
grinders – 18th and McGee
harry’s country club – on missouri ave (just north of I-70 downtown) between grand and walnut
75th street brewery usually has some good stuff – 75th just west of wornall
free state in lawrence – if you have an afternoon to drive out there, it’s worth the trip
@a beer sort of blog, @jeff: Thanks for the tips and links!
Chris: My in-laws live in Weatherby Lake, right next to Parkville. We’ll be getting there tomorrow as well. You might also go over to Zona Rosa and try Granite City or the Irish bar there, the name of which I can’t remember at the moment. Send me an e-mail via my blog – maybe we can meet up at the Power Plant or something. I’m already trying to arrange a meeting with beer sort of blog girl, but she’s hell and gone down in south KC.
@Lee: I’ll shoot you an email tomorrow when I figure out what we’re doing. I’d love to meet up at the Power Plant. We’re going to St. Joe on Sat. but we’ll be back Sun. and there through Wed.
Personally, I’ve always thought the Power Plant’s beer is mediocre, but the last time I was there this summer they had a very good IPA, so maybe they’re getting better. Perhaps they’ll have some sort of tasty holiday beer.
@Lee: you’re the 2nd person to tell me that about the Power Plant. I picked up some Boulevard Bully! Porter and a bottle of their Sixth Glass Quadrepel Ale so I’ll be having some of those tonight.
Hey Chris,
Sorry you missed the beer bloggers’ summit we had in KC. See my site for details.
@Lee: thanks, I’ll check it out. If you’re ever in Orlando, let me know.
That’s a good set of predictions. You may even want to change the last one to “We will all continue to post erratically”!
“Big Brewers will get Better at Creating ‘Craft’ Beers”
Most definitely they will. A-B will continue to flood the market with sub-par entries in order to stifle growth. Coors has already established a subsidary, AC Golden Brewing Company, with Blue Moon as the flagship, to develop more craft-styled brews. Miller Brewing Company (and that’s Lite, not Light) owns Leinenkugel, whose Sunset Wheat is still showing double digit growth 18 months after its release; not to mention the strong showing from Leinie Summer Shandy, the brewery’s fastest growing seasonal EVER (despite only being available in I believe 7 states).
Above and beyond that, craft beer’s growth continues to outpace any other segment of the alcohol world. Hallelujah…Holy shit…Where’s the Tylenol…
@Beer Doctor: thanks for the info. on Leinie and the spelling correction (I’ve updated the post).
All I can say is ” I hope BridgePort keeps making Haymaker forever!”
To xndrew; just keep enjoying your lambics and leave the good beer to me.
Hey Chris,
I like the Dortmunder Gold also. Just about any beer I’ve had chance to try from Great Lakes Brewing has been enjoyable and well put together. Probably my favorite so far has been the Great Lakes Blackout Stout (an imperial stout). I think it’s only available early spring maybe Feb/March if memory serves. An excellent brewery I hope to have chance to visit someday.
Dude,
No banter, just a Guinness please.
delicious beer! shit, only being eighteen, drinkin this in the bar made it all the better.
@jon: OMG, that’s illegal!…
That’s a pretty sweet logo. I always meant to ask if you designed it yourself.
@Mike: no, a friend who is a designer did it. I think I gave him some vague direction like ‘mug, barley, hops, etc.’
I live in Australia (another FREE COUNTRY) and I find it crazy that the most developed country in the world has a state with these laws.
There is a lot worse thing u can do legally than Homebrewing!
utah isn’t a drinking friendly state. i had a hell of a time finding anything decent when i went a couple years back… best of luck to you though.
While in Park City there are two other options. Squatters and Redrock. Their main brewpubs are located in SLC. The best selection for beers all around can be found at the Bayou in downtown SLC. Other brewpubs in the area are Bohemian, Hoppers Desert Edge, Uinta Brewing and Roosters. Happy hunting!
@Mikey: thanks for the tips. Not sure if I’ll have time but I’ll try.
Sounds like a rip-off of Stone’s Arrogant Bastard in name and formula… Doesn’t mean it isn’t tasty, tho
Wasatch in Park City.
In SLC, try Squatters, Red Rock and Hoppers. For great bottled beer, try the Bayou
The brew-pubs are all serving 3.2 beer, but some of it is very good beer. The bars and restaurants serve other beers as well.
Good luck!
don
@Don: We went to Wasatch on Fri. night and hit Red Rock last night. Good beers at both. I wasn’t so much worried about the alcohol content but the taste and I agree w/you.
I was happy to find some good beers (and one that I picked up was 9%) at the state wine and liquor store.
Wasatch, Squatters & Hoppers are all great! Check out http://www.hopsandbarleyblog.com for best SLC brew locations!
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Thanks for posting this!
Kind regards,
Peter
http://www.brocantics.com
That’s almost Apple computer numbers! Awesome news.
Thanks for the link! It isn’t much of a blog but its a fun hobby. Good and bad comments appreciated, I (we) we have pretty thick skin and a sense of humor, unlike most blogs ha ha.
-Matt
It’s days like these that I love the internet. Genius!
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I would like to point out that your little article insinuates that a fraternity brother cant learn the inter workings of the Four Points by Sheraton Best Brews program. I would like to point out that just because we are members of a Fraternity it does not mean that we are incapable of learning the inter workings of a program such as yours. I would like to point out as well that your comments are somewhat offensive to a fraternity brother and there’s no reason for a comment such as that.
@TKE 260: I would like to point out that the article isn’t little, it is brief. I would like to point point out that the quoted text is from the linked press release. I would like to point out that I didn’t write the press release, Sheraton did. I would like to point out that you should direct your comments towards them.
PBR! That is an olympian if I have ever seen one! Rock ON BABY!
Thanks for the link guys. Yup, the design is a BarleyBlog original. I’ve got a few more ideas on the way…
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A four pack eh? I wonder if that will fly here in Pennsylvania. Either way I’ll be sure to hunt this down come summer time.
Hey Chris, this sounds like a pretty darn good deal to me. It would be cool if more micro/craft beer breweries offered these types of brew packaging. The only thing that’d be better is maybe an 8-pack for 2 of each style in case you latch on to one you really like right away, you’d have a second right there ready to go!
@Microbrew Review: just bring some duct tape w/you and tape a couple 4 packs together
In answer to your question, I would have to answer that “Yes”, the game does require frequent branding. It was made with the intention to advertise Carling alone. The world has become such that we are constantly surrounded by branding, so why shouldn’t we use this for the brands we actually want to advertise.
Hi,
Yeh we need to see th elogo or else it wouldn’t come free
Yes its a free app. They made it free because its sponsored by carlings. So chose or the logos or pay 4 it
I understand the need for branding it. I was questioning the frequency the Carling logo shows up. Maybe some variation in how/where they show the logo would make it more interesting.
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Maybe our soon-to-be-out-of-a-job president should buy their theme parks. That way at least the new name will be a homonym.
But only if they rename “Gwazi” to “Condi.”
“Please sit back and keep your arms inside the coaster as you experience the thrill ::bored pause:: … of the Condi.”
@Mark: well, Rice and Bud is a fitting mix.
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Don’t let that stop you. Do you know how many jobs are acquired with certain “qualifiers” ignored?
@Paul: good point (and what Flying Dog said via Twitter as well). I’d guess almost all jobs
what a joke. robots taking the place of a barman. Try changing your order, or asking him what the deal is with the hotties at the end of the bar. plus who is his barback. Nothing crazy, sexy, cool about this bs.
This app’s dissapeared from the app store? Anyone know why?
where is the app at the store???
@ian: Not there any more. See the update at the top of this post.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better….
…it does.
Nice blog! Just put a link to it up on my page.
i might get two of those, just like an old-timey bandito. I wish those were around when i was in college, that way i wouldn’t have to carry a backpack full of junk beer (like Genesee Summer Brew – bought in the Winter)…
Awesome!
@josh: nice, I used to get the Genessee Cream Ale. good times…
As seen on some 80’s Thrash-Metal-Cover.
Hey Chris,
Nice photos! These young ladies have won a place in my heart (as well as in the hearts of many other beer loving men as well I’m sure). These are the women I wish I could have been dating in college. Who’d a thunk it was even an option then?
We actually just found out about Cigar City and interviewed them: http://mondaynightbrewery.com/.....-tampa-fl/
Heck, the fact that it’s apparently a Bud product…and a light one at that…is a testament to their total lack of genius
HAHA! Funny costumes. I like the “Beer Garden” one … very Wench-like.
Don’t know if I could ever pull off that look, though.
I think I am leaning towards your second thought on the Beer Pong Table costume.
DO NOT WANT
I really liked this Oktoberfest. Marzens are my favorite style. Of the many I had this year, I would have to put Dogtoberfest in the top two. It was a little difficult to find and I have yet to find anymore. I would have stocked up for the winter.
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So I think Virginia is definitely a swing state this election and as a UVA grad student I would love to drink some local VA beer. Any ideas of VA brews?
What I wouldn’t give to get Yuengling out here! I have tried and tried and they won’t distribute west of the Rockies. Sigh.
your really manly! just admit that you drank a zima before. come on!
Hey there — Kyle Bunch here…I whipped Beerdo up last week — thanks for the kind words.
I want to stress, what’s live now is a very early alpha release with much more in the works. I did a quick post on my blog about it, in which I listed out the features I am hoping to work in there:
http://kylebunch.com/2008/tech.....th-beerdo/
Please keep the feedback coming — really pleased to see that members of the good beer loving community have given it a chance. Can’t wait to share future updates (not to mention more delicious beers) with you all.
I agree Red Light partnered with Stone Brewing is a great combination. Especially for the locals.
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Not bad, I prefer to make predictions for the preceding year. This way I am always right. Good call on the consolidation though.
@Mutineer: I like your thinking.
RE: Big breweries creating “craft” brews – yah – Blue Moon by Coors is the biggest one on my list. Can’t believe how many people don’t realize their feeding a giant with Blue Moon purchases….
They just increased the ticket priceand now no free beer….
Susan
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*Ahem* Perhaps you forgot to include something?
@John, I thought I’d make it a game… Thanks for the heads up–I’ve added a link to the article as well.
Thanks for the mention Chris. . . . I hope to see you back on the bus sometime soon, I want closure from the aborted trip last year! Next tour in 6 weeks or so . . .
thanks again.
Sweet, I hope I’m in town this time.
I may be misunderstanding the value of that parenthetical statement; but are you serious?? What the hell does St Patrick’s day have to do with appreciating good beer?
In the US, “St Paddy’s” day has largely become a poor facsimile of the cheap Carnival knock-offs that allow peddlers of watery lager and plastic beads to contribute to a “Girls Gone Wild”, frat-rat culture of absurd overconsumption. The “fine folks” at Guinness haven’t had any compunction against this trend. Pimping this garbage is below you.
Have some self respect.
@Venotar: yes, you missed the sarcasm in the parenthetical.
The FDA has NOTHING to do with label laws and alcohol. That is then responsibility of the Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
More on the site link.
Wow! I would think they would want this type of information on something people were going to consume…
On a side note, a lot of these are lower than I thought they would be.
@Paul: just keep in mind when drinking four 120’s that you’ve consumed close to your recommended calories for the day
Lower!?!? I was stunned by some of the calorie levels I have recently learned about. Many big beers in big bombers are like drinking a great big bracing mug of icing at the end of each day.
@Alan: no kidding. Just the other day I had two World Wide Stouts after a big dinner. Guess I could have skipped the appetizer and dessert.
What the TTB is requiring is the same requirement they mandated after light beers came out in 1970s.
You can’t display calories without also displaying carbohydrates, portein, sodium, fat.
Look on your typical light beer label. What’s on that is what has been required for DECADES omn labels and ad info when you try to sneak in and simply display calories.
Sorry, but the brewers didn’t do their homework. This requirement is decades old.
You can always cut calories by not eating dinner.
Thus you don’t waste precious calories on food AND you need fewer beers for a night out.
Genius. I realize.
OK, now I really DO have to get cracking on brewing my own beer, b/c this def needs to be the name of my first attempt.
Funny!
hahahahahhaaa, rad!
Some good info to have, considering how often I drink Dog Fish Head beer.
OMG that is an awesome label. Mega kudos to whoever drew up that image. Classic.
Sorry to be off topic, but I can’t leave a comment for your prior post. Are the Dogfish calories for 12 oz. or for one serving (some of them come in larger bottles).
Thanks!
hail beerwars!
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I used to live in Cleveland, GA just south of Helen.
First time I ever tried Mickey’s Big Mouth was when I bought a six pack as my river beer for a camping trip at the headwaters in Helen.
Coldest beer I’ve ever had to date.
great site, just starting on up and visiting other.
Thanks for inspiration.
England, Scotland & Wales are 3 countries, all 3 are symbolised here by a beer that I think originated in Canada – Carling.
I’m guessing Beck’s Alco-frei stuff is used to represent the “dry” Islamic countries?
& for such a great brewing nation, it’s sad that Belgium is impossible to see! (but from the rest of the “quality” brews shown on the map, I’m guessing they would have that Brazilian/Belgian/US craft brew, Stella Artois)
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I too have had problems with the UPS guy leaving insanely valuable packages (well, to me anyway) in places where any ruffian could pick it up.
What exactly makes a barley wine ale?
I’m curious as well. Please tell us the difference between ale and barley wine ale?
I hope it’s not just some sort of snooty name game.
I just drank my Treblehook last night. Very impressed with the beer. A somewhat subdued Barleywine with lots of flavor and very easy to drink. I will stock up on more of this for the winter.
@Andy, @michael: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley_wine
@Joshua: good to hear. I’ve picked this up since tasting this and have been happy w/my purchases.
Wow, any beer that comes packaged like that is fine by me. Was it a heavily hopped barley wine? Sometimes it’s tough to tell between a DIPA and a Barley Wine. And the most important question, is this one going to be available to us normal folk?
@Travis: it was hoppier than a traditional barley wine but not too heavy. You can get it through normal channels but you won’t get the fancy packaging.
We tasted this beer on our show a couple weeks back. Really dug its tasty goodness. Wish they would send it down here to Hawaii. Thank goodness for nice PR peeps. Good write up! Keep it up!
@Russel: I’d be happy to get some and do a trade with you for something you guys get there that I can’t…
This chart made me laugh out loud at work. My coworkers think I am nuts, but as a passionate beer lover I say ‘PROST!’. My recommendation for anyone seriously using this chart to choose your beverage for the evening is to lie about being a Hockey fan.
HAHAHA Honestly, even as a non American/persson located in North America this still resonated here and like Mister Jones made me laugh out loud. Wish we could source some of the loved beers here in Europe!
Cheers for the laugh and the info!