Tag Archive 'microbrew'

Hard Time at Birrificio Pausa Cafè

Posted in Beer on Apr 27th, 2011

First night in Piedmont. And what do we order w/ dinner? BEER. And not just any beer. Microbrew made by prisoners! (I’m not joking)

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BrewYork #7: Inside the Craft Beer Vortex

Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Jan 26th, 2011

You better hydrate.  You best have a gang of food in your belly.  Your mind must be focused and your palate on-point.  Cause you’re going to get slaughtered…with a smile on your face. Hold on to your hats, craft beer geeks, because the hurricane-force winds have finally died down, and BrewYork #7 has gone down […]

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The Great Can vs Bottle Debate

Posted in Beer on Mar 29th, 2009

(Originally posted as a guest article on Hop Talk) Within the wine, beer and spirits world, passions run deep.  And so do the divisions.  Whether it is beer vs. wine, red vs. white, or vodka vs. bourbon, the warring camps of devotees are steadfast and thirsty for the other’s blood.  Whether it is double- vs. […]

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My top 5 favorite breweries: Number 3

Posted in Beer on Jan 14th, 2009

3.  Odell Brewing Company, Fort Collins, Colorado Founded:  1989 Production:  approx 60,000 barrels (website) It’s gotta go back to home for me.  Doesn’t it always?  Something about those early years of ANYTHING.  Your first stumbling in the dark with a girl’s brassier.  Your first, horrible taste of coffee leading to that next, almost palatable, strangely […]

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My top 5 favorite breweries: Number 4

Posted in Beer on Jan 8th, 2009

4.  Dogfish Head, Milton, Delaware Founded:  1995 Production:  approx 35,000 barrels (website) Extreme.  Fire up the frickin taste buds, because these guys are doing some funky, bold beers.  Using such ingredients as fresh oysters, arctic cloudberries, green raisins, st johns wort, and beet sugar, they’re off to the races..and running like mad greyhounds.  Sound interesting?  […]

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My top 5 favorite breweries: Number 5

Posted in Beer on Jan 3rd, 2009

5.  Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, California Founded:  1979 Production: approx 680,000 barrels (website) No god-fearing microbrewer could ever not bow down in worship to Sierra Nevada.  It would be an outrage.  I would have to throw my shoes at you.  (I still think it would have been off the chain if Mr Bush caught […]

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The Beginning

Posted in Beer, Wine on Mar 4th, 2008

“What is this?” “Beer, my friend.  Beer” Yes, its been known for ages. Just how long beermaking has been known is staggering to comprehend. Thousands of years. Where we are today, as brewers, is astonishing. Ancient styles, long-lost techniques, are being brushed-off and being thrust into the limelight. Microbrewers and craft specialists are a-flourish with […]

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