Monthly Archives: March 2009

14th Annual Fairfax Brewfest Recap

Update: Here are the results from the Taste It and Rate It part of the festival: LAGER 1. Lagunitas Pilsner 2. Brokeen Drum PALE ALE 1.New Belgiuym Mighty Arrow Pale Ale 2. Drake IPA DARK/AMBER/STOUT 1. Anderson Valley Stout 2. … Continue reading

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14th Annual Fairfax Brewfest Reminder

Just a reminder, the 14th Annual Fairfax Brewfest is tomorrow. We’ll be there along with a few other beer buddies. I’m excited to try some of the beers I haven’t had yet as well as hanging out with some friends … Continue reading

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Hopinions: Brand spanking new vs. Old and Comfy

In this edition of Hopinions, Mario and I take discuss the merits of drinking new beers we’ve never had before versus drinking beers we’re familiar with.

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Beer in Review: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2009, mini-vertical Bigfoot tasting and news about Kellerweis

I’ve rediscovered Sierra Nevada Brewing. As I’ve lamented in the past, I’ve long overlooked Sierra Nevada because of their ubiquitous pale ale. But since my last trip to BevMo, I’ve come to enjoy their ESB and, amidst some slight controversy … Continue reading

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14th Annual Fairfax Brewfest

The 14th Annual Fairfax Brewfest is coming up in a little over a week. I went last year and had a great time drinking new beers and meeting new people. Here are the specifics:

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The Session #25: Vision of Lager Love

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Beer School: Week 7

This week at Beer School, we covered the Amber Hybrid beers and the Belgian Strong categories. Amber Hybrids are considered hybrids not because they use different ingredients or anything like that but because of how they’re made. The Northern German … Continue reading

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Brewers’ Association 2009 Beer Style Guidelines Released

It’s Wednesday and that means Sammy and I will be headed over to Los Altos to attend the BJCP study session moderated by John Watson. I plan to do the write up tonight but considering that we’ll be tasting the … Continue reading

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Beer in Review: Sierra Nevada Torpedo

Continuing on from yesterday, I will be taking a look at Sierra Nevada’s latest creation: Torpedo.  Sierra Nevada markets Torpedo as an Extra IPA, which basically means that it’s an IPA (Imperial India Pale Ale). To put things into context, … Continue reading

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Beer in Review: Sierra Nevada ESB

Maybe I’ve been out of touch but I think Sierra Nevada’s been putting out some very interesting as of late. I guess that I’ve been ignoring them lately because their pale ale’s so ubiquitous. Stupid reason, I know. It’s not … Continue reading

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