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Category Archives: Beer Styles
Beers in Review: Deschutes Jubelale 2008 and Scaldis Noel
I really enjoy this time of year. I like this time of the year because of the impending holiday season. Some people find being around family to be really stressful but I, generally, like my families (immediate and in-laws). It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Beer in Review, Beer Styles, Craft Beer, Reviews, Wine
Tagged Belgian Dark Strong Ale, Deschutes, Jubelale, winter warmer
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GABF Day 3
Not everything goes according to plan. Sometimes, you just have to be flexible and roll with the punches. A huge part of hanging out in Colorado for us was spending time with our hosts Bonnie and Mike. I’ve known Mike … Continue reading
Posted in Beer Festivals, Beer in Review, Beer Styles, Brew pubs, Breweries, Craft Beer, Reviews
Tagged amber ale, American Brown Ale, American Porter, American Wheat Ale, Blackberry Wheat, Dusseldörf Altbier, espresso porter, Estes Park Brewing, Fruit Beer, GABF, ginger ale, Harvest ale, IPA, Left Hand Brewing, O'Dells Brewing, Pale Ale, Pumphouse Brewing, pumpkin ale, rye beer, scottish ale, spiced ale, Sweet Stout
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The Session #21: What is your favorite beer and why?
First of all, what is The Session? In a nutshell, The Session is a collection of articles written by a multitude of contributors based upon a central theme or question. For the glorious history of The Session, check out Brookston … Continue reading
Posted in Beer Styles, Brew pubs, Breweries, Competitions, Fun Stuff, The Session
Tagged Alesmith, American Ale, American Porter, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Belgian Strong Ale, BJCP, Black Sheep Ale, Chimay, Dark Lagers, Deschutes, Duchess de Bourgogne, English Pale Ale, European Amber Lagers, Firestone Walker, Gordon Biersch, IPA, Light Hybrid Beer, Linden Street Brewing Company, Lost Abbey, Moylan Brewing Company, New Belgium, Pale Ale, Petrus, pilsners, Reissdorf, Rodenbach, Rogue Ales Brewery, Russian River, Scottish Strong Ale, Smoke-flavor Beer, Sour Ale, St. Bernardus, Stone Brewing, stout, The Session, Trumer Pils, Wood-aged Beer
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All according to plan
Wow. Talk about an unprecedented event. I can say that I am proud to have been around, alive and an active participant in the process that helped to put the first African-American in the White House. I’ve always wished… felt… … Continue reading
Harvest Ale
This beer has been 18 months in the making, maybe more. No, I didn’t age this beer. It just took about a year and a half for my Cascade hop plant to bear fruit. Well, to be really technical, they … Continue reading
Posted in Beer in Review, Beer Styles, Craft Beer, Reviews
Tagged American Amber Ale, Cascade hops, English Mild, Harvest ale, Homebrew, homegrown, hops
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30th Annual California State Homebrew Competition Pre-Lim
The Annual California State Homebrew Competition is one of the oldest homebrew competitions in California, if not the country. Simply referred to as Stern Grove because the final round of judging takes place in the Stern Grove clubhouse in San … Continue reading
GABF Day 2
By the time we get up to start our day, it’s already close to noon. The Gold Medal Dinner was an absolute blast. In addition to eating some great food and drinking equally great beers, Sammy and I got to … Continue reading
Posted in Beer in Review, Beer Styles, Brew pubs, Breweries, Craft Beer, Mead, Reviews
Tagged Cherry Ale, Chili beer, CooperSmith Brewpub, Dubbel, English Bitter, Espresso Ale, Hand-drawn, IPA, Mead, New Belgium Brewing Company, Octoberfest, Pale Ale, Pilsner, Saison, Trippel, Wheat Ale, Witbier
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GABF Gold Medal Dinner at the Kitchen
As soon as I heard about this dinner, I had to sign up for it. This dinner was a pretty special occasion. Not only was it the very first day of our GABF experience but the breweries in attendance included … Continue reading
Posted in Beer and Food Pairing Event, Beer and Food Pairings, Beer Festivals, Beer Styles, Breweries, Craft Beer
Tagged 120 Minute IPA, Adam Avery, Allagash Brewing Company, Andy Sparks, Avery Brewing Company, Bad Salley, Basic Brewing Radio, brettanomyces, Devotion, Dogfish Head Brewing Company, GABF, Interlude, Isabelle Proximus, James Spencer, Lost Abbey, Mephistopheles, Port Brewing Company, Rod Tod, Russian River Brewing Company, Sahtea, Sam Calagione, Supplication, Temptation, The Kitchen, Tomme Arthur, Vinnie Cilurzo, White
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