Mike | May 12, 2009
Once again, I am rating an IPA from a well recognized brewery in the craft brewing scene: Stone Brewing Company. And once again, I have had very little experience tasting their beers. This will no longer be the case after imbibing this nectar of the gods!
I had know about Stone Brewing for years only because [...]
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Tags: American pale ale, craft beer, Greg Koch, IPA, Stone Brewing
Mike | April 30, 2009
Last weekend I went out to Dallas, Texas for a business trip. I got to stay in a pretty swanky Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas (home of the Byron Nelson Championship). Shortly after checking in I went downstairs to the hotel bar to wet the whistle. I started off with my old standby Sierra [...]
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Tags: amber ale, black lager, brewery, craft beer, German black lager, Rahr & Sons, schwarzbier, St. Arnold Brewing Company
Mike | April 17, 2009
Last night, I went to see the one-night-only showing of Beer Wars written, directed, and produced by Anat Baron. This was personally a very eye-opening documentary about the never ending battle for market share between craft brewers and the “Big 3″ mega brewers – Anheuser Busch, Miller, and Coors. Hence, the title of the film. [...]
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Tags: American Homebrewer's Association, Anat Baron, Anheuser Busch, Beer Wars, BeerAdvocate, brewing, Charlie Papazian, craft beer, Doghead Fish Brewery, Greg Koch, Jim Koch, Maureen Ogle, Moonshot, New Belgium Brewing, New Century Brewing Company, Sam Adams, Sam Caglione, Stone Brewing, three tier system, Todd Alstrom
Mike | April 13, 2009
A couple of weekends ago, I stumbled onto a nice local event for Cigar City Brewing’s launch party. Try to keep up with my story here. My girlfriend and I were supposed to head to Orlando to see a show, but decided to stay in town (Tampa). We ended up heading to the Oldsmar Tap [...]
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Tags: brewery, Cigar City Brewing, Double Nut Brown Ale, IPA, Mr. Dunderbak's, Oatmeal, Oldsmar Tap House, Rye, taproom, World of Beer
Mike | March 15, 2009
Man, I am digging pale ales right now. You’ll probably get sick of hearing me say that, but the stuff is tasty. They have so much flavor and vary with each brewery. One of my every day favorites is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
This recipe is what put the brewery on the map when it debuted in 1980. The owner, [...]
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Tags: American pale ale, beer, bottle condition, brewery, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, taproom