http://www.thebeerchaser.com Pursuit Of New Craft Brewing Experiences Fri, 15 May 2009 23:39:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, one of the purposes of this blog is the "pursuit of new craft brewing experiences". I tend to get bored easily, so I am always looking for a new taste. Luckily for me, I only recently started homing in on the craft beer scene. So I have long and ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=41 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 ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=149 I ran into a rep for the local craft brew distributor here in Tampa, FL a month or two ago while I was picking up a 6 pack. We got to talking beer (go figure) and he recommended Bell's Hopslam. It sounded really,really tasty, but I wasn't ready to cough ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=141 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 ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=130 Hold these two dates on your calendars - Saturday, May 2nd and Friday, June 12th. You don't want to miss these two events with drinking quality brew as the common denominator. I'm really stoked about this first outing. Dunedin Brewery will be holding it's 1st Annual Hoppy Endings IPA Festival on ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=110 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, ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=95 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 ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=82 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 ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=48 I have really been into American pale ales and IPAs lately. The hoppy flavor I have been craving lately usually means party time for my taste buds. So, what are hops? Let me break it down for you. Beer is essentially comprised of four primary ingredients: water, malt, yeast, and hops. ... http://www.thebeerchaser.com/?p=43