A New York Times (registration required - free) panel tastes Trappist and abbey-style beers in a what has become a monthly foray into beer (briefly replacing wine) for the Times.
I’ve written about this over at Brew Like a Monk, so won’t repeat everything here. But Phil Markowski of Southampton Publick House offers some great insights […]
Czech brewer Budejovicky Mestansky Pivovar has received new attention for its beer, sold as B.B. Burgerbrau in the United States, because it is leaning on its “Budweis” roots while expanding distribution into the St. Louis area, home base for Anheuser-Busch and Budweiser.
So what’s the beer like? That’s one I can answer since I tasted it […]
The hop harvest is in full swing in Oregon. The family run Goschie Farms in Silverton will produce 400,000 pounds of hops, selling most of that to Anheuser-Busch and Coors, but working on special projects with Widmer Bros. Brewing Co. of Portland and Pelican Brewery in Pacific City.
The list of breweries and brewpubs who have stepped up to aid vicitms of Hurricane Katrina continues to grow. The Boscos brewery-restaurants in Tennessee and Arkansas are located close enough they could provide direct aid. The three restaurants in Memphis, Nashville and Little Rock offered displaced families a free meal, serving more than $22,000 worth […]
Nark Fisher and Jim Witmer of Cox News Service offer an amusing spin (registration required, but free) on the Gallup Poll that showed wine overtaking beer in popularity.
The list 10 reasons wine is better than beer and 10 that beer is better than wine. Two on the plus side for wine:
Did you ever hear […]
The folks at Abita Brewing Co., located 30 miles from New Orleans, have rolled out a new beer and a supporting line of merchandise as part of a campaign to raise money to restore NOLA.
As well as brewing Restoration Ale, the brewery also created a line of t-shirts, hats and a special “Fleur-de-lis” ribbon pin […]
The Spoetzl Brewery in Texas, which makes the Shiner beers, officially celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2009, but has has started the countdown by announcing it will brew a limited edition beer each year. First up is Shiner 96, a maerzen.
Texas consumers will be able to buy a collectible wooden crate with 25 Shiner 96 […]
