Archive for February, 2006

Report from NOLA

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Will Dixie Brewing be back?
Looking at the tattered brewery in an equally battered New Orleans neighborhood it hardly seems likely - but New Orleanians obviously don’t give up easily.
Last week there wasn’t a soul to be seen at the brewery - and the phone has been disconnected. The courtyard behind a gate with a large […]

Green beer season has arrived

Monday, February 27th, 2006

And so it begins . . .
Coleman’s Irish Pub in Syracuse receives its shipment of Green Beer and a local TV station provides footage.

Red Brick Tavern, Atlanta Airport

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

What do you do when you catch a delay at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport? Head to Concourse T, across from Gate T-4. The Red Brick Tavern serves three regular beers (and sometimes a seasonal) from Atlanta Brewing Co., producer of - you guessed it - Red Brick Ale.
The airport also has two Sam Adams […]

Best around the Twin Cities

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

It’s time for Bockfest at Schell’s Brewery in New Ulm, Minnesota. As the Minneapolis Star Tribune notes:
It doesn’t get much more Minnesotan than this. Held every winter in German Lenten tradition — and in absolute defiance of the weather — this daylong outdoor bash takes place at the brewery in the hills overlooking New […]

CAMRA’s Pub of the Year

Friday, February 17th, 2006

Now, here’s a happy winner:
“This is like being awarded 10 Michelin stars and then struck by lightning!”
Publican Jon Jon Pascoe after his pub, The Swan, won CAMRA’s “Best Pub of the Year” award for the second time.

Happy 10th, Victory Brewing

Friday, February 17th, 2006

Victory Brewing in Downingtown, Pa., celebrates its 10th birthday this month - the big party is tomorrow at the brewpub.
Lew Bryson has an interview with co-founder Bill Covaleski.
Both Lew and Don Russell [free registration required] of the Philadelphia Daily News feature the special beer brewed for the anniversary: Ten Years Alt, possibly the first doppelsticke […]

What kind of people?

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

Union Jack’s Inn on the Manatawny (Pennsylvania) has been open three years, and suddenly seems to be getting lots of attention.
Jack Curtin just posted a terrific review (which over time may get hard to find because his blog isn’t exactly a blog). Check out the beer lineup, listen to the story about the fisherman and […]