Archive for the 'Beer culture' Category

Before we fire back up here . . .

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Wireless Internet connections on the road willing, and time, semi-regular posting should resume here May 21 or so.
As I’ve explained at Appellation Beer that’s when we begin a 14-month road trip. It’s not a beer-focused journey, but beer will be seen, consumed and discussed along the way.
However, when Mark Silva tagged me in the 4×4 […]

British chancellor may have trouble getting a pint

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The Wellington Arms in Watford has banned Chancellor Alistair Darling for his “tyrannical, anti-pub” budget.
Licensee Warren Baker has written to Darling to tell him he is no longer welcome and has put up a poster, which states “We hereby give notice that Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is barred from this pub until further […]

Finding in the ‘good stuff’ in Chicago

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Time Out Chicago distributed its beer issue last week.
Some of the stories you’d expect - tips, interviews with breweries, etc. - but overall a surprising amount of fun. Suns Swap profiles drinkers moving from one beer to another, such as from Miller High Life to Stella Artois (got think Andrew might manage another step soon).
The […]

Resources for Oregon Brewers Festival

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Alas, we won’t be heading to Portland for the Oregon Brewers Festival.
But if we were, the links we’d be using:
- Beervana Bests - Best Portland Brewpub Experiences. One man’s opinion, but this way you’ll find places not on everybody else’s list.
- The official festival site.
- The Beer Here. This is the Oregon Live site […]

Even the strip clubs sell craft beer

Friday, January 12th, 2007

Don Russell’s Joe Six Pack column this week begins with a visit to a strip club - where he find craft beer on tap.
When even a topless bar - a joint where patrons typically don’t pay much attention to what’s in their glass - can sell pints of expensive suds, something’s going on. I think […]

Wisconsin’s Beer Hut

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

About 15 years ago at an emphemera show (featuring stuff like old maps, movie magazines, brochures, etc.) I came across a postcards featuring the Beer Hunt in Fond du Lac, Wis. (pictured to the right).
Alas, it closed in 1972 and today it’s a mall.
This year it is being memorialized by a Christmas ornament, one in […]

Campaign for the community pub

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Here’s an alarming number. Research the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) shows 26 pubs a month are lost in Britain, and that
figures may actually be much higher – and that pubs at the heart of the local community are in particular danger.
Thus CAMRA plans its first Community Pubs Week Feb. 17-24, designed to raise the […]