As another year comes to an end we see a lot of postings online about “the best” whatever of 2008. These lists are always fun and often make me reflect on what I’ve done during the past 12 months. With that in mind, I wanted to present a few lists of my own for your [...]
The holiday season is here and in full-swing. It’s likely that you’re planning a trip to see the family and stressing about last-minute shopping that needs to happen before the big meal and gift exchanges. With that in mind I wanted to take a moment to share some MORE holiday beer ideas worth exploring.
Aperitif
Before dessert [...]
The holiday season is here and in full-swing. It’s likely that you’re planning a trip to see the family and stressing about last-minute shopping that needs to happen before the big meal and gift exchanges. With that in mind I wanted to take a moment to share some holiday beer ideas worth exploring.
The Holiday Dinner [...]
Last night I went to a good friend’s home to share in a birthday dinner, an event worthy of the celebration of another trip around the sun. Along with the meal we all shared in some simply fantastic beers. Perhaps it wasn’t on purpose, but when the night was done and we’d looked back on [...]
I’ve enjoyed brewing my own beer at home for years, well before I began writing about beer or really had a grasp on all that beer can be. When I began it was for no other reason than to say I did it. I’d sampled good homebrewed beers before and several friends encouraged me along [...]
There is always more to the story, isn’t there? Today the good beer-loving people in and around Portland are reading and hearing a lot about the pending sale of the beloved Green Dragon to Rogue. If you have read some comments and blog posts you may come away feeling Rogue is just a big bully [...]
DRAFT’s Beer Director Rick Sellers recently helped Firestone Walker determine the mix for XII, its 12th anniversary ale. Here, he describes the final day of tasting. You can read all about day one here.
The morning had a brisk chill and an ominous feel, the wind was picking up and burly clouds were rolling inland moving [...]
The drive down was luckily uneventful, a blessing given we were driving through San Francisco headed south on Highway 1. We made good time in the Prius and by the time we passed Gilroy we knew we’d make it to our appointment well ahead of schedule. The driver for this excursion was none other than [...]
We all have ideas that sound great in our heads, but when we try to make this a reality it goes to hell. Brewers have this happen on occasion: they develop a recipe that works on paper, or in their spreadsheets, only to realize the real-life experiences of a brew day can’t be calculated. Recently [...]
The Morning After
This week has been an exercise in pacing yourself, the phrase “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” was uttered accurately many times within my earshot and I think I took it to heart. Still, no matter how well one is paced for the GABF ‘marathon’ you can’t help but wear out the body [...]
