The X Fest was a really nice Christmas Beer tasting event held last Friday night at the Penn Museum. Joe Sixpack (Don Russell) and the Philly Beer Week crew put together some great winter brews at the site of the old “Book & Cook” beer tastings at Penn. Unlike those events, you could actually hear yourself ... Read More No Comments
Written by admin on December 15, 2009
A smiling bearded man I saw rolling down the steps of the brewers exit at the GABF 2006 turned out to be a brewer from Lagunitas… This turned out to be just an example of the craziness that this fine brewery from Petaluma California was about to unleash on beer appreciators everywhere over the next ... Read More No Comments
Written by admin on December 6, 2009
Magnums of Anchor Steam Christmas Ale in the cooler was my first hint that “DiWine Spirits” in Pikesville, Maryland was more than just an attractive Wine and Spirits store hidden away in a shopping center on Reisterstown Road. When Marlon Delgado asked if I planned to lay a bottle down for aging I knew I ... Read More No Comments
Written by admin on November 27, 2009
No way! Sure, 18 years ago Chimay was an exotic wonder for the curious beer fan. Complex spicy, funky flavors, stuff floating around the bottom of the bottle…and, 9% alcohol. Even the 25oz corked bottle was a curiosity. Would drink these down where they could be found back then (Copa Too and Elephant and Castle in ... Read More No Comments
Written by admin on November 16, 2009
Craft Beer News
Brian Hunt, the founder, brewer and inspiration (as well as keg filler, delivery man and just about Read More
When I made the trip up to Boonville (about 2 and a half hours north of San Francisco) to visit the Read More
Bar manager for 14 years at the Bear Republic brew pub in Healdsburg California, Ryan Lindecker ha Read More
Holiday time means parties, celebrations, dinners out or in with friends and family – all of w Read More