Entries from October 2006

October 28, 2006

Incredible!

Okay…so this has nothing to do with beer but it’s pretty amazing anyway. I guess you could relate it to beer in a round about way…if you think of beers with a chocolate flavor/aroma.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/19/ap/strange/mainD8JJH7HG1.shtml

October 28, 2006

Incredible!

Okay…so this has nothing to do with beer but it’s pretty amazing anyway. I guess you could relate it to beer in a round about way…if you think of beers with a chocolate flavor/aroma.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/19/ap/strange/mainD8JJH7HG1.shtml

October 27, 2006

Beer bytes for the day

It’s Friday, and I’ve come across a couple of interesting beer-related pieces that I thought I’d share. First is some insight from an American, abroad in the Czech Republic, on drinking beer there.
When you go to the pub, your order “beer”. Just beer. They only have two kinds. One is the standard 10-degree house [...]

October 27, 2006

Beer bytes for the day

It’s Friday, and I’ve come across a couple of interesting beer-related pieces that I thought I’d share. First is some insight from an American, abroad in the Czech Republic, on drinking beer there.
When you go to the pub, your order “beer”. Just beer. They only have two kinds. One is the standard 10-degree house [...]

October 23, 2006

Hop Prices on the Rise

According to this article, hop prices are on the rise, due to a decade of oversupply and poor prices.
When there’s overproduction, it takes a long time to get it out of the system. We’re finally seeing that happen with the oversupply from the 1990s…
To read the full article, click here

October 23, 2006

Hop Prices on the Rise

According to this article, hop prices are on the rise, due to a decade of oversupply and poor prices.
When there’s overproduction, it takes a long time to get it out of the system. We’re finally seeing that happen with the oversupply from the 1990s…
To read the full article, click here

October 22, 2006

Definitely more of a trick than a treat

Just in time for Halloween? I think not. Last night I tried Hobgoblin Dark English Ale. I was looking for a treat in a new beer I’d not ever heard of, let alone tried, and since it’s the Halloween season, Hobgoblin seemed more than appropriate.Pouring from the pint sized can, it’s a lovely dark copper [...]

October 22, 2006

Definitely more of a trick than a treat

Just in time for Halloween? I think not. Last night I tried Hobgoblin Dark English Ale. I was looking for a treat in a new beer I’d not ever heard of, let alone tried, and since it’s the Halloween season, Hobgoblin seemed more than appropriate.Pouring from the pint sized can, it’s a lovely dark copper [...]

October 18, 2006

Gearhead ‘Stoneface’ Rolles

What is your Biker name?
Magic Hat has released a new winter seasonale.
“Our free-wheeling spin on the classic American Amber is filled with caramelized malts and spicey hops that fire your inner cylinders. Independent spirits are hereby invited to take her for a test drive on freedom’s open road in six packs, Feast of Fools 12 [...]

October 18, 2006

Gearhead ‘Stoneface’ Rolles

What is your Biker name?
Magic Hat has released a new winter seasonale.
“Our free-wheeling spin on the classic American Amber is filled with caramelized malts and spicey hops that fire your inner cylinders. Independent spirits are hereby invited to take her for a test drive on freedom’s open road in six packs, Feast of Fools 12 [...]