Entries from April 2007

April 27, 2007

Tiny bubbles…. in my glass……

For all of those math geeks out there, here’s an article that you may enjoy.
Of beer and bubbles: The formula for a perfect pint
By Julie Steenhuysen Thu Apr 26, 9:13 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A mathematical formula can now predict how the frothy head on a beer changes over time, a finding that [...]

April 27, 2007

Free crate of beer?? Say it ain’t so.

This is a great story… would you fall into this trap?
Thief betrays himself to get free beerFri Apr 27, 11:45 AM ETBERLIN (Reuters) – A German phone thief led police right to his front door when they called the stolen mobile to say he had won some free beer and he willingly gave his [...]

April 27, 2007

Letter to the Red Sox

Good afternoon,
I’m drafting this letter this afternoon to suggest yet another improvement at Fenway Park, although this one won’t require the services of Janet Marie Smith. I’ve been to plenty of games at Fenway over the past 20 years that I’ve lived in New England, but not until this year had I been all [...]

April 27, 2007

Cerveza Negra and Red Horse

As my time here is winding down, I wanted to make sure that I reviewed Sam Miguel’s flagship beer “Red Horse”. On my first trip here, I was informed that many are not able to drink a couple and remember the stories to tell…. Well.. tonight I enjoyed the last two offering from Sam [...]

April 26, 2007

Summer winds…

With the turn of the weather, my mind has drifted to two things: Baseball and Beer. And what better way to pay tribute to both, than by combining them into one thing! I’ve been looking at customized 2 beer guys jerseys, and it looks like they’d come out to about $26 a piece. [...]

April 26, 2007

Upcoming beer events

http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2007/04/26/going_for_the_gold/
Looking forward to the Beer Guys’ report from NERAX!

April 25, 2007

Do you have a strange mind? (like us)

Do you have a strange mind?
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April 24, 2007

Red God IPA

Today was the first day for CBC’s 2007 edition of the Red God IPA:
Featuring Simcoe, Amarillo, and Columbus hops at an unheard of rate of over three pounds per barrel, with American pale and Belgian caramel malts providing a malty but dry pedestal upon which this hop fest rides until its long, lingering, hop-bittered finish. [...]

April 20, 2007

Into the Secondary

We transferred the beer into the secondary fermenter tonight. Bottling a week from tonight…

April 19, 2007

San Miguel Lager fest!!

I thought of a couple of different titles for this blog, but I stuck with Lager fest. In my previous blog, I accidentally called it “Sam” and not “San”. Maybe I am thinking too much of “Sam Adams” (ohhh.. yes I mentioned their name), but you can rest assure that it’s cause of [...]