“Insanity, first released November 2004, is Weyerbacher’s latest creation in the world of cutting edge beers. Insanity is made by aging our perfectly balanced Blithering Idiot Barleywine in oak bourbon casks. This incredible combination creates a melange of flavors such as malt, dates, oak, vanilla, and bourbon just to name a few.” — Weyerbacher Brewing [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 26, 2008
Portsmouth’s Smuttynose wants brewery in Hampton
By Patrick Cronin
pcronin@seacoastonline.com
February 26, 2008 6:00 AM
HAMPTON — The Smuttynose Brewing Company is considering the possibility of relocating its brewery to town.
The Portsmouth-based company went before the town’s Planning Board last week with preliminary plans to relocate the brewery to 105 Towle Farm Road.
The proposal was to subdivide the existing 17-acre property [...]
February 25, 2008
Test driving WordPress
Testing out WordPress as a new host for the 2beerguys blog. What are the thoughts out there?
February 16, 2008
Sam Adams steps up!
Saw an article about this by Lew Bryson. Sam Adams is selling 20,000 lbs of hops they determined they can live without to small craft brewers at cost. Very cool.
http://www.samueladams.com/promotions/HopSharing/Default.aspx
February 14, 2008
Myriad of topics
Hello Everyone,
Here’s a quick update of what’s going on these days…
Night of the Barrels: A couple of us are heading to the Night of the Barrels event, hosted by the Beer Advocate, on Friday.
Description: A very special, exclusive, and all inclusive evening of wood-aged beers (from fresh oak to bourbon barrels [...]
February 10, 2008
Smuttynose Big Beer Series
This was a no-brainer. Please enjoy this story about Smuttynose and their Big Beer series. I am very happy to read this success story. The big bottle series has made a major impact on the 2Beerguys. While I can’t say that I enjoy them all, I am never let down by [...]
February 10, 2008
Terrapin Brewery makes plans for expansion
When I started reading this article, I was skeptical about posting it to the blog. Initially, I did not think that a start up brewery in Georgia was relevant enough, until I read their story.
Terrapin Beer company, founded by Brian “Spike” Buckowski and John Cochran, opened their doors as a brewpub [...]
February 10, 2008
Solar power used to help make beer in Oregon
When I read this article, I knew that it was something right up our alley. If we ever are involved in creating a brewpub/brewery, solar power can help.
Enjoy!!
Sean2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!
By Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Any aficionado will tell you that sometimes a good beer is like a glass [...]
February 10, 2008
Maryland Brewers pushing to change laws
With the rising popularity of craft beer, there is an increasing pressure to change local and state laws. Maryland is a prime example. Small craft breweries are sticking their neck out and saying that the current laws are ancient and they are hurting their business.
In summary, all beer must be sold through a [...]
