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| The New Look Of Blog About Beer | 31/07/2010 |
Blog About Beer Redesign
The new site design for Blog About Beer is now live (in case you haven’t noticed). It was designed to give a nice and clean look to the site as well as speed up page load time. You might also notice that I added a new Blog About Beer logo to further brand the blog.
Along with the new look I added 3 ways that you can connect and stay informed with what’s going on around the craft beer industry and Blog About Beer.
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| Hopinions: The End of Hopistory | 31/07/2010 | Normally, Hopinions is a collaborative effort between myself and Mario, blogger of Brewed for Thought. We take turns picking a topic, writing about it and then hosting the collaborative post on our respective blogs. For the past few years, this format has been successful. With the exception of a few posts where we seem to [...] |
| Mid-Summer Brewer’s Dinner with Jack’s Brewing Company | 28/07/2010 | Jack’s Brewing Company is having a Mid-Summer’s Brewery Dinner this week. Check out the details below: Who: Jack’s Brewing Company (San Ramon location) What: Mid-Summer Brewer’s Dinner Where: 2410 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA, 94583 map When: Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:00pm Cost: $45/person. For reservations call: 925-362-1059 Menu First Course Blackened Ahi Salad Second Course Summer Squash Risotto Third Course Salmon Cake Fourth [...] |
| Devil’s Canyon Brewery Dinner at California Cafe Recap | 27/07/2010 | The Devil’s Canyon Brewery Dinner, held at the California Cafe in Palo Alto, ended up being one of the best beer dinners I have ever been to. It was the perfect storm of many things awesome. Having had a few days to digest the event, I can say this was definitely one of those instances [...] |
| The Grain Trust | 24/07/2010 | San Jose has a new homebrew club. It’s called The Grain Trust. But wait, doesn’t San Jose already have the Silicon Valley Sudzers? Why yet another San Jose based club? Don’t these guys get along or something? Far from it. In fact, one of the founders of The Grain Trust is currently sitting Vice President of the [...] |
| Royal Mail Hotel Beer Dinner…and more. | 22/07/2010 | Next Wednesday, 28th of July, Tom & I will be down at the Royal Mail Hotel on Spencer to host a beer dinner. There’ll be five courses matched with our beers, and we’ll be rolling out some rarer beers that can be hard to find outside the brewery. Check out the mouthwatering menu below: Steam Ale to start, with Portarlington Yabbies Hightail Ale with a ‘Roadkill’ game Roast of the day Fancy Pants Amber Ale with Gippsland Goat Richard III Doppelbock with a chocolate dessert Surefoot Stout with blue cheese The menu will also feature cheese from Holy Goat. 7pm for a 7.30pm first course – $75 per person (all inclusive). There’s even prizes to be won! Gads!! Bookings essential, please phone the Royal Mail on Spencer 03 9329 6955, or email theroyalmail@ymail.com Hope to see you. And PS… Fancy Pants Amber Ale returns to the bar this Friday, and its Oyster Stout night as well! |
| Third Thursday at Faultline | 22/07/2010 | Just a quick note that the Silicon Valley Sudzers (a San Jose homebrew club) will be having their informal monthly get together at Faultline Brewing Company tomorrow (Thursday 7/21) at 7pm. This usually happens every third Thursday of the month, but due to the Fourth of July Holiday, it has slipped a week this month. I [...] |
| The Beer Lovers Guide to Australia (avail Aug 16) | 21/07/2010 | Australia has a rich and vibrant beer culture which goes mainly unrecognized. Most Australians would be surprised to learn that we have over 150 different Australian beer brands with an average of |
| Episode 37 a4 Yum yum, Dim Sum! (BeermenTV) | 20/07/2010 | After a hard day's work at BeermenTV headquarters, talking about and drinking beer, we like to head out for some Chinese food. This time we're trying out two beers from Danish brewer Mikkeller, esp |
| Devil’s Canyon Brewery Dinner | 20/07/2010 | Belmont’s Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, along with the California Cafe in Palo Alto, are having a brewer’s dinner this coming Wednesday, July 21st. The last time I attended a brewer’s dinner featuring Devil’s Canyon Brewing, it was quite the affair; there was a Michelin-star winning chef at the helm and the food was as complicated [...] |
| Sunday School: Beer Classes at Wine Affairs | 20/07/2010 | One of the stereotypes of growing up Catholic is having to go to Sunday school. For better or worse, I never went to Sunday school; the classes I went to were on Saturday. By comparison, Sunday might’ve been better as I wouldn’t have had to miss my Saturday morning cartoons (remember those?). Wine Affairs in San [...] |
| Sam Calagione stars in new Discovery Chanel series about beer | 19/07/2010 | Beer is the elixir of the gods made from a pantheon of delicacies that changed the entire course of human history. The Discovery Channel agrees and is putting together a new series called Brewed.45 Vote(s) |
| The New Ethics of Brewing | 19/07/2010 | What qualifies beer to be beer and not some other beverage? HomeBrewing.com takes a look at how beer has been defined over the years and how it is changing most recently.45 Vote(s) |
| Blog About Beer On Your Cell Phone | 17/07/2010 | I know I haven’t updated this site a ton since I took it over the beginning of this month, however I’ve been working on a few things and will start blogging close to daily come the middle of August. Until then, I’m in the middle of doing a nice redesign of this site, new logo, and adding more content. One of the recent additions I’ve made was to create a mobile version of the blog, so now you can read Blog About Beer from your iPhone, Android, or most mobile devices. A nice feature is that you don’t need to remember any specific URL, as you just have to go to blogaboutbeer.com and it will automatically detect your device and redirect you to the mobile site. It is beer fest season in Oregon with the Portland... |
| Oysters + Stout = Yum. 23 July. Here. | 16/07/2010 | One of the happier coincidences of the chilly season is that it’s not only Stout season, but also when oysters are at their best. That they go so well together is just the cherry on top of the cream… Stout and oysters have been a classic match for centuries (well at least 4). In the 1700s oysters were a common, inexpensive food served in taverns in coastal regions of the UK. Happily, this was when stout was at its most popular. The salty, briny-ness of a raw oyster complements the roasted, bittersweet finish of stout, while the smooth velvety carbonation of stout lifts and softens the oyster. As I said before, yum. Anyway, enough chit chat. Down to business. On 23 July (next Friday), from 6pm, we’ll be shucking fresh oysters at the bar. There’ll be two varieties of oyster and two stouts…the Surefoot, and the Surefoot thru Randy with coffee beans (for those who need to stay up all night). We’d love to see you, Goats. |
| Homebrew Session: Kong’s American Hefeweizen | 15/07/2010 | Each year, the American Homebrewers Association organizes an annual Big Brew event that is not so much a centralized event but a collection of Big Brew events held throughout the country by homebrewers such as you and me. The 2010 Big Brew this year was a little bittersweet as one of the recipes was offered [...] |
| Faultline Brewing Company Tip-A-Cop® Fundraiser | 15/07/2010 | It’s very late notice, I know, but Faultline Brewing Company is having a fundraiser today. I wanted to post this up a little earlier but I didn’t receive the information until a few minutes ago. Who: Faultline Brewing Company & Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics What: Tip-A-Cop® Fundraising Event Where: Faultline Brewing Company, 1235 Oakmead Parkway, [...] |
| Beer in Review: Mission Street Brown Ale | 13/07/2010 | Trader Joes is an extraordinary place. They are a microcosm of good things. I don’t go there enough, simply because there are no locations close to where I live. That being said, when I do go, I always find something interesting. In this case, I picked up a couple of bottles of Mission Street beers; [...] |
| Gruit, or Brewing Without Hops | 13/07/2010 | Learn how Gruit was swept under the rug when beer purity laws ravaged the brewers of Europe in the 1500s, but is now making a revival.52 Vote(s) |
| Lagunitas Beer Dinner at the BBC Recap | 13/07/2010 | The British Bankers Club in Menlo Park had a second Beer Dinner; this time, featuring the beers from Lagunitas Brewing Company. I had attended their very first beer dinner featuring the beers from English brewery Morland Brewing (aka Greene King). Even though I had a great time, I was very critical about the first beer [...] |
| (live, love) eat, drink, stagger not so pale in comparison | 12/07/2010 | A review on the Melbourne-based beer zine Stubby Buddy vol 2. |
| Sam Calagione stars in new Discovery Chanel series about beer | 12/07/2010 | Beer is the elixir of the gods made from a pantheon of delicacies that changed the entire course of human history. The Discovery Channel agrees and is putting together a new series called Brewed. |
| Ale Stars, July 20th, Local Taphouse, Goats in Attendance. | 12/07/2010 | Next Tuesday July 20th, Jayne & Dave will be down at the Local Taphouse in East St Kilda to join them in the Mountain Goat Ale Stars night. Ale Stars is the Taphouse’s Beer Club. It’s held monthly where a brewery is featured, the brewers come down to chat, special beers are poured and discussed. This month its our turn. On board we’ll have Richard III Doppelbock, Dunken the Dunkelweisse, our Double IPA and we’ll be tapping for the time the Two Champs Kolsch. Two Champs Kolsch was brewed with us by Barry Cranston. Barry is current co-champion Australian Homebrewer. His prize for winning was to make a brew of his choice in our brewery. Lucky bastard. Barry’s coming down for the night as well. His co-winner, Ross Mitchell was leading the charge in recipe development right from the beginning, but unfortunately can’t make it down for the night. So we’ll have to drink one for him. Two Champs is a crisp, clean German-style ale. It’s showing... |
| Widmer Sunburn Summer Seasonal Review | 10/07/2010 | One of my favorite things to do on a hot summer day is kick back with a nice cool beer and relax outside. This weekend while I was kicking back, Widmer’s seasonal summer brew of 2010 aptly named Sunburn was in hand. Sunburn is a blond ale that has a relatively strong flavor compared to other blonds I’ve had recently. It pours a light gold color with a nice white head. My first thought to the flavor was that it had a pretty prominent citrus flavor, which comes from the dry hopping with Citra hops. Widmer uses Alchemy hops for bittering. If you’re not into real bitter summer beers, Sunburn would be for you at about 20 IBUs it is a great blend of bitter and sweet. On a hot summer day, this is a beer that is easy to drink (be careful, you could drink a 6 pack before realizing it as it pairs well with the sun).... |
| Hopinions: Proud to be Drinking American | 09/07/2010 | Mario is hosting this edition of Hopinions and the topic this time around is “Proud to be Drinking American”. Even though Anheuser-Busch is no longer an American owned company, they still carry the “title” of the American beer/brewery. Or do they? Is there a worthy successor to that title? Is there a quintessential “American” beer? [...] |
