Note: proof those who drink non-craft beer can be REAL idiots- PGA No writer credited. Written for MSNBC.com A New York man is being held in jail after showing up an hour and a half late for a court hearing on a felony DWI charge — he was also drunk and carrying an open can [...]
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Mar
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22
Mar
Fact: years and years ago, before churches “asked” that only hops be the acceptable bittering agent, brewers used many other agents. This included aphrodisiacs.
21
Mar
Profiled by Ken Carman The first beer by Stone I had was obviously extract, and when something’s obviously extract that’s never good. But the Stone beer has improved over the years. I like Arrogant Bastard it’s a bit one dimensional for an over the top (at the time) IPA, but great… for that. I have [...]
18
Mar
60-minute, 90-minute, 120-minute IPA? Not in Rhode Island.
Posted by Professor Good Ales Published in Front PageWritten by Jennifer McDermott for theday.com Dogfish Head fans in Rhode Island will have to cross the border to enjoy their favorite brews. The brewery just announced that it is pulling out of Rhode Island, Tennessee, Indiana and Wisconsin, along with the U.K. and Canada, because the beer is in too high demand and the [...]
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Mar
Written by Jay R. Brooks for the Bay Area News Group and www.mercurynews.com On St. Patrick’s Day, everyone claims to be Irish, at least for the day, and most people switch to Guinness, no matter what their favorite beer might be the other 364 days of the year. Irish-style stout is a great choice, whether [...]
17
Mar
Profiled by Ken Carman I had my first Stout in 74, and it was Extra, Guinness, in Montreal. For St. Patty’s I thought I’d do a profile on Coopers Extra Stout. OK: not Ireland, but you have to remember Australia was colonized by rejects: “criminals,” from the Empire. I’m sure more than a few were [...]
16
Mar
Note: this article also covers difference in Guinness in Ireland and abroad, as well as more information about how the widget works- PGA Written by John Roach for cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com On St. Patrick’s Day, many a pensive imbiber will shake their empty can of Guinness stout and hear the rattle of the widget that gave their [...]
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Mar
Written and Researched by Ron Pattinson The Irish brewing industry Unless you’ve spent the last 50 years in a sealed concrete bunker, you’ll be aware of Guinness’s dominance of the Irish brewing scene. Their last Dublin rival (Findlaters) closed in 1949 and by the mid-1960′s they had rounded up the last few stray ale breweries. [...]
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Mar
Ken Carman is a BJCP judge; homebrewer since 1979, club member at Escambia Bay and Music City Homebrewers, who has been interviewing professional brewers all over the east coast for over 10 years. Written by Ken Carman Topic: Getting My Irish Up So I Can Drink My Irish Down I was kind of upset. I [...]
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Mar
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