I was talking to Pepe earlier and we were discussing brewing processes. He was telling me about the effects water has on brewing when he brought up the sulfuric aromas that come from mineral-rich, high alkali waters of Burton-on-Trent. Beers brewed there or with that kind of water are often said to have the “Burton [...]
Filed under: Administrative, Beer on October 31st, 2011 | No Comments »
Fashion is the true king of beers. “This Autumn, It’s AAALLLLL about maple syrup!†says beer fashionista, Pepe Velázquez. He points out a new brew with a truly chic label. “This beer is a pale ale infused with dead leaves. It’s not particularly appetizing, but nowadays who really cares?†Velázquez is a leader in the [...]
Filed under: Beer, cold weather booze, microbrew, microdistillery, seasonal beer on October 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
Craft Beer Drinkers Require a Different Fashion. It’s no secret that the beer industry has been changing rapidly over the past twenty years. In the past, stores only carried traditional American lagers. A guy had his pick from one of several beer giants: Coors, Budweiser and Miller. Occasionally one might find a single six pack [...]
Filed under: Administrative, Beer, microbrew, microdistillery on October 5th, 2011 | No Comments »
New Belgium in Fort Collins, Colorado announced this week that they are going to start charging for samples. They are also adding 12 and 16 oz. servings for customer’s who want a proper beer. Previously, they gave visitors to the brewery tokens, enough to sample roughly half of their beers then they cut them off. [...]
Filed under: Beer, Wine on September 30th, 2011 | No Comments »
In one of The Doors’s songs, it sounds like Jim Morrison sings, “Woke up this morning and I got myself a beer.” I’ve heard that’s wrong; what he really says is “got myself a beard” but I’ve been mishearing it for so long that the first way is what I hear. And, from time to [...]
Filed under: Beer, scotch on September 30th, 2011 | No Comments »
Do you love to drink alcoholic beverages? Do you live in the US? Statistics, Internet traffic reports and common sense tell us that the answer to both questions is yes for most of you. We’re a boozy, flag-waving bunch, aren’t we? Can I get a “hell, yeah!”? Do you love long, multi-part documentaries about events [...]
Filed under: Alcohol Law, Beer, prohibition on September 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
What overly make-uped, spectacle-reliant, near cartoonishly caricature of a band from the ’70′s now has it’s own beer and wine? If you guessed Spinal Tap, I’ll refer you to two facts: I said it was a “NEAR cartoonishly caricature” and I said ’70′s. Perhaps you have your imagination turned up to eleven, mate! If you [...]
Filed under: Beer, Wine on September 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
I consider myself a novice mixologist. Of course, by “noviceâ€, I mean “terribleâ€, and by “mixologistâ€, I mean “person to make your next drinkâ€. This is because of my sense of adventure and complete disregard for recipes. For all the bad, hurtful things you can say about my creations, though, I’ve never made one I [...]
Filed under: Beer, booze, champagne, Cocktails, cooking, Gin, Tequila, Vodka, whiskey, Wine on September 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
I don’t do booty calls. Well, I don’t initiate them myself. Would I accept one if it came my way? Probably. To be fair, though, the only woman who calls me after hours is my mom when she forgets about the time difference between L.A. and D.C. However, as with most things I make a [...]
Filed under: Beer, booze, drunk food on August 31st, 2011 | No Comments »
It doesn’t really seem to make much sense at first blush, but craft beer, the fastest growing segment of the beer market, appears to be shrinking. Even though craft brewers’ sales continue to grow, their areas of distribution may be poised to get smaller. It’s about who will buy their beer. In the early years [...]
Filed under: Beer on August 31st, 2011 | No Comments »