Thank Heaven for Beer

• Mad Scramble for Pliny the Younger March 13, 2010
  I’m not going to be able to be there for the tapping and consequential running out of Pliny the Younger. I have to work instead of being able to try the brew. It stinks but it’s life. It’s a little late in the game, but Lucky Baldwins will be tapping their keg [...] […]
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• Sip with us Saturday: Jolly Pumpkin La Roja March 11, 2010
  I have to admit it: even when I posted that I didn’t know what to expect from Jolly Pumpkin Ale, I sort of already knew.  When I saw that they put out a Flanders Red style sour, I knew that’s what I’d end up drinking…despite my self-deception.  I think one of the most interesting aspects [...] […]
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• Sip with us Saturday: Something You’ve been Saving March 11, 2010
  You might notice that we’ve recently posted pretty general Sip with us Saturday posts.  Sometimes it’s just nice to break from the normal approach to the Saturday beers.  We find that often times it’s hard to have people sipping the same beer.  The solution is to pick a beer that is pretty mass market, which [...] […]
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• Gamble with us Saturday: Hop Rod by Bear Republic March 10, 2010
  Many of you know that I normally don’t go after an IPA.  I find rye beers interesting, though, so I struck a compromise.  Hop Rod is a Rye P.A. of sorts, and it’s not something I would normally pick up.  However, since it was “Gamble with us Saturday,” I decided that this might be just [...] […]
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• Craft Beer Growth March 9, 2010
  Craft beer sales fared well despite the economic slump, with a sharp sales boost of 10.3% and a volume increase of 7.2% […]
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• How to Brew 2.0: Step Mashing March 8, 2010
  The last “How to Brew” post dealt with single infusion mashing.  The single infusion relies on one temperature of water and grains.  Simply stated, you put the water into the grains, stir well (and a couple times during the conversion), and wait.  Most grains are good enough for this method to be the primary means [...] […]
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• The Horror March 8, 2010
  “Absence makes the heart grow fonder…” So the saying goes, right?  But is it true?  A little context before I answer… For personal reasons, for a short spell I have had to cut beer (and all alcohol, but I rarely stray from beer) out of my diet.  That’s right.  That sweet and bitter nectar that makes us [...] […]
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• Unleashing the Fury: Patriot Missile Beer/Stars Wars Beer March 8, 2010
  It’s funny how quickly things change in the beer world.  Just 3 months ago (or thereabouts), Brewdog was releasing Tactical Nuclear Penguin.  I wrote an article against Roger Protz to defend the achievement, and we talked a bit about the brew. Now, just a couple months later, the record of 32% has been surpassed twice, [...] […]
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• I’ve been Anticipating This for a while: 100,000 Visits March 5, 2010
  We just got our 100,000th hit.  To some of you that might not mean a lot.  In fact, people who visit this site get over 100,000 on their sites in a pretty short span of time.  My little bro regularly reminds me of how many hits Finish Line gets in in much shorter span (he [...] […]
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• Sip with us Saturday: Anything Jolly Pumpkin March 4, 2010
  I know that some among us can’t get Jolly Pumpkin’s stuff.  I live in Cali, and Jolly Pumpkin is in Michigan, so I’ve never really seen anything from them…except recently.  I’m curious to try their products and find out about the brewery, which means I thought this would be a good format.  Any of you [...] […]
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