Posts Tagged: American Beer
An Opportunity Chicago Craft Brewers Should Welcome
Posted by on Sunday, September 4, 2011 in - 1 comment
I am not going to lie to you. Tonight, I made a béchamel sauce into which I dumped half of last night's roast side of salmon, shallots, cauliflower, thyme from the lawn and a bunch of other stuff. It was dandy and even the kids stuffed their faces. I had two types of gueuze and they were just the …
Some Beery Links For The Dog Days Of Summer
Posted by on Thursday, August 18, 2011 in - 6 comments
Notice there isn't much going on? I know I have. It is slow. Then I realized it's because everyone is on vacation. I am just back and, I have to admit, my brain is still in patio "yes, I will have some more" mode. I blame waiters. And waitresses. They bring you stuff you want and all they want in …
Canucks In Afghanistan Get US Brew For UK Wedding
Posted by on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in - 3 comments
When I were a lad, the idea of shipping Bud to Canadian forces in the field would be somewhere between an insult and an joke that didn't make all that much sense. So much for the prejudices of my youth. Apparently, the Canadian troops in Afghanistan needed flats of the iconic American light lager …
So What Does "Blended 33 To 1" Mean?
Posted by on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in - 13 comments
I noticed this picture in a collection of 1930s and 40s colour photos from the US Library of Congress collection published by the UK's Daily Mail. Click for a bigger version. The caption is "Part of the South Water Street freight depot of the Illinois Central Railroad in Chicago, Illinois, May …
Rhode Island: That Sample Of Summer Ale, Narragansett
Posted by on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in - leave a comment
I have received Narragansett samples before and have generally enjoyed them. The basic lager and especially the porter were solid as was the bock. But summer ale? What is that other than another name for "Lite"? At 4.2%, the beer is certainly light in the North American context but is it a good …
Mr Gillman On APA, SN PA, Liberty, Ballentines And Stuff
Posted by on Sunday, May 15, 2011 in - 10 comments
Nothing like someone else doing the heavy lifting. Me? Me, I am fine with the idea of history being murky and unclear, prone to romanticism and post hoc hero creation, frankly, being often a bit irrelevant. But not regular commentator Gary Gillman who sent me this information today to bolster the …
So, How Was That Beer George Made Anyway?
Posted by on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in - 8 comments
Some buzz around the beer news that the Coney Island / Shmaltz Brewing Company is brewing up a recipe of George Washington's beer for a charity gig... and a cheater version with roasted malts for those who might want to pretend. Here is the recipe entitled "To Make Small Beer" as set out by the …
What's The Difference Between Cheap and Good Beer?
Posted by on Sunday, March 20, 2011 in - 2 comments
So, it's all about value this weekend for me. Mainly because I haven't been in the mood for beer. Bought a bike. Made birthday dinner for Mom. Spring cleaning. Can't be much gooderer than that. Then I see this story and, again, I wonder... except today I wondered as I biked: • A budget-priced …
What Did The Chicken Drink Across That Road?
Posted by on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in - 8 comments
Bock. Bock. Bock. • And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why blogs were created. To share stupid jokes. And reviews. People generally crap on reviews these days. It's trendy. But, really, blogs without at least occassional beer reviews are shatteringly dull, aren't they? And some, like Ireland's …
Super Size Me + Lent = 46 Days of Beer
Posted by on Monday, March 14, 2011 in - 5 comments
Oh, dear God. We gave up these things for a reason: • An Iowa man who is subsisting solely on beer for the duration of Lent says he is trying to combat the “teetotalling, neo-prohibitionist tendencies” of some elements of Christianity while also paying homage to the beer-making Bavarian monks of …
