Posts Tagged: Breweriana
Beer Stein Auction in Cincinnati
Posted by on Saturday, January 27, 2007 in - leave a comment
I am not a huge investor in Brewerania but it would be fairly neat to see one of these events: • “After seeing the standing-room-only response to a recent brewery-themed knock-off of Antiques Roadshow in Over-the-Rhine, organizers of the Germania Society’s upcoming stein auction are bracing for … read more »
Beer Chess Anyone?
Posted by on Friday, January 5, 2007 in - 1 comment
[Insert your caption here] • Proof positive that everyone out there has an idea to try out: a large scale chess game using the beer bottles of your choice. I am not sure why the ads focus on a biker vs. a geek as a WWI recreation between the Germans and the Belgians might seem to be to be the …
Knut Goes To The British National Archives
Posted by on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 in - 1 comment
It is Monday morning, late November, and I luckily found a tattered umbrella at my bed and breakfast in North London before setting out for my destination. This is the (British) National Archives in Kew, five minute's walk from Kew Gardens tube station. There is a greasy spoon type of cafe next to …
Tap Handles As Art
Posted by on Sunday, October 29, 2006 in - 5 comments
Here is an interesting story about the growth of tap handle art concurrent to the growth in US craft beer sales: • “Breweries have tried for decades to attract attention by making tap handles larger and more colorful, but the microbrewery movement has brought a proliferation of artsy and exotic …
Model Beer Trucks
Posted by on Sunday, September 17, 2006 in - 10 comments
I want the van...a life-sized one please • I get emails every day. Some people tell me how my beer blog would benefit from linking to their blog about wine or podcasting or viagara and yet sometimes they have a "do not reply to" notice on their email. Some others invite me to promote movies …
Breweriana And Me
Posted by on Saturday, September 9, 2006 in - 5 comments
This is one habit I have just never fell into: • “John Ahrens recalls when he was sucked into beer-can collecting. The 63-year-old suburban Philadelphia man, who was among the more than 800 people attending the 36th annual convention of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America, was a student at …
Knut Goes To A Museum
Posted by on Thursday, December 22, 2005 in - 6 comments
The Museum of London is located at the outskirts of the rather grim Barbican complex in the City of London. My guess was this was built in an area ruined by the blitz was correct, and Wikipedia states that the complex is architecturally important as it's one of London's principal examples of …
The Bottle Buddy
Posted by on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 in - 6 comments
I am not the sort to flog someone else's product just because it is beer related. I really am not. OK, Lew's books...but that is it. And people who send me stuff. That is my rule...or maybe a guideline... • So I was a little concerned when I received a nice email offering me the chance to try … read more »
Canned Beer Taste
Posted by on Monday, August 29, 2005 in - 6 comments
I received a heads up from The Wall Street Journal's designated reader of A Good Beer Blog, Carl, that the paper has posted an interesting article on US craft brewers using cans rather than or in addition to bottles. A taste test ensued and I will spoil the ending for you: • “Details are in the …
Aussie Glass Sizes
Posted by on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 in - 2 comments
A few months ago I posted about the names for beer glasses and noted that Australia has some of the most complex set of descriptors which change on a state by state basis. The other day I found this handy chart which explains it all so we that I thought I would entirely igonre any copyright …
