Posts Tagged: Indiana
Are You Going To The Upcoming Beer Blogger Conference?
Posted by on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in - 21 comments
When I started blogging almost a decade ago, a pal of mine of long standing would give me unending grief about how needy I was, how it was all a failed ego trip, a desperate cry for help. I was livid. I thought it was entirely unfair, lacked all understanding, missed the point, didn't get social …
Indiana: Beastie Barrel Stout, Barley Island, Nobelsville
Posted by on Saturday, October 31, 2009 in - leave a comment
What to pop on Halloween waiting for the kids to come home and the Yankees - Phillies rain delay to end? I have no pumpkin ale in the stash. At least this oatmeal stout is called a beastie. • It pours black with a thick mocha head. Light seeps through at the mahogany rim. Rich dark malty aroma …
It's International Give Your Brewer A Beer Day!
Posted by on Thursday, September 10, 2009 in - 1 comment
You can click on the picture to see the proof that I celebrated International Give Your Brewer A Beer Day in fine style this afternoon. I don't know how you honoured the great holiday but I stopped by Church-Key Brewing and had a chat with John the brewer and gave him a Gumballhead from Three …
Beer Law: Don't You Stand There... No, That's OK...
Posted by on Saturday, September 5, 2009 in - leave a comment
I saw this when I was at Double T's Bar-B-Que in South Bend, Indiana the other week and I didn't quite know what to make of it. It appears that in that state you have to be 21 or older to be in the beer ordering zone of the counter. It makes for a very panicky presence - especially when you are … read more »
Remind Me Not To Visit Grumpy Old Guy Stadium
Posted by on Sunday, August 30, 2009 in - 1 comment
A careful reader would know I like beer. And I like beer at a baseball game if it isn't at a rip-off price or a plastic bowl of plastic fluid. So, next time I am out looking for a game, I really should not sit next to Dayton Smith, 88, who's been gong to single A level games at Oneonta, NY for …
Indiana: Brian Boru, Three Floyds Brewing, Munster
Posted by on Friday, August 21, 2009 in - 3 comments
Irish red. I've never known about this style. What makes it different from an amber or an alt... because an amber was an alt before the days of the great stylistic explosion, right? But Brian Boru was from Munster just like this beer so it's the right thing to do, right? Ind with is an "old" Irish …
Back From The Eastern Midwest - And What Did I Learn?
Posted by on Saturday, August 15, 2009 in - leave a comment
I don't know that I learned anything. Maybe that faux Amish beards are in with brewers. A lot of the guys at the two breweries I hit between single A baseball games and small town diners, Dark Horse and Jolly Pumpkin, were sporting variations of big bear face. Looked a lot like a reunion of … read more »
Indiana: City-Wide Liquors, Jefferson St., South Bend
Posted by on Thursday, August 13, 2009 in - 1 comment
Just a bit of praise where praise is definitely due to the good folks at City-Wide Liquors at Jefferson Street in South Bend. I was able to stop in twice and found the place one of the beer best shopping experiences in my life, you know, with good beer. Why? Here's why: • There is an Indiana law …
Indiana: Gumballhead, Three Floyds Brewing, Munster
Posted by on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 in - 4 comments
I was in luck today. I had done the research and knew City Wide Liquors was the shop I needed to find in South Bend. But when I checked the map today, I realized it was only a couple of blocks from the hotel. Indiana law meant the lad, being under 21, was not allowed in the store but a clerk … read more »
