Posts Tagged: Regional Scenes
Make Me The Beer Commissioner!
Posted by on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 in - leave a comment
Short of naming me The President of Beer, this is one office in the public service that I could take on with a clear conscience: • “In Washington state, where the brewpub craze was launched two decades ago, craft brewers have created a new state-sanctioned commission to better market their beers …
Paul Goes To Dublin
Posted by on Monday, November 20, 2006 in - leave a comment
Dublin is a fantastic city. Founded on the banks of the Liffey by the Vikings in about 841, further developed by the Normans after the conquest of the English in 1066, made even grander during the days of the British Empire, before finally returning to the Irish in 1922. Sadly the beer in Dublin …
Yet More Photo Contest Photos
Posted by on Sunday, November 19, 2006 in - leave a comment
A busy Sunday here at Good Beer Blog headquarters. We've picked up another sponsor but for a time limited period for after the New Year. Very interesting but will tell more later. Do you have concerns about sponsors and advertising here? The goal is to have funding or support through which we can …
The Beer Boards Of Tennessee
Posted by on Thursday, November 16, 2006 in - 1 comment
Swooping around for cheap and easy cut and paste stories for you the readers of the beer blog - in the guise of finding out more about global beer culture - I came upon reference to "the Chattanooga Beer Board." Apparently municipal governments in that state act as both licensing boards and …
Beer And Politics In Oregon
Posted by on Monday, November 13, 2006 in - 1 comment
Here is a very interesting article on the state of beer taxation in the state of Oregon and some of the...err...instruments of democracy that are involved in taxation determinations: • “Seven state legislators - five Republicans and two Democrats - have acknowledged this fall that they accepted …
A Trip To The Norwich Beer Festival
Posted by on Sunday, November 12, 2006 in - 3 comments
A few Saturdays ago I was lucky enough to take a trip to the Norwich Beer Festival put on by the Norwich & Norfolk Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. It's a somewhat idiosyncratic festival, held in a former church. For some very strange reason they have a separate lunchtime and evening session … read more »
Another Six US Pale Ales
Posted by on Friday, November 10, 2006 in - 3 comments
What do we have here. A variety of pale ales, one of which I reviewed back in July 2005 with this group of six US pale ales. There are two Pennsylvanians, two Californians and a couple of upstate New Yorkers in this group which ranges from mellow grainy pale to a hot hoppy double IPA. For my money …
Paul Visits Beerhouse in Funchal, Madeira
Posted by on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 in - 4 comments
Madeira is a jewel of an emerald isle set equidistant from Portugal (the territory that it’s part of) and Morocco. It’s famous for its fortified wine, most of which is sweet and sticky. It’s generally not a particularly palatable desert wine, although if you look hard enough there are some very …
Knut Goes To The Guinness Storehouse
Posted by on Friday, November 3, 2006 in - 8 comments
I have never hidden my scepticism (you may even say I am a bore on this subject) to the big brewers, the lager lads, that brew most of the beers most of us consume. Well, one of the big ones is not a lager lad, you might call him the black sheep of the family. I am, of course, talking about …
Mill Street Brewpub, Toronto, Ontario
Posted by on Monday, October 30, 2006 in - 8 comments
The picture above is the best of this set. We visited the Mill Street Brewery's new brewpub which has just opened last week in Toronto's Distillery District and were very impressed, first of all with the facility - one of the nicest laid out bars I have been in. It was pretty dark so the photos … read more »
