Posts Tagged: Styles
Sour Beer Studies: Duchesse De Bourgogne, Verhaeghe, BE
Posted by on Thursday, June 28, 2007 in - 1 comment
Why did I pick another Flemish Red so early on in these Sour Beer Studies? I think I am still wary of those dry lambics in the stash and Stonch has spoken so highly of the style that I thought what the heck. • First thing to note is that is this a beer that was kept on the wood as well so could …
Sour Beer Studies: Barriquée, Panil, Parma, Italy
Posted by on Thursday, June 7, 2007 in - 8 comments
A few weeks or maybe months ago I received an email from a reader asking that I do not use the "Week Of..." format anymore as RSS could not deal with a constantly growing post. I resisted the idea but the more I thought about it, the more I thought that perhaps in addition to the RSS issues, the" …
Another Beer Column Is Born...Sorta
Posted by on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in - 2 comments
It was good to see the "Life" section in this morning's edition of The Globe and Mail carry the story "Microbreweries raid the fruit aisle" by Beppi Crosariol. The new section had promised his wine and spirits coverage would be expanded to include beer allowing the Globe to catch up a little to … read more »
I Thought That May Was Mild Month!?!
Posted by on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in - 3 comments
According to CAMRA, May is Mild Month. Great news if you are going to a beer festival. Not necessarily so great if you are just dropping into the pub for a swift half. • Last weekend we were in Norwich. Now I know of one or two decent pubs in Norwich where mild wouldn’t have been a problem, but …
My Weekend With Hefe
Posted by on Saturday, May 12, 2007 in - 5 comments
My new hero • Not Heff! No, nothing like that. I said "hefe." My weekend has been one with the hefe even though I did not plan for it to play out that way. • As you know, like everything else - including, I learned today, canoes of all things - we Canadians suffer from high beer prices and … read more »
Session 3: The Unlikely Quest For Mild
Posted by on Thursday, May 3, 2007 in - 6 comments
What's wrong with our mild!?! • As discussed, Jay has determined that this months edition of "The Session" will be all about mild and there is a panic throughout the globe. Why? Because it is a style that no one makes much anymore. It is a bit of historical dead end, as a lighter maltier beer …
Session 3: A Case Of Mild Anxiety
Posted by on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in - 6 comments
We've had the stouts and we've had the dubbels. And this Friday the third in the beerapalooza of a monthly series called "The Session" will focus on milds. Jay will be host over at Brookston Beer Bulletin and he has posted a great introduction to the style there today. • Trouble is, I can't find …
May Is The Month Of Mild
Posted by on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in - 7 comments
I forgot to hold the little Olympic flag ceremony - you know the one at the end when the old city passes the games on to the new city when all the volunteers run around with big flags in patters you can't quite associate with a theme or, really, even a pattern all to the strained sounds of a minor …
Session 2: The Day Of The Dubbels Is Here!
Posted by on Friday, April 6, 2007 in - 20 comments
Here we are - The Day of the Dubbels, the second in what is sure to become an infinite number of monthly beer bloggy linkfests. I will be building up this post through out the day with updates from the global sessioning so check back in from time to time. You can catch up with the background of … read more »
Training For The Session
Posted by on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 in - 3 comments
I have to start doing spring training for Day of the Dubbels, coming up this Friday. I had not considered that it was going to be Good Friday when I picked one of the more ecclesiastical of ales for the theme for this week but it's a good thing I did pick something with a bit more strength as we …
