It was only a year ago that the Matt Brewing company experienced a terrible fire that destroyed part of their bottling line. Here’s the link in case you missed it: http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/2008/05/31/fire-at-matt-brewing-company/ Well, here’s a message from Nick and Fred Matt: Here’s to You. Today marks the anniversary of the fire that devastated our packaging facility. […]
May 28th, 2009
Harpoon Summer Beer Party this Friday in Newburyport From Harpoon: After finishing off a lovely four-day weekend, we are already looking ahead to next weekend. Trolling through our very busy calendar, we noticed that we have a cool Summer Beer Party on the schedule coming up that we decided that we really need to tell […]
May 27th, 2009
{This is a reprint of an article written by Charlie Papazian for the examiner.com on May 27, 9:27 AM } The beer news is trickling in. Severe thunderstorms and hail swept across parts of Europe Monday evening and Tuesday morning. The Brewers Association has received early reports that the Hallertauer hop growing area hop yards […]
May 27th, 2009
NOTE: Althought not yet available in bottles on the East Coast, the Tripel is available on draught at the Cataqua Brewpub in Portsmouth, NH at the Redhook Brewery. Stop by and try some today! Belgian-Style Tripel Next in Redhook Limited Release Series May 26th, 2009 Redhook Ale Brewery Introduces New Craft Beer Based on Traditional […]
May 27th, 2009
German Ales Beer Dinner Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Four Courses paired with handcrafted German-style ales ———————MENU——————- Reception Halve Hahn (German bread and cheeses) with Nico Kolsch ——————————– First Course Hot Potato Salad over Greens with Berliner Weiss ————————— Second Course Sausages over Homemade Sauerkraut with Benderbrau Dunkelweizen ———————————— Third Course Sauerbraten (traditional […]
May 27th, 2009
Portland, ME—Maine craft brewer Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company (www.grittys.com) is changing the make-up of its variety pack to include its new 21 IPA. The popular Gritty Dozen Variety Pack previously included a selection of Gritty’s Original Pub Style, Best Bitter, Black Fly Stout, Best Brown and one of its four Seasonal Ales. The newly designed […]
May 27th, 2009
Jim Koch faces an interesting problem, possibly as early as this year. As reported by the Washington Post, Jim Koch’s brewery, Samuel Adams, is growing at such a rate that by the end of this year, and by the latest next year, they will have outgrown their membership in the Brewer’s Association. Jim’s quote from […]
May 13th, 2009
Here at 2beerguys.com, we like to think we’re pretty straightforward with our views on beer. We review the beers for what they are, not always judging them best on their adherence to their particular style, but more often if we like to drink it or not. Having said that, I was compelled last night to […]
May 11th, 2009
Philly Beer Week . Philly Beer Week 2010
PHILLY BEER WEEK ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2010 AND TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF 2009 PHILADELPHIA, PA – With a line-up that featured over 50 of the biggest names in brewing and 679 successful events, Philly Beer Week (PBW) 2009 held in March became the country’s largest celebration of beer event, in only its second year. Plans for […]
May 11th, 2009
fishing and beer . fishing competition . Narragansett . Narragansett Brewing Company . Striper Cup . Striper Cup 2009
Narragansett Brewing Company Announcement: Greetings! We are proud to announce our partnership with On the Water’s 2009 Striper Cup! Many of you may remember the Hi Neighbor tournaments of old, so it’s great to renew this tremendous New England tradition. On The Water presents this 5-month tournament designed to bring the entire Northeast fishing community […]