August 10th, 2006
August 6, 2006: Amber and I visited Gritty McDuff’s Brewery in Freeport, Maine. This was my first trip to Gritty’s, but Amber had visited before and strongly recommended that we stop. I was quite surprised when entering the brewery. Small shop in the front and then entering, the restaurant is on the right and the […]
July 27th, 2006
I couldn’t let our community not enjoy this story out of Australia. The article is geared towards an activist groups displeasure with the bar, but in all honesty, how cool is it that these pigs drink beer? Read the article here
July 19th, 2006
“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity but they’ve always worked for me” – The late, great, Hunter S. Thompson. Yesterday was Hunter S. Thompson’s birthday, co-founder and co-conspirator of Flying Dog Ales out of Denver, CO. He is widely held as an esteemed political activist, journalist, and author. In his honor, Flying […]
July 13th, 2006
Say it aint so. If you haven’t seen this, you have to check it out. The Story is short, so I have just added it here… This 1950s design for stackable beer bottles was the brainchild of Alfred Heineken.As the story goes, Heineken was strolling along by the sea in Jamaica, and was shocked at […]
June 27th, 2006
One thing I forgot to mention in my last blog about DC. On Thursday night, Brace took me to a bar called the Brickskellar. Their website can be seen here. They have over 1000 beers on bottle, and 10 rotating taps. It truly was a beer drinkers paradise. They had everything I was looking for, […]
June 26th, 2006
A merry hello from DC as I’m set to fly back home to Boston in an hour from now. I’ve spent four days down here and had an amazing time. Great to reconnect with old friends and make new acquaintances. Until you leave our fair area of New England, you can’t truly appreciate how fortunate […]
June 24th, 2006
Your dreams have come true. Why go to a brewery when you can make beer in your coffee pot? I would like to go out on a limb here. I am not a coffee drinker, but if I messed up the coffee pot, I could imagine that it would cause a disruption in the house. […]
June 24th, 2006
This is a very bold statement and an interesting article. We don’t hear much about Oregon anymore (unless you are a fan of the classic computer game – Oregon Trail), until today. After many experiments, a few researchers found that an ingredient in beer seems to help prevent prostate cancer, at least in lab experiments.The […]
June 24th, 2006
In preparation for the World cup (and because Dad bought it for me), Ian and I enjoyed a sample from the Best of Belgium multi-pack. This multi-pack contained 3 types of Beers totaling 18 beers: * Stella Artois http://www.stellaartois.com * Leffe http://www.leffe.com/ * Hoegaarden main website: http://www.inbev.com/ Stella is one of my favorite light beers. […]
June 24th, 2006
Guinness Legacy Event When: Monday 06/12/2006 Where: Kitty Osheas Irish Pub Beverly, Massachusetts Ian and I attended the Guinness Legacy event and had a pretty good time. It was more enjoyable than the first event that we attended in Boston. We are happy to report that better appetizers were provided and the beer was very […]