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Re: Wychwood Bah Humbug Christmas Ale

Donald Pattillo — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:06:38 -0000

I like the logo for this brand Ale

Re: Troegs Brewery Dreamweaver and Pale Ale

Dreamweaver training Sydney — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:39:59 -0000

To a beginner, Dreamweaver CS5 can seem a bit growing at first. However, once the software is acquired a whole new web style community is started out up.

Re: Interbrew Southern Tier Brewing Company

Jencie Fajardo — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:12:44 -0000

Very well... - The ingestion of red rice yeast has heightened in modern times as persons have grow to be mindful of the usefulness and usages.

Re: Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA and Payback Porter

Kamagra tablets — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:59:09 -0000

The brew crew at Speakeasy Ales & Lagers are ringing in their 14th birthday with ... it has grown to become a San Francisco landmark with its Big Daddy IPA, ...

Re: INSTANT MONKEY: Birthday Cake and Coors Light

Soft Chewable Kamagra — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:59:38 -0000

A DIY debut feature by Evan Glodell, in which he built the fire-belching cars and even the film ... Hell hath no fury like an emo grease monkey scorned

Re: INSTANT MONKEY: Birthday Cake and Coors Light

Kamagra — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:53:24 -0000

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Re: Interbrew White Birch Brewing Part 1

Kamagra — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:07:00 -0000

The brew is part of the brewery's "Pilot Series" of limited edition specialty brews and will be released Sept. 1. Learn more at www.alaskanbeer.com.

Re: International IPA Day

Greg — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:48:17 -0000

Yay! Belching Monkey is back!

Re: International IPA Day

HowieG — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:02:54 -0000

So glad to see you back Mr. Mike!

Re: Infinium, Dark Intigue and Tripel Overhead

Randall — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:10:42 -0000

I love barrel-aged Anything. The most 2x4, tree trunk, baseball bat smack-across-the-mouth beer that I have Ever had is the "Older Viscosity" bourbon barrel aged imperial stout from Port Brewing. It's 12%, but you'll never even notice it, because you'll be too busy pulling splinters out of your tastebuds.
I have a feeling that 3 to 5 years cellaring will do the Dark Intrigue and the Older Viscosity worlds of good. And with the huge oak component toned down and better integrated, both beers should hit an A+...

Re: Beer 101 for Ladies

Dani Nordin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:14:45 -0000

As a woman and unapologetic craft beer enthusiast, I support you in your assertion that women do, in fact, like beer. Great job on the video!

Re: Infinium, Dark Intigue and Tripel Overhead

HowieG — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:22:23 -0000

Can I find that Mothball Grandmas Sweater Scent in a Cologne?

Re: Infinium, Dark Intigue and Tripel Overhead

Derek Peplau — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:06:43 -0000

Good show, sorry I missed it. Think I'll share my Infinium w/ the family at Christmas.

Re: Troegs Brewery Dreamweaver and Pale Ale

Dreamweaver tutorials — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:38:47 -0000

I thought I was running in a tutorial topic discussion but I guess it was completely different.

Re: Interbrew Southern Tier Brewing Company

Randall — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:37:33 -0000

Wow. Randall here from Northern California. I'm a complete beer (and wine) slut, from light lagers to huge imperial stouts and everything in between. So if it's made well and fits the style, or even if it pushes the envelope, I'm down with it. Having said that, my favorite beers are ANYTHING from Belgium and all styles of barleywines. Basically, strong, dark or light, bitter or sweet, (or sour) age-worthy ales. So, Paul, if you are going to expand into Belgians, please... Do It Right! I've had some "Belgian" style ales from several different producers (who shall remain nameless) that were "Frankenstein monsters" of West Coast hops and Belgian yeasts that sucked the wind right out of the stadium like a classic Brett Favre interception...
p.s. I don't remember tasting any of your beers, but after hearing this interview I would like to change that...
Peace and cheers to you all...

Re: Russian River Pliny The Elder, Blind Pig and Damnation

Randall — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:45:44 -0000

Mike! Randall here. One of the regulars from G. V.'s Wine Library T. V. Wow... after watching this I am literally thanking God almighty that I live in Northern California and Russian River beers are common place amongst us beer judges/geeks. One of the co-owners of RRBC told us that some brewers from Belgium visited Vinnie and told him that they considered his Belgian-style beers "New World Belgians". This is an honor bestowed upon no one else that I've ever heard about. Imagine snooty Burgundy producers calling Anderson Valley Pinot Noirs "New World Burgundies"! Or Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux vintners calling Napa Cabs "New World Bordeaux". I just couldn't see that EVER happening... but the equivalent happened at Vinnie's place.

If you are ever going to be in NorCal, let me know ahead of time at randallnorcal@hotmail.com, and I'll see what I can do to hook you up with multiple commercial brewers, home brewers of international quality, judges, etc. around this area, which is STILL ground zero for microbrewing in this country. Peace and cheers...

Re: Interbrew Mother Earth Brewing Company

Josh — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:34:27 -0000

How our brewery is green
we have 40 solar panels that run all of our taproom.
During construction we reused almost all of our brick from demo to build new walls or fill old doorways. The ceilings in our offices and confrence room have soy based spray foam. our walls in all those rooms also have blue jean insulation. water saving flush valves on two toilets and touckless water faucets. We also have a tankless water heater that runs our faucets and keg cleaner. Extract brewhouses are very limited to how the extract was made and its also really hard to brew a very light extract since the extract itself is boiled down to a syrup and by doing that makes it darker in color. Brewing all grain is the way to go with all the different malts and a superior taste to extract. Malt is also cheaper than extract, but you do need added brewing equipment like a mash tun and hot liquor tank for sparge. Thanks Josh

Re: Sours Tasting at Marty’s Liquors Part 1

BogieOrange — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:55:09 -0000

Nate was spot on about New Belgium 1554. I had it on tap in Arizona last year, and I thought it was tremendous.

Re: Interbrew Anderson Valley Brewing Company

schneidermike — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:31:35 -0000

I am going on the record (again) to say that I don't give an eeld'm's hog rings for easy drinking. I want big. I want complex. I want full flavor, regardless of the amount of alcohol that takes. As long as you use the proper glassware and the correct amounts, any beer can be "sessionable". You just need to manage the size of the session.

As for what I would like to see from one of my favorite breweries? I am really excited about the Imperial Boont. I would like to see Anderson Valley's take on a Scottish Ale. A Boont - (something) blend would also be pretty intriguing. Barrel or Oak aging would add some interesting flavor profiles to these unique beers. Local grown herbs and spices and some / vegetal elements could make for some interesting flavors as well.

Re: Episode 25: Southern Tier Pumking Pumpkin Ale

schneidermike — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:19:08 -0000

Hmmm... interesting call! I haven't caught the nog in mine, but everyone has a different tongue.

Re: Interbrew Mother Earth Brewing Company

theBottleFarm — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:37:21 -0000

Great chat with Josh, very cool he reached out to you so quicky. While Mother Earth isn't available in our neck of the woods just yet, I'll look forward to it when I make it down that way. It's interesting to hear about another green brewery, I was wondering since it didn't come up, what makes Mother Earth green?
I was also interested in hearing about the differences between extract brew houses, and all grain, and I wondered if Josh had any comments on the feasibility for brewing all grain for the home brewer?
Thanks
AO

Re: Episode 25: Southern Tier Pumking Pumpkin Ale

Bill — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:58:58 -0000

I was thinking of eggnog after my first sip. It's not that bitter though.

Re: Interbrew Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Christina — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:13:30 -0000

Collaborations and distribution.

I've been a fan of the collaborations I've seen so far, the Saison du Buff was quite good, and I think this is a way for brewers to expand their lines and introduce people to breweries they may otherwise be unfamiliar with. Great breweries working together to make great beer is always a good thing.

As for distribution, I know the reality of it is, we can't have every brew in every location. I would however like to see a more wide reaching distribution than I currently see. Craft beer isn't an exclusive club, I shouldn't have to search far and wide for new things or beers I really like. Likewise, I want people who don't know craft beer to be able to find it easily in order to discover it and enjoy it the way I do. As it is right now, that's difficult.

What I am not a fan of is the can technology, I want my beer in a bottle, not a can. I understand it is more advanced than it used to be, I understand it may not affect the taste like it once did, I still don't want it in a can.:)

Re: Interbrew Anderson Valley Brewing Company

John P Vajda — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:37:12 -0000

I'd like to see more black IPAs on the market, more canning and more good sessionable craft beers.

Re: Interbrew Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Derek Peplau — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:38:09 -0000

Maybe it's an aesthetic thing, but I'm not really all that excited about advancements in or the increased adoption of canning technology. I like my craft beer to come in a bottle, thank you very much.

As far as what I WOULD like to see, the number one thing would be more craft breweries. I always enjoy discovering new ones, and it's always a shame when one goes under. My biggest problem though, is probably this: WHERE CAN I BUY YOUR BEER?

The options local to me don't carry a very wide variety. If I want to seek your beer out, make it easy for me to find! A state by state listing updated by someone on your website once in awhile (particularly when seasonal varieties come out) would be fantastic.

Agree with Meg's last sentence completely. I like stouts, but that flavor profile can only go in so many directions for me.