June 2009

Alaskan Brewing Seeks 4 “CODE Keepers” For Week-Long Journey of Alaskan Adventure

by Luke

The Alaskan Brewing Co. has announced a great contest which will both reward one lucky beer fan and help make great strides in improving the environment. Similar in theme to the “Best Job In The World” craze which swept the world a few months ago, on July 1st four ocean-minded individuals will be chosen to [...]

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Success in a Can

by Luke

I’m about to head out on a three day jaunt through the woods of Crawford Notch, NH (with a very important stop at Moat Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery in North Conway on my way home) but I found a great article from the Durango Herald this morning which I wanted to pass along. The article [...]

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Maine Beer News, Notes & Events

by Luke

It’s been a crazy week plus ’round here. Chelsea and I are getting ready to move next week (still in Portland, just to another quieter and less expensive neighborhood) and it’s really unbelievable how much stuff we have packed into our current apartment over the last two years. I don’t even know where half of [...]

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Nanobreweries An Emerging Trend in America

by Luke

I just wanted to pass along a neat article from MSN which friend passed to me a few days ago about an extremely microbrewing trend emerging around the country which I had never heard of called “Nanobrewing”. According to MSN, “The nanobrewery concept allows one or a few good craft brewers to spend a few [...]

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Deschutes Twilight Ale Reviewed

by Luke

I received three bottles of the new Deschutes summer Seasonal, Twilight Ale in the mail from the brewery the other day and it reaffirmed my jealousy of all you left coasters who have all of Deschutes tasty brews so readily available. The Twilight Ale is a great summer seasonal release because it’s light enough and [...]

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Finally a Beer & Veggies Recipe!

by Luke

I don’t know if I’ve ever made it abundantly clear here before or not, but I am a vegetarian (and have been for almost exactly 13 years). So, needless to say, the majority of beer & food pairings or recipes involving beer that come across my inbox go right into the virtual trashcan because they [...]

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