December 2009

Happy New Year 2010 Everyone!

by Luke

Wanted to wish everyone a happy, safe, fun and beer-filled New Year’s eve this evening (and New Year’s Day recovery tomorrow). I hope you are able to spend this holiday with friends, family and those you love. It may be a good day to think about pulling that special bottle you’ve been waiting on out [...]

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Allagash And Their Koelschip in The Atlantic Monthly

by Luke

It’s always fun to see examples of craft beer-related stories popping up in less-than-traditional mainstream media outlets. The most recent example of this was a story which appeared this month in The Atlantic Monthly of all places (or at least their website; I’m not sure if it made the print edition of the magazine or [...]

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A Full Beer Stocking This Year

by Luke

Now that the long Christmas weekend is behind us, it’s time to report on the beer-related bounty I obtained, as I do every year. This was a fun year and I got some great and unique beer-related fun. My girlfriend’s parents got me a new bottle tree and pressure-powered bottle rinser. Any homebrewer who still [...]

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Merry Christmas from BlogAboutBeer.com

by Luke

Just stopping by amidst a few much-needed days (mostly) away from the computer to wish any and all a very Merry Christmas. Whatever this holiday means to you, I hope it is a joyous couple of days during which you are able to put aside life’s many stresses and enjoy the company of loved ones [...]

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Is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Suddenly Too Tame?

by Luke

There’s a great piece over at Chow.com entitled “The Beer with the Green Label” (and no, not ‘green’ as environmentally-friendly, although they do plenty of that too) which describes the sort of fall from grace that Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has seen among beer aficionados across the country and how the brewery has been dealing [...]

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Carol of the Beers

by Luke

I was sent the following YouTube video from its creator earlier this evening and had to share it. Not only is it full of Yuletide cheer, but it’s a great use for bottles of otherwise terrible beer! Have a listen and happy holidays!

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