A few weeks back in our post “T.G.I. Craft Beer” I wrote about how T.G.I. Friday’s was incorporating Craft Beer into their menu. So when the Wookette’s begged to go to Friday’s for dinner last night I figured it was a great chance to do a little field research […]
If you are one of our loyal readers, then you are well aware that we have had some freshness problems with a few of our Great Lakes Brewery beer purchases. This isn’t the fault of Great Lakes since they clearly mark all of their beers with an expiration […]
On a recent trip to La Jolla, we stopped at the local Rock Bottom Brewing Company and I selected the sampler. This involves eight 4oz pours. The first 4 pours are the same tried and true beverages that are served at all of the Rock Bottom’s. The last […]
My excitement each year for Philly Beer Week comes down to one word “Discovery”. Each year I set out to find something new. Taste a new brew, meet a new brewery contact, or learn some neat beer facts. Yesterday was our annual Ale Monger led Booze Dancer Philly […]
On a recent trip to La Jolla, we stopped at the local Rock Bottom Brewing Company and I selected the sampler. This involves eight 4oz pours. The first 4 pours are the same tried and true beverages that are served at all of the Rock Bottom’s. The last […]
Today I was trapped in South Jersey, thanks to a dental emergency, with no chance to get to Philly for some lunchtime Philly Beer Week fun. Fortunately, after consulting the events list at the Philly Beer Week site, I had a solution for my problem. A St. […]
On a recent trip to La Jolla, we stopped at the local Rock Bottom Brewing Company and I selected the sampler. This involves eight 4oz pours. The first 4 pours are the same tried and true beverages that are served at all of the Rock Bottom’s. The last […]
Since Sunday mornings are usually family time I figured I would start Philly Beer Week with the kids. What? You don’t drink with your 5 and 7 year-old kids? Well before you call Family Services to report my bad parenting read the rest of the post.
Though I’ve had numerous varieties of IPAs over the past few years, it wasn’t until the Samuel Adams Latitude 48 Deconstructed 12-pack that I was finally able to learn a bit about the differences between various hop varieties. After a bit of discussion, we all agreed that the […]
“You know those juice filled wax bottles that you would have as a kid? Well… this beer tastes like the wax bottle.” – Mrs. Wookie Since we have not yet crowned the winner of the 2011 Great Summer Beer Challenge, I thought I would take this opportunity to […]