Hall of Beers

No, that’s not a typo. I am going to attend the Lupulin Reunulin in DC on May 13 (Tuesday), where five of the world’s finest brewers will be in attendance. My goal is to get a photo of our Golden Calf, Sam Calagione (founder of Dogfish Head). I will also be meeting Randall the Enamel [...]

  Hey peeps:  My apologies to all five of you who read my posts; I have not provided an update in three long weeks. Those weeks have flown right by–where in hades did April go? Seemed like it was Easter, then whoosh! A giant suckin’ sound! Anyhoo, I decided to give my most loyal readers [...]

Fellow HoB readers: Today, I am tasting a truly remarkable vanilla porter from Breckenridge Brewing in Colorado. The problem is, the bottle says nothing of ABV, so my spelling and grammar may get worse as this post continues. Actually, I just looked it up; it’s only 4.7%. But that vanilla kick really makes it one [...]

 Beer drinkers (let’s not euphemize it…we drink lots of tasty, tasty beer): I am proud to report that the once-thought-terrible IPA I made actually turned out pretty good. It’s clear, malty, bitter, and has an exceptionally thick, creamy head on it. Hallelujah.

Guys: I am not sure what to make of this. I gave my IPA a taste just before bottling. It was both hoppy and reasonably bitter, almost to a point of harshness. Completely understandable–after all, this was a very young IPA. Fast forward to last night. It’s been in the bottles for a week, and [...]

Friends, just tried a terrific Belgian Wit called St. Bernardus. Named after St. Bernard, who was a total badass in the Crusades, this beer is an exemplary beverage for its holy namesake.

Ladies and Gentlemen:  The General has come out of retirement to brew…an IPA. I went to my parents’ house to grab my old brewing equipment, then headed to myLocalHomeBrewShop for supplies. The guys there were bend-over-backwards great in making sure I had everything I needed (and nothing I didn’t need, which surprised me). If in [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day, beer lovers! Today I am reporting on a new beer offered at Alexandria’s Bilbo Baggin’s–a beer lover’s restaurant if there ever were one–Eggenberg Natur trüb. While not German, this is an Austrian beer better known via its Pilsner, which is extremely crisp and dry–almost too much, if that makes any sense. Eggenberg [...]

Incredible article from the WSJ yesterday…Budweiser is indeed losing its edge. Clearly, one of the best ways to make a ton of cabbage is to bully distributors into exclusive agreements. This is indeed prevalent throughout the nation’s flyover states. Basically, evil Anheuser-Busch crafted an idea way back to have beer distributors sell only their branded [...]

Ah, yes. Readers, there is a season we east-coasters have called Winter (except for you sissies in Florida whom I hope can remember how to read a voter ballot this election year). It’s about 18 degrees now, and I am not even factoring in windchill. It’s days like this why strong beer was invented–an efficient [...]