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• Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle No. 2 6/14/2017

  Westvleteren 12 is a world classic beer and one that’s often lauded as the “best beer in the world.” It’s also one of the hardest... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Westvleteren 12 (8/31/16) – Bottle No. 2 6/14/2017

  

  Westvleteren XII at In De VredeWestvleteren 12 is a world classic beer and one that’s often lauded as the “best beer in the world. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Worthy Reads – IPA: The Executive Summary by Martyn Cornell of Zythophile

  

  Editor’s Note: Martyn Cornell is one of the finest historians of British Brewing currently writing. He’s done more to chase down beer myths and replace them wit... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Worthy Reads – IPA: The Executive Summary by Martyn Cornell of Zythophile

  

  Editor's Note: Martyn Cornell is one of the finest historians of British Brewing currently writing. He's done more to chase down beer myths and replace them wit... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Manoir Du Grandouet Cambremer Cidre AOP Pays d’Auge

  

  The Grandval family of Manoir de Grandouet makes several Cidres, including an AOP Pays d’Auge. The Pays d’Auge is a sub-region of the Calvados region of... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Pfriem Brett Brux Pale Ale – Bottle No. 4 6/6/2017

  

  4 bottles in and Pfriem Family Brewers Brett Brux Pale Ale is developing quite nicely! It 's been a little over a year and half since it was bottled on... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Pfriem Brett Brux Pale Ale – Bottle No. 4 6/6/2017

  

  4 bottles in and Pfriem Family Brewers Brett Brux Pale Ale is developing quite nicely! It ‘s been a little over a year and half since it was bottled on... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Pfriem Brett Brux Pale Ale – Bottle No. 4 6/6/2017

  

  4 bottles in and Pfriem Family Brewers Brett Brux Pale Ale is developing quite nicely! It ‘s been a little over a year and half since it was bottled on... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Orval – Bottle No. 1 28/3/2017

  

  Orval is a beer I’ve wanted to add to my cellaring project for a long time. The problem though: by the time Orval makes it through the importation process, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Orval – Bottle No. 1 28/3/2017

  

  Orval is a beer I've wanted to add to my cellaring project for a long time. The problem though: by the time Orval makes it through the importation process, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 5 Years Up and 5 Years Down!

  

  5 years of blogging and beer writing have come and gone. I always like start with the first post I ever put up here: “Welcome to my beer blog. I hope you’ll fin... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Ommegang Bend the Knee “Game of Thrones”

  

  Brewery Ommegang has been brewing a series of licensed beers for the HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Their newest entrant into their Game of Thrones series is... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Einstöck Icelandic White Ale

  

  Beer and alcohol in Iceland have a long road to get to the modern world of Craft Beer. Thanks to prohibition in 1915, all alcohol was banned in Iceland until a... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Worthy Reads: The BS Arguments of Craft Beer Sell-Outs: How Brewery Buyouts...

  

  Editor’s Notes: If you’re a regular reader, you know I’m not a fan of AB-InBev and their business practices. I feel, and with ample evidence, that they’re not... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Dunkertons Black Fox Cider

  

  The Tale of The Black FoxFrom the earliest times rural communities have told stories of many fantastic and unusual creatures which have supposedly lived in thei... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2017 DRINK

• Block 15 Here Comes the Sunshine

  

  Mars, the Roman god of war, kindly lent his name to the month of March while the northern French took advantage of the name for their Spring beers. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Craft Brewing on Easy Mode: Wicked Weed Brewing & AB-InBev

  

  Craft Brewing on Easy Mode: Wicked Weed Brewing AB-InBev MAY 10, 2017 BY CHRISTOPHER BARNES LEAVE A COMMENT Beer is business. Let’s get that out of the way... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Apple Blossoms at EZ Orchards

  

  Orchards are always interesting to shoot. There’s a lot of light and shade to work with and around. Also, if you’re not careful picking your focus and framing,... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Daufresne Brut Cidre De Normandie Artisanal

  

  Cidrerie Dausfresne has had a successful start to 2017 with their recent Médaille D’Or (Gold Medal) at the prestigious Paris Agriculture Fair. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Worthy Reads: Inside a Czech Floor Malthouse by Jeff Alworth

  

  Editor’s Note: This is the first in a new series of posts that will feature excellent beer or cider writing from around the web. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK