Beer Pairings, Beer Tasting, Featured Articles, The Utopians
A geek tasting Dundee Original Honey Brown Lager
J.W.Dundee is a different kind of beer, it’s a Lager Flavored with Honey. It’s not the only Honey Lager in existence but it’s rare, for me, and it’s different from the normal beers out there. It’s made by Dundee Brewing Company, formally known as J.W. Dundee, of Highfalls Brewing Company in Rochester New York. Smell after [...]
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Thank you seesmic!
Posted on 13 August 2008
Thank you to all my seesmic friends! Your donations will help us grow Beer Utopia.Popularity: 3% [?] Continue Reading
Beer Culture
Rock the Mike: Mike Freeman Benefit
Posted on 12 August 2008
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Flying Dog Brewery here at Beer Utopia so we thought it appropriate to pass along a little news from them. Mike Freeman, Flying Dog’s longest standing employee and brewery manager, was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Glioblastoma Multiforme, which is a very aggressive brain tumor. Mike’s friends and [...] Continue Reading
Breweries, Commercial Breweries, The Business of Beer
Sam Adams: Patriot and largest American brewer
Posted on 12 August 2008
The takeover of Anheuser Busch by Belgian company InBev moves Boston Beer Co., maker of the Sam Adams craft beers, to the top American brewer slot. That’s right, America’s largest brewer is a craft brewer. Pabst is trying to claim the title but doesn’t own their own brewery, while they do produce the most beer by [...] Continue Reading
Commercial Breweries, The Business of Beer
MillerCoors pulls its “craft” beers
Posted on 10 August 2008
MillerCoors has ended its test run of craft-style beers early because the Miller Lite Brewing Collection didn’t perform as well as expected in test markets including Baltimore, Minneapolis and Charlotte, N.C. The collection aimed to latch onto the fast-paced growth of craft beers, which are rising faster than overall beer sales and also command higher prices. The [...] Continue Reading
Craft Beers, The Utopians
2 Beers that changed my life
Posted on 08 August 2008
When I was much younger, before the wife and the kids and in the early days of my career and college days, I just drank beer, never really thought about what I was drinking. I just hated anything Budweiser and Coors, beyond that if it was beer I would at least try it, especially if [...] Continue Reading
Beer Culture, Beer Tasting, Breweries, Craft Beers, Microbreweries
The world’s best Light Lager!
Posted on 30 July 2008
My quest has ended! If you don’t already know I favor the lager brews especially during the summer. I have always wanted to find a micro brewed lager that I enjoyed! Well recently I went to the land of Sam Walton and Wal-mart and visited the gorgeous little college town of Fayetteville, Arkansas, home of [...] Continue Reading
Beer Culture
US prefers beer to wine
Posted on 30 July 2008
Beer has regained the US adult drink-of-choice title after several years of sharing with, or even losing to, wine. Beer has a double-digit lead over wine in the latest Gallop poll. “The trend back to beer reflects a shift among drinkers aged 30 to 49 years old, the survey indicates.” I won’t get into the beer [...] Continue Reading
Beer Pairings, Craft Beers, The Utopians
Craft Beer and Comic Book Pairings (no, really)
Posted on 29 July 2008
Yes, I am serious and I am over 21. I am a Comic Book reading adult. I like a good quality beer with my comics occasionally. I am not saying to open up a beer for every comic you read, it’s just nice, now and then. You see a great part of drinking craft [...] Continue Reading
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