Happy New Year From Beer Utopia

Beer glassware guide

If you are a craft beer lover, you probably already know that drinking from the bottle is a no-no when it comes to enjoying the complexities of good beer. What you may not know is that choosing the proper glass for a particular brew will help enhance the experience of drinking that particular beer. The [...]

Christmas beer around the world

Beer labels are part advertising, part art. They can entice you to try a new brew or at least provide a treat for the eyes while your taste buds enjoy the treat on the other side of the label. One thing you aren’t likely to see on American beer labels is a depiction of the [...]

American craft beer expands to China

The Brewers Association is a trade group that works to “promote and protect the U.S. craft brewing community’s interests.” Recently a BA’s Export Development Program went to China to showcase American craft beer in Shanghai and Beijing. Obviously, China’s 1.3 billion citizens represent a huge potential market for any product, including beer. Here’s the press release: Boulder, [...]

Shoes for Bush

a YouTube post by brantcollins at 05:52 17 Dec 2008 user: http://youtube.com/user/brantcollins view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vBUfbWV-qE Shoe sale in Iraq, Buy one to go, Buy one to throw

6 more ways beer is healthy from Men’s Health

We have covered many, many reasons that beer is good for you in moderation. Now Men’s Health has jumped on the bandwagon with 6 more reasons to drink beer and includes beers that illustrate those reasons. They choose a top pick for each category but also give several alternatives as well. So if you can’t [...]

Jim Koch explains how to taste beer

Boston Beer Company’s founder Jim Koch shares with Men’s Health TV how to taste a beer. He shows you how to pour the perfect beer then breaks beer tasting down to 4 steps and gives you the 3 things that make a beer great. Whether you like Sam Adams or not, this is a great [...]

Today’s funny: 11 failed beer styles

This gave me a chuckle so I thought I would share. Courtesy of those crazy but talented writers at Woot!, 11 Failed Beer Styles: Gruel Stout Twice-Baked Lager Turbo-Pilsner Steam Beer That Is Still Really Hot Stale Ale Dry-Humped APA Luxembourg Gray Lambicarbonate of Soda Insect Pale Ale Bud Light With Brown Food Coloring Irish [...]

A Geek tasting Hebrew The Chosen Beer: Genesis Ale

The First Creation of Shmaltz Brewing Company ( Dedicated to Crafting Delicious Beer and Delicious Shtick… L’Chaim!) I bought this beer after seeing it around. The label made me laugh, it had a cheeky coolness to it that made it a must-try beer and I am glad I did. It’s 12 ounces of goodness How [...]

Social media and the culture of beer

Not long ago Chipper Dave set the interwebs abuzz by suggesting that Twitter might replace the pub as the sour economy keeps more people home. The fact that there was such a strong reaction, both positive and negative, indicates that the idea struck a chord with a lot of people. Let’s take the discussion a [...]