Archive for March, 2010
I want a F***ing Beer!
Brewer wins the right to market his “F***ing Hell” beer. The beer is named after the Austrian village of F***ing. The European Patent Office originally rejected the brand ‘F**king Hell beer’ saying it contained a swear word. But after the brewery proved the village of F**king actually existed, EU officials were forced to back down. [...]
Beer School
Want to learn more about beer? Go to school. Great article from philly2philly.com talks about how one can learn home brewing at The Beer School. Full article here The class has a cozy setting inside the storefront space, about five tables with four stools at each are set up for the students. Two wine glasses,coasters [...]
Video: From homebrewer to commercial brewer
Here is a video of some local news coverage of a small brewer who started as a homebrewer. I think this is every homebrewer’s dream. I know it’s mine! via http://twitter.com/HomeBrewTalk/status/8384230785
KARL STRAUSS COMES OF AGE WITH 21st ANNIVERSARY ALE
This press release was sent to us along with a sample. We will taste soon and give you our thoughts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KARL STRAUSS COMES OF AGE WITH 21st ANNIVERSARY ALE San Diego, CA – March 19, 2010- Karl Strauss Brewing Company is turning the big 2-1 and celebrating with an innovative beer to [...]
Saints, Penguins, and Zee Germans…
Punks. Revolutionaries. Ground-breakers. Barn-burners. Mad geniuses. All used to describe a brewing duo from the waaaaay north of Scotland, James Watt and Martin Dickie of Brewdog. This renegade pair are determined to change the face of craft brewing in the UK (and world for that matter), and as I like to say, they are “in [...]
LSU May Soon Have College Brewery
The chancellor at LSU, Michael Martin has proposed a microbrewery on campus. It would not only be a study tool for the food science program but also a revenue generator for the college.( via The Independent ) Here are a few more links to back up the story http://www.lsureveille.com http://www.wbrz.com So we here at BeerUtopia [...]
Make your own jockey box
Over at Lifehacker, a tutorial from Make shows how to make your own jockey box for chilling beer. For those unfamiliar with the term, jockey boxes are basically ice chests which sit between the keg and the tap. The beer flows through tubing, which is in ice or ice water, chilling the beer to a [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you and Happy Birthday to Beer Utopia
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In America, St. Paddy’s Day has become more of a drinking holiday than a celebration of a patron saint or Irish culture but as long as you’re drinking good beer, that’s okay with us. Today is also Beer Utopia’s second birthday so now you have two reasons to celebrate! While you’re [...]
Guinness is good for you!
Here’s something that’s appropriate for tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations (and Beer Utopia’s second birthday): Research shows that Guinness is good for you. According to researchers, a pint of the black stuff a day may work as well as aspirin to prevent heart clots which raise the risk of heart attacks. Drinking lager doesn’t yield [...]
Scottish brewery makes 41% ABV beer!
BrewDog Brewery in Scotland has created a “quadruple IPA” called Sink the Bismark that is 41% ABV. Listen to this description: This is IPA amplified, the most evocative style of the craft beer resistance with the volume cranked off the scale. Kettle hopped, dry hopped then freeze hopped for a deep fruit, resinous and spicy [...]



