Archive for the ‘Beer Tasting’ Category
A Geek Tasting: Black Hawk Stout from Mendocino Brewing Company
Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company , Style | ABV, American Stout | 5.20% ABV Serving type had: growler poured into an SA Boston Lager Glass Recently, a friend/coworker of mine did a brewery tour at the Olde Saratoga Brewing Co. located in historical Saratoga Springs. It’s a brewery where they make 30 different types of beer [...]
Uno Chicago Grill’s Second Ever Cask Event
Uno Chicago Grill in Metuchen, NJ had their second ever cask event on Saturday, March 28th, 2009. It was a pay as you go event hosted by Brew Master Mike Sella and staff . The event was a good one. The beers I had from the list were pretty decent. Smaller scale events like are [...]
One of CA’s best young chefs is throwing a beer dinner to celebrate brews.
Monday March 30, 2009- Beer Dinner at the Cass House in Cayucos, CA- Jensen and Grace Lorenzen are on their second restaurant together. The Cass House is remarkable place right on the central CA coast. 4 courses, 4 beers and one hell of a time with a really cool chef, crowd and property for $59.00. [...]
A Geek Tasting: Simpler Times Lager brewed by Minhas Craft Brewery
Simpler Times Lager from Trader Joes, brewed by Minhas Craft Brewery, was basically a craft beer Budweiser that did not taste like soap. It is a corn flaked beer or beer with really cheap ingredients that was 6.20 abv% . It was weird to drink after drinking so many well done craft brews. But what [...]
A Geek Tasting: Crème Brûlée Imperial Milk Stout
I first heard about Southern Tiers Crème Brûlée Imperial Milk Stout on Twitter, many moons ago. The name alone intrigued me. But then it slipped my mind. Soon it popped up on slashfood and not too long after I tripped on it when trying out a new store. This was basically the ultimate desert beer, [...]
A Geek tasting Ginga-Kogen Beer:Silver Bottle
A friend, iZathere (on twitter) and I took a trip one day in January to Mitsuwa Marketplace. It was a trip to prepare for New York Comic Con. While there I ran in to this bottle that just captured my attention, Ginga Kogen Beer:Silver Bottle. The packaging was just right. Silver Bottle is a fruity [...]
A few geeks visiting Flying Dog Brewery
On a frosty, bone-cutting January day I got to fulfill one of my New Year’s resolutions. I took a trip to my favorite brewery, Flying Dog in Fredrick, Maryland. Not to kiss their collective asses but they really earned that title. Flying Dog fit one specific criterion for me. I have had everything they have [...]
A Geek Tasting: OREN’S DAILY PORTER “A Beer with your Coffee?”
Once a year, on my birthday, my wife gives me a gift. I get a day off to do what I want, usually catch up on comics walk around the city aimlessly. So on this winter day, 1/19/09, some amount of days after my birthday, I enjoyed my day off, damning the snow. In my [...]
Join the Twitter Beer Tasting event
Be a part of history! Join the Twitter Beer Tasting event live this Saturday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern. It is being coordinated by Jay Brooks. The first tasting is called an Introduction to Trappist Ales and will feature four beers from two Belgian Trappist breweries, Chimay and Westmalle. Both are widely available which should make [...]
My First Draught Board 15: Polish Beer Tasting
Mix one part Malts Club, a venerable home brewing group, one part Hops Club, a beer appreciation org It was a Cold Sunday, after a Saturday of snowing, January 11, 2009. I had the fine privilege of attending my first meeting of the Draught Board 15. The DB15is New Jersey’s largest beer appreciation organization, headquartered [...]



