Archive for the ‘Craft Beers’ Category
Move Over Wine, Consumers are Thirsty for Craft Beer
A couple of weeks ago the Brewers Association launched a new website, CraftBeer.com. It’s definitely worth checking out. Here’s the official release: Boulder, Colo. — The Brewers Association, the trade association representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies, has just launched CraftBeer.com to celebrate the ever-growing interest in craft brewers and their liquid libations. The [...]
Chicha – Beer made with spit
Dogfish Head is known for making some off-the-wall, but ultimately tasty, brews. This one, however, has to be the strangest. It is called “chicha” and uses the enzymes in saliva to help with the fermentation process. They chew up some corn, spit it out and then put it in the mash with other ingredients, including [...]
Beer drinking master class
Fast Company sat down with Boston Brewery founder Jim Koch to learn how to drink and appreciate beer. We’ve shown a similar video of Koch explaining proper beer tasting technique and have an entire section on beer tasting but his obvious passion for beer is fun to watch. He also shows how a bottle cap [...]
Draught Board 15: Stone Brewery Visits the Club
Sunday June 28th, 2009 was the monthly meeting for the Drought Board 15 at the Gaslight. The meeting was billed as Dennis Flynn’s, representative of the famed Stone Brewery, only beer club presentation in NJ this year. Stone Brewing is known for the aggressive Arrogant Bastard Ale and they usually get decent ratings from beer [...]
Tell your US House representative to join the Small Brewers Caucus
Support Your Local Brewery has sent out an “Action Alert” asking all craft beer enthusiasts (that’s you!) to contact your representative in the US House and ask that he or she join the Small Brewers Caucus. The purpose of the caucus is “gain a better understanding of all aspects of small, amateur and professional craft [...]
189 Beer Tasting Terms
If you have ever read beer reviews, you are probably familiar with some of the terms that are used to describe beer. While some of the terms are pretty straight forward, others may seem a little weird. How can a beer be biscuity and have good lace anyway? Brewer Fal Allen has taken the time [...]
Drought Board 15 meeting for 5-17-09 The Brooklyn Brewery visit
The last meeting of the Draught Board 15 at the Gaslight was a very good one. It was a little different this month due to Mothers Day. The DB15 regularly meets on the second Sunday of the month. It was a nice relaxed session on a pleasant Sunday Afternoon and a great day for a [...]
A Geek Drinking Stone Levitation Ale
I am not going to talk about this beer like I tasted it for a review. I won’t talk about the great reddish amber color ale that was placed in front of me at the Gaslight Brewery in a regular pint glass. I won’t talk about the immense aroma that came off the glass as [...]
Beer Better Than Water After Exercise?
So I am trying to exercise more and lose some weight. My goal is to exercise more and still drink my craft beers. Ok I may cut back a little but hey it’s summer and I love beer. So when I saw this post about beer being good for you after exercise I had to [...]
It’s American Craft Beer Week!
It’s American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17) which means hundreds of craft brewers are planning celebrations. America’s small and independent craft brewers (see Craft Brewing Statistics) are making special plans for the annual American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17), a national celebration highlighting the culture and contributions of craft beer. These brewers want the week [...]



