Archive for the ‘beer’ Category
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
One of my Google Alerts scrounged up a Java Journal article about beer in which there was the following:
Dan Chivetta, also a brewer at Trailhead, explained the difference between craft brewing and microbrewing. "In craft brewing, there is a love, a passion for brewing. It's an art form, where ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Though there will be a few Kentucky posts to come I thought I'd slap this one out first because it's the easy one.
There is a lot of beer that is distributed in Kentucky that is not in Missouri. Some of it is in Illinois but not as widely and ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
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I took a bunch of pics of Schlafly's Repeal of Beer Prohibition Festival and I forgot to mention that fact when it was, you know, topical.
Never the less, you can see them
Posted in St. Louis, beer, missouri | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
I may not have the St. Louisian affinity for provel but I have embraced the pork steak.
Though when they're cooked the way they're supposed to be, or at least my understanding of it, and they've simmered in bbq sauce (and beer) for a while after grilling, they're just pretty good.
When ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Dear restaurants,
When I go to your restaurant, even though I'm not the beer snob some people are, sometimes I want beer instead of wine; and by beer I mean good beer; and by good beer I do not mean Stella Artois.
I mention this because even if you're not super ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
The Washington Post's Beer Madness is upon us once again (apparently).
Modeled after the NCAA's March Madness, with 32 beers the tournament represents four divisions (lagers, ales, specialty & fruit, dark beers) as they go head to head to see who will remain.
At casa Burge we'll be pulling for Avery Brewing ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Okay, I get to steal one away from Mike and Ian this time because honestly, this just irritates me.
A state lawmaker wants to give the "King of Beers" its own kingdom by making Budweiser the official beer of Missouri.
"We've got a state dinosaur, a state frog, a state reptile, a ...
Posted in beer, general food | 9 Comments »
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
I made it out for some Barista Competition action earlier, but in the end, still feeling like dirt, I folded on any plans for the evening and went home to nap.
Before doing so I ran across this add while surfing and it bothered me enough that I thought of it ...
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Recently while looking for books to read I found He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy -- From Burgers to Brie and Beyond.
It jumped out at me for three reasons:
I love both beer and wine
source material to quote Mike and I have these wine ...
Posted in beer, general food | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Nobody seems to have gone to Newstead Tower Public House but me so I thought I'd briefly comment. Forgive the haphazard style.
As Annie said over on the forum, the first thing you notice when you head into Newstead is that the bar is non-smoking. This is a huge ...
Posted in beer, chefs, farming, restaurants, sustainable agriculture | 4 Comments »
