Beer Availability in Kentucky
Jun 24, 2008 beer
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 as easy to get as I found it to be in Kentucky. Most important of those is Stone brewery. I’d had a few Stone beers at Mike’s but this was my first opportunity to pick some up for my own stock. They make big beers that freak out non-big beer drinkers (the ones I bought anyway).
The second most important was Brooklyn Brewery
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Tags: Bell's Brewery, brooklyn brewery, Dogfish Head, garrett oliver, Jolly Pumpkin, Kentucky, Louisville, New Holland Brewery, Stone Brewery
Beer Madness
Mar 11, 2008 beer
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 Companies Ellie’s Brown Ale and not just for the obvious reason. It really is Ellie’s favorite beer and one of the Final Four last year.
The winner was the King of the Beer Dudes, Garrett Oliver brewmastered, Brooklyn Brewery brewed, Brooklyn Lager.
Unfortunately that’s not available in our area, but we can get the Brooklyn Brewery joint brewed Schering & Brooklyner Hopfen-Weisse which I’ve picked up at Lukas Liquor in the past.
Bring it home with the St. Louis connection, Anheuser-Busch will have a hard time eeking out some wins with their player, Michelob Lager…but not as hard as poor Miller with their cede: Miller Chill — Light American Lager “chelada style.” Yikes!
Visit the Beer Madness site, print out your bracket, and get bettin’.
Tags: Anheuser-Busch, Avery Brewing Company, beer madness, brooklyn brewery, Ellie's Brown Ale, garrett oliver, Lukas Liquor, miller chill, washington post
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