Sideblog

• Your Thanksgiving Table 20 Nov 2008, 11:35 am
  I could get all wrought up about this...but I'm just gonna sigh. Craig LaBan, who seemed to be on "our side" with beer more lately (witness this brilliant little bit on rye beer from Oct. 31), has a p. […]
• Brooks takes on the Marin Institute 20 Nov 2008, 9:08 am
  Jay Brooks has written a great diatribe -- not over the top enough for a rant, but it'll do -- about the booze-hatin' Marin Institute's support for California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed. […]
• "Anheuser-Busch has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev..." 20 Nov 2008, 5:21 am
  The deal's done. InBev now owns Anheuser-Busch, and the new company is called Anheuser-Busch InBev. Not a lot to say that hasn't already been said... So long Sesame Place, no more laughs about Big Bir. […]
• Beer History Master Classes As Found On Beer Blogs 19 Nov 2008, 10:34 am
  You know, there was a time when I wrote posts about the history of beer. Then I got in a bit of a dust up with Ron Pattinson which then became quite civil when I said something like "if you are so cle. […]
• Photo Contest Day 3: Great Beer Prizes Keep Coming In! 18 Nov 2008, 4:45 pm
  Let's see, we announced on Sunday and this is Tuesday so, yup, this is day three of the Christmas 2008 Beer Blog Photo Contest and so far, in addition to the six prize givers announced at the launch,. […]
• BrewDog And Skull Splitter Face Humourless Tribunal 17 Nov 2008, 7:10 pm
  Following up on a story we discussed last May, tomorrow's edition of The Independent tells the sad tale of how both BrewDog and the Orkney Brewery, makers of Skull Splitter, have had a ruling made aga. […]
• 2008 Yule Photo contest: Kick my butt 17 Nov 2008, 11:35 am
  Alan and Jeff (aka Stonch) are back at it, announcing the 2008 Yule Beer Blog Photo Contest, here and here. They’ve already got a wealth of prizes lined up, so get your entries in. I’ll se. […]
• I voted for BrewDog to make a Black IPA 17 Nov 2008, 9:35 am
  Here’s a case where one dog hasn’t been paying enough attention to another beer loving dog. UK upstart BrewDog’s “Beer Rocks - Brewing up a Revolution!” is worth a look,. […]
• NYWF: Run up to WhiskyFest NYC 16 Nov 2008, 9:44 pm
  As I said, Cathy and I went up to NYC for WhiskyFest a week ago. We caught an afternoon train and got to the Marriott Marquis just in time to check in and run for a cab to get down to Union Square Caf. […]
• The 2008 Yule Beer Blog Photo Contest Is Launched! 16 Nov 2008, 5:35 pm
  Hear Ye Hear Ye! Oyez Oyez!!! Ladies and Gentlemen and children of all ages! May we have drum rrrrrrrollllllllll if you please!!! Can I get a witness??? Bang the Gong, Get it On!!!Once again this year. […]
• The real enemy of better beer? Please vote 16 Nov 2008, 1:44 pm
  Are boring beers or badly made beers the real enemy? One thing about moving outside your comfort zone, ordering beers in languages you don’t speak and knocking back what the locals drink even if. […]
• #17 - Where in the beer world? 16 Nov 2008, 11:45 am
  Do you think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? Please leave a comment. It would seem I’m struggling to find the balance (struck earlier in this non-contest ) between easy, a. […]
• Busy week 15 Nov 2008, 8:22 am
  Sorry I've been absent, it's been a busy week.Monday afternoon Cathy and I trained up to NYC for WhiskyFest prep; we had dinner with the Malt Advocate staff at Union Square Cafe (great food; pretty la. […]
• NY Market For Canuck Macro Key To InBev Deal 14 Nov 2008, 8:40 pm
  How odd. Those cases and cases of cheap ass Canadian Labatt Blue selling in upstate NY gas stations and grocery stores for about half of the price we pay up here have become an issue in the global InB. […]
• Norway: Imperial Stout, Nøgne Ø, Grimstad 13 Nov 2008, 6:52 pm
  Samples. Reason enough to beer blog, I'd say, and when things from Norway come in the mail all the better. I had the porter from Nøgne Ø last year and seem to have loved it so this 9% bigger sibling. […]