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• Ontario: Stuart's Natural, Scotch Irish Brewing, Lanark 6 Jul 2008, 3:04 pm
  Out and about on Friday I was quite happy to see this stubby at the LCBO, a cousin to the porter, imperial stout and IPA made by the Scotch Irish branch of Heritage Brewing. I was even more happy to s. […]
• Top Ten: Mid-Atlantic Drives 6 Jul 2008, 2:44 pm
  Lew's Top Ten Mid-Atlantic Drives (unranked)The monthly not-usually-drink-related Lew's Top Ten. I like scenic drives, usually on two-lane roads. When I'm faced with getting from here to there, and ti. […]
• The Session #17 -- Declaring my Independence 4 Jul 2008, 4:37 pm
  It's The Session, beer blogging on a common topic, and this month it's "beer festivals." See all the links soon here.Rob DeNunzio ("Pfiff!") declared that this month's Session would be about "Drinking. […]
• Session 17: Anti-Seasonal Drinking or...I Like Macros! 4 Jul 2008, 11:14 am
  This month's version of the session is, a bit confusingly to me, about "anti-seasonal drinking." As I like everything all the time what can this mean to me? There is no season of beer to me. I am a be. […]
• Saison: Red Sky At Night, Clipper City, Baltimore, USA 3 Jul 2008, 8:16 pm
  Have I set up a saison category? I can't keep up with these things but if I did create a new category for these posts I would want it to be saison. I was sure it was going to be the next big thing bac. […]
• Just when you thought it was safe to have a beer... 3 Jul 2008, 5:04 pm
  Hops shortage? Piff. Malt increases? Whoopee. Transportation costs? Hey, happens to everyone.Major caustic shortage.That should get your attention. Due to "facility failures beyond their control," the. […]
• New Jersey Breweries Launch 2 Jul 2008, 9:41 pm
  We've got the first of several launch events for New Jersey Breweries to announce:Co-author Mark Haynie and I will do the Pennsylvania launch at the Grey Lodge Pub on Sunday July 27th, an 11 AM to 2 P. […]
• Update On The Economics of Microbrewing in Scotland 2 Jul 2008, 8:05 pm
  There is a good article in Glasgow's Sunday Herald this week focusing on the state of Scotland's smaller breweries in the aftermath of the acquisition of Arran Brewery from its administrators by an in. […]
• A little speculation on skin and wine 2 Jul 2008, 8:51 am
  We went out to dinner last night to an Italian-themed BYOB here in Newtown, Florentino's (which is excellent, BTW: a great find for us, and it's become our celebration spot). We were celebrating Cath. […]
• West End Brewing Company As Seen In Utica 1 Jul 2008, 9:18 pm
  Reader and prize-winner Chad forwarded me some pictures from a visit to F.X. Matt in Utica to check out the place and give the brewery some support after their near calamitous fire in late May. I like. […]
• Flies, Skeeters, Michelob, and Noah 1 Jul 2008, 2:36 pm
  Hey, I've been gone...case you didn't notice. We took a trip to the Adirondacks to go camping with my brother-in-law Chris and his kids. We love it up there, but...a ton of mosquitoes and bugs, and it. […]
• Don’t forget Session #17 on Friday 1 Jul 2008, 1:35 pm
  Greetings from Banff, where it is raining on Canada Day. Good enough weather this morning for pancakes in the park — two tasty pancakes (real maple syrup), a muffin, sausage and fruit juice for. […]
• Happy Canada Day - Don't Forget To Drink Your Beer 1 Jul 2008, 10:58 am
  It's a funny thing about beer and Canada. Canadians have this relationship to beer that is based entirely around the idea - largely erroneous - that our beer is better. So much so that it becomes a pr. […]
• Following My Bliss In Oswego, New York 29 Jun 2008, 10:47 am
  Have I mentioned I really dislike the idea of following your passion? It's so much based on the immediate and the result. "Follow your passion" is what people are told to entice them into entry positi. […]
• Why Rye: Rye Pale Ale, Terrapin Beer, Athens, Ga. 27 Jun 2008, 9:00 pm
  I've never loved rye beer a whole heck of a lot. I've mentioned it here and here, but there was a brewery in Pictou NS that made a rye ale that was a bit too much like drinking bark: rough and heavy.. […]