Archive for May, 2009

Let’s get started on some Belgians!

I would simply like to express to you what an excellent beer this Chimay Blanche Trappist is: I’m getting into Belgian ales. Well, let me correct that – I’ve been into Belgians for awhile, but there are so many different styles and such, that it really is a world of its own. This one happens [...]

Beer Reviews, Belgians

A New Belgium Tidbit

Just in: an interesting beer from New Belgium and Elysian – a Belgian-style IPA. Certainly caught my attention. From their site (http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/elysian): Trippel IPA Bringing together what we both do best, New Belgium and Elysian’s brewmasters create a Belgian-inspired India Pale Ale. Hop-forward with a Belgian strong yeast, this Trippel IPA opens with citrus and [...]

BeerGenius News

Happenings This Week

Got some good stuff this week. Friday the 15th of May, Tallgrass Brewing Co in Manhattan, KS is throwing a pub crawl, starting at the brewery with their own brew and BBQ. Hard to beat! Call them directly to reserve a spot – I believe they were accepting a total of 100 participants. http://www.tallgrassbeer.com/contact/ I’ll [...]

BeerGenius News, IPAs, Microbreweries, Wheat

A Rundown of the Parkville Microbrew Fest

So it has been a week now. I promised you a post on the Parkville Microbrew Fest, and here it is, albeit a bit late. Turnout was excellent – there were twenty four microbreweries in attendance, several of which I had not yet experienced. Crowd was great – people were quite friendly. Nice to have [...]

Beer Reviews, Belgians, Microbreweries, Pale Ale, Stouts

Followup – the Parkville microbrew festival

Good times were had at the 6th annual Parkville Microbrew festival. By the time I left, a few breweries had run out of beer, but that simply means it was well attended. They’ll know to bring more for next year! I’ll have pictures and a mini-review of some of my favorites shortly. Thanks for putting [...]

Beer Reviews, BeerGenius News, Microbreweries

Parkville Microbrew Festival TODAY!

I’m heading to Parkville, MO today where I’ll be attending the 6th annual Microbrew Festival. They’re supposed to have 24 local breweries in attendance – should be a good time! I’ll be tweeting live from the event (@jamesonhuckaba) – you can follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jamesonhuckaba – or simply look down the page on [...]

BeerGenius News, Microbreweries

Aaaand we’re back.

Hello friends. I migrated all of our old content over to a new platform, which will allow us to be very flexible as our site grows. In the meantime, I revisited Staropramen – as clean as can be, with significant substance to it. I don’t know why I’ve been drawn to pilsners lately such as [...]

Beer Reviews, BeerGenius News, Belgians, Pilsners