BeerGenius News
Wine Enthusiast’s Top 25 BEERS of 2009
Those of you who are wine nerds may have noticed that Wine Enthusiast, one of the leading publications on wine, included something a little different in their latest issue. Out of character, but a natural progression, they put together a Top 25 list of 2009 for – you-would-have-guessed-had-I-not-already-put-it-in-the-title – beer. I’ve got a new personal [...]
American Homebrewers Association Forum Now Open to the Public
Previously only open to registered members of the American Homebrewers Asssociation (AHA), the official forum of the organization is now open to the public. For those who would like to look simply out of curiosity or those who are avid homebrewers but not yet a member of the organization, you can now browse to your [...]
Holiday Beer Festival presented by BevMo!
I’m excited to be in San Francisco on November 15th for the BevMo! Holiday Beer Festival. Featured are over 100+ winter brews from approximately 75 breweries from around the world. How much better can it get? You can still purchase tickets at this link, but I would do it quickly. The event is held in [...]
Official: Orval and Boulevard Brewing Co to Collaborate on Imperial Pilsner
As mentioned previously on BeerGenius: Now that it’s official between Orval brewmaster Jean Marie-Rock and Boulevard brewmaster Steven Pauwles, here’s the press release: Boulevard To Collaborate With International Brewer Brewmasters will partner on new Smokestack Series offering KANSAS CITY, Mo., October 9, 2009 – Boulevard Brewing Company today announced that Jean-Marie Rock, brewmaster at Orval, [...]
Boulevard Tank 7 joins Smokestack Lineup
So, I’m really excited. Boulevard just got label approval for their Tank 7 ale (reviewed on BeerGenius Here). Tank 7 was previously only available on draft, but will now join Boulevard’s Smokestack lineup in addition to their four regulars (Sixth Glass Quad, Tripel, Double Wide IPA, and their Saison, which will ultimately be replaced). As [...]
Boston Beer Co to release Barrel Room Collection
From beernews.org: (Boston, MA) – No timing details yet but Boston Beer Company is poised to step up its game again with a new collection of beers geared toward the savvy beer drinker. The largest independent U.S. brewery released the Imperial Series in 22 oz. bombers beginning last February. Now, the brewery will release three [...]
BeerGenius gets a Kanye Interruption
It was too good. I had to. Good thing I didn’t have a beer in my hand, or I’d be really mad. Make your own at http://kanyelicio.us/. Ha.
Are Obama, Gates, and Crowley Drinking the Wrong Beer?
Unless you live under a rock (as I admittedly sometimes do), you know that this evening, Obama is to have a beer with Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr of Harvard and Sgt James Crowley of the Cambridge Police Dept. Why? Because that’s what men (and sometimes women) do to solve problems. It’s less costly/taxing than [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
