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Chicago: Part III – Hopleaf Bar

Posted on 2011/03/06 by Doug

Thursday in Chicago was to be our big night out, as we had no daytime commitments on Friday other than exploring the Loop, visiting museums, and nearly killing ourselves with the cheese and tomato casserole some Chicago eateries call “pizza.” … Continue reading →

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Chicago: Part II – Three Floyd’s Tap Takeover at Beer Bistro

Posted on 2011/03/02 by Doug

While perusing the Chicago events listings on Beer Menus for the days we would be in town, I happened across a listing for a “Three Floyds Tap Takeover” at a place called The Beer Bistro. Along with Bell’s, Three Floyds … Continue reading →

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Chicago: Part I – Hopslam at Kasey’s Tavern

Posted on 2011/02/26 by Doug

We flew out to Chicago for a few days of mixed business and tourism. Naturally, I took advantage of the Chicago pages on Beer Menus to get a heads up on what would be available and what bars had interesting … Continue reading →

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Nothing feeds discussion like Top 100 lists

Posted on 2011/01/29 by Doug

Over at Zythophile, a quality beer blog that focuses largely on the history of British beers and styles, there is a good post discussing the latest RateBeer Top 100 List, which is dominated by imperial stouts and double IPAs, along … Continue reading →

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Three Floyds! In Brooklyn!!!

Posted on 2011/01/08 by Doug

This afternoon, we set out to North Brooklyn for a cask ale festival only to discover the line for beer stretched the length of the entire bar. Nothing on the beer list was worth waiting in a line half that … Continue reading →

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Harvest Fest 2010

Posted on 2010/12/02 by Doug

On 1 December, our friends at Beer Table held an event they called Harvest Fest 2010 in honor of the release of the newest edition of the J.W. Lees Harvest Ale. None of the 2010 vintage was actually available, but … Continue reading →

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Uinta Labyrinth Black Ale

Posted on 2010/11/15 by Doug

Utah is not a state that comes to mind when thinking of American microbrews. Hell, Utah tends to rank in the low 40’s or even 50th when making any sort of list about drinking in the USA. Yet Uinta Brewing … Continue reading →

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Rochefort – A Holy Trinity of Ales

Posted on 2010/11/14 by Doug

Belgian beer has a rather widespread good reputation, and Trappist Ales tend to stand out in the memory of anyone who knows a little bit about good Belgian ale. I suspect there are people out there who think that all … Continue reading →

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Brazen Head Cask Festival – 6 November 2010

Posted on 2010/11/11 by Doug

When I moved to Brooklyn in the summer of 2002, The Brazen Head was one of seven bars in all of NYC that served hand-drawn cask ales (i.e. unfiltered, non-artificially carbonated ales served at cellar temperature) on a regular basis. … Continue reading →

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Spring House Brewery’s B-Sides

Posted on 2010/10/31 by Doug

On a visit to Cold Spring Beverages last summer, I picked up a bottle from a brewery called Spring House largely due to the low-key, DIY style of the packaging, which was essentially a generic black on silver label with … Continue reading →

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