Archive for the 'beer' Category
Budweiser Sold to InBev
“We were betrayed,” said Mr. Liszewski, who was still not sure he could believe the news that the company had agreed to be sold. “The good Lord was sold out for 30 pieces of silver. We were sold out for $70 a share.”
August A. Busch IV, the scion who runs the family brewery that makes […]
Frog Pond
Tom T. Hall, I Like Beer
For the past few weeks I’ve been posting a Weekend Home Brew Blog series at Booman Tribune.
Come for the beer, stay for the progressive politics!
Palestinian Beer Barred from the US
You can get it in Germany, you can get it in Israel, but you can’t get it in the US. Why?
Because the label says “Brewed in Palestine, and the US doesn’t recognize Palestine as a country.
The maker of Taybeh beer, which is brewed in a mini-brewery owned by a Palestinian family, the Khoury family […]
Sunday AM Homebrew Blog
As usual, I missed the Saturday homebrew blogs at daily Kos and Balloon Juice, but it’s because I was busy brewing so I guess I have an excuse.
Yesterday afternoon’s brew is titled “Thanksgiving Ale #2″, a pale ale to balance “Thanksgiving Ale #1″, a dark strong ale. I used 6.6 pounds of Northwestern Gold […]
In Heaven There Is No Beer, and We May Run Out Here Too
Speaking of supply and demand, I ran into a very disturbing article tonight. Not only is oil production down, but so is hops production, and this could make for some very steep price hikes in the cost of your favorite brew (particularly for those who gravitate to craft brews, rather than the AnhauserBuschCoorsMiller swill). And, […]
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There’s nothing quite like brewing beer: as the malt and hops boil away in the kettle the house fills with an indescribably delicious aroma. Sure, it’s a little bit of a hassle to clean and sanitize everything, but when you’re tapping a keg of high-alcohol wheat beer you made yourself, nothing compares.
Even better than […]
More Beer
My upper back is killing me this morning after I twisted something last night as I emptied a 5-gallon glass carboy filled with sanitizing solution.
That’s right, beer is underway again at the Chateau. We tapped out the keg of IPA, and the second batch is currently carbonating. A brown ale is in a […]
