When you think Mexican beer, you probably think Corona, Modelo, Pacifico, and mass-market lagers of that nature. What you almost certainly do not think of are IPAs, Imperial Reds, and Belgian-style Wits and Saisons. Well, breweries such as Insurgente are looking to change that, one tap takeover at a time. Hailing from the infamous city…
St. Patrick’s Day. Corned beef and cabbage. All that’s missing is the Guinness, right? Well, I don’t subscribe to the notion that we must have a Guinness with the corned beef and cabbage. Sure, it’s St. Patty’s day, break out the Guinness for festivities’ sake, but I have bigger plans for my pairing. Alright, so…
Brooklyn Brew Shop’s The Mash I particularly like their 2 O’Clock Tastings where they have a brief profile of a brewery and a few of their beers. It’s nice to get a feel for a brewery and their lineup with a concise and easy to read post. The New School The New School Beer aims…
One of the benefits of having a Swedish friend is that I get spoiled with delicious, authentic Swedish Meatballs. Being of Swedish descent myself, I am naturally a big fan of this dish, and, after this experience, I know that I should be eating it a lot more. Pairing Date: January 26, 2015 Media Pairing: Self-titled album…
This month’s beer label has been around even longer than last month’s Sierra Nevada Hoptimum label. Quite a bit longer actually. North Coast Brewing has been making Scrimshaw since they got started in 1988. From Wikipedia: Scrimshaw is the name given to scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to…
Americans consume 9.4 billion gallons of alcoholic beverages a year: 87 percent beer, 8 percent wine, and the rest spirits. The environmental impact of producing, packaging, and selling all those beverages could make an environmentalist reach for a drink. Breweries and wineries consume large quantities of water, raw materials, and other natural resources. But there’s…
BeerGraphs recently posted about their difficulties with overlapping beer styles, especially as it pertains to their ranking system. They discussed the idea of grouping styles into “mega styles” to deal with the overlap, and possibly make their rankings more useful. With only a basic understanding of their ranking system and its goals I can’t really…
It’s been five months since I created the @beerselfie Instagram account. There have been almost 1500 beer selfies reposted in that time. I thought I would take a look back and find the ten beer selfies with the most Likes: A photo posted by Beer Selfie (@beerselfie) on Sep 21, 2014 at 11:00pm PDT A…
One of the great things about beer and food pairings is that you just never know what you’re gonna get. Or, wait, that’s a box of chocolates, isn’t it. Either way, food pairings often times throw me for a loop. This one is no exception, as nearly all the beers I tried with these chocolates…
Sierra Nevada‘s newest beer label recently made news because of a skirmish with Lagunitas, but I’m not here to talk about that label today. Instead lets take a look at a Sierra Nevada label that has been around for years. Created by artist Nate Duval, the Hoptimum label is one my favorite beer labels ever.…
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