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…yes, a bucket of Jai Alai IPA comes not in a 4-pack or a case but in a bucket like Lowes…
Cigar City Brewing now sells Twenty-four cans of IPA in one bucket.
And though I prefer the single can or bottle so that I can taste as many beers as possible, if I squint, I can see people buying it out of novelty or for a Superb Owl party
Every day on the internet, you have to squint and ask yourself, “is that real?” It is worse than trying to parse the canning date on an IPA. And what makes it harder to stomach than a musty hop bomb is that all it takes is for one person to like and forward and you see it a 100 times.
Such is the case of this Instagram photo that has been making the rounds.
Just stop with your body heat warmed beer. At least put an imperial stout in so it doesn’t taste as bad.
Men do not usually stroll down the skincare aisle at the drugstore. But if there were hop based products, I just might. And that is where Harper’s Hops come into the frame. They have cleansers, serums and moisturizing lotions to make your skin feel and look better. Now if they just had a Citra sunscreen.
I rarely recommend Instagram accounts on this blog. I am more of a book or website person myself but after reading an excellent article on beer mats (coasters for Yanks) on the Pellicle website (which you should read and support), I followed Beer Stained Pulp.
Then have an actual fun time scrolling through the pictures. There is not a lot of new posts so you can check it every few months after for a quick catch-up.
If you are looking for a perfect pint of Guinness and you are in England and or Ireland then the new Stoutly app is for you. The app was developed by Scott Montford as a “free-to-use “social network for Guinness drinkers”, offered guidance on where the closest quality pint might be found anywhere in the world.”
When I typed in Tullamore in the center of Ireland, it came up with a handy list of pubs. So when you next travel to the land of pubs, and you get a Guinness hankering, you know where to go, on your phone, at least.
You could make an argument that the above beer bottle could have a very niche use at beach bars. You could also say that the hurdles in getting these bottles filled could be overcome. But there is really only one thing that is going to happen with these and if you have listened to Armchair Expert Anonymous, then you know where.
So how about we stick to getting incrementally better with using recycled materials in packaging instead.
When I remember, I try to post about the latest Duvel Art Stemware because I think it is cool that they have a connection to the world of art and back it up by displaying it on a glass. This year the art is by Lectrr. Not the silence of the lambs one, of course. You can check out past glasses HERE.
I subscribe to the notion that golf is a good walk spoiled but I do think that the latest collaboration between Guinness and the Travis Matthew brand is a darn cool looking shoe…
I think there needs to be a moratorium on new glassware. There needs to be a blue ribbon panel created to pass judgement on all the glassware “innovations” so that we do not descend into a Paradox of Choice hell.
I will save that judiciary body some time by passing sentence on the Grippy Glass. It will not be allowed. No appeals.
First, imagine a world where you could’t see. Now try to navigate a cooler of craft beer. Thankfully, there is now technology that will allow beer labels to be imprinted with Braille so the vision impaired can also see how many IPAs there are on shelves too.
You can read about three teams that were part of the project with s big shout out to the Johns Hopkins students who made the machine, right HERE.