33 Beers! Not nearly enough. All joking aside this is a great tool for the beer geek in your life. It has a flavor wheel, sections to fill out for easy remembering and
it’s made with 100% recycled papers sourced in the Pacific Northwest. Interior pages are 100% post-consumer recycled content and covers are 85% post-consumer recycled content and 15% recycled content. The booklets are printed using US-grown soy-based inks in sunny Portland, Oregon.
50 Beers – 50 States
This year, I will be embarking upon a typical blog conceit.
The timed challenge.
My challenge will probably not be made into a book or a movie with Meryl Streep. I will endeavor to review at least one new (to me) beer that was brewed in each of the 50 states in the union.
Just to the left, in the sidebar, will be a box score, so to speak, of how far I have traveled. I will also update which states I “got” that week. I will not be able to accomplish this on my own. Only so much beer flows into Southern California. I will need help from anyone out there in craft beer land to get me beer brewed in Wyoming or South Dakota or even Kentucky. You will get my eternal gratitude and a big thank you on one of the blog posts if you help me out.
Let’s get 2010 started!
new FoodGPS post
This is the last FoodGPS column for 2009. But don’t worry there will be more in 2010.
Click HERE to read about the Boneyard Bistro, Blue Dog Beer Tavern and a New Year’s beer from Brasserie Dupont.
Remember, you can always view my Brew and You postings by clicking on the FoodGPS logo on the left sidebar.
BrewDog release
The inventive folks at BrewDog are at it again“BrewDog brewers of Fraserburgh described TACTICAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN the 32 per cent proof tipple as its “most audacious and ambitious project to date”.
BrewDog, which describes itself as making “progressive, craft beers” was previously responsible for an 18.2pc drink called Tokyo which it claimed had been “banned” by the Portman Group, the industry body which runs a voluntary code of conduct.
It also made a low alcohol brew which it mockingly name “Nanny State”.
Only 500 bottles of its latest beer have been produced, with half going on sale for £30 each and remainder offered for £250 with a share in the company also on offer.
In a posting on the company’s website, James Watt, the managing director said: “This beer is bold, irreverent and uncompromising, a beer with a soul and a purpose, a statement of intent.”
He added: “Beer has a terrible reputation in Britain, it’s ignorant to assume that a beer can’t be enjoyed responsibly like a nice dram or a glass of fine wine.
“A beer like Tactical Nuclear Penguin should be enjoyed in spirit sized measures.
“It pairs fantastically with vanilla bean white chocolate it really brings out the complexity of the beer and complements the powerful, smoky and cocoa flavours.”
A warning on the label advises drinkers to take it in small servings: “and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. ”
Sierra Nevada 2010 release
Some news for next year from Chico, CA“Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is proud to announce the release of Glissade Golden Bock as its newest seasonal beer. Glissade celebrates the slow slide of winter into spring with a full-bodied beer that is delicately balanced, yet bold enough to brace against the last cold nights in the foothills of the Sierras. Glissade will be available in 6-packs, 12-packs, 24-ounce bottles, and on draft starting in January, 2010.
“We have been making versions of bock beers for our local fans for years, and with every release we get people clamoring for us to make it more widely available. Spring for us is the season for bocks, so we finally decided to do it,” said brewery founder Ken Grossman. “Glissade is something new for us–and something different from the other bock beers out there. We’re using the best German malts we can find, together with interesting and flavorful European hops.”
This zealous consumer demand inspired the brewery to make a change to its seasonal lineup. Glissade will be replacing the brewery’s ESB (Early Spring Beer) and will add an interesting new dimension to the popular seasonal offerings.
Glissade Golden Bock is the brewery’s take on the traditional pale bocks of Germany. The beer is remarkably mellow, with layers of subtle malt flavors and a more restrained sweetness than many of its continental cousins. Glissade emphasizes layers of malt, with flavors reminiscent of freshly-baked bread and toasted nuts held in perfect balance by a touch of spicy and floral European hops. This delicate balance helps the beer slide across the palate and welcomes another sip.
2010 marks the 30th anniversary for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Glissade is the first step into this auspicious year, which promises to be filled with events, celebrations, and specialty beer releases.”
Hawaii – Bar 35
The largest beer selection in Hawaii is here at Bar 35. More than 150 of the beers available are local. And it’s not on some remote island that is hard to get to, it’s in lovely Honolulu.
Review – 3 Floyds Moloko Milk Stout
Kris Kringle – Final Installment
This is the last Holiday Beer. The season went by fast didn’t it? I hope these posts gave you some ideas and I hope that you tried some of them. If you did, email me and let me know what you think. Cheers and have a great 2010!
ROSEY NOSEY
ABV 4.9%
Available
MID-NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
Tasting Notes
A dark complex and rich tasting beer with plenty
of roast malt character and generous hop flavour.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Kris Kringle – Day 29
Merry Christmas to all!! and more importantly journey’s end for the three wise men…
