50 from 50 – Pennsylvania
Tell William Penn that his namesake has been taken from the list thanks to a triple from the famous Stoudt’s Brewery!
Review – Mikkeller It’s Alive
For once, I am not reviewing a Mikkeller beer that is an IPA. Wonders will never cease.
50 from 50 – Massachusetts
It is only fitting that Sam Adams is the beer for Massachusetts. I went for their latest creation on the market.
Minneapolis Town Hall
Craft beer in the midwest is really heating up and here is another place in Minnesota to try. The Town Hall Brewery in Minneapolis.
They have a nice Germanic take on beer styles. You can get a Dutch Enkle, a Trappist single or a Dortmunder Local. If you are feeling more exotic, try the seasonal Mango Mama which is their regular IPA with mangoes added.
Two of these breweries…
…are not like the others. According to the Wall Street Journal, there is problem in beer land.
But after looking at the graph and then reading this…
“Domestic beer brands need to reinvent themselves and get that appeal back,” said Ron Vaughn, co-owner of Argonaut Wine & Liquor, a Denver liquor superstore. He said his beer sales rose by 2% last year, helped by strong sales of “craft” brews popular in Colorado, but mass-market brands such as Miller Lite “have taken a hit.”
It appears that crap beer is losing ground and craft beer is rising.
Craft Brew Advocate
If you want to know about the NY beer scene or heck, even just good craft beer in general then Barry is your source. He knows beer. Period.
Check his beer blog out HERE !
Sean Suggests for January 2010
Another new feature of the Beer Search Party in 2010 is the monthly beer suggestions. I will give you three beers to try. From lighter profile to darker. I will archive them on the “Join the Search Party” page
Here are January’s top picks…
Sean’s Select Selections January 2010
What I bought at City Beer SF
Goose Island Holiday 2009
Mikkeller Single Hop IPA – Nugget
Mikkeller Single Hop IPA – Cascade
Russian River Salvation
I also had my first taste of beer from Truckee, California’s Fifty-Fifty Brewing that was on tap!
Rockslide IPA was a big, bold West Coast IPA. If time had permitted, I would have tried more of their beer because City had most of their line-up on their 6 taps. City Beer does it again!
Right vs. Wrong
” I didn’t want to do what was right. I didn’t want to do what was wrong. I just wanted another beer.”
-Don Younger