A few hours at PIB

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

I was able to make it down to the Portland International Beerfest for a few hours on Friday. The goal was to snag a few of the beers I’ve been eager to try, chat with a few friends then head out early to attend a friends birthday party. The plan unfolded pretty close, only a [...]

New Brews and Allstars

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Baseball, one thing I really miss about living on the East coast, the excitement just doesn’t build her like it does back home. There stands a void between basketball and football in the West, a black hold of rejection for ash bats and pine tar. So, I just sit home and sample some new beers [...]

Hop Thoughts

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Just in case you aren’t sick of hearing about hops this week, here is another thing on hops!
I was always to lazy for those single hop homebrew experiments. Brewing the same recipe with only the type of hop changing, then comparing each side by side, contrasting each hop’s uniqueness and persona.  A few breweries have [...]