Preamble: Not a good week (so far) for the beer glasses; I managed to destroy two of the good ones and I am now resigned to look for replacements – a task made slightly more difficult by the fact that I bought them in Europe before moving to the US. Oregon appears to have it’s [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bottled beer’
4 Jul
Unibroue – Maudite
Preamble: Unibroue have around 16 beers currently available, so you’d think there would be more available in the local stores, three is a bit of a let down. Maudite comes in two styles of bottle: “normal” metal capped, larger bottles with corks. The website suggests that the shelf life is 5 years plus, so we [...]
28 Jun
Rogue – Mom Hefeweizen
Preamble: This is unusual; I am sitting writing this listening to ELO with the storm raging round us, and the beer that is being written about is sitting in front on me – the unusual thing being that the beer is actually in front on me as opposed to waiting for months whilst the memory [...]
26 Jun
Southern Tier – 422 Pale Wheat Ale
Preamble: Time to get my backside off the chair and start writing; except I need to sit down to write so it was pointless using that metaphor. There are some beers you get and first impressions do not bode well, at least in respect to looking at the bottle, understanding the style and then fitting [...]
17 Jun
Samuel Smith’s – Taddy Porter
Preamble: Porter is fast becoming a favourite; however, given the choice between Porter and Stout, the latter would always come first. Having said that, Stout and Porter have an intertwined history, Stout being the darker, stronger version of Porter; whilst the two styles are often considered two separate styles (arguably) – I have seen groupings [...]
13 Jun
Anchor Brewing – Steam Beer
Preamble: I read with interest about the significance of Anchor Brewery in the world of US craft brewing, especially in consideration that this is one of the oldest beers (first brewed in 1896) still being brewed in the US (that can still be considered a drinkable beer) and the fact that it was bought and [...]
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