In my previous post I listed several of my favorite beers from this year’s GABF. But I wanted to do one more that specifically pointed out a few beers and breweries I thought were just unbelievable. Hot Thoup (Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales, Milton, DE). This beer was served warm, which is completely unlike any beer…
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Great American Beer Festival 2012: Highlights
Thanks to some of my wonderful followers I was able to get a lot of superb suggestions on breweries to visit during GABF. Specifically I needed help with those East of the Mississippi River, as many of them don’t make their way out to Colorado. If you told me to go see a brewery at…
HAPPY GABF, EVERYONE!!!
It’s HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Christmas for beer lovers. Enjoy GABF, my friends. And don’t forget your pretzel necklaces and end up eating off those of complete strangers, like I did a few years back.
Cigar City comes to Denver!
I am really looking forward to Cigar City Brewing tap takeover tonight at Star Bar Denver. According to Star Bar’s site, the beers will be: Jai Alai IPA, Big Sound Scotch Ale, Florida Cracker White Ale, Vanilla Maduro, and Mango Habanero Red Ale. I’ll definitely be trying the IPA and Mango Habanero Red. So nice…
Colorado Beer Girl: Lost in St. Louis @ Crafting a Nation
Read about my adventures in St. Louis, including Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, on Crafting a Nation‘s site: http://www.craftinganation.com/blog.cfm?blogID=34
GABF: Why do you make us wait until the day OF for the beer list?!
Like many people, I’ve been excited about this year’s GABF for months. I’m a planner. I like having things to look forward to, and I enjoy doing research about events, places, etc. I love to plan things out. I’m doing well on my “breweries I must visit” list, but what’s really killing me is that…
Happy National Drink a Beer Day!
National Drink a Beer Day needs your support! Drink a beer! (or two…if you’re the kind of person who really gets into holidays)
15 Days Til GABF 2012: I need your suggestions!
If you’ve ever been to the Great American Beer Festival, you know it can be a bit overwhelming. Four hours isn’t nearly enough time to sample 2,500 beers. Last year I spent almost an entire day planning…which breweries do I want to try? And then, which specific beers? So, before this year’s festival, I’d like…
3 Weeks Til GABF 2012! Today: Using Food in Beer
That’s right, folks. Only three short weeks until this year’s GABF!!! Last week I posted some recipes for cooking with beer and hops, and today I’m thinking about all the great beers out there that are made with some sort of food. I had an interesting one yesterday: Stone’s Smoked Porter with Chipotle Peppers. It was…
4 Weeks Til GABF: Hoppy Poached Eggs
Here’s another interesting recipe I found at http://www.homebrewtalk.com that calls for hop shoots. I’m not sure if it sounds good or not?! Hoppy Poached Eggs Makes 4 Servings 4 eggs 8 oz. hop shoots Water 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. butter Salt and pepper to taste Wash the hop shoots and place in a 2-quart saucepan, filled with…
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