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October 31st, 2007

More on glasses

So, for those of you who enjoyed my post on beer glasses, I figured I’d pass on a tip. If you’re looking for those nifty branded glasses, a place called Straubs in New Hampshire seems to have an over-the-top awesome selection, as well as a number of different sets for those who hate to make […]

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October 30th, 2007

Plopp goes the pilsner

Or, at least it should go plopp. Let me explain.
Flensburger Pilsner is one of my favorite beers, from a lovely little city on the far northern border of Germany, next to Denmark. Flensburger is known, among other things, for the distinctive plopp sound made when you open the old-fashioned ceramic swing-top cap still used […]

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October 28th, 2007

World series of beer

It’s been a rough ride for Colorado thus far in the World Series, so I thought I’d give them another chance by comparing the strength of beers from Colorado with those of Massachusetts (much of which, let’s face it, is a suburb of Boston anyway). Now, both states have a lot of good brewpubs, but […]

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October 26th, 2007

Fest for the family

I’ve written on beer and children a few times, and for good reason. When we had our first child many people told us (and, despite our statements to the contrary, we feared) that our days of pleasant afternoons at a nice brewpub were over. Not true, at least not entirely.
As I sit here today we […]

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October 25th, 2007

A glass by any other name

I’m a pain in the ass about beer glasses, I admit it. Not only do I (strongly) prefer my beer from a glass, I prefer it from the correct glass as well. My wife has grumbled at me in the past because, having switched from a Pilsner to a Munich Helles, I also switched from […]

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October 24th, 2007

Oktoberfest - a postscript

So, the Oktoberfest has been over for a little while now, and although I’ve been writing about it long past its time, I thought a postscript was in order. For those who are interested in these sorts of things, Oktoberfest.de had the following facts to offer about the 2007 Oktoberfest:
After 16 days of beer, fun […]

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October 22nd, 2007

Beer soup

I know you can cook with beer, although my idea of cooking with beer is throwing half a bottle of lager into a crock pot with Kielbasa and sauerkraut on a cold winter’s day. For those of you with more ambition for cooking than I can usually muster, the following recipe sounds pretty tasty:
Beer and […]

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October 19th, 2007

Augustiner

I’ve mentioned it here and here, but I have always enjoyed Augustiner’s beers. For those of you who have spent any time in Munich, you’ll know that Augustiner is not nearly as well represented across the city as Paulaner, Löwenbräu and Spaten, but when you get the chance to order one, do (preferably an Edelstoff, […]

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October 18th, 2007

Define “lifetime supply”

The BBC reported today as follows:
A New Zealand brewery is reportedly offering a lifetime supply of beer for the return of a stolen laptop.
Of course, the devil’s in the details, as apparently the “lifetime supply” is limited to twelve per month. I know a lot of people for whom that monthly supply wouldn’t last a […]

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October 17th, 2007

Beer merger redux

Apparently I’m not the only one deeply impacted by the Coors/Miller merger. Stephen Colbert recently waxed poetic about the merger and the resulting trauma for light (or is that lite) beer drinkers. Check it out here (you’ll have to deal with the commercial first).
screen shot from comedycentral.com
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