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Brew Review: Allagash Curieux
Allagash Curieux
Abbey Tripel
11% ABV
From Allagash: “In October of 2004, we released the first beer in our series of Barrel Aged beers, Allagash Curieux. To make the Curieux (French for “curious”), we age our Tripel Ale in Jim Beam barrels for 8 weeks in our cellar. During the aging process in bourbon barrels, the beer is [...]
Allagash Vagabond Ale is about to sell out – within 2 hours
Allagas Vagabond Ale Release – Monday, October 19th, 2009:
If your a resident of Portland, get on over to Allagash Brewery before the Vagabond Ale is sold out. As of 10:30, Allagash announced that they had sold 462 of the 500 bottles of Vagabond Ale.Â
If you weren’t aware, today was the official release date for the [...]
Inbev releases new flavor of Bud Light – Golden Wheat
Ok – Let me start by saying that this is a strange article to write. I haven’t seen any of the ad’s on tv or the beer on the shelf, but I’ve seen a couple of articles announcing a new flavor of Bud Light – Golden Wheat. [Yup - I used the words [...]
New England took home 8 medals from the 2009 GABF
The 2009 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) came to an end yesterday and it will be 364 more days of planning until the festival next year. The 2009 festival was a major success – largest festival in the country – uniting 457 breweries and beer fanatics together.
As the party winds down, the 49,000 attendees [...]
BEER EVENT: GABF 2009 – Pints for Prostate Tasting
Exclusive Event During the GABF Supports Pints for Prostates Campaign
All About Beer Magazine, in cooperation with BeerAdvocate.com, will present a premier tasting of rare and exotic beers on Sept. 25th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Wynkoop Brewery in Denver to benefit the Pints for Prostates campaign.
The inaugural Denver Rare Beer Tasting is taking [...]
Beer WARS, Beer Summit and ACBF 2009
BEER WARS – THE MOVIE Â Â *****Â Â Â ONE TIME VIEWING – ONLY
We are planning on going to the cinema in Burlington, MA. Stop by and say hello.
link to movie trailer
What’s it about?
In America, size matters. The bigger you are, the more power you have, especially in the business world.
Director Anat Baron takes you on [...]
BEER EVENT: Philly Beer Week – 2009
Philly Beer Week announces Opening Tap kickoff event details – March 6 at 7 pmâ€
PHILLY BEER WEEK 2009 ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR ‘OPENING TAP’ – THE KICK-OFF EVENT – FOR AMERICA’S LARGEST BEER CELEBRATION
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The second-annual Philly Beer Week (PBW) 2009 will kickoff on Friday, March 6 at 7 p.m., in the spectacular Comcast [...]
EVENT Recap – Belgian Beer Dinner
First off, Ian, Ryan and I would like to thank everyone who attended the Belgian Beer Dinner on February 12th. It was a great success. The combination of the upstairs dining area at the Grog and the elegant food were the perfect setting. The belgian beers provided topped off the evening. We [...]
CBC – Pumpkin Extravaganza – FRIIIIDDDAAAYY Night
Oh, I am torn. So I am going to the Maine Brewers festival this weekend. Beer dinner with the Maine Brewers on Friday night and the Saturday afternoon sessions. IF I wasn’t going to be there…. I would have a hard time staying away from CBC – Cambridge Brewing Company. If you wonder why, please [...]
Beer aged in Wooden Barrels – What do you prefer?
Flavor That Grows on Trees
By Greg Kitsock
Beer and wood have had a falling out since the industrial age began. Even when breweries didn’t switch to stainless steel, they tended to line wooden barrels and fermenters with pitch or a similar substance to prevent off-flavors.
What about that vaunted Budweiser beechwood-aging process? Anheuser-Busch places beechwood chips in [...]
