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2Beerguys - Craft Beer Education Series

On Thursday, Ian and I hosted our 5th Craft beer Education class at Leary’s Fine wine and Liquors - Newburyport, Ma. It was a great success.
It was a pseudo Best in Store smörgåsbord of beer, featuring beers from the light to the dark end of the style spectrum. The class focused [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, May 31st, 2008

What’s $1 worth these days?

I seriously wavered back and forth about writing on this topic, but I have finally decided to take the plunge and ask the question that some of you might already be thinking.
Is Beer Advocate experiencing financial difficulty?
I ask this question respectively and out of curiosity. I understand their niche and the desire to be an [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

REVIEWS 05-08-09: Berkshire Cabin Fever Ale, Coffee House Porter and PaperCity Wee Heavy

Official 2beerguys Review:
Don’t fret, don’t frown. The beer queue has not dried up. Actually, we have about 30+ beers ready to be poped open and enjoyed. We hope to post at least 2-5 new beer reviews a week. Stay tuned for more to come.
Also, don’t forget to sign up for the next Craft Beer Education [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Balance, but not in the OM sense of the word

So I’m sitting here drinking a Smuttynose IPA, watching the Celtics, and it got me thinking about balance. The C’s are down 32-13 right now, mostly because they’re not playing balanced basketball. But balance play an equally important part in a successful beer. According to our friend Ignace, the measure of a quality beer lies [...]

Posted by: Ian on Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Weekend Update - Happy Cinco de Mayo

*** HAVERHILL TAP - TONIGHT - to CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO ***
I hope that you had a great weekend. For me, it was a very busy beer weekend, in which I attended both Nerax and CBC. In case you forget, here are the Previous blogs:
CBC Birthday Celebration
NERAX 2008 - Be there or be square
Nerax (New [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, May 5th, 2008

Latest Reviews: Yulesmith & Holy Sheets

Our latest 2Beerguy tasting adventure took us on a trip visiting an old friend and a new friend. We started with the YuleSmith - Strong Ale - 9.5% (from AleSmith Brewing Company) and Holy Sheets Uber Abbey Ale - Abby Dubble - 9% (from Clipper City Brewing). Upon inspection of the bottle, we determined that [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Random Question of the Week

Here’s a strange request from Mr Wang. If you are able to help, please let me know.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!
Hi,
I am a small Chinese restaurant owner in WV.
I am looking for supplyers to purchase about 20 cases of Tsingtao bottle beer every month for my business and to ship(or deliver) to WV. [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Reviews 04-16-08: Smutty Baltic Porter & Lagunitas Shut-Down Ale

It has been way too long since our last review. Last Wednesday, Ian and I decided to get back into action with a quick 2 beer review.
We decided on the Smuttynose Baltic Porter and the Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale. Both were enjoyed from 22 oz bottles.
Smuttynose Baltic Porter 
“Native to northern Europe, Baltic porters evolved [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, April 21st, 2008

Follow up from “I Love Maine Beer”.com

Hi Sean
Thanks for answering my questions! I didn’t realize how close you guys were! Stone is awesome, I was out there in February and loved it. My favorite beer at the brewery was actually a Ballast Point beer called Victory At Sea. It was an unbelievable Imperial Stout.
Name: Beer, Maine & Me
Blog: www.ilovemainebeer.com
1. Where do [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, April 14th, 2008

Ilovemainebeer.com

A couple of weeks ago, we were visited by Russ from Ilovemainebeer.com. As a fellow beer blogger, he invited us to complete a Q/A that he desired to post on his blog. I have included his email and my responses.
I hope that you enjoy.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!

From left to Right: Sean, Ian, [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008