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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, [...]
Brewery visit: Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
Last week, I had the chance to travel for work, and it brought me to the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. As we always do when we visit a new place, we scour the area for the best beer bars and breweries. Without much effort at all, a friend of ours, without hesitation, told me [...]
Beer Event – Recap of Blues n Brews 2009
We just got back from the Blues n Brews festival. If you were there, you’d know how difficult it was today. The true fans of beer and blues toughed it out during the downpours and the extreme heat. I’m home – I’ve changed, but I still feel wet to the core. The blues music was [...]
Recap of the juxtaposition collaboration between Cambridge Brewing, Stone and Brew Dog
On Friday afternoon, when all I can think about is the weekend — the following email arrives in my inbox: We can finally share all the pertinent info on this till-now double secret event. This Saturday at precisely 7pm we will be tapping two kegs of Juxtaposition, an “imperial” black pilsner collaboratively brewed last March [...]
Beer Release: Gritty’s Halloween Ale – Is it too early to get your spook on?
GRITTY MCDUFF’S BREWING COMPANY’S HALLOWEEN ALE TO HIT SHELVES IN AUGUST Portland, ME — Maine craft brewer Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company (www.grittys.com) announced today that its very popular Halloween Ale will hit stores in August. One of the most anticipated annual beer releases, this seasonal favorite will be available through October 31st. An Extra Special [...]
Beer Wars – The Movie Review
Tonight we headed to the AMC Movie cinema in Burlington, MA for the only showing of BEER WARS. We expected a large crowd, so we purchased our tickets online (this morning) and headed over to AMC slightly early. We (Amber, Ian and I) arrived about 7:00 and saw about 10-15 cars in the lot. It [...]
Kate the Great Day: Day in the life of a beer guy
On Monday, February 9th, George and I experienced Kate the Great day at the Portsmouth Brewery. Here’s our story…… In January, the 2Beerguys crew went to a beer dinner social at Portsmouth Brewery (Portsmouth NH). We learned that Kate the Great day was approaching. What is Kate the Great day? Kate the Great is a [...]
Harpoon Chocolate Stout – Limited Release
Chocolate Stout – Limited Edition ABOUT THE STYLE A chocolate stout is a beer with a noticeable dark chocolate flavor. This flavor is created from the use of darker, more aromatic malt that has been roasted or kilned until it acquires a chocolate color. BEER CHARACTER Harpoon Chocolate Stout is brewed with an abundance of [...]
Beer America TV – unleash your inner beer freak
Are you ready to express your inner “beer freak” and “arrouse your oral sensibilities”? If so, check out Beeramerica.tv. I saw the article below and decided to check out their website. It appears to be a new website, promoting beer, with about 8-10 videos posted. It seems that with each video, they are working out [...]
Great Divide Releases Hibernation Ale
We reviewed this last year and it was very good. Here’s what we said: Review – Great Divide Brewing Co.’s Hibernation Ale Commercial Description: “Hibernation Ale is Colorado’s original strong ale — it has been Great Divide’s winter seasonal each year since 1995. Hibernation’s massive flavors are so intense that it requires over three months [...]
