Monthly Archives: November 2007

Price of craft beer going up

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The Savanna Morning News has an article on something I think we knew was coming, the cost of our favorite refreshment is going to go up.

Driven by diminished supply, the price of hops has gone through the roof. Barley prices are also on the rise.

Customers at Moon River Brewing Co. on Bay Street can expect a similar pinch, said brewmaster John Pinkerton as he lamented that an order of hops that once cost $4.50 per pound is now upward of $20 per pound.

Here is another story on the same subject, from the Billings Gazette

So that combined with the cost of bottles, and transportation, it is a forgone conclusion that we will be paying more.
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Expensive Beer

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The Philadelphia Daily News’ article this week is on expensive beer.

The most expensive sixpack in America

Samuel Adams Utopias (Massachusetts), $140 for 24 oz. ($5.83 per ounce).
Lost Abbey Cable Car (California), $30 for 750 ml ($1.18 per ounce).
Russian River Supplication (California), $14 for 375 ml ($1.10 per ounce).
Avery Mephistopheles (Colorado), $12 for 12 oz. ($1 per ounce).
Church Brew Works Quadzilla (Pittsburgh), $20 for 22 oz. (91 cents per ounce).
Allagash Interlude (Maine), $19 for 750 ml (75 cents per ounce).

6 great high-end bargains

Sly Fox Rt. 113 IPA (Royersford), $5 for 22 oz. (23 cents per ounce.
Southampton Imperial Porter (Long Island), $5 for 22 oz. (23 cents per ounce).
Rogue Chocolate Stout (Oregon), $5.50 for 22 oz. (25 cents per ounce).
Ommegang Abbey Ale (New York), $8 for 750 ml (31 cents per ounce).
Weyerbacher Heresy (Easton), $7 for 22 oz. (32 cents per ounce).
Stone Vertical Epic (California), $8 for 22 oz. (36 cents per ounce).

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Craft Brewing in Colorado

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Colorado’s Daily Times Call has a piece on craft brewing. I would love a chance to go on the bus tour mentioned.

On the eve of the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Horst Grieger and more than 100 other beer enthusiasts boarded buses for a daylong tour of area breweries.

They mention Samuel Adams Utopias and Dogfish Head Brewery’s 90 and 120 Minute IPA

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Drinking responsibly

Posted on November 9, 2007 by | Comments Off on Drinking responsibly

The Register is reporting that a Glasgow man suffered a 6 month hanover after downing 60 pints. Just gald he didn’t drink and drive after 60 pints.

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Mixing beers

Posted on November 3, 2007 by | Comments Off on Mixing beers

The Chicago Tribune is running a piece about mixing beers. The first part of the story kind of grossed me out.

Since his experiments began, his spending on beer has doubled and, he admits, only half of his combinations are drinkable. “I’m learning that you don’t mix an ale with a lager,” Klem said. “I’ve learned that most flavored beers don’t mix well with others. I’ve learned that you only mix a few ounces of each.”

but they then go on to talk about Avery Brewing an Russian River Brewing combining two beers.

Two small breweries, Avery Brewing Co. in Colorado and Russian River Brewing of California, this year combined and bottled their Belgian-style ales that coincidentally were both named Salvation. The resulting beer, named Collaboration Not Litigation Ale, was recommended on beer Web sites, and the brewers had to make three times as much as they had expected because of demand.

I think I trust the brewers to do the mixing rather and me experimenting on what tastes good.

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Its official beer is better than water

Posted on November 2, 2007 by | Comments Off on Its official beer is better than water

The ever irreverent The Register is running a piece about beer being better than water

A Spanish boffin has proved that the golden grog is also better at rehydrating the human body after excercise. A quick straw poll at Vulture Towers reveals a beer before exercise to be a popular option, although avoiding the risk of dehydration by skipping the whole exercise thing and going straight for a lager also made a strong showing.

The original article is from the Telegraph.

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Beer Philosophy

Posted on November 2, 2007 by | Comments Off on Beer Philosophy

The Philadelphia Daily news is running a piece on Beer Philosophy If you have a limited amount of money should you drink more cheap beer or less of the more expensive but better quality beer? They go on to quote John Stuart Mill a 19th Century British philosopher and formulator of the “greatest happiness” principle.

Mill believed it was mankind’s duty to increase the amount of pleasure in the world – a theory known as utilitarianism. “He thought a better life was one spent enjoying a few pints of excellent ale,” writes Hales, “not one chugging kegs of fraternity-grade lager.”

Personally I will always go for good quality beer, not always the most expensive beer.

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Posted on November 1, 2007 by | Comments Off on

Wine Magazine has a good article about US Brewers taking on the challenge of brewing Belgian wheat beers and winning. I have tried Allagash White and Brooklyn Local 1 and can recommend them. I need to keep an eye out for Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Xtra Gold American Tripel Ale, Dogfish Head Festina Pêche, Samuel Adams White Ale, Southampton Ales & Lagers Double White Ale and Unibroue’s Ephémére

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