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Beer: Boom Town Brown Brewer: Skagway Alaska Website: tbd On...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:33:08 -0400

Beer: Boom Town Brown

Brewer: Skagway Alaska

Website: tbd

On tap@: Brewpubs

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints. Very nice brown ale, not as sweet as some— try pairing with their Alaskan Halibut Fish and Chips.

Beer: Porter Brewer: Port City Brewing...

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:12:00 -0400

Beer: Porter

Brewer: Port City Brewing Company

Website: http://www.portcitybrewing.com

On tap@: Evening Star

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints. Well balanced Porter not too bitter with a nice smooth roast finish.

Finally great beer being made in Alexandria!

Beer: Chocolate Stout Brewer: Lexington Avenue...

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 22:13:43 -0500

Beer: Chocolate Stout

Brewer: Lexington Avenue Brewing

Website: http://www.lexavebrew.com/

On tap@: Lexington Avenue Brewing Asheville, NC

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints.

Beer: Best Bitter (cask conditioned ) Brewer: Gritty...

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:01:15 -0500

Beer: Best Bitter (cask conditioned )

Brewer: Gritty McDuff’s

Website: http://grittys.com

On tap@: Gritty McDuff’s Portland ME

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints.

Beer: State Budget Red Ale Brewer: Liberal Cup Website:...

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:14:09 -0500

Beer: State Budget Red Ale

Brewer: Liberal Cup

Website: http://theliberalcup.com

On tap@: The Liberal Cup -Hallowell ME

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints.

Beer: Toubab Brewe: A Bavarian-Style Zwickel Beer Brewer:...

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:40:00 -0400

Beer: Toubab Brewe: A Bavarian-Style Zwickel Beer

Brewer: Craggie Brewing Company

Website: http://craggiebrewingco.com

On tap@: Scully’s Signature Dine and Drink in Asheville, NC

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints. This maybe the best Zwickel beer I have ever had. But then again, it may also be the only Zwickel beer I’ve had. Very refreshing and smooth.

Beer: Wee Heavy-er Scotch Ale Brewer: French Broad...

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:27:31 -0400

Beer: Wee Heavy-er Scotch Ale

Brewer: French Broad Brewery

Website:http://frenchbroadbrewery.com/

On tap@: Tupelo Honey Cafe Asheville, NC

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Pints. This a fantastic Scotch Ale with great roast flavoring that makes it a very memorable beer.

Shake Shack Coming to DC!

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:45:00 -0400

Shake Shack Coming to DC! :

One less reason to go to NYC. Shake Shack will be opening a store in the former Fuddruckers location at 1216 18th ST. N.W. 1st quarter 2011 -Hopefully they will have draft beer like their new Miami location.

http://www.shakeshacknyc.com/

Beer: Trumer Pils (German style Pilsner) Brewer: Trumer...

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:36:22 -0400

Beer: Trumer Pils (German style Pilsner)

Brewer: Trumer Brauerei

Website: http://www.trumer-international.com/

On tap@: Gott’s Roadside San Fransisco CA.

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints. Very drinkable Pilsner you wouldn’t think was brewed in America.

Beer : Prohibition Ale( American Pale Ale Brewery:...

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:19:06 -0400

Beer : Prohibition Ale( American Pale Ale Brewery: Speakeasy San Francisco CA

Rating : 3 out of 5 Pints

Beer: Brown Bear (British Brown Ale) Brewer:ThirstyBear San...

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:47:46 -0400

Beer: Brown Bear (British Brown Ale) Brewer:ThirstyBear San Francisco

Website:http://www.thirstybear.com/

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints - excellent Brown with a ton of flavor

Flying dog old scratch amber

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:59:19 -0400

Flying dog old scratch amber

Beer: Houblon Chouffe-IPA Tripel Brewer: Brasserie d’Achouffe -...

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:23:24 -0400

Beer: Houblon Chouffe-IPA Tripel

Brewer: Brasserie d’Achouffe - Achouffe village Wallonia, Belgium

Website: http://www.achouffe.be/en

In bottle @:Brabo Tasting Room

Rating: 4 out of 5 Pints. Great mixture of IPA bitterness and the fruitiness of a tripel. This is the 2nd Brasserie d’Achouffe beer reviewed; the first was their la chouffe which remains their signature beer in my mind- however this is another great offering.

Kickstarter - U.O.Me. - an online game about the national debt

Mon, 31 May 2010 21:45:04 -0400

Kickstarter - U.O.Me. - an online game about the national debt:

My friend Nicola Moore is raising funds to launch an online game about the national debt. The game recently was voted “Most Likely to Succeed” at the Games for Change Festival.

Rating: 5 Pints! A online game where people can learn how to fix the future! I’ll drink to that.

Bar Review. Establishment:Brian Boru Location: 57 Center...

Sun, 23 May 2010 22:02:00 -0400

Bar Review.

Establishment:Brian Boru

Location: 57 Center Street Portland, ME 04101

Website: http://www.brianboruportland.com/

Rating: 4 out of 5 pints. Just a tad walk off the Old Port; Brian Boru is an early corner stone of what is Portland now thriving night life.

Don’t miss Reggae every Thursday Night and the large upstairs backdeck with its ”Drinking Consultants” sign which whimsically taunts the signage of Portland’s downtown consultants, law firms, and accounting practices it faces.

Beer: Allagash Black (Belgian style stout) Brewer: Allagash...

Sun, 23 May 2010 21:41:29 -0400

Beer: Allagash Black (Belgian style stout)

Brewer: Allagash Brewing Co Portland Maine

Website: http://www.allagash.com

On tap@: 1905 Restaurant U Street Area Washington D.C.

Rating: 5 out of 5 Pints. 15 years after Allagash White helped spark America’s new found (and well justified) love of Belgian Beers-They follow up with Allagash Black.

I have spent many a summer day drinking Allagash White, I see many a cold winter night in the future enjoying Allagash Black.

Beer: Hammerhead Ale (American Pale Ale) Brewer: Edgefield...

Sun, 23 May 2010 21:13:00 -0400

Beer: Hammerhead Ale (American Pale Ale)

Brewer: Edgefield Brewery (McMenamins)

Website: http://www.mcmenamins.com/

On tap@: McMenamins Edgefield Brewery (of note I had this beer at my friend Camile Cooke’s wedding which was held at McMenamins Edgefield- first wedding I have ever been to at a Microbrewery. Hopefully not my last!

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Pints. Fantastically smooth American Pale Ale.

Beer: La Chouffe - Belgian Golden Blonde Ale Brewer: Brasserie...

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:03:19 -0400

Beer: La Chouffe - Belgian Golden Blonde Ale

Brewer: Brasserie d’Achouffe - Achouffe village Wallonia, Belgium

Website: http://www.achouffe.be/en

On tap@: Guthrie’s Tavern (Near Wrigley Field)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Pints. Est. in 1982 Brasserie d’Achouffe is the new kid on the block from a country where they have been brewing beer for 700 plus years.

However their trademark Elf brings some magical taste with him. La Chouffe is smooth and tasty not to sweet like some similar Belgian beers.

Bar Review Changing things up a little bit....

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:02:00 -0400

Bar Review

Changing things up a little bit.

Establishment:Guthrie’s Tavern

Location: 1300 W Addison St (between Lakewood Ave & Wayne Ave) Chicago, IL 60613 (3 blocks from Wrigley)

Website: http://guthriestavern.tripod.com/

Rating: 5 out of 5 pints. Guthrie’s advertises on their Tripod page( how about that for a throwback )that they have over 50 board games. Board games and a great draft list make Guthrie’s a must visit.

Beer: Ur-Weisse (hefeweizen) Brewer: Ayinger...

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:53:47 -0400

Beer: Ur-Weisse (hefeweizen)

Brewer: Ayinger Brewery Aying, Bavaria

Website: http://en.ayinger-bier.de

On tap@: Guthrie’s Tavern (Near Wrigley Field)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Pints. Makes me want to hop on a plane and go to Bavaria. Until then I will be hunting down other Ayinger beers on tap in the States.