Craft Beer

Here is a beer I wish I had tried years ago but had always hesitated to until now. I am a self confessed imperial stout lover and I normally jump at the chance to try an imperial stout that I've never had before. During my last visit to my local beer store, I spied the familiar bottle of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery's World Wide Stout . I've seen this beer off and on over the last couple of years but had never bothered to buy it. Why? Dogfish Head World Wide Stout comes in a single 12oz bottle and the price tag is $8.99 ... Read Full Story

Do you think there's room enough for another brewery in Colorado? According to the owners of Colorado's latest brewery they believe the answer is YES. The official opening ceremony for the new Asher Brewing Company is being set for December 5th at 12 noon at their facility in Boulder, Colorado. Asher Brewing Company plans to fill a niche for 100% organic ales in this area. Owners Chris Asher and Steven Turner plan to use all organic malts and hops in their beers. Chris Asher is a former brewer at the now closed Redfish Brewery. The state of Colorado gave Asher Brewing their final license ... Read Full Story

A clever little poem for today called " The Perfect Hobby ": The perfect hobby For people that like to clean Must be homebrewing Over at the Malthouse blog, my latest post covers the worst beer slogan in the world, Bud Light, geat American craft beers, a beer which gets in your face, a beer which gets 90 additions of hops and a bear fighting a lion. It is called "‘ Fizzy yellow beer drinking ninnies’ need not read on ": The Dogfish Head crew make “off-centred beers for off-centred people” and Malthouse is now offering their 60 Minute and 90 Minute ales. The ... Read Full Story

To be clear, the intent of “VS” in the title for this post is to indicate comparison, not competition. After all, Dogfish Head is a favorite brewery of mine, and I enjoy just about all their brews…perhaps even the one made with spit, were I given the opportunity to try it. Nonetheless, when two things, whether they be ideas, consumables, products, or people are scrutinized side by side, saying one is loftier than the other is natural, so yes, at the end of this post I will declare a better beer. In choosing these to beers as the Sip With Us Saturday brews , ... Read Full Story

How quickly things can change. Just a few months ago a new brewery was announced that was going to make Fort Collins Colorado it's home. They spent a lot of time and effort getting their business ready to open only to find out just recently that the name they chose for their business was conflicting with another local brewery's trademarked beer name. So sadly, the new brewery had to find another name or face possible litigation. The soon to be formerly Horsetooth Brewing Company decided to throw a contest and let their newly formed fan base and locals help them choose a new business ... Read Full Story

Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in attending the Baker Street Pub & Grill Beer Dinner set for tomorrow, November 17th at 6pm to 8pm at 1729 28th Street, Boulder, Colorado. I received around 35 valid entries for this event. Many of the contestants completed multiple criteria and qualified for additional entries into this contest. All entries names were put into a hat and one entry was drawn with the names of the 2 people who would win this competition. I am happy to announce that Emily Baskin (winner) & Erin O'Brien (her guest) were selected as the winner of this event. An email ... Read Full Story

Since we drank Fiddler’s Elbow and Hobgoblin on Saturday, I thought I might pick up Scarecrow Pale Ale, too. The trio of bottles were simply lovely together, and I personally thought that they might have been nice as Halloween beers. Halloween or not, these English Ales are all worthy of a try (or two). Nate has already written the review of Fiddler’s Elbow , so here are the other two. Scarecrow Golden Pale Ale : The Pour: As the name implies, the beer resembled the straw-like colors of a scarecrow. There was a small but stable froth of white head that remained atop the ... Read Full Story