[ May 3, 2008; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Here's the word on Maibock and Mango Mama from Mike at Minneapolis Town Hall:
Hey All,
This coming Saturday, May 3 is the blessing of the Maibock. The annual German style lager or "blond bock" will be blessed at 5:15 pm....this is something you want to see.

At 5:00 we will start to fill you steins (plastic [...]

I'm traveling the South this summer, and driving back to Lawrence, KS from Orlando, FL.

Post in the Public House

But it's a secret mission to find beers I can't get in Kansas.

What beers should I seek out, and what liquor stores have the best selection?

Thanks in advance.

Name: Old Guardian

Brewer: Stone

Style: Barleywine

Vintage: 2008

Cellared On: March 7th, 2008

Original Tasting: March 29th, 2008

I wasn’t sure if this brew would make to Upstate NY or not. Not every Stone offering seems to make it this far (no sign of the Russian Imperial Stout yet), so I was pretty happy to see this in my local beverage mart. I happily bought a case, which I’m sure will keep me smiling (and buzzed) for years to come.

Much like the picture, Old Guardian pours a very clear amber with a slightly off white head. The smell is a very heady match of floral hops and sweet caramel malts.  read more »

Beer Bar Date and time reviewed: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:10:28 EDT Overall Score: 76.7 Selection: 3.25 | Service: 4.5 | Atmosphere: 3.75 | Food: 4.0 Reviewer: BahHumBrew Scruffy Murphys has the usual Irish dcor with a long dark wood bar on one side and table seating on the other. There is also an upstairs dining area with darts and similar entertainment. The taps include a broad range of imports (including 4 Guinness taps) plus some mega US craft offerings and a few import ciders. I was on the way to catch a train so I only had time for a Smithwicks and a Newcastle. The menu included several Irish standards plus a good array of sandwiches and such.  read more »

Stella Chiweshe - "Kasawha"

I spoke to the bell tower master at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Anglican diocese in Quebec City recently. In a few weeks, with the help of a team of expert bell ringers from the UK and the US, he will attempt the second full peal of his bell-ringing career. (Ringers will never promise a full peal, only an attempt.) If successful, the peal will last three hours; all of the eight bells, which were built in London in the 1830s, will be rung 5,030 times, one at a time, without repeating any sequence twice. With enthusiasm, the man described the peal's complexity of sound and execution, the ringers' "three mesmerizing hours of total concentration." While he seemed reluctant to speak about the musical element of the peal, preferring to treat ringing from the practical hobbyist's perspective, his portrayal of the process and its effect on listeners reminded me of the power of the particularly dense finger-picking part or, especially, the musical math of a well played mbira/kalimba, to coax a listener astray, into the maze of its patterns and permutations - like a stargazer lost in the night sky - looking ever closer, seeing ever less.  read more »

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