Greetings, We will be officially releasing Ovni Ale at Acadia Caf (329 Cedar Ave. S. in Minneapolis) on Wednesday the 6th from 6 9 p.m. Theyll have special pricing on our biere de garde and other Flat Earth beers. Well be heading down to give away some swag and have a few pints. See you there! Also look for Convention Ale to hit stores this week. We created a special beer for the upcoming conventions. We took a little from column A and some from column B and something from off the chart to make this Belgian Red ale. So, vote early and drink often!  read more »

Beer in the Czech Republic market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic...

I just returned from a couple of nights in the worlds most confusing city, Washington DC, a place in which driving is a total gumball rally of missing signs, traffic circles, ill-timed lights and confusing streets (NW, NE, SW, SE), and which totally puts Boston of San Francisco to shame for sheer & utter vehicular bafflement. What relevance does this have to this beer blog?  read more »

After the driving range we went to McSorley's, because Win was interested in seeing the oldest continuously operating bar in The City. We had a couple rounds and an order of cheese and crackers to tide us over since we had an early brunch.

After leaving McSorley's, we went to Burp Castle. We snacked on the free fries there, and played three person hearts on the porch. I narrowly edged Win out for the win 42-43, and David lagged with 69 points. We had a few rounds here, before heading to our next stop.

845. Lime & Ginger Bitter  read more »

What's on tap at The Drafting Room in Exton, PA as of 7/31/2008?  read more »

Breckenridge Agave Wheat
Brooklyn Keller Helles
Brouwerij De Ranke XX Bitter
Clipper City/Heavy Seas Loose Cannon (gravity...

I received a nice note from Andy Sakrison regarding his new project, BoatHouse Brewhouse & Restaurant, a new startup brewpub in Ely, Minnesota. Andy used to work in the brewery at Fitger’s Brewhouse in Duluth. I had heard a bit about the project from some other folks involved about a year ago, so it’s cool [...]

Shmaltz just keeps upping the ante with each iteration of their anniversary ale. With this, the eleventh year version, they showed up with 11 types of malt, 11 types of hops, and 11% abv - that’s a lot of 11’s, and it could make for a confusing brew. However, these guys usually don’t put out a lackluster product, so I’ve got high hopes. This beer pours an exceptionally dark brown - nearly black. You can only see the hints of the brown around the edges of the beer when held up to light. There is very little head here - what exists is in the form of thin caramel islands that float along the surface of the beer.  read more »