English pop singer, Rick Astley, is in the news again. The 50-year-old singer is best known for his 1987 number-one hit, Never Gonna Give You Up. That song led to the hilarious internet meme, rickrolling, involving a disguised hyperlink to the hit’s video. Now, he is working with the Mikkeller brewery in Copenhagen to create a “fruity pilsner lager”. Continue reading Rick Astley Pairs with Mikkeller Brewery
We had some friends come over. Everyone brought a random beer and we had an instant party. Continue reading Beer Potluck
Relax, that blip, blip noise you heard from my basement is nothing to get alarmed about. Fireside Chat, my Febrewary brew, was busy turning sugar into alcohol. Continue reading Fireside Chat Update
Wednesday night means pint night at Friscos in Columbia. Tonight’s brewer is Victory Brewing Company of Downington, PA.
Continue reading Victory Brewing Company Pint Night at Frisco Tap House
Looking to try a beer on a cold winter’s night? Here’s a sampling that I enjoyed this winter, in no particular order. Continue reading Ten Winter Beers for the Holidays
Just about every year I make a winter homebrew, which I’m calling Fireside Chat Ale. It is my version of Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome based on the recipe from Clone Beers by Szamatulski. It’s a nice winter warmer that comes out about 6% ABV. Continue reading Winter Beer Homebrew
The new Columbia, MD brewery, Black Flag, is holding a homebrew competition with Maryland Homebrew (MDHB). The rules for this one “t” shy of a competition are simple. Submit 3 beers (all the same) during the week of February 8-15, 2017. No wild yeast, bacteria or barrel aging. The beers should have a label showing beer name, brewer and contact information and style. Ingredients should be available from MDHB. For first prize, your beer is brewed by Black Flag. Second and third prizes are $150 and $75 gift certificates from MDHB. Pretty cool stuff! Continue reading Black Flag Brewery Homebrew Competition
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, I organized the first Columbia Pub Crawl. We were very lucky, with a good turnout and favorable weather. But it was not all luck. A lot of planning took place prior to our stroll through Columbia, Maryland. Here’s how I did it. Continue reading How to Plan a Pub Crawl
Ahoy mateys! If ye be searchin’ fer a tour about pirates and beers, this be the place. Shiver me timbers, hardy har, har. Aaarrr!
Sorry, after a visit to the Heavy Seas Brewery, I had to get that out of my system. Continue reading Heavy Seas Pirate Brewery Tour
We all drifted into the Frisco Tap House in Columbia around 7:00pm for pint night. The promise of swag and delicious beer from the Grand Rapids, Michigan brewer, Founders, drew 6 of us in. Friscos offered about 10 Founders beers on tap. Pint night runs from 7-10pm, with a free glass if you try one of the featured brewer’s beers. As an added bonus, 2 raffles, a Founders’ lawn chair at 8 o’clock and a red Founders’ Coleman cooler at 9 o’clock, were on the agenda. Continue reading Founders Brewing at Frisco