The Problem
What do you do when you have an enormous bottle of beer? My friend recently had this “problem”. Continue reading A Giant Nimble Giant
A Giant Nimble Giant
Rick Astley Pairs with Mikkeller Brewery
Rickrolling the Beer World
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
Beer Potluck
Just a Few Bombers Makes a Party
We had some friends come over. Everyone brought a random beer and we had an instant party. Continue reading Beer Potluck
Fireside Chat Update
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
Victory Brewing Company Pint Night at Frisco Tap House
Victory is ours!
Wednesday night means pint night at Friscos in Columbia. Tonight’s brewer is Victory Brewing Company of Downington, PA.
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Ten Winter Beers for the Holidays
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
Winter Beer Homebrew
Fireside Chat Ale
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
Black Flag Brewery Homebrew Competition
Febrewary
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
How to Plan a Pub Crawl
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
Heavy Seas Pirate Brewery Tour
21st Anniversary
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