What Happens to a Beer Geek on the Wagon?
As I’m writing this, 29 days on the wagon. Quite frankly it has been much easier then I thought it would be. A couple days were wrought with temptation, Captain Lawrence Smoke from the...
Monthly Archive: May 2010
Amanti Vino & Ruthies BBQ Beer Dinner Featuring Merchant du Vin
If you are in the Montclair NJ area, check out this beer dinner sponsored by Local Wine & Beer store, Amanti Vino. Amanti Vino has brought in importer Merchant du Vin, responsible for bring...
Black Cherry Stout Recipe (All Grain)
This is a very easy recipe to make and would also lend well to an extract version. The final beer is dry and cherry sweet, as it should with the base beer being a...
Brooklyn Brewery Socahi Ace & Buzz Bomb Ale release
Last night was Brooklyn Brewery’s Invitational Release Party for their two newest offerings: Sorachi Ace in 750ml corked bottles (formerly a Brewmaster Reserve Beer) and Buzz Bomb Ale, the newest in the line of...
Simply Beer presents IRON BREWER!
After a hugely successful Simply Beer Brew-off, I’ve decided to spin the Brew-Off into its own event, IRON BREWER! Similar concept, but like the Iron Man Triathlon which features 3 unique events combined into...
Ithaca Excelsior White Gold
I was surprised to see this at my local Stew Leonard’s Liquor store. We’ve had the main line (6-packs) of Ithaca beers for awhile in NJ, but this is the first time I’m seeing...
Simply Beer Podcast #32 – Spontaneous Fermentation
It’s not very often in a beer blogger’s world that you come across a group of beers like this to sample. For this podcast I was lucky enough to get several of Allagash’s Coolship...
Day 10, Not as Bad as I Thought
I’m past day 10, still on the wagon. On May 1st I went dry. (Here is why) The hardest part has been working in my basement literally surrounded by beer. Surprisingly the temptation has...
NJ Beer Company Release Party at Coppermine Pub
It’s official folks, NJ Beer Company is having its launch party at the Coppermine Pub in North Arlington NJ on Sat May 15th. I have been following Matt Steinberg’s journey to get to the...
Mad Elf Grilled Steak
I was looking through my beer cellar today, not sure what I was really looking for. Being a warm day in Jersey I was kind of surprised when I picked out the Troegs Mad...
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