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Lots of good beer content today, so let's jump right in! 1.    "On Ageing, Condition and Best Before" from Pete Drinks      Pete's article here accentuates the point that some beers are really meant to be enjoyed as fresh as possible.  He stresses that if a brewer wants their beer enjoyed 3 months from the bottling date, then they need to stamp or print the bottling date on each bottle, and declare that it is meant to be drank within 3 months (even if distributors/sellers want to keep it on the shelf for 6 months).      Pete writes from a UK perspective, but it couldn't ring more true here in America.  As a customer, we are bombarded with beers on the shelf that have the potential to be very old.  I don't want my IPA to be under a layer of dust.  The brewers and distributors need to patrol stores that sell their beer, and be aware if old beer is being sold that isn't supposed to be old.  There's no better way to lose ...

Hey folks, I'm back at it with some articles that have captured my attention.  Hope you enjoy them! Who wouldn't want a new product you can take home from a brewery that is promised to keep your beer fresh for at least double the time of a regular growler?  In this article, The Alcohol Professor visits the crowler.  They are pretty much big cans that a brewery can fill up and seal in their taproom with ease.  Oskar Blues is quoted as saying the beer stays good and carbonated for at least a month (as long as it remains unopened, of course).  I would love to try this out.  Has anyone had any experience with the crowler? Another product that is being pushed on consumers these days is specialized glassware, specifically in this case the Spiegelau stout glass. I have yet to try it out, but it looks like Keith from Brew/Drink/Run  has tested the glass out to some success.  How about you?  What do you think of the stout glass? Good old Bil...

Howdy friends, welcome to this week's blogshare.  There is lots of great content to look through! Chad, in his blog If My Coaster Could Talk , is offering up 12 beer reviews leading up to Christmas.  He is reviewing a wide array of winter beers, ranging from Schneider Weisse to Slumbrew.  In this link, he offers up a review of Gritty McDuff's Christmas Ale, an ale from a local (to Chad) Maine brewpub. One of the classic American winter beers is Anchor Brewing's Our Special Ale.  They brew their Christmas ale to a different recipe each year.  In Mark's blog, Kaedrin Beer Blog , he provides tasting notes on this year's Our Special Ale, along with 2011 and 2012 vintages from his cellar.  Be sure to check out his other write-ups, most recently Oude Quetsche Tilquin, Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine and a bottle of 2011 Great Divide Barrel Aged Hibernation Ale. Brewpublic , a Pacific Northwest blog, recently paid a visit to the Goose I...

Hey everyone, back at it this week with another beer blogshare.  Some interesting material came through my Feedly, that's for sure. Mitch Steele, brewmaster at Stone Brewing, gives us a bit of insight into the daily routine of a brewmaster at a fairly large brewery.  You can find the post at his new blog, The Hop Tripper .                     - I love this inside look at one of the most prominent roles, in one of this countries largest breweries (Stone came in #17 in this list published by the Brewer's Association for 2012).  It should be interesting to see what else he has to say about the role of a brewmaster in his next post. The guys over at Guys Drinking Beer break a lot of rules in this post, where they cellar Founders Brewing Devil Dancer, an Imperial IPA, for 4 years.  Normally, people want to drink IPAs and double IPAs as fresh as possible.  How do you think it held up?       ...

Hey everyone, thanks for coming by!  It has been quite some time since I have posted a Blogshare, a weekly look at some of my favorite beer(and cider)-related blog posts.  I've come across some great ones recently. Enjoy! Oliver from Literature and Libation certainly has a way with words.  And mixing up words.  In this case, spoonerisms.  He provides us with the most unique look at The Alchemist's Heady Topper that I've seen! Drunk and Unemployed 's Fervere tells his tale of locating Anchor Brewing's Old Foghorn Barleywine, an ale I have yet to, but really need to, try. Tired of reading "What I'm Thankful For" posts?  Check out Josh from Short on Beer and his "My Not Thankful List", and don't forget to add your own! Jake, writer of the Baltimore beer blog Hipster Brewfus , pays a visit to Millstone Cellars, makers of handcrafted ciders and meads.  He does a great job showcasing what they have to offer, and makes me thirsty doing i...

Hey everyone!  I've got some blog-posts to share with you all today, hope you enjoy them! The 2013 Craft Brewers Conference Wrap-Up Post: Photojournalism!  - Jacob from the BeerBrarian  sums up his visit to the 2013 Craft Brewers Conference in Washington, DC.  Loaded with pictures and information from the conference. A Fresh Beer Infraction  - Aleheads touches on a very important topic in this post: fresh beer.  Quite often, I walk into a beer store, and find old (or undated) beer on the shelves.  Is there a way to solve this problem? Drink the Beer, Darkly: Three Floyds Dark Lord Day - 2013  - A write-up of what Dark Lord Day was like this year, from outside  the gates!  Brought to you by Mark & Shaun's Beer Blog . Pilsner on the Patio: Perfect  - Beercraft Blog brings us a post where he asks the reader to consider what the perfect summer beer might be.  The author chooses pilsner, and that is certainly...

Thanks for stopping in, and welcome to April's blogshare!  Spend some time, and check out these great posts from around the beer blog community.  Give them a follow while you're at it! A visual tour of Crooked Stave Barrel Cellar  - If you like looking at pictures of barrel rooms (who doesn't?),  take a look at this post from the Fermentedly Challenged blog.  Dave stops into the Crooked Stave Barrel Cellar in Denver, CO, where the brewers work on their barrel-aging experiments, and also have a taproom where you can try out their wares. QnA with DnU: Rich Sobotka - Less than 3 years after opening, Great South Bay Brewery , out of Long Island, New York, has already expanded into a larger facility to increase their output and manage demand.  In this day and age, it's great to read about the successes of smaller companies.  Rich Sobotka, brewmaster and owner of Great South Bay Brewery, took the time to have a Q&A with the writer of...

Hey everyone!  Thanks for stopping in!  Today's post is a blogshare, and I hope you can take the time out to check out these great posts from some blogs I follow! Beer Diary... is a homebrewing blog centered around the blogger's move from Santa Cruz, CA to San Miguel De Allende, Mexico.  In this post, he presents the homebrewing club of his area, and shows what they've been brewing down in Mexico! On his blog Brookston Beer Bulletin , Jay Brooks' blog gives a great response to the recent uproar over a New York Times article where it was claimed that the beer industry is trying to be like wine. Over at Active Brewer: Brewer of the Soldiers , Allen pits Troegs Nugget Nectar and Bells Hopslam in a head to head battle!  Who do you think will win? Tired Hands Brewing Company (Ardmore, PA) is paid a visit by Bear Flavored Ales ....there's some great info in the post about Tired Hands if you were ever thinking of stopping in! SubBeerBia is a new blog...

Hey everyone, thanks for stopping in!  Here are some posts from other beer bloggers that I thought you may like to read!  Enjoy! Queen City Drinks , a Cincinnati-based blog, takes a private tour of Alltech Lexington Brewing Company, who have recently added a distillery! Craft Cans , a blog devoted to all canned beers, interviews Southern Prohibition Brewing Company of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.  Southern Prohibition will start canning their beers soon! Here's a great post from the Disturbing the Yeast blog about their pilgrimage to the St. Sixtus Abbey, makers of Westvleteren beers. The Active Brewer posted a rant on the beer wars and what he thinks they are about.  Definitely take the time to check out these blogs, they do some great stuff!  Cheers! Find Mould’s Beer Blog on these Social Networks! Facebook Twitter Google+ Untappd Instagram

Hey everyone, welcome to my blogshare, where I share with you articles/beer reviews/beer news from around the beer world!   In this article, Jeff at Beervana discusses the language and of different beer styles, and tries to find out how to  "learn" different languages (styles) of beer. Jeff (another Jeff) from Kupko's Mind. Bottled. summarizes his notes on Harviestoun Old Engine Oil Engineer's Reserve Blackest Ale. Tom Bedell 's TAP Beer of the Week is Harpoon El Triunfo Coffee Porter, part of their 100 Barrel Series. Active Brewer takes on Sierra Nevada's Estate and Harvest ales! Weyerbacher made a short video this week giving people a look inside their new cellar/expansion.  Check out how they're coming along on BeerPulse ! Thanks for coming by! As always, find me on Facebook , Twitter and Google+ !

Hey everyone....hope you're all having a great week and are gearing up for the holidays!  This will more than likely be the final weekly Blogshare of 2012.  I have also decided to only do the Blogshare twice a month next year, instead of every week.  Thanks for stopping by, and make sure to read these great posts! Oh Beery Me writes about Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, and gives a review of their Bam Biere. This Is Why I'm Drunk enjoys and writes about Troegs Flying Mouflan. Adam Jackson gives his thoughts on Captain Lawrence Cuvee de Castleton (Batch 4). Beer To Try , a blog written by Tim, who is a brewer at New Holland Brewing, wrote an article explaining how he got started brewing and blending sour ales in preparation for the release of New Holland Blue Sunday Sour. Thanks for reading! As always, find me on Facebook , Twitter and Google+ !

Hey everyone!  Welcome to the 12-12-12 edition of Blogshare!  If you haven't heard or thought about it yet, today is the last day with the same number for month/date/year until January 1, 2101.  Does it really matter?  Nope, but still kind of cool.  Oh yea, and 9 days until that whole Maya thing is supposed to happen.  Have you heard of La Fin du Monde day yet?  Here's some great beer reviews, beer tastings and a book review thrown in for good measure!  Enjoy!    Chad'z Beer Reviews tries Coney Island Barrel Aged Human Blockhead (2012). Eating isn't Cheating drinks and reviews Left Hand Brewery Smoke Jumper Imperial Smoked Porter. Guys Drinking Beer does an awesome 5 year vertical tasting of Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout ( KBS ) I Drink Good Beer does a great write-up of Smuttynose Zinneke BillyBrew talks about Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer , a book b...

Here are some quality posts I came across this past week, hope you enjoy them!  Be sure to follow these great blogs too...     Seacoast Beverage Lab stops in at Kansas' Tallgrass Brewing Company.  They talk to Tallgrass founder Jeff Gill about the origin of the company, and why they started putting their beer in cans.  I love that 8-Bit can! Edinburgh's The BeerCast takes a tour of Brooklyn Brewery (which I really, really need to get to one of these days).  He's uploaded to great pictures, and there's even a cameo by Garrett Oliver and Pliny the Elder. This week the blogshare is full of brewery tours!  Chuck Cook of Belgian beer and travel posted about visiting Brouwerij Timmermans in Itterbeek, Belgium.  Chuck posted some nice pictures of some of Timmermans products, as well as one of their barrel halls, which looks expansive! Here's a review of Goose Island IPA, brought to us by the good people at Southern Beer Review     ...

Hey everyone, thanks for stopping on by!  In this week's blogshare, we've got some beer news, a few beer reviews, and a trip up to Buffalo to the newly opened Community Beer Works! Big news this week comes from Chicago, where it was announced that John Laffler, the brewer in charge of Goose Island's barrel aged program, is leaving Goose Island to start a new brewery in Chicago, named Off Color Brewing.  This is right after Goose Island CEO John Hall announced his departure, being replaced by longtime Anheuser Busch employee Andy Goeler.  Here's the article from the Chicago Tribune . Keith from Brew/Drink/Run posted a very informative article about some great Russian Imperial Stouts that you won't have to spend an arm and a leg to find. Bob from The Beer Circle visited Community Beer Works in Buffalo, NY, and reviewed a barleywine they make that is brewed with Brettanomyces. Sierra Nevada Narwhal, an imperial stout, was reviewed by Drink. Blog. Re...

Hey everyone!  I hope you all have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!  I hope you will enjoy these blog posts and links from around the beer community!  Jon over at 10th Day Brewing interviews beer writer/tv star/jack-of-all-trades Lew Bryson Andy Crouch, the Beer Scribe , writes about the importance of the craft beer "middle class" Home Brew Manual gives tips on how to learn and taste the flavor profiles of all the different malts available for the home and/or professional brewer, as this will aid you in beer recipe formulation Oh Beautiful Beer has some fantastic photos of Hangar 24 Craft Brewery's packaging Here's a review of Lagunitas Brewing Brown Shugga' from Whoisbrew Thanks for reading and supporting these great blogs!

Happy Wednesday everyone!  I haven't had many beer or brewery reviews recently, but here are some beer articles for some good reading!  Jim from the Beer and Whiskey Brothers talked with Jim Koch, founder of Samuel Adams, and the topic of barrel aged beers came up.  Was Samuel Adams really the first? Lyrics, Libations, and Life gives a stellar review of Maine Beer Co. Peeper Ale. Wales blogger Brew Wales recounts a trip through Somersetshire and Dorsetshire, visiting some pubs, a cider/brandy company, and has a lot of great pics to go along! That's all for this week folks!  I'm hoping to have another review up today or tomorrow...

Hey everyone!  It's been a crazy two weeks here in central NJ.  Hurricane Sandy came and went, and NJ is still recovering, and will be for quite some time.  Luckily, Kerry and I came out unscathed, and only lost our power for around 5 days.  Needless to say, blogging was the last thing on my mind.  I haven't reviewed any beers in awhile, but I did come across some great reviews by some other fellow beer bloggers, and a nice infographic from the team over at The Brew Gentlemen, who just completed a successful Kickstarter campaign! Kaedrin Beer Blog reviews Ommegang's Scythe & Sickle, their fall seasonal this year.  I've been wanting to try this beer for quite some time! The Barley Blog gives a review on an oft forgotten American classic, Anchor Brewing Porter. The Brew Gentlemen Beer Co. is a brewery in the early phases of development, located in Braddock, PA, which is just outside Pittsburgh.  They just finished a successful Kickstarter cam...

Welcome once again to the weekly Blogshare!  Here are some great articles I've come across in the past week. BeerPulse reports on the acquisition of The Vermont Hard Cider Company by Ireland-based C&C Group Andy Crouch had an article on the Politics of Defining Gluten-Free Beer Bob from The Beer Circle paid a visit to 16 Mile Brewing Company in Georgetown, Delaware Chops from BrewChief gives a stellar review of one of Dogfish Head's Ancient Ales, Chateau Jiahu Oh Beery Me tells a story about the history of Rodenbach brewery, and gives a review of Rodenbach's Grand Cru, a beer I've been meaning to get my hands on! Thanks for reading and supporting these great blogs!

Hey everyone!  In this week's blogshare, we have: Total Ales :  A London beer enthusiast's path to getting a chance to drink Dogfish Head's 120 minute IPA at The Mayor Of Old Town beer bar in Fort Collins, Colorado. Brewbound :  Brewbound's post explaining Baxter Brewing's plans for expansion Drinks @ SeriousEats :  How To Identify Hops in Your Beer: The Three C's Beer Avatar :  Find out which beers they would need to survive a zombie apocalypse! Brooklyn BrewShop, The Mash :  Keeping with the end of the world, apocalypse theme, see what beers the people over at The Mash, Brooklyn Brew Shop's blog, would go for if they had to make one last trip to the beer store! Thanks for checking out all of these great blogs....know of any others I should include in my weekly blogshare?  Seen any great blogs over the past week you would like to share?  Add it to the comments below!

Hey everyone!  Welcome to the 10/10/12 edition of the Wednesday Blogshare!  Read on for some regional blogs I follow, and some great beer reviews!  Bear Flavored Ales , located in Beacon, NY, blogs about homebrewing with bears, beer reviews, and editorials about the local beer scene.  Here's a write up BFA did about their visit to newly opened Rushing Duck Brewing in Chester, NY!    Craft Beer Reviews is a blog I've recently started following, and he concerns himself with reviewing interesting craft beer and craft beer places.  Here's his review of Anchor Brewing's Brekle's Brown! Drink. Blog. Repeat. is a blog located in South Carolina, and posts well thought out beer reviews.  Here's his review of Allagash Brewing's Curieux!  Beer-Stained Letter is a blog dedicated to the happenings of craft beer in NJ.  Here is a write up he posted today of where River Horse Brewing from Lambertville, NJ is since they changed ownership 4 ye...