Once upon a time, there was the British Empire. An important part of this imperium was known as the “Indies.” Mind you, that was a far from specific term, as it might have been pointing as well to the West as to the East. These days, the Empire is history, but in the honourable association [...]
In 2010, Chef René Redzepi’s Noma bested four-time winner Ferran Adria’s El Bulli to be given the title of Best Restaurant in the World. Now as this is a matter of national pride for the Danes, it did not take long for this news to reach the tiny island of Fanø where I live. Immediately, I [...]
Curitiba is a city located in the south of Brazil with a brewing culture well formed compared to the rest of the country. I went there for the first time and was really impressed with several bars and pubs selling special beers. There were three days of beer and brewing culture, everyone involved in common interest. The [...]
I recently ventured out to Las Vegas, one of my favorite spots. I’ve been there seven or eight times now and have found some great values. And since Vegas is a huge vacation destination for many, why not share ‘em?! One of the few things lacking in Vegas is the easy availability of good beer. Just about every [...]
Recently, on an unusually warm January afternoon, a buddy and I took a little trip up to Athens, Georgia to visit Terrapin Beer Company, one of the Southeast’s better craft brewers. I had visited once before, but it was years ago and before my beer-loving ways fully blossomed. The brewery itself is located a little off the [...]
Recently, while at a bar, I negatively commented to a friend that my draft beer had no head whatsoever. On cue, they asked “isn’t that a good thing?” To the best of my abilities, I explained how it was indeed not a good thing and they responded with “you should write about that. I had [...]
BeerSweden’s founder Darren Packman travels to BrewDog to meet the brewing punks determined to change the way we drink beer forever. *** “How,” I asked BrewDog’s self-styled beer punk and ‘Head of Stuff’ James Watt, “is it possible for you to even try to meet the global demand for your beers with a brewery this small?” [...]
A new way of brewing was recently discovered in Brazil, using basic beer ingredients and cachaça yeast (cachaça is a traditional drink of Brazil). The first beer made with cachaça yeast was produced in Minas Gerais in the brewery school Taberna do Vale (in Nova Lima city in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte). Called Carolweiss, it’s a wheat beer developed by Felipe Viegas and pharmacist José Eduardo Marino. The idea came from a lecture by [...]
As you all well know, I like to drink beer. No matter the occassion, a good beer is a welcomed accompaniment to any social setting or event for ol’ Rolka here. Like many of you I’m sure, beer to me is just about essential when attending live sporting events or concerts. Long ago, I discovered [...]
Before I begin, I do not specifically mean to write an entire blog about Russian River’s Pliny the Younger. The title, should sensibility and social standards about title lengths be thrown out the window, would more appropriately be named “I Don’t Care about Pliny the Younger, Surly Darkness, Three Floyd’s Dark Lord, or Any Other Beer That is Hyped Up, On the Top 50 List, Requires a Release Party, and is Mostly Available on eBay”.
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