Archive for July, 2007

Saint Something opens in Florida

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Bob Sylvester, who I met last year during the National Homebrewers Conference in Orlando, reports that his Saint Somewhere Brewing Co. in Tarpon Springs is about ready to start selling beer.
“We are up and running and making our debut at the Wazoo Beer Festival in Tampa FL on Aug. 4,” he writes. The first two […]

Tasting along with Martin Lodahl

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Pacific Brew News Radio tasted a few beers with Martin Lodahl, who was writing about brewing Belgian-inspired beers back when making them in the United States was pretty much the domain of homebrewers.
I’d suggest grabbing one or more of these beer first: Ommegang Hennepin, Dupont Moinette Brune, Affligem Tripel and/or Allagash Four, then give a […]

Asheville gets a Belgian-centric bar

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Asheville, N.C., just keeps getting more attractive.
We liked the town a dozen years ago when we passed through - nice setting, good brewing scene (starting with Highland Brewing), fine places to drink beer, good live music, good restaurants.
I was reminded up this last week while reading a post at Accidental Hedonist about keeping food local.
And […]