Brad Smith has posted an interview I did with him a little while back for the BeerSmith Podcast.
I’ve only listened to a bit of it — I was there, I’ve heard enough of my stories — but I was struck immediately by how many times I uttered the “um” sound. Perhaps I was trying to [...]

I’ll try not to make a habit of this, but today’s post here duplicates one at Appellation Beer. This is another of those topics — like the one about New Mexico’s monastery brewery — of interest to readers of both blogs (and I thank those of you who visit both).
News last week that Abbey [...]

I’m pretty sure that as much as Tim Webb loves Belgian beer he will agree that eventually he will have published all the books on the topic that are necessary.
The latest is “Around Brussels in 80 Beers” and ostensibly this is a review of that book. Good book. More in a moment.
Webb has been writing [...]

If you’ve recently bought a bottle of Local 1 from Brooklyn Brewery you might have noticed the distinctive rings at the neck — which likely reminded you of Westmalle or New Belgium bottles — are missing.
The New York Times has story about the trademark issues that led to the change. Brooklyn didn’t see any problems [...]

Today we ate at the wonderful In’t Spinnekopke in the heart of Brussels. The menu, pictured at the right, would indicate they used to sell the elusive Westvleteren (Abbey St. Sixtus) beers. But no more.
Evan Rail commented on the lack of Westvleteren in Brussels a little over a month ago. The only place he found [...]