Archive for November, 2008

Great Beers of Belgium, Round 6

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Brewers Publications, a division the Brewers Association and publisher of Brew Like a Monk, recently released the sixth edition of Michael Jackson’s Great Beers of Belgium.
This is a major upgrade from the third edition, the last that was generally available in the United States, because Jackson was particularly passionate about Belgian-brewed beers and relentless about [...]

Why Brooklyn Local 1 looks different

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

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 [...]