Archive for August, 2009

Book review: ‘Around Brussels in 80 Beers’

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

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 [...]

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Monks’ Ale update

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert in northern New Mexico wants to start a small brewery so it can take over the Monks’ Ale label now held by a Pecos monastery.
The Santa Fe New Mexican has the slightly confusing story. Here are the key elements:
- Originally Christ of the Desert and the Pecos [...]

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