Saturday night, I was hanging-out at a beer geek party to taste Saisons. The Saison is a French farmhouse style. Historically, it was brewed in the spring with enough alcohol to last through the summer but not so much that you couldn’t drink it for lunch and still work the fields (this was [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Saison + Chevre d’Or = Yummy
March 26, 2007Heinekin is like La Chouffe in color only
March 16, 2007Last weekend, Ms. BeerGeek and I tried a new bar in Minneapolis, the Bulldog (401 E. Hennepin Ave). The place was reported by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl in the Citypages to have upscale food including meticulously created burgers and a great beer list. When we arrived, we found the place alive with people and [...]
Green Bottles = Skunky Beers
March 6, 2007A blogger friend once told me, “Be careful: once you start blogging, everything becomes a possible post.” So, having ventured tentatively into the blogosphere two days ago, I’ve found the wisdom in this advice:
I was skiing at Wild Mountain on Sunday with some friends. The subject of beer and beer judging came up [...]
