Archive for the ‘beer’ Category

Pyramid Hefeweizen

Monday, May 29th, 2006

For the most recent issue of the Carnival of Drinking I decided to write about the Pyramid Hefeweizen. The theme for this issue is "drinks that you like to serve at the barbecues, grill outs, picnics or what not that you'll be attending this Memorial Day weekend, or in the ...

Trumer Pils

Monday, May 15th, 2006

Ariele and I were running a few errands this weekend, and I decided I was really in the mood to try the Beamish Irish Stout. I only just recently tried the Murphys Irish Stout, and knowing how much I enjoy Murphys and Guinness Draught, I felt it was time to ...

Barleywine and Imperial Stout Festival (Part 2)

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

I recently wrote about Roger, Greg, and I making our first trip to Lucky Baldwins' 8th annual Barleywine High Alcohol Beers & Imperial Stouts Festival this past Sunday night. Adam joined the three of us for round two on Tuesday night. This time, we sampled a total of fifteen beers ...

Barleywine and Imperial Stout Festival

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Greg and I met Roger at Lucky Baldwins last night to partake in their 8th annual Barleywine High Alcohol Beers & Imperial Stouts Festival. The festival started on Saturday night, so Luckys had not yet run out of the beers we wanted to try. Well, they had run out of ...

Craftsman Aurora Borealis and Stone Smoked Porter

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Greg and I went to Lucky Baldwins late last night for a couple of beers, and I must say it was my favorite single Luckys experience yet. I always enjoy going to Luckys. They have quite a few beers on tap, and they often host various "festivals" to highlight a particular ...

Tour of Craftsman Brewery

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Yesterday Ted, Ger, Roger, Greg, Mike, and I toured the brewery of the Craftsman Brewing Company here in Pasadena. Mark, the founder and one of the brewers, gave us the tour. Craftsman has a unit in a business park just off the 210 freeway. Their setup was a bit bigger than ...