Tomorrow at Resurrection Ale House they will be launching their very own Movie Matinee. Every Wednesday at 1pm they will show a great film and pair it with a great beer special.
First up, they will celebrate all things Noir, with the Cohen Brother's Miller's Crossing and a buck off Chambly Noir, a Belgian-style dark ale from Unibroue in Quebec.
For the third stop on Flying Fish's tour of New Jersey through its beer and culture, we journey to Exit 1 for Bayshore Oyster Stout.
Oysters have had a long association with stout in the United Kingdom. This tradition was gradually lost to the rise of pale ales and overharvesting. Exit 1 celebrates this tasty combination and New Jersey's history as one-time oyster supplier to the nation.
The Flying Fish version is an "export style" stout brewed with oysters. The creamy chocolate flavor harmonizes with the minerals from the oyster shells. An Irish ale yeast contributes a bit of fruitiness and a dry crispness. This richer, fuller stout is perfect for cold weather and to share with friends over great food. Not to mention with a few oysters on the half shell.
Exit 1 Release Parties
The next release in our Exit Series is officially November 2, but we're hosting a few events for the kickoff:
October 28:
Exit 1 Kick - Off @ Sansom Street Oyster House, Phila.
6-8pm, pay as you go
1516 Sansom St. Oyster House
Exit 1 Kick - Off @ Standard Tap, Phila.
7pm on, pay as you go,
901 North 2nd St. Standard Tap
October 29, Exit 1 Firkin @ Good Dog, Phila.
Tapping begins 7pm, pay as you go
224 South 15th St. Good Dog
November 3, Exit 1 @ Raw Dog Saloon, Phila., PA
Begins at 5:30pm, pay as you go
1700 South 2nd St.
November 4, Exit 1 Firkin @ Swift Half, Phila., PA
Tapping begins 7pm, pay as you go
1001 North 2nd St.Swift Half
November 5, Exit 1 Firkin @ Hulmeville Inn, Langhorne, PA
Tapping begins 6pm, pay as you go
4 Trenton Road Hulmeville Inn
Sorry for the lack of posting lately. Mom has been in the hospital and the parade of doctors has more than occupied my time. Things seem to have taken a turn for the better so hopefully the sampling can resume soon.
This new release by Rogue is named after Sig Hansen, captain of the crab fishing boat The Northwestern on the reality show "The Deadliest Catch".
It pours a reddish/amber color with a long-lasting white head of considerable size. The aroma is spicy and full of hops with some hints of malt.
The taste has a lot of balance and character. There is a great deal of roasted malts fighting for attention with the hoppiness. The two tastes though seem to work together to create a fairly memorable brew. Medium body and good carbonation level made this very drinkable and it quickly became my beer of choice for the remainder of the evening.
B+
Memphis Taproom (Memphis + Cumberland) got their hands on some incredibly rare beers from the Franconia (northern Bavaria) region of Germany.
You can join them this weekend, October 17 & 18, for firkins galore from the likes of Mahr's Brau, Brauerei Spezial and others of equal acclaim. They will tap 5 beers on Saturday and another 6 on Sunday.
Chef Jesse Kimball will be dishing up tasty German treats like rollmops, kassler ripchen, sauerbraten and more all weekend to go along with all of these amazing beers.
Mmmmmmmmm just the thing for a damp chilly Saturday!
Great article in today's Inquirer about Penn researcher Patrick McGovern his collaboration with Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head brewing.
This month, he released a book, Uncorking the Past, which describes his research, including his collaboration with Delaware beer brewer Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head to re-create ancient beverages with recipes he found.
Last week, at an event at the University Museum, he and Calagione detailed their latest quirky foray: making an ancient Peruvian beer that required them to spend hours chewing purple corn - using their saliva as part of the fermentation process.
Well apparently I missed the email about this event being canceled. Sorry to hear that. I always love a reason to make the drive up to the General!
This Saturday from 1-4:30, celebrate CraftOberfest: a Benefit for the General Lafayette Inn.
Enjoy autumn-style craft beers of America, with great food and live music. Current featured brewers include Weyerbacher, Prism Brewing, Lancaster Brewing, Dock Street Brewing, and of course The General Lafayette.
Come join Yuengling for a special fundraiser event this Friday October 9th from 5:30-8:30pm at the Anthracite Heritage Museum in Scranton, PA. Guests will enjoy a Yuengling sampling featuring all 7 of the Yuengling brands. There will also be a history presentation and book signing by Mark Noon, author of "Yuengling - A History of America's Oldest Brewery." In addition to these activities, there will be snacks, music, and tours of the Anthracite Heritage Museum.
Donations for this event will be $20 in advance and $25 at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Anthracite Heritage Museum Associates. For more information call 570-963-4804 or visit www.anthracitemuseum.org.
Forbes takes note of beer's everyman status and reports from the Great American Beer Festival:
Disregarding whatever assumptions you're making about quality, wines from Tennessee will be different in style than those of New Jersey or of Oregon. Even within Oregon, wines made from the same grape variety grown in Umpqua Valley taste different from those of the Willamette Valley. Winemakers do have many tools to work with, certainly--barrels, different yeasts and so forth--but the basic character of a wine is determined by where the grapes are grown.
But barley and hops travel a lot better. A brewer anywhere in the U.S. can work with malt or hops from Washington or New York, or even Belgium, Germany or the Czech Republic, without trouble. Unlike winemakers, who depend on local ingredients and growing conditions, brewers have options--and that's part of what makes beer so much of a joy.
Victory should be proud. Moonglow is voted as one of the top 10 wheat beers in the world.
This Top Ten German Wheat Ale List is from America's Best and Top Ten. This list will be from the results of the 2009 US Open Beer Championship.
1. Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel - Brauerei Weihenstephan - Germany
2. Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier - Brauerei Weihenstephan - Germany
3. Maisel's Weisse Kristall - Brauerei Gebrüder Maisel - Germany
4. Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel Würzburger Hofbräu - Germa
5. Black Wheat - New Glarus Brewing - Wisconsin
6. Aventinus Private Weissbierbrauerei - G. Schneider & Sohn - Germany
7. Tucher Kristall Weizen - Brauerei Tucher Brau - Germany
8. Gordon Biersch Dunkelweizen - Gordon Biersch Brewing - California
9. Moonglow Weizenbock - Victory Brewing - Pennsylvania
10. Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse - Brooklyn Brewery - New York
The national downturn isn't hurting one segment of the economy: beer consumption. At least not consumption of Victory Brewing Co. beer, which this week installed four new fermentation tanks to keep up with growing demand.
The tanks will allow the company to increase its output 34 percent — from the current 50,000 annual barrels, or 690,000 cases, to 67,000 annual barrels.
The new tanks aren't being added with an eye to the future, they're necessary to keep up with current demand, said Bill Covaleski, who co-founded the microbrewery with childhood friend Ron Barchet.
"This is being driven entirely by demand," Covaleski said. "We are at the point where we can utilize the extra capacity immediately."
The project represents a $2.6 million investment, the master brewer said. Without the new capacity, "by December or January, we'd be saying no to some people," he added.
The tanks will be hard to miss for visitors to the former Pepperidge Farm plant, which in addition to the brewery also houses a restaurant. They are 44 feet tall, emerging from the current 16-foot roof in space Victory acquired adjacent to the brewhouse.
WILMINGTON, DE – Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, with eight locations in the mid-Atlantic region, won a gold and silver medal for its beers at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival (GABF) held his past weekend in Denver, CO. Iron Hill has entered the GABF and medaled every year for the past 13, bringing their total medals to 30.
“Competing in the GABF is a huge honor, and we are thrilled to bring home two more medals this year,” says Director of Brewing Operations Mark Edelson. “We are very proud of the brewers who work tirelessly, day in and day out, to ensure that Iron Hill produces and sells some of the finest beers around, and it is a special treat to be able to honor them this way for their achievements year after year.”
Iron Hill beers earning medals at this year’s GABF are Schwarzbier, a gold-medal winner for “German-Style Schwarzbier,” created by Phoenixville Head Brewer Tim Stumpf and Raspberry Torte, a silver-medal winner for “American-Style Sour Ale,” from Media Head Brewer Bob Barrar, Iron Hill’s most award-winning brewer who has medaled every year since 2002, bringing his total to 10 GABF medals.
The GABF is an annual event celebrating the best in American brewing culture. This year’s 3,308 entries made it the largest beer competition in the world; 132 international judges from 10 countries weighed in on the best of the best beers being produced in the United States. For more information, including a complete list of winners, please visit www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com.
