I am almost coming home. It’s been a great business trip but my body and mind are growing tired after being away for almost 2 full weeks (the third-such stretch since early November). There have been lots of great and interesting discoveries – many of them related to food and drink. Some of the discoveries [...]
Posts Tagged ‘beer’
Inspirational Food Ideas From Scotland
Posted in Scotland, tagged beer, food packaging, pimms, scotland, scottish beer on March 23, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Grand River Brewing – Highballer Pumpkin Ale
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer, tagged beer, craft beer, grand river brewing, highballer pumpkin ale, microbrew, Ontario Craft Beer, pumpkin beer, seasonal beer on December 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Does anyone else remember It`s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown? It was a favourite of mine and I know it`s one of Dana`s Mums faves too. It was memories of this literary classic that came to my minds eye as I saw the label of Highballer Pumpkin Ale from Grand River Brewing (from Cambridge, Ontario). [...]
Squatter’s Pub – Salt Lake City, Utah
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer, Other Places, tagged american craft beer, american pilsner, beer, brew pub, brewpub, craft beer, provo girl, salt lake city, Squatter's pub, utah on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Got back from Utah on Friday – a wonderful place with an odd culture around alcohol (odd to me of course and perspective is everything – I understand and appreciate that if I were in Utah I would be the odd one and respect that). I write from my own perspective and experience and, therefore, [...]
Parmesan dipped in chocolate (even better with beer)
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged beer, cheese, parmesan, parmesan and chocolate, stout, young's double chocolate stout on June 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Learned this trick a while back – and it thrills people. Cheese, chocolate and beer – pitter patter goes my little heart! While a little finicky, this is decidedly easy – and any that get “messed up” can be consumed by the creator. Mistakes pay dividends here friends! 1. Create yourself a double boiler – [...]
Redrock Brewery – Salt Lake City, Utah
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer, Other Places, tagged beer, craft beer, redrock brewery, redrock brewpub, salt sake city, utah on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I asked for recommendations fo places to visit in Utah I joked that the beer crowd that supports Well Preserved would likely go very quiet. Much of Utah is dry (case in point – I am staying at a local university and the entire campus including dorm rooms are mandated as dry) and I [...]
Thomas Hardy`s Ale (2008 Edition, Bottle 29,328)
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer, tagged beer, craft beer, english ale, thomas hardys ale, thomas hardys ale 2008 edition on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The more I learn about beer, the more I know I have yet to learn. The statement “I don`t like beer” once made sense to me – however it makes less sense as I learn more and more about beer from around the world. We live in a day and age that makes sampling the [...]
I am a Craft Brewer
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer, tagged american beer, american craft beer association, american craft brewery, beer, craft beer, I am a craft brewer on April 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Whether you are interested in beer or not, invest the 4 minutes in watching this wonderful video which features the passion, vision, character, excitement and commitment of a clan of people dedicated to challenging the way things are done.I have been declaring and praising the American Craft Beer industry as being something special for some [...]
Thair be Pirates!
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer, tagged ale, beer, beer du boucaneer, belgian beer, biere, dark ale, pirate beer, pirates on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A wonderful Chrsitmas gift has been waiting patiently for me to pillage it’s treasures! Terry gave me a wonderful collection of beer for a Kris Kringle at work this winter. I have had a surplus of beer and been waiting for a special occasion to indulge – turns out that I was simply waiting for [...]



