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Geoff Bruce (who also writes for Drink!) gave me a call yesterday and asked if I wanted to check out a new Brewery that had just opened it’s doors, Brewery Rickoli. What a pleasant surprise. Stuck in the middle of a strip mall on a major boulevard, it...
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[Cascade Brewing specializes in sour beers, which are created through the use of lactobacillus or Brettanomyces yeast. These little fiends convert sugars into lactic or acetic acid respectively, giving the beer its distinctive sour taste. Sour beers are often aged in oak barrels for several years, adding to...
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Has a year gone by already? The heat tells me that it is time to check out some new summer brews. Never one to shy away from such things, I talked my friend Gavin into bringing a selection by for tasting. Thanks to him and to Primo Vino for providing...
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One of the best parts of the summer is discovering what my favorite brewers have dreamed up for summer brews. While I am a devout IPA drinker, the summer heat leads me to crave a lighter beer. Last year I whiled away my afternoons sipping cold Hefeweizen in Biergärten in...
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Savannah, Georgia – I had such a great time at this place – I lost my notes. This never happens to me more than once a visit.
Staying across the river from Moon River at some luxury hotel that served Helium Light – Lighter than light and ever Upward Fart Lite ...
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Tübingen, Germany – We arrived in Tübingen on a rainy Sunday afternoon. After dropping things at the hotel, we made a beeline for my favorite brew pub in the world, der Neckarmüller. In the interests of full disclosure, I should tell you that I once worked there. That was during...
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Freiburg, Germany – The winds of fate (a nice way of saying, “car trouble”) gave us a few extra days in Freiburg. Lying in the South-West corner of Germany, Freiburg is just a stone’s throw from Alsace and Switzerland. It is a charming little university city, which turns into a...
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Freiburg, Germany – As a service to our readers, we visited three prominent local brewing establishments. The large brewery in town, Ganter supplies the beer on-tap in may of the local pubs. It also has a large Biergarten of its own. Here a broad cross-section of the local community come...
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A trip down to see a couple stages of the Tour de France is providing us with an excuse to visit some wonderful areas for beer and wine. We will be spending two weeks in Alsace and the Black Forest in Germany. We end our trip in northern...
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Santa Fe, New Mexico — My friends live within ten minutes walk of the Second Street Brewpub.
Walk there, stagger back – – I used to do when the place opened some thirteen years ago. Do my friends spend evenings sharing the ambience of a pub? Are they part of the...
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