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Into beer and WordPress (or at least WordPress)? I’ll be giving a talk on WordPress caching at WordCamp Boulder on July 10. If you’re in the area come on out and listen to all these great speakers talk about all things WordPress.
Anyone planning on going? Any recommendations for where to go for good beer? Got any good jokes?
Found via Boing Boing, this bottle opener ring (or keychain) is functional and bad ass. Click the pic for more photos or to buy one in your size.
Last Thursday I participated in a “virtual beer tasting” put on by Dundee Brewing (@dundeebeer). Dundee sent out six pack with two each of the three beers for the tasting to the participants and Dundee’s brewer Jim McDermott walked us through tasting the Summer Wheat, Kölsch-Style Ale, and Stout via online video chat (kinda like Chatroulette but with more beer and less dongs).
Summer Wheat
This is an American wheat brewed with a bit of rye (40% wheat, 5% rye) and Chinook, Centennial, and Cascade hops. It uses an ale yeast and is unfiltered so it pours nice and cloudy. 4.5% ABV and 18 IBUs. This one surprised me. I wasn’t expecting to like it since I usually like stronger beers but it had a nice hop finish to it which made it more interesting. Great beach/pool/cookout beer.
Brewed with 5% wheat and Mt. Hood, Hallertau, and Galena hops this one comes in at 5.68% ABV and 10.5 IBUs. This was another good beer and one I’d buy for a cookout any time. Dundee suggested using this one to boil brats. I’m assuming they meant putting the beer in the boil but drinking it while boiling seems like a great pairing as well. This is available in the new Craft Pack along with the Stout, IPA, and Pale Bock Lager.
A bit on the sweet on the sweet/dry continuum, this stout is brewed with chocolate, coffee, caramel and four other yummy malts. 5.8% ABV and 15 IBUs. Yum. Yum. Yum! This was a really solid stout that I’ll be seeking out. This is available in the new Craft Pack along with the Kölsch-Style Ale, IPA, and Pale Bock Lager.
Thanks to Dundee and Pete for sending me a sixer and letting me particpate in this. The format was interesting and it was good to hear what the brewer had to say as well as get feedback from the other bloggers, writers and other in the tasting. It is good to see Dundee brewing good beers and this definitely makes me think of them not just as the ones that make the Honey Brown. That’s a good thing.
Links to other write-ups on this tasting:
WTF is a Geordie Schooner? That was my first thought when a package from Newcastle arrived with a CD, glass, and a bottle of Newcastle. It turns out the Geordie is the glass. From the press release:
Originally called the Wellington glass, it became so popular in the city of Newcastle that it was renamed the Geordie Schooner – a tribute to the local residents nicknamed “Geordies.” The city of Newcastle’s bartenders continue to serve Newcastle Brown Ale in the same glass, and now beer drinkers stateside can appreciate the tradition.
The Geordie Schooner’s style is designed to enhance the draught beer experience, creating a unique pour that highlights the beer’s incredibly smooth flavor. The robust glass shape is as functional as it is good looking. The wide rim traps the rich, caramel aromas, thereby enhancing the flavor. The Schooner’s nucleated bottom features an etched star that allows CO2 bubbles to escape out of the ale, retaining the creamy foam head to create a refreshing and lively taste until you reach the bottom of the glass.
Mine must have gone through the Ace Ventura treatment because it arrived a bit broken:
That didn’t stop me from pouring a chilled Newcastle in it though:
According to the release, this glass will show up in select bars and restaurants in the US (not sure about other countries) in a 16 and 20 ounce version.
In case you’re wondering what a “nucleated bottom” looks like, here’s the star etched in the bottom:
Has anyone seen this in the wild anywhere yet?
As you can tell from my posting frequency, I haven’t been keeping up very well with the world of beer. As such, I hadn’t seen Beer Newb yet. It was brought to my attention by my friend Sean who took the photo they are using in their article 5 Things You Can Do to Celebrate American Craft Beer Week. That’s me, second from the left 
Thanks to Bill for pointing out this beer tasting (and tweet up) at the Celebration Town Tavern in Celebration, FL on 2/25. From the event info:
We’ll kick it off at 6:30 and take it till whenever … If you have not heard the Tavern has 99 bottles of beer and an additional 8 on tap!
We will be sampling 4 new beers at the Tweet Up … vote on your favorite and we will add it to our Beer Menu!
You can get more details on the Town Tavern and the event on their Facebook page. I’m planning on going since it is on my way home from work and the Town Tavern has a good beer selection and food.
This past weekend Winter Springs, FL hosted the 33rd annual Central Florida Scottish Highlands Games, and what is a Scottish event without great beer. Dunedin Brewing came with taps pouring 4 tasty beers. While I’m far from being the Gary Vaynerchuck of beer, I do imbibe with some degree of discernment. Being an outspoken fan of IPA’s though, I was a bit out of my comfort zone with this tasting but I’m not afraid to Hail the Ale whatever its particular variety. In this video I review Dunedin’s Drop Kick Murphy’s Red and the Brewmaster’s Nitro Stout Special. Enjoy!
Dunedin Brewing Taste Test at the CFL Scottish Highland Games
For more information on me, John Rife, check out my blog at www.ALocalFolkus.com. Cheers!
Thanks to Redhook (well, actually their PR firm) I’ve now forgiven my UPS guy. See, a couple weeks ago he left a shipment from Apple sitting on my front doorstep instead of at the side door like he usually does. Luckily I was home and able to snatch my precious Apple cargo before someone else did. But just last week all was made right when he delivered a box with a Redhook Treblehook Barley Wine in it *and* left it by the side door. Bygones.
I opened the box to be greeted by another box wrapped in a red ribbon with the Redhook logo and 2009 Limited Edition in fancy gold lettering. I knew then that this was no ordinary box. This was a box that had a ribbon around it.
I resisted the urge to break the golden seal and brought the box into work the next day so I could share. I was happy to find not just a beer but also a glass.
I poured it in the glass and it was brown and had some head to it. Sorry, I suck at reviews and really care more about taste than anything else.
I liked this beer. It didn’t have as strong an alcohol taste and wasn’t as sweet as some barley wines but it was nice and smooth for a 10% ABV brew. If you like barley wines I don’t think you can go wrong with this one. Want some more details? Here’s what Redhook says about it:
Boasting big aromatic malts, Redhook Treblehook pours a dark gold with a velvety mouthfeel and a slightly bitter finish. Brewed in the style of a traditional American barley wine with a 10.1% ABV and 57 IBUs, Treblehook sets itself apart by playing up the hops to add depth and complexity. Dry-hopped vigorously throughout the six-month process, Treblehook’s strength comes from its ability to have a strong hop flavor while still allowing the malt characteristics to shine through.
“We wanted Treblehook to have all the classic barley wine characteristics,” said Doug MacNair, brewmaster for Redhook Ale Brewery. “We spent time getting the subtleties right, balancing the malts with a strong hop backbone to create Redhook’s take on the style.”
Here’s some other reviews that are probably better than this one:
