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Info on five books
I had planned on doing reviews of these five books, but I think I will just provide the bibliographic info for them. Maybe I will review one or more of these at a later time. Froth!: The Science of Beer … Continue reading
25 beers you need to try before you die? I wouldn’t go that far
This list seems to be a good list if you have a love for beer styles that involve the words Double Quadruple Imperial Russian IPA Stout. For me, I’d rather they make a list that includes a wider variety of … Continue reading
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“Better people…better food…and better beer…”
I was listening to Rush this morning on my iPod. The song Territories came on, and it has these lyrics [from azlyrics]. We see so many tribes overrun and undermined While their invaders dream of lands they’ve left behind Better … Continue reading
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Book overview – Beer Lover’s Colorado
I suppose I could write a true book review of this book, but I’d rather call this particular post an overview. This way, I don’t feel like I have to cover everything about the book. Beer Lover’s Colorado (for the … Continue reading
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Some Denver area brew fests this Summer and Fall
Here are some of the Denver area brew fests that I know about. Others can be found here. Beer Camp Across America (Rocky Mountain edition) to take place on Friday, July 25 2014. Tickets are $74.45 and up for 110 … Continue reading
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A film about coffee
There is a new film about coffee with the title A Film About Coffee. I am guessing that the documentary is about coffee. There is a screening of the film here in Denver this evening, but I won’t be able … Continue reading
Some books on beer and brewing
If you use a library to get more information on beer, home brewing, and brewing science, I would recommend browsing these sections of academic or public libraries. For academic Libraries, the call number areas of TP570, TP573, and TP577 seem … Continue reading
Teeny overview of some beer reviewing sites
The first beer review site I used was the Beer Advocate. I used that to help me find different beers that I thought I might like based on others that I had tried. I’ve learned since then that I am … Continue reading
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Life is too short to drink mediocre beer
Well, that is what I think anyway. That would also be my answer to Pete Coors. Craft beer may be more expensive, but it tastes a lot better. Coors said he is baffled about trends that show the more expensive … Continue reading
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“I never realized how boring this game is without beer” — Homer Simpson
So, where did this quote come from? I saw it in the comments of this Atlantic article about baseball and football. Googling that quote didn’t really show what episode of the Simpsons that it came from. I had read in … Continue reading
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