Celebrating the Art and Craft of Beer
There all kinds of ways to drink the myriad styles, brands, and versions of beer -- in moderation, definitely with laughter, and quite often with second rounds, or at the very least, tasters. "So many beers, so little time!"
Well, Dear Readers, it's been awhile. Our last post was October 2024. Between then and now, a lot has happened. Which could be an understatement.
The SCCBB interrupts his indolent summer sabbatical to share several discoveries and note the passing of a seminal L.A. craft brewery after 15 creative, innovative, and significant years.
We should expect a solid variety of beer on tap. Sometimes I have an IPA moment, other times I have a Lager moment, while most of the time I have a Saison moment. When I visit a brewery, I expect to see beers that match the season (e.g., stouts during winter), specialty beers, and “go-to” beer types that match any and all moods I am in.
Enigmatic Taxa is my new favorite beer. It "contains multitudes" (Whitman) How does Jester King do it? That's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma (Churchill).
All kinds of positive personal associations enhance my appreciation and enjoyment of the beer I sample when I'm in Texas.
All things must pass. Solstices support the shift point where you release, forgive and reset. Anchor Christmas Ale is done. Long live its successors!
Eleanor and Chauncey visit Macleod and Brews Brothers, and recommend Nepali Brewboy's "Beer Guide."
Old Friends, New Discoveries in Maine Up until fairly recently, the only Maine breweries I'd sampled and enjoyed were Allagash Brewing and Maine Beer Company. A recent visit to Southern Maine as part of a biennial pilgrimage to visit friends and family in New England gave me the chance not only to get re-acquainted with … Continue reading Craft Beer on Vacation – Part 4
Whenever I travel, I try to find craft beer brewed by independent brewers in the places I visit. In Part 1 of a multi-part series, we sip a few cold ones in Connecticut.
So Cal Craft Beer Blog 