Archive for December, 2009

Wassail! Wassail!

… All over the town! Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown! Our bowl it is maaade — *ahem* Sorry about that. Just getting into the holiday spirit! Because hey, it’s Christmas! Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! And to those who don’t, Happy Friday!

Sly Fox Hop Project 2009

This past Friday was the annual Hop Project Day at Sly Fox Brewery in Phoenixville, PA, in celebration of their 14th anniversary! Throughout the year, they brew eleven single hopped beers (this year, it was pale ale). Then in December, they release their Odyssey Imperial IPA brewed with all eleven hop varieties, tapped alongside all [...]

Cliveden Winter Beer Festival

This past Saturday, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend the Cliveden Winter Beer Festival, proceeds from which go toward preservation and community revitalization work of Cliveden, a National Trust Historic Site in Philadelphia.

Beer School: Beer and food pairing – the basics

Before the age of craft beer, back when only macros were readily available, the only widely accepted beer and food pairing was the old standy-by: pizza and beer. And this wasn’t so much a “pairing” as it was a declaration of, “I am man! I eat pizza! I drink beer!” followed by some animalistic grunting.
Okay, [...]