tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.comments2010-03-09T08:47:14.665-08:00Joel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-9432842660663911612010-03-09T08:47:14.659-08:002010-03-09T08:47:14.659-08:00Thanks John! Hope you can make it to our Brew Day this Sunday. :)Joel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-48820536684123569442010-03-08T23:01:37.786-08:002010-03-08T23:01:37.786-08:00You had me at &quot;farmy&quot;...<br /><br />I&#39;ll have to try this one, firshizzle.<br />LOVE that you have video on here. Praise be to beer, it deserves such heartfelt passion and technology. <br /><br />Cheers, yo!<br /><br />johnnyrogerjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03160404021294939839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-50248092312849223262010-03-05T09:40:38.647-08:002010-03-05T09:40:38.647-08:00Cheers for useless tidbits of beer history!Joel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-44100362637958923602010-03-05T00:13:12.161-08:002010-03-05T00:13:12.161-08:00Elegy of a Trappist, excerpt<br />by Thomas Merton<br /><br />Master of the sudden enthusiastic gift<br />In an avalanche<br />Of flower catalogues<br />And boundless love.<br /><br />Sometimes a little dangerous at corners<br />Vainly trying to smuggle<br />Some enormous and perfect bouquet<br />To a side altar<br />In the sleeves of your cowlIscah Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00499970438108858216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-87992176471184272452010-03-04T16:59:50.425-08:002010-03-04T16:59:50.425-08:00I would say Aventinus but I don&#39;t know if that is readily available everywhere. <br /><br />I definitely agree with Brian for his North Coast suggestions. Just about everything they make is liquid salvation.Kooy To The Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11622458141976664122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-20476161296801686712010-03-04T08:27:03.256-08:002010-03-04T08:27:03.256-08:00I would say the ones that really bridged the gap for me and opened up a new world in beer were probably: Unibroue - Terrible and Spaten - Optimator.Joel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-72283401701941453552010-03-03T00:40:14.318-08:002010-03-03T00:40:14.318-08:00Brian your my hero! I also have to go with North Coast Brewing Company for their PRANQSTER ale. I have not come across this beer as often as Brother Thelonius but when I do this golden ale is a must buy for me at $9 for a 4 pack of 12oz bottles.Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022456931654609024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-77467273173150910692010-03-02T18:06:27.911-08:002010-03-02T18:06:27.911-08:00I&#39;m going to throw Brother Thelonius from North Coast Brewing Company out there. I usually see it for about $8 and have seen it quite a few places. I really enjoy this beer every time I drink it. I&#39;m actually having one right now...<br />American Belgian style abbey aleBrian Wigandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09792865036352994045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-54506229794622144472010-03-01T17:45:37.167-08:002010-03-01T17:45:37.167-08:00mmmm, gauze beer.<br /><br /><br />(great video, per usual!)mme. booklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893739347394561554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-43439800893157971682010-02-28T17:27:15.916-08:002010-02-28T17:27:15.916-08:00your buttons are sexymme. booklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893739347394561554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-14854399936993749482010-02-25T18:44:49.700-08:002010-02-25T18:44:49.700-08:00Check here:<br /><br />http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style17.php#1cJoel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-10512184207001542832010-02-25T18:41:22.751-08:002010-02-25T18:41:22.751-08:00Beer categories are always a touchy subject, and Belgian ones even more so, but I think I first saw that referenced in one of Michael Jackson&#39;s guides...Joel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-16598153756206792752010-02-25T14:38:31.342-08:002010-02-25T14:38:31.342-08:00answer me this, what is a belgian red? anyone...?mme. booklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893739347394561554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-52184858954307765872010-02-24T22:45:52.295-08:002010-02-24T22:45:52.295-08:00Had a wonderful time with the &quot;Brewthers!&quot; and friends of CatholicBeer... (Do I get a nickname at some point?) When are we going to see the pics from the night?<br /><br />I also found this interesting article from Floatingsheep that examines research on bars in America. (http://www.floatingsheep.org/2010/02/beer-belly-of-america.html)Timotheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11880877565678492614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-44352275953376505522010-02-22T17:20:36.054-08:002010-02-22T17:20:36.054-08:00Barm, the idea wasn&#39;t so much that you weren&#39;t drinking crap... it was more &quot;what could people find (readily available) that could prevent giving more capital to InBev?&quot;<br /><br />I would recommend something better, but was shooting for something that folks in the US could find easily at the store... Ideas???Joel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-3683844869092731462010-02-22T15:40:43.109-08:002010-02-22T15:40:43.109-08:00mr. zealot-dad,<br />you are funny and great at making joel look sexy.mme. booklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893739347394561554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-56728131326873305352010-02-22T15:00:13.915-08:002010-02-22T15:00:13.915-08:00What&#39;s the advantage of drinking Carlsberg-owned crap (Tetley) rather than InBev-owned crap (Bass) ?Barmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-8594566711340021952010-02-22T10:15:46.520-08:002010-02-22T10:15:46.520-08:00Trader Joe&#39;s also has a pseudo Red Stripe knock off called Red Oval, which, at $3 a six pack is a deal that is pretty hard to beat (unless by beat you mean drink and in that case it is very easy).Kooy To The Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11622458141976664122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-25970381432774928902010-02-20T10:14:17.210-08:002010-02-20T10:14:17.210-08:00So does this mean we won&#39;t be able to sell any InBev products at our beer shop? I mean, can&#39;t we bend our conscience just a little here? A guy&#39;s gotta make a buck...Brian Wigandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09792865036352994045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-30603618310151826092010-02-19T14:45:08.546-08:002010-02-19T14:45:08.546-08:00hahahahahahahJoel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-65908572174385430222010-02-19T13:36:28.661-08:002010-02-19T13:36:28.661-08:00I knew there was a dark, lingering, stinky reason why I never liked Hoegaarden. It kind of tasted like sellout.Brian Wigandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09792865036352994045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-21038008791372208562010-02-18T17:28:41.025-08:002010-02-18T17:28:41.025-08:00Hoegaarden? My dearest loved Hoegaarden? I feel... tainted somehow.Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02182987011771414483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-64003080211841738332010-02-18T10:27:32.989-08:002010-02-18T10:27:32.989-08:00It&#39;s like they&#39;re some sort of beer Illuminati. Beerluminati?. . .Illuminatale?. . .Bastardfaces.Kooy To The Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11622458141976664122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-11507071400148581312010-02-18T10:19:26.743-08:002010-02-18T10:19:26.743-08:00Spaten too? Nooooooo!Joel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11421893.post-330447518425836402010-02-18T10:18:54.943-08:002010-02-18T10:18:54.943-08:00I&#39;m the most sad about Franziskaner... I really liked them.Joel Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916994120165794613noreply@blogger.com