Stone Escondidian Review
At first I thought there must be a cool story behind the word Escondidian. For example, it could be the Spanish term for “blood of the aardvark” or something rad like that. But then I remembered it’s the name of a city in California. The city where Stone Brewing Company is based. So they’re probably […]
Beer Myths Busted Part 1
Sometimes, it’s fun to bust myths. I mean, there’s a whole TV show dedicated to it. So this weekend, Ryan and I are going to kick the crap out of some common misconceptions about beer. The following discussion is the product of weeks of texting and e-mailing back and forth. I hope this will become […]
Sink the Bismarck Review
War has erupted on European soil. In one corner, Scottish beermeisters Jim Watt and Martin Dickie (leaders of BrewDog brewing company) grin mischievously, thinking they’ve already won; in the other, the brewers at Schorschbräu (BrewDog’s German adversary) wait silently, readying a secret weapon. Each brewery wants to make the world’s strongest beer. Only one can […]
