Yet another awesome beer event coming up in March – The Heavy Seas Real Ale & BBQ Festival!

This festival, held at Clipper City Brewing in Baltimore, MD, will feature firkins, BBQ, and live music from 12:00-4:00pm on March 27th. Count me in!
Tickets just went on sale this week, and are limited to only 300 people, [...]

Now that I’ve settled back into normal life (which is kind of a bummer), it’s time for me to gather my thoughts and write about my experiences at this year’s Great American Beer Festival!
It was of course amazing. I didn’t quite feel the complete shock and awe upon first walking into the festival like I [...]

In a matter of hours, Tim and I will begin our journey to Denver, Colorado for the Great American Beer Festival. Words cannot describe the excitement I feel right now!
This will be our second time at GABF, but this time we’ll be in a group of nine friends, plus we’re planning to meet up with [...]

There were a ton of amazing beers at Savor, in addition to the ones I mentioned yesterday. Here, in my humble opinion, are the highlights!

Schlafly (The Saint Louis Brewery) – Oak-aged beers
Two of the most talked-about beers at Savor were Schlafly Oak Aged Barleywine Style Ale and Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. Both are [...]

This past Saturday marked the 2nd annual Savor: an American craft beer & food experience, held at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. This year, Tim and I went with our friends Tyler and Allison, who came with us last year as well.

In a nutshell, Savor rocked. Savor draws a lot of big names [...]

This week marks the glorious Philly Beer Week 2009. All through Philly and the surrounding suburbs, you can find yourself at any of about 700 events at over 100 different breweries, brewpubs, beer bars, and the like. Yowza!
We’re only attending a handful of the events (damn you, full-time job!), so this will just [...]

This month’s Session topic (hosted by Beer and Firkins) is a New Year theme.
What will you miss about 2008 and what do you expect will excite you most in 2009 in the Beer World?
2008 was a big year for me. I finished my Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, got married, started a new job, [...]

We woke up on Saturday feeling (semi) refreshed and (kind of) ready for another GABF session. But first, it was time to fill up in preparation for another 4 hours of beer tasting. So we checked out the Cherry Creek Farmers’ Market for breakfast.

I love farmers’ markets. You can’t beat the selection of fresh, delicious [...]