OEC Brewing, located in Oxford, Connecticut, defines itself as Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores, or Order of the Eccentric Boilers. While they admit it is not grammatically correct Latin, the name and symbols of the brewery are a spoof on the secret ...
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‘Labor of Love’ Hand-Bottled Beer Release Kicks Off Labor Day Weekend at Dogfish Head Brewery
Dogfish Head will celebrate Labor Day weekend with a lineup of three beer releases at the Milton Tasting Room (6 Cannery Village, Milton, Del., 19968) on Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1.
Hair of the Dog Boasts Big Beers and Barrels
The family owned and operated Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, founded in November 1993, is located on SE Yamhill Street in East Portland. Hair of the Dog specializes in high alcohol, bottle conditioned beers, as well as barrel aging experimentation.
Barrel Magic at Cascade Brewing Barrel House
Cascade Brewing is a pioneer of the Northwest style sour beer movement. Their blending house currently houses more than 1,400 French oak, Kentucky Bourbon and Northwest wine barrels – plus nine foudres – filled with wheats, blonds, quads, reds, ...
A Pilgrimage to Firestone Walker
I’ve been to a lot of breweries. A lot. After completing a “beerventure,” it’s often hard to choose a favorite brewery from a trip. While there was something awesome about each and every brewery we visited during our California “beerventure,” the ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Daliesque
Founded in 2005 by a local teacher and firefighter, Oceanside Ale Works is located in Oceanside, California. Oceanside’s first brewery is also one of the few manual brew houses in the USA.
Wayne’s New Brew Review: w00tstout 2015
Since the first batch of w00tstout was brewed in 2013 - a collaboration between Stone CEO and Co-founder Greg Koch, creator of Fark.com and craft-beer fan Drew Curtis, and Wil Wheaton (if you are not familiar with Mr. Wheaton, shame on you) - ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Metanoia
Metanoia, a spontaneous self-healing following a profound psychotic breakdown, is matured in oak casks for almost a year with wild yeast. The beer offers flavors of sour grape skins with a champagne-like effervescence.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Oaked Big Hoppy Monster
Terrapin Beer Co. 2013 Oaked Big Hoppy Monster, a 10.6% ABV Oak Aged Imperial Red Ale Terrapin Beer Company was founded by Spike Buckowski and John Cochran while brewing together in Atlanta with the goal of creating beers unlike any that were ...
The Presby Campaign: Week 4
The Northeast was hit with more wintery weather this week, which caused Colin Presby’s latest campaign stop to be cancelled. The Bruclear Homebrew Club was set to meet at Armstrong Ales, LLC in Phoenixville, PA, but the weather had other plans. ...
