Last night the Eastside Pub Crawlers made it out to the Issaquah Brewhouse. The Issaquah Brewhouse is owned by Rogue. I’ve been to microbreweries from Maine to Florida to San Diego to Vancouver. This was the ONLY one that I have ever been to that decided it was a good idea to [...]
Saturday was the Tea Meetup at Hiroki. It was mostly a desert place, but had a few tea offerings.
After leaving the Tea Meetup, it was off to meet the Eastside Pub Crawlers. We went to Red Hook. We all had low expectations for the beers. I found none of the sampler [...]
Diamond Knot Brewery in Mukilteo, Washington found a good use for an empty Anheuser-Busch keg. They converted it into a urinal. Seems fitting.
In early 2001, Ryan Jacobs wrote the article Homebrewing: Espresso Stout for INeedCoffee. At the time there were many home brewing recipes that used coffee as an ingredient. However, most placed no attention to the type or quality of the beans used. Some of the recipes even advised using instant coffee. Just because you are [...]
Last night the first well planned get together took place for the San Diego Bloggers took place at the Rock Bottom Brewery in La Jolla. Back in the old days we used a site called Meetup to organize the events. Almost all turned out to be poorly selected venues with low turnouts. Not last [...]
To all the wait staff and bartenders at a brew pubs, you need to have some basic knowledge about the product you are serving. I’m so tired of brew pubs that spend countless hours constructing great beer recipes, but then don’t spend 5 minutes training their beer wenches on their custom brews.
There are two types [...]
Here are my picks for the 5 best brewpubs.
Tampa Bay Brewing Company - Ybor City, Florida
Kona Brewing Company - Oahu, Hawaii
Federal Jacks - Kennebunkport, Maine
Tommyknocker Brewery and Pub - Idaho Springs, Colorado
Pizza Port - Carlsbad, California
