Category: Food and Drink
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This seems a little strange to me: The government has told Rogue Ales to lower the flag on its American Amber Ale. The Oregon brewery has been ordered to stop using the stars and stripes to advertise American Amber. According to U.S. Code Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 8, Item…
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A lot of the Tech Rag Tear Out podcasts had an "official" beer of the show. Here is the list (reverse order): 21 – Hopzilla India Pale Ale (IPA) from Bert Grant Brewery20 – Dead Guy Ale from Rogue19 – Sleigher Double IPA from Reaper Ale18 – Stone Pale Ale17…
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A short beer theme from this weekend … #1 … Wil Wheaton has a funny Stone Brewery (website) story. He is right on. Their beers are excellent. Congrats on being number 10,000 on their mailing list. [WIL WHEATON dot NET: Where is my mind?] #2 … Forbes (28Feb05) has an…
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We recently picked up something similar to one of these offered here at Costco online. It is an amazing wine opener. BTW … I called into graperadio.com’s phone line with a question and I got this back in email: Steve, Your Pinot Noir (pee-no no-are) from Steel Creek Wine should…
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As a self-confessed micro-brew beer snob, I have found the monthly email from Real Beer to be very interesting to keep up with the latest news about the beer industry. I also noticed there are some beer podcasts that I need to check out. And I apologize to those who…
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We did have a great dinner last night at Mistral Restaurant, 370-6 Bridge Pkwy, Redwood Shores, CA, 650-802-9222. My take away on the theme of the restaurant is a mix of Italian/Greek with a good deal of seafood offerings.
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Costco in La Mesa, CA has Karl Strauss Oktoberfest Beer (Munich Blode Marzen) in the case for sale. Very good with brats, sauerkraut, and German Potato Salad.
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I recently picked up some Czechvar beer from the Czech Republic. It was a very good lager.
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Diet Facts is a good resource for people looking for details on the contents of food and drink items served in “fast food” establishments. [Source: Scott Hanselman]
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I agree with the rating of 91/100 for Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout beer reviews @ BeerAdvocate.com but I sometimes wonder if this beer is really a “stout” or more of a “porter?”
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