http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com Starting a Brewery Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:20:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In many industries, through increased sales and overall globalization, multi-national corporations end up absorbing many brands under their umbrellas. This helps many companies distribute their products to the masses at lower costs, and tends to give consumers greater reach when choosing what to purchase. Through economies of scale, products become ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/03/12/who-makes-your-beer/ Do you like sour beers? Have you tried more than a handful? Want more sour in your life? Well pucker up buttercup. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="The line forms for SourFest"][/caption] The Inaugural Boulder SourFest was at Avery last weekend, and it was amazing. Tickets were very limited, but not very expensive. The ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/03/05/inaugural-boulder-sourfest-at-avery/ Drink faster. That's what one friend told me once, when I was researching different ways to store beer, or "cellar" beer. Let's look at some alternatives. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="@TheHopsHoney's Happy Spot"][/caption] First off, not all beer is meant to be stored long-term. Beers with "fresh" ingredients, such as a super fresh ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/02/26/storing-beer/ "Hey, I need to write a blog post. Let's go get beers." So starts my weekly need to visit a beer-related establishment. This week we visited Pints Pub. It was a Wednesday night, and relatively quiet. Pints is a great pub, with about a dozen beers brewed in house, and a whiskey ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/02/19/pints-pub/ Last night a few friends and I visited The Cheeky Monk, a Belgian beer cafe on Colfax. This wasn't the first visit for me, and it won't be the last. The Cheeky Monk boasts an impressive selection of Belgian beers on tap, and a just as impressive assortment in the ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/02/12/cheeky-monk/ Last November, I had the privilege of attending San Diego Beer Week with some great friends. I won't get into the details, but it was amazing. The Beer Wench has a nice write up on her blog all about our time there (all three posts can be found here). My second night in ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/02/05/blends/ A few weeks ago I talked about judging beer by it's cover. I thought it would be fun to look at some labels that people suggested were really good or really bad. Or just plain ugly. Remember, this is a commentary on the label, not the beer. Personally, I enjoy simplicity, ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/01/29/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-labels/ I love beer. I really love really good beer. You might even consider me a beer snob. Or at least a beer geek. And I'm a homebrewer. I brew really good beer (says me). And I really enjoy brewing. In my beer exploration adventures, I've come to realize that not all beer ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/01/22/starting-to-homebrew/ This past weekend, some friends and I drove to Vail, Colorado, for the Big Beers, Belgians and Barley Wines Festival. After a lazy morning and a stop for some food, we arrived at the 8,150 feet about sea level base village. We had secured a hotel room at the Lionshead ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/01/15/event-recap-vail-big-beers-belgians-and-barley-wines-2010/ Before reading this post, I highly advise you start playing this song. It was on the jukebox Wednesday night at Rackhouse Pub, and should be an excellent addition to your blog reading activity. If the link doesn't work for you, search Tom T. Hall - I Like Beer. Wednesday night, after ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/01/08/i-like-beer-it-makes-me-a-jolly-good-fellow-rackhouse-pub-review/