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Interview with a Beer Blogger – Across the Pond
In a new interview series here on CellarMonk, we will be seating Beer Bloggers in the comfy computer chair of fame. First up is a Twitter friend that was at the ready to suggest can’t miss pubs to go to during this author’s recent trip to London. Whether it’s judging beer, tasting beer, or evangelizing beer, she is at the ready. Welcome the the Cellar, beer expert and food diva, Melissa Cole. Name: Melissa Cole Blog Name: Taking the Beard Out of Beer Location (city, country): London, United Kingdom (UK) When did your blog start? 2007What got you into blogging about beer?I write about beer for a living, and I get…
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Interview with a Homebrewer – Teague Hollow
Now preparing to face the grueling homebrew interview. A newcomer to homebrewing, but someone already looking forward to more equipment and more fun. @TeagueHollow to the Twitterverse and Adam to his friends, he sits in the comfy computer chair of fame to tell us about himself. Let’s make him welcome. Name: Adam WarnkeDay Job: I work at Mobis in Montgomery, AL. We produce parts for Hyundai and Kia. When did you start homebrewing? I started homebrewing about 4 months ago.What got you into homebrewing? A person? An unfulfilled interest? Sheer boredom? A love for craft beer got me into it. All throughout college I drank your standard college beers like bud…
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Best Investment – 401Keg
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have $49.00 today! If you purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG, you would have $33.00. If you purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers, you would have $0.00 today. But, if you purchased $1,000 worth of beer, drank all the beer, turned in the aluminum cans for recycling, you would have $214.00. Therefore the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. It is called the 401-keg plan!
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Marketers Run Wild – Molson Coors Animee
Molson Coors’ Animee is the new beer in town (at least a few towns in the United Kingdom). The four main ingredients in beer are barley, hops, water and yeast. Looking at these beers, one has to wonder if they should even be called beer. As these seem to be flavored, then there would be little need for hops. They seem to be completely clear, so it would make you wonder if there was actually any barley used in the making. Let’s have a look at the yummy flavors.Clear Filtered – Funny, the bottle of water I am drinking right this moment is the same flavor. Crisp Rose …
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Mont St Aubert
A real triple blond. Pure malt, full of hops, long-lasting taste. 8%.
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Brunehaut Bio Amber
Amber copper colour with a beige head. Caramel malts smells with reminiscences to vanilla, some toffee, butterscotch and ripe fruits. (6.5% alc.vol.)
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Brunehaut Bio Blond
Hazy golden with a medium white head. Yeasty and slightly spicy aroma with some earthy and dusty hops. (6.5% alc.vol)
