Event: Monk’s Cafe Beers of the Cellar
At our Eclipse tasting, Jeff’s friend Matt informed me of a rare “Beers of the Cellar” event at Monk’s Cafe in Philadelphia, on April 10, 2012. Considering I could only dream of what they sell at the...
View ArticleThe Beer Circle Tasting Part 1
Last weekend Garrett and I descended upon State College for Penn State’s annual Blue White Weekend. Figuring there was no better thing to do than guzzle down some big beers with each other and some...
View ArticleCantillon Zwanze Day 2012 at Churchkey – Washington, DC
Welcome to Zwanze Day! Since adding Kenton to our regular cast of characters, we have been looking for a reason to get a bunch of us together for in-person introductions and a chance to share some...
View ArticleCantillon Zwanze 2012 – Rhubarb Lambic
Now that we’ve covered Churchkey’s iteration of Cantillon’s Zwanze Day only one question remains: How was the beer? Typically when we review a beer it covers the thoughts of one person. Tonight you’re...
View ArticleBelgian / Dutch Beer Tasting
Over the past year I’ve done a couple of beer and running related posts. I first talked about my love of running and beer in this post and how the former lets me enjoy more of the latter. I followed...
View ArticleBeer and Food Pairing
Pairing beer and food together isn’t easy yet it also isn’t magic. I recently attended a Winter Craft Brew and Beer Pairing with some friends and I wasn’t disappointed. The host was faced with a mixed...
View ArticleBrouwerij Van Steenberge – Monk’s Café Flemish Sour Ale
Sours just aren’t my thing yet. This is something I’m actively working to change, broadening my horizons to include this remarkably diverse style of beer. We all started somewhere, in fact, our own...
View ArticleBetter From The Barrel: Extreme De Struise Edition
We have a real treat for this edition of “Better from the Barrel.” De Struise, a well respected Belgian brewery, does some crazy things with their stouts. Stemming from the base of Black Albert, a 13%...
View ArticleBrasserie Cantillon — Brussels, Belgium
Cantillon, for me, was one of the great beer Meccas that the world has to offer. Brewing traditional lambics since 1900, the brewery puts out some of the best sour beers on the market. All of...
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