Showing posts with label Cool Web Sites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cool Web Sites. Show all posts

Thursday, May 1, 2008

More Beer Bloggers of Note

I'm too busy to blog this week... So, I've added a few more Beer Bloggers of Note to fill the gap:

If I linked to your site, it means I like it and read it. But I sure would appreciate it if you reciprocated. (hint-hint)

Things to come...
Look for a post regarding my recent bottling day some time over the weekend... The Witbier is conditioning, yum... (I hope yum)

I also did a review of Allagash White to hold me over until my own Witbier is ready to roll, soon to be posted, so stay tuned!

In the mean time, check out some of the comment traffic on Part 4 of my series on beer and Christianity.


Monday, April 28, 2008

Bloggling and Bottling day

Today is a rainy Monday, a perfect day for blogging, and bottling...

I'm fortunate to have today off from work, which gives me time to get my Witbier out of the carboy and into the bottles! I'm pretty psyched, as I got to use my thief today and it proved to be one of the most simple yet useful home brewing tools I've ever had the pleasure of using.

Video - This guy shows how to use the thief, if you can stand the sound of the traffic...

The thief rocks! The best/easiest hydrometer reading I've ever had. The F.G. was exactly where I needed it to be, so all is well. I currently have my bottles cleaning/sanitizing. Once they're ready, I'll get to bottling. In the mean time, some blogging...

I've recently added a few new sites to my Other Beer Bloggers of Note section, located towards the bottom of the site along the right side. If you haven't check out these blogs, you really should. Each one offers a unique perspective on beer and/or home brewing. My most recent additions are highlighted below:

Also, I've added twitter to my site. Not sure why, I just did, after reading this discussion over at the aleuminati: Twitter (All in a ...)

The verdict is not out yet on how useful, if at all, this will be. Might be a good thing for blogging on road trips or staying in touch with other beer bloggers. Time will tell...

That's it for now, I gotta run some errands while the bottles do their thing... More to follow!


Thursday, April 24, 2008

Beer Menu: A great tool for your next trip to NYC

Have you seen beermenu.com yet? Now where was this great tool when I was planning my semi-recent NYC beer tour?

They just launched the site today but they already have 1210 different beers listed and where you can find them in the city.

Cool site, started by "avid beer lovers who started homebrewing at ages 4 and 7..." (Pictured on the left.)

Too funny! I wonder if their parents knew they homebrewed, and if they let them sample the fruits of their labor?


Thursday, October 11, 2007

Other Beer Bloggers of Note

I'm taking a little break from blogging about my Boston Beer Tour to highlight some beer bloggers of note that have recently visited my site and have been kind enough to tell their own site visitors about me. If you haven't made it all the way down the right hand column on my blog, I encourage you to do so. There's a bunch of great information there, not the least of all is a small yet growing list of quality beer bloggers that I have stumbled upon, or who have stumbled upon me. The list is right there above the RSBS feed.

Monday Night Brewery
The guys over at Monday Night Brewery were kind enough to feature my blog in one of their posts. This is a pretty big deal as their blog is insanely popular by Technorati standards, and also because these guys are doing something I'd only dream of. Their actually making an effort to one day open their own brewery, not just day dreaming about it, but actually doing something about it. If only I had the guts and time... They already have a full line of beers, with labels and marketing stuff already designed no less! And I thought switching from a plastic fermenter to a glass carboy was a big deal...

beer.about.com
Bryce Eddings, the featured beer expert at about.com honored me by including a link to my blog in his list of beer blogs. He has my site listed as "HomeBrewBeer - Documenting the fits and starts of a new brewer." So I guess I'm more or less featured as the typical new home brewer, that is too cool! It also doesn't hurt that beer.about.com is also insanely popular on the Technorati scale.

The Beer Pirate
Who is the Beer Pirate? The Beer Pirate's real name is Carrie, and she loves beer! She learned to love beer from her Dad and it's her goal to pass on her love and knowledge of quality beer to world through her blog. It's her hope that her site, "...can be a blog where my fellow beer-lovers can find beers by local brewers that interest them, as well as learn new ways to appreciate and enjoy beer." Carrie was kind enough to add my blog to her blog roll. I'm honored to be listed on such a quality beer site. Thanks!

Side bar, once I get Boston out of my system for a while, I plan on doing a New York City Beer Tour, so Carrie, if you're reading this, I may need to pick your brain for good locations!

Beer Bits 2
Adam, over at Beer Bits 2 was kind enough to add my site to his list of "New Links (He's) Checkin' Out"... Adam's site has a ton of great information on it. And he is really, REALLY into home brewing. I mean, the man is growing his own hops for god's sake! How cool is that?!? I gotta try that one of these days... Adam is one of those guys that the novice home brewer like me looks up to in awe... Adam, you're awesome, thanks for the linkage!


Saturday, October 6, 2007

The Kegulator

Now this is a great idea! The wife and I occasionally throw a party every now and then and we always struggle with how much beer we should buy. Some times we get it right, sometimes we don't. (Party Throwing Tip: Always keep an emergency case of beer in the house, just in case you run out!)

When we provide kegs at our gathering (it hasn't been for a number of years now, we're getting old!) I typically like to get a half barrel of something low end to satisfy those that drink in bulk or just don't like quality flavorful beer, and then I get a smaller keg (or log) of something more local and higher quality.

If you want to take the guessing out of the beer equation the next time you throw a party, give the Kegulator a try! What's the Kegulaor?

It's an online "application" that helps you determine the right amount of beer, ice and cups to get for your party.

What ever you drink, do so in moderation and drive safely!


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