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Comment on 10 Oregon breweries you should visit by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:43:07 +0000

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Comment on 10 Oregon breweries you should visit by River land community college | Riverfront Land and Properties

River land community college | Riverfront Land and Properties — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:20:12 +0000

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Comment on Enjoy these pictures of old and/or unknown beers by Michael Agnew

Michael Agnew — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:02:17 +0000

Well, I have to say that Well’s Bombardier is a GREAT beer. Now brewed by Wells & Young’s since the two breweries merged a couple years ago.

Comment on Canvolution by HopBurp

HopBurp — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:21:33 +0000

I recently tried my first IPA in a can by Ska brewing. Previously I had tried other more basic styles by Keweenaw Brewing Company here in MI. I always thought it was cool that they were the only ones around that canned. This IPA was by Ska brewing–Modus Hoperandi IPA=AMAZING. It’s now my new favorite beer, and I’m proud to say it comes in a can. Believe it or not, I picked it as my favorite in a blind tasting and it beat out 5 other IPA’s which included the likes of Stone IPA, Bells Two Hearted (my previous fave), Sierra Celebration, hopdevil This beer had such an amazing nose on it and an amazing finish. I wish I could get this locally in Michigan!! A couple other advantages of a can I would like to put out there: 1. when a glass, cup, or anything else isn’t available to pour your brew into, I would rather drink it out of a can vs a bottle 100% of the time. The space between the beer and bottle cap is bunk, but the same can’t really be said about a can. 2.If you’re trying to drink on the down low (say a park or concert parking lot where alc isn’t permitted), or where glass isn’t permitted, a can is less obvious/way easier/within the rules. I hope to see more craft sold in cans in the Michigan area. I will buy them up in the summer for the convenience alone of being able to take them out on the golf/disc golf course

Comment on Canvolution by Beer for the Daddy

Beer for the Daddy — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:36:58 +0000

Dale’s Pale Ale from Oskar Blues has become a regular go-to for me. Such an excellent beer, and loses nothing my being in a can. I am looking forward to more canned craft beers becoming available in Florida.

Comment on Canvolution by Matt Hendry

Matt Hendry — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:41:22 +0000

I worked on the Packaging line at a large macro brewer and there was far more breakage and waste on the Glass packing line compared to the canning line and the glass line stoppped more and was far slower than the Canning line .Im glad Cask has made canning more accessible to the Microbrewer.

Comment on Canvolution by bvillebronc

bvillebronc — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:33:41 +0000

Last canned beer I had was Young’s Double Chocolate Stout.

Comment on One of the benefits of beer blogging by Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:09:55 +0000

I’ve often wondered how writers get free samples. Do they contact you for a shipping address, or is the address used to register the domain name public record?

I just started a beer blog of my own. Obviously I didn’t do it for free samples (nor do I really expect to get any), but I’m just curious about how the whole process works.

I think I would be ecstatic if beer showed up in the mail, but at the same time you can’t just throw up a glowing review of any old beer just because you got it for free. Kudos to you for maintaining your morals while still enjoying the perks of being a beer blogger.

Comment on One of the benefits of beer blogging by Jon Abernathy

Jon Abernathy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:18:34 +0000

That is absolutely correct. I was shooting for the opposite impression—samples happen, and while we must disclose, we are under no obligations to the breweries providing them.

Comment on One of the benefits of beer blogging by Mario Rubio

Mario Rubio — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:43:22 +0000

As Editor of the Hop Press I want to make sure that all our readers understand that while we do receive samples, we do not make any promises of any kind to the breweries that provide samples.