http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:51:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm home with the flu, so it looks like I'm not going to Winterfest tonight. If anybody wants my tickets, let me know. Thanks! http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=185 I've got an extra ticket to Winterfest this Friday and I can't find anyone that wants to join me. What's wrong with people in this town? Why would anybody pass up on free beer? If anybody out there wants to come along, let me know. Its happening this Friday evening at ... http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=183 Yesterday I brewed up a double batch of double delicious double IPA. With an OG of 1.092, there's tons of food for my yeasty little friends. It started bubbling like a mofo almost immediately, so I decided to film it: http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=182 Nevermind my earlier post about Floyd Landis-- I don't want sweet sweet beer to be implicated in any kind of sports cheating scandals. Maybe the guy is innocent. I'd sure like to believe it's so. Regardless, it's become clear that despite the UCI's efforts in the past few years to ... http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=181 Have any of you guys been paying attention to the Tour de France? After Floyd Landis' painful-looking implosion on stage 16, it looked like he had absolutely no chance of recovering the yellow jersey. When the press interviewed him about what was likely a tour-ending diaster, he was asked what ... http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=179 Got an email today from an amateur stand-up comedian named Mark who has a particularly brilliant invention to share with the world: Thanks Mark! http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=178 Thank you Married to the Sea: http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=176 It's the world's largest six-pack, located in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. I discovered this bad boy on worldslargestthings.com. The cans are tanks that are used by LaCrosse's City Brewery, so they aren't phonies-- they are quite literally the world's largest cans of beer. According to a tour guide, it's ... http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=175 I stumbled across this bottle while I was shopping around for dopples at my local package store. It wasn't a dopple, but it caught my eye. Its supposed to be one of the best hefes around and since I'd never tried it, I went ahead and gave it a shot. ... http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=166 So the Spring Beer and Wine Fest at the Oregon Convention Center has come and gone, and I've got to tell you I was a bit underwhelmed. Despite the numerous breweries represented, the selection of beers was fairly lackluster. The vast majority of beers at the event were ones that ... http://www.beeristheanswer.com/blog/?p=172