I have a confession to make. I’ve never been to the Nebraska Brewing Co. I’ve haven’t been to many of the breweries who make the fine hoppy, fermented beverages I enjoy. With Nebraska Brewing though it certainly seems as if I have been there many times. Such is the fantastic atmosphere that they seem to exude through their contact with everyone in the beer world and beyond.
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Monthly Archive for December, 2009
The Fredericksburg Brewing Company is tucked away in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. This area of Texas is a somewhat well-known, yet also underrated and hidden as well. I got the chance to come back to a fantastic town on Christmas Eve with my kids. I’ve always loved coming to Fredericksburg and this time around was special. Dating all the way back to 1994 when the ‘great’ state of Texas finally allowed the operations of brewpubs within it’s borders.
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Let me first say, that I love collaboration beers. They often take the best of each brewery and mix it all up into one fantastic beer. The latest is ‘Life and Limb’ the American Strong Ale brewed with maple and birch syrup by the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co of Chico, CA and Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales of Milton, DE.
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Originally posted on UpTake.com Nov 23, 2009 10:06 – By: Jeremybanas
All we are is just another tap on the wall
Everyone knows The Bull and Finch Pub in Boston (known as ‘Cheers’ on T.V.) as the place ‘Where everybody knows your name’. To me, that is an essential ingredient in any place you frequent, visit once, or always hope to get to. For years living in San Antonio there was a drought for a place where you could get more than the average beer served at the ‘insert your name here’ bar on the corner. Sure, one or two places pop up here and there, but they do not have the overall atmosphere and selection that many craft beer bars on the west coast, east coast and Colorado have. Namely, an incredible selection of what many refer to as craft beer bars. Places that serve beer for those with a more refined taste of our favorite malted beverage. Continue reading ‘The Tap Exchange Alehouse and Grill – A True Beer Lovers Haven’
Ok. I’m officially going on record as saying that I am absolutely pissed at the changes to The Tap Exchange Alehouse and Grill here in San Antonio. Beer snob am I? Heck yeah! If you call having actual taste in something that has more variety than even wine, then yes, I am. What’s happening to ‘Jimmie’s’ place is a travesty. So much for craft beer in Texas. Without places like the ORIGINAL Tap Exchange, Freetail Brewing, Real Ale and the like, we’d have nothing here at all. Jimmie’s place was a slice of heaven in Texas for craft beer bars. If the new management keeps this new direction, then the Tap Exchange will be ust another bar you can see anywhere…
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