http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/Console/XmlSyndication/Display/RSS.asp?xsid=98B76CE418B3468DAAB8D0D330D5717B Big - Blog http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=C8DAB0E210614514BFADF548E7CCFFC1 If you live or work in California, chances are you’ve already heard of this. For the rest of you, listen up, because if The Marin Institute has its way, the next nickel could be your own. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST C8DAB0E210614514BFADF548E7CCFFC1 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=D643271166BD4A6A848240D653CEFA45 As most aficionados of great beer will know, The Lost Abbey is a brewery producing some fairly extraordinary ales out of San Marcos, California. I’ve written about the operations beers before, as have many, many others, primarily in a favorable light. And that should be the beginning, middle and end of the story. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST D643271166BD4A6A848240D653CEFA45 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=D23DECCFA5D14F998D5506455B863C26 Boy, I hate to say I told ya so , but...actually, I don’t really hate it... I sorta love it, to be honest. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST D23DECCFA5D14F998D5506455B863C26 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=EB495DEF6D414DEF812C8C7A21F8EC67 We walk into the bar, which appears to be relatively new and boasts a couple of dozen taps, some of which hold promise. We grab a table, only to notice that it’s positioned at the top of the staircase leading to the toilets, with all the the attendant aromas, and quickly decamp to the bar. A woman who appears to be a server would seem to have noticed us, but does nothing. Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST EB495DEF6D414DEF812C8C7A21F8EC67 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=AE4CE69DE75044B5949394605FB7BE05 It would be a stretch to say that the North American beer world has been abuzz since the announcement that Anheuser-Busch would soon be coming out with an ale marketed under the Budweiser banner, but it has been talked about a bit. Perhaps more than a bit. And now it’s here. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST AE4CE69DE75044B5949394605FB7BE05 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=F841988C4F604136AAE1F202A8176433 Yes, you read that right – Duvel on tap. Not the familiar 8.5% alcohol stuff in the stubby bottle, mind you, but a whole new beer entirely, to be known as Duvel Green. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST F841988C4F604136AAE1F202A8176433 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=00B22070E15145F3AB02414AFFCB5A26 In pouring the beer from the bottles, it is the bartender’s or waiter’s duty to select a proper and clean glass. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST 00B22070E15145F3AB02414AFFCB5A26 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=BD9D231C720E4CA79E7D375F9D138104 My good friend Jay Brooks brought to my attention a now-two month old post over at the Very Good Taste blog. It’s a list of 100 food (and drinks) that the omnivore should strive to try at least once in his or her life, along with instructions on what to do once you’ve read and annotated it. I found it to be a fun exercise and in bolding my own list found several foods I very much do want to try some day, Piedmontese Bagna càuda rating very high on that list. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST BD9D231C720E4CA79E7D375F9D138104 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=1048C46A4C364655B2E79EC8E8D27604 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST 1048C46A4C364655B2E79EC8E8D27604 http://www.bevinfogroup.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=B7CEEE874C044FC78B31C39BCA3250F5 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST B7CEEE874C044FC78B31C39BCA3250F5