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Thought that I would share this with all of you. These are pairings that were put together by, Hunter Fike, Cheesemonger at DiBruno's Cheeses. I chose the beer and he chose the cheese. This is just an overview of the notes that I took. Big thanks to Hunter!!! Enjoy! 1. SBC Gold Munich Helles App: Straw/Gold with a slight white head Aroma: Grainy, sweet malts, slight earthy hop Flavor: Malty sweet, Slight earth/grassy hop bitterness, grainy Body: light-medium Finish: Dry & … [Read more...]
Let me begin by telling you ours. We must apologize for the gap in content. On Mother's Day my wife and I welcomed our second child into the world. She is a little bundle of joy, but it has been hard to find time between the family and work. Well, rest assured, there will no longer be a gap in our content. We are going to work hard from this point on to bring you as much news as possible in the beer scene. Now, on to your story. That's right, because of our mess up(Gap in content), … [Read more...]
Come join Big Beer Guy (Kevin Romer/Sean Perez) ~Beer Geek (Steve Hawk)~Philly Beer Scene (Mat Falco) @ 2nd Street Brew House on 1700 S. 2nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19148. (8pm-10pm) Help decide who has the best taste in beer. Their secret selections will be revealed after the event. As an added bonus if you can guess what beer me or Kevin picked a BBG t-shirt is in your future. Special discount for participants & Giveaways from 2nd Street Brew House. Cheers Sean … [Read more...]
This sunday is the sly fox goats races. If you have never been there it's a must . It's got beer, goats, german food, and beer. It's great for family outing or just for goat watching. Here is some info from slyfox: "The Sly Fox Bock Festival & Goat Race is held on the first Sunday of May every year, rain or shine. It has become one of the Philadelphia region’s favorite beer-focused celebrations, drawing crowds estimated in the 2,500 to 3,000 range to the Sly Fox … [Read more...]
"(San Francisco, CA) – Some news and notes from the Craft Brewers Conference… Beer drinkers lusting for Russian River Brewing outside of its distribution area may finally get their chance to buy it right off the shelf…in a way. Sierra Nevada Brewing is planning to do another collaboration beer with Russian River. Unlike the Symposium Sour Brown released at the Public House event last night, this one will be packaged in 750ml bottles and distributed nationwide. The beer will be a … [Read more...]
"Anheuser-Busch to take over Goose Island Posted today at 10:13 a.m. by the Chicago Tribune Goose Island brewmaster Greg Hall checks operations at the company's Chicago brewery in this photo from 2009. Hall will step down as part of Anheuser-Busch's planned takeover of Goose Island. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune) By Josh Noel and Emily York | Goose Island Beer Co., the Chicago-based brewing powerhouse, announced this morning that it will be taken over by Anheuser-Busch (A-B) for $38.8 … [Read more...]
First and foremost, I would like to thank all of you that signed up for the give away and for the support of the new site. Without you we would not be here today. The support that you have given us since the beginning has been tremendous! We promise to continue to give you exactly what YOU WANT in 2011 with the new site. So, please continue to be vocal. With the new site we can do so much more and YOUR OPINION COUNTS! Without further adieu I want to announce the winner of the Big … [Read more...]
This Thursday, January 6th 2011 there is no excuse to be bored! Isaac Newton's is hosting an evening with Sixpoint Craft Ales beginning at 7pm. They will have Bengali Tiger, Sehr Crips Pils, and Otis Oatmeal Stout all on draft for your enjoyment. Also, Sixpoint Rep, Jersey Dan, will be there to answer any of your questions as well as talk about the liquid. Live in the city, or near Germantown? If you do this one is a no brainer. Earth, Bread+Brewery is hosting a night for you to … [Read more...]
We have added the ability to share your favorite articles from The Big Beer Guy. At the bottom of each post, you will see icons that allow you to share to the most popular social network and bookmarking services as well as through email; Currently supported are the following; Facebook Twitter Gmail Your default email client Digg Del.icio.us Stumble Upon If you have any other services you would like added, just leave a comment here on the site and we will see if you can't … [Read more...]
That's right, The Big Beer Guy has taken things to a new level. We hope you like the new site as much as we do. We absolutely love it! We believe the new site is cleaner, easier to maintain, and far more user friendly than Blogger. It also gives us the potential to grow and add functionality as we continue to grow and come up with new ideas. In the meantime kick back, pour a cold one, and help us celebrate the relaunch of our site. To kick things off on a positive note we are going to … [Read more...]