SF Beer Week is back! … I mean, it’s been back, but now it’s back to how it used to be, with the full-on, in-person, kick-off Opening Gala event at Pier 35 in San Francisco’s Embarcadero waterfront. As always, there is an impressive lineup of beer-themed event throughout the Bay Area. The SF Beer Week…
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Beer History: Backus & Johnston Brewery (Lima, Peru)
I recently came across these images of the old Backus & Johnston brewery in Lima. The Backus and Johnston brewery and ice manufacturing plant was founded in 1879 by the Americans Jacob Backus and John Howard Johnston in Lima’s Rímac District. In 1889, they incorporated “The Backus and Johnston’s Brewery Company Ltd” in London in…
Edmund’s Oast’s Bucket of Flowers
Bucket of Flowers is a Belgian witbier (5% abv) brewed Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. of Charleston, South Carolina. It was also one of the beers brought to me by my daughter and son-in-law. In appearance, Bucket of Flowers is golden and translucent, with a slight haze. Its initially abundant bright white head soon subsides to…