At the beginning of the month I had the chance to travel to North Carolina and to visit several beer spots in the “Triangle” while there. The first of these was the Carolina Brewery in downtown Chapel Hill. I had spotted the brewery on Franklin Street, Chape Hill’s main street, on my way out of…
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Beer History: Backus & Johnston Brewery, Lima
A view of the Backus & Johnston Brewery and ice factory in Lima’s Rimac disctric, near the turn of the last century
MoreBeer! expansion
MoreBeer! held the “Grand Re-Opening” of its Concord showroom this weekend. They have expanded the store to perhaps triple its previous size. The new showroom is ample, airy, and well-lit. The aisles are wide and one can move about without fear of bumping into anything or anyone. There is also an expanded and improved…
The Session #109: Porter
Porter. It’s one of those beers that has come and gone in my repertoire and taste preferences, but although I seem to have settled pretty clearly on saisons, “farmhouse” ales, and sours, porter holds some strong and dear associations, still. Back to the early 1990s when –after failing at making chicha in our Santa Cruz…