In mid November, Drake’s Brewing Co., in San Leandro (CA), released its 2016 edition of their Jolly Rodger Ale, and I was lucky enough to be sent a sample bottle. For over two decades, Drake’s has held to their tradition of brewing a totally new beer every year for Jolly Rodger. This year’s version…
Beer delivered to your door?
Lunch growler delivery (1909) Absolutely! In early summer the restaurant take-out delivery service DoorDash experimented in southern California with adding alcohol to the list of items it would deliver. It seems the results were, by all accounts, encouraging. In fact, I know someone who tried it in San Diego –a land with many worthwhile breweries–…
A new piece of beer memorabilia
I just got this piece in the mail today. It is an advert for Peru’s Cerveza Cristal. It will serve as an addition and a counterpoint to the one for Cerveza Pilsen Callao that I have affixed to the side of the house. Cristal and Pilsen were for many years Peru’s two main rival brands….
Peruvian Beer Cup 2016
In late October, coinciding with Lima Beer Week, the Unión de Cervecerías Artesanales del Perú (UCAP), the association representing the bulk of Peru’s craft brewers, held the first Copa Peruana de Cervezas (Peruvian Beer Cup) competition. The Cup was open to craft berwers and homebrewers, with the requirement that the beer entered must have…