In the news…

March 10, 2011 //
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My belief that Guinness tastes better in Ireland has been confirmed by scientists (via Irish Central).

British Columbia’s Kokanee will be producing a limited edition Mountain Can Series that will feature trail maps for eight mountain regions. QR Codes will also be incorporated that will allow people to download maps with area facts and to search for the Kokanee Sasquatch. For those who haven’t experienced Kokanee beer, the glacier on the label hides a tiny Sasquatch in different places on each bottle (At least it used to. Looking at their website it appears they have redesigned the packaging since I was last in BC. Can anyone confirm?).

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Beer and chocolate

February 13, 2011 //
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With Valentine’s Day coming up, what else can we talk about but beer and chocolate? First up, Slashfood brings us beer and marshmallows. (That has to be one of the most appetizing photos I’ve ever seen!)

Or, if a snack and a beverage just seems like too much trouble, combine all that goodness into one and find yourself a bottle of Boulevard’s Christopher Elbow’s Chocolate Ale. Good luck getting your hands on it — the beer is a limited edition and it’s going fast (if not gone already).

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In the news…

February 8, 2011 //
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The American Craft Beer Scene Goes Global: an article in the LA Times. “In the coming weeks, the co-owner of Escondido-based Stone Brewing Co. will finalize the location of the first American craft brewery on the European continent.”

Finns to Re-Brew Beer from 1800s Shipwreck: via CBS News, more from the BBC.

And big news from Examiner.com: Homebrewing at the White House, Obama Fooderama has a photo – White House Honey Ale), and ABC News has the story, too.

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tbtp website relaunch

February 5, 2011 //
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Travel by the Pint launches its third season with a new website.

The new Travel by the Pint website features a much more robust episode guide to help you find your favorite interviews. The new guide has episode locations plotted on a map and the breweries featured are also listed by season. Each season also has its own, more detailed episode listing that makes it easy to watch episodes in order or to see what tourism items are also featured in each episode. Of course, the best way to make sure you see every episode is to subscribe for free on iTunes for automatic downloads.

Also enhanced on our site is the Articles and Resources section where we’ll be posting articles about beer, homebrewing how-tos, book reviews and more.

Season 3 of the vidcast also kicks off with an interview with Gustavo Vale, head brewer at Minneapolis’ The Herkimer Pub & Brewery. Vale, who was trained in Germany, brews authentic German beers, including Gose, a sour beer from Leipzig that was allowed as an exception to the German Purity Laws. Vale describes the beer menu, and explains why he prefers not to filter. Later we explore the Mississippi waterfront and St. Anthony Falls.

Check out the new Travel by the Pint now.

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Back to the can

January 30, 2011 //
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It may not be news to many of you — we’ve been seeing the trend growing as we travel the country talking to brewmasters and visiting various beer stores — but now The Washington Post reports, “Microbreweries turning from glass to cans.” I understand the reasons why it’s supposed to be better (no light strike is one) but I have to say, I like my bottles. I prefer hardback books to paperback as well. The content may be the same, but they just feel better in your hand. Oh well, at least our homebrew will still be bottled.

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Walgreens beer?

January 30, 2011 //
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I’m all for saving a buck, but I don’t think I’ll be picking up a six of Walgreens beer any time soon. According to the Boston Herald, the drug store chain is rolling out “Big Flats 1901 Lager” for around $2.99 a six pack. I think the name says it all. From the story:

The gang at Boston-based BeerAdvocate.com, for example, has been brutal in its reviews. Wrote Beer Advocate Bigsneak: “What can I say about it – it’s cheap beer. Really cheap. It’s not very good – but man it’s cheap.”

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World of Beer

January 30, 2011 //
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Talk about your brewery tours — this one may take the cake! In the hop-growing region of Hallertau in the German state of Bavaria you’ll find the wonderland-like Kuchlbauer brewery. Thanks to Boing Boing we can visit virtually but I have a feeling that it’s nothing like being there. There’s more on the Kuchlbauer website.

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TBTP Season 3

January 30, 2011 //
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With the launch of Season 3 of our Travel by the Pint vidcast, we’re making some changes: new website design, new blog. While our old blog was primarily used for announcing new Travel by the Pint episodes, this one will be filled with beer news as well as resources for craft beer enthusiasts and homebrewers. We hope you like it.

The new Travel by the Pint website will evolve over time to become a resource for beer lovers as well. Of course you can find all of our Travel by the Pint vidcast episodes there — interviews with brewmasters and brewpub owners from around the US — but soon you’ll also find articles about beer and homebrewing, book and beer reviews, and links to other sites of interest to those who appreciate good beer. The site is a work in progress — a labor of love — so check back often and watch us grow.

Cheers!

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