Archive | February, 2012

Bats, Baseball, Beers & Bucks

Professional baseball’s spring training is underway, and it isn’t too early to begin considering the prospects for locally brewed craft beer at Louisville Slugger Field in 2012. The Louisville Bats begin play in April, and only then will we know if the fragile, halting forward progress of craft beer availability during the past three years [...]

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Buckhead’s New Craft Beer App

While it might be old news to some (yes, I’m a bit late in publishing this!), Buckhead launched their first-of-its-kind Craft Beer App a couple weeks ago at the Bardstown Road location. It’s a pretty great idea and it will help beer newbs (and even us pros) pick the perfect beer to go with Buckhead’s [...]

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Against the Grain Bloody Show

This is a Mikkeller/Against the Grain collaboration, brewed especially for Valentine’s Day. The appearance is clear and rich with a deep golden-orange honey colored body and a frothy white head that left sheets of lacing. The smell was citrus and gentle graininess. Blood oranges. Clean. The taste was spicy hops – Saaz perhaps? Very light [...]

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New Video Series!

The first episode of Beer Hoarders has been posted to Youtube. This is my new series showcasing Louisville’s Beer Cellars. Let’s hope it stays under the radar a bit, so I don’t have to change the awesome opening. If you or someone you know has a beer cellaring problem, please comment below or send me [...]

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It’s Gravity Head Time Once Again!

If you’re a beer geek and haven’t been to Gravity Head at New Albanian Brewing Company, maybe it’s just that you don’t remember it, we’ll forgive you. Here’s the deal…you’re reading my site, you obviously like beer, so you need to make it here. We are considering putting together a couple van trips over if [...]

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Cumberland Brews’ Red Hot Red Eye Stout (Video)

Yes, I say the word “Coffee” like 49 times in this video. It had me *that* wired. Cumberland Brews’ collaboration with Red Hot Roasters. Nice coffee stout (Dangit…there I go again)!

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From Cassel to New Albany

Three of us were struggling up a fairly steep incline, our creaking rental bicycles squeaking and straining over ascending cobblestones. As a proponent of the manly cycling virtues, I found it impossible to admit that I lacked both gears and legs, and kept churning forward, but at some point I glanced backward and saw that [...]

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60 Second Beer Review: BBC Rye 75 IPA (Video)

In my 2nd 60 Second Beer Review, I review Bluegrass Brewing Company’s Rye 75 IPA. IBU: 75 ABV: 7.5% LouisvilleBeer.com Rating: 7.5/10

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Tshirts are comin’!

We’ve put 4 designs up on our Facebook page for you to go vote on. THIS is the election that really matters, because in a few weeks, you can order the winning shirt.    

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Our Interview with Jeremy Hunt – BBC’s New Head Brewer

Jeremy Hunt recently relocated to Louisville from Delaware to become the Head Brewmaster at BBC. He was formerly the Head Brewer at Dogfish Head Brewery, and worked closely with everyone’s favorite Rock-Star-Brewery-Owner, Sam Calagione.

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ValuMarket Highlands Beer Festival 2013 – Spring Edition

1250 Bardstown Road
May 18th | 5pm – 9pm | $5 Entry
$1 per 2-3oz tasting / $30 unlimited tastings

One lump or two?

(I’m delaying Part Two of “Indiana Statecraft” until June 1; thanks for waiting — RAB) As the venerated journalist David [...]

“The Beer Hunter” Movie Premiere

Presented by: LouisvilleBeer.com Saturday, June 22 @ 7PM BBC Taproom (Clay & Main)

Pickles, Pie and Beer

Oh My, It’s The State Fair. The Kentucky State Fair has it all, including the hoppy, homebrew heaven of one [...]

There is a Season, Brew, Brew, Brew

The onset of springtime here in Kentucky is particularly noteworthy for a few things: the deluge of pollen, creating an [...]

Come for the Derby, Stay for the Craft Beer

If you’re in town for the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby, be sure and stay an extra day or [...]