We found this great short video on youtube that describes the history of beer brewing in America. The video is far more interesting than some of the watery brews put out by America’s big two brewers, and also highlights that there are some good brews in the US thanks to the rise of the many micro breweries making inroads to the US market. We also agree with what the guy suggests at the end of the vid, go out taste, experience and live beer. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Ithaca Beer Co of New York
Today Hoppsy features a interesting little brewery from Ithaca New York- The Ithaca Beer Co. Ithaca is about 4 hours drive North West from New York City and is a major college town on the southern shores of Lake Cayuga. Well anyway back to the brewery, The Ithaca Beer Co opened in 1998, and produce some pretty interesting brews including a Apricot Wheat Beer, a award winning pale ale called Flower Power, and our favorite (although we haven’t had the pleasure of tasting it yet) Cascazilla. CascZilla is a very hoppy red ale and with a name like that has got to be a winner and it has a 7% alcohol content kick. For those visiting Ithaca drop in to the brewery for a taste of their craft brews any day between 11am – 6pm or look out for it in the north eastern USA states its available in a number of places. If yourve tried one or more of these beers drop us a line and tell us what you thought. Read the rest of this entry »
Oh Christmas Ale, Oh Christmas Ale
Check this fun video out its a couple of guys giving tribute to their favorite Christmas beer- Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Christmas Ale. Great Lakes Brewing comes from Cleveland Ohio and have brewing great beers for about 20 years. They are Ohio’s most celebrated and award winning brewer- and looking at the passion of these guys in the video they must make a great beer. Their Christmas Ale is available during November and December, it has a robust spicy style with honey ginger and cinnamon added to the recipe. The beer has a 7.7 alcohol volume and has won quiet a few gold medals at the World Beer Championships, 1999, 2006, 2005 and 2007. Its a great beer for the cold North American Christmas and goes great with all those rich Chrissy foods of the season. See if you can get your hands on some for Christmas- as the final worlds in the song say it all…”In a few short weeks it will all be gone”
For more information; http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com
Great food and amazing beer to wash it down.
Karl Strauss Brewery - Universal City - LA
When travelling around Southern California recently we came across Karl Strauss Brewery in downtown San Diego. They have about 6 different brews on tap at any one time and ever one we tried (all 6) were winners. They have ales, IPA’s, Lager, a Wheat and some seasonal beers- we were lucky enough to try their Oktoberfest beer which was a very delicious malty drop. If you are not in for a big night and want to try a few they have a great sample deal where you can purchase a selection of the beers in small glasses. Much to our delight we found another Karl Strauss at the amazing Universal City Walk in Hollywood- so we thought we would give it a try- and to our delight the beer and food was just as good. There are quiet a few of the breweries throughout California including La Jolla, Sorrento Mesa and Costa Mesa. If your in the California region look out for Karl and drop in for a feed and a few beers- you wont be disappointed.
http://www.karlstrauss.com
Fit for a Czar
We did a story about Murray’s Craft Brewing’s Drop Dead Gorgeous Blond,
http://www.hoppsy.com/australia/drop-dead-gorgeous-blonde/
well they have just released another special product which is well worth chasing down. The first release of Murray’s Wild Thing Imperial Stout has hit the market, but you better be quick as there will only be 1100 bottles of this beer available and is only available at their soon to be new home in the Beautiful Port Stevens Winery on Australia’s New South Wales coast. Now the Wild Thing sure has a kick with a ABC of 10% and OG of 11,00 it is inspired by the great Russian Stouts and Murray’s reckon it’s fit for a Czar- who could argue with that, with lovey aromas of strong dark chocolate, a little fruitiness from the hops and yeast and some rumminess from the alcohol. The flavour is an intense hit of mocha – bitter dark chocolate bordering on coffee- no more time to talk about it we need to get our selves to Port Stevens and try it before it runs out… cheers!
The Heineken Experience is reopening
We went to the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam a few years back. it was pretty cool and the free samples and souvenir at the end far out-weighted the cost of entry. Recently it has been closed for renovation but fortunately it will be reopening November 3. Heineken have released this video above as part of a promo where you can win a trip to the attraction. Check out the video and hit up the Heineken Experience website via the link below to enter their comp. Read the rest of this entry »
Tiger Brewery Tour in Singapore
If you want an enjoyable and interesting day out when visiting Singapore book yourself into the Tiger Brewery where you can not only learn how this tasty drop is produced but sample a little bit of it the end of the tour. For about $10 you can visit the brew house, the packaging hall and the beautiful Tiger Tavern. Located behind the Raffles Golf Course it is in easy reach of all of the island city by MRT and Bus. The brewery offers three tours most week days and is conducted in English. For most visitors other than the sample at the end the historic presentation of advertising and beer memorabilia is the highlight of the tour, there is some very cool antique beer making equipment and paraphernalia. Tiger is one of Asia’s biggest beers being brewed in both Singapore and Malaysia, it has won a whole trophy cabinet of prestigious awards for excellence over the years and is available in over 50 countries.
The Lionzone – The Lion Beer Experience
Lion Brewery, the home of Lion Red, New Zealand’s biggest beer brand, and Steinlager, Lion’s flagship international beer has a fantastic and educational experience for anyone visiting Auckland. The Lionzone is an innovative, interactive and entertaining experience centred around the breweries great products. Opening in 2001 the centre has two levels with level one focusing on beer history and a visit to the gift shop and Captain Cook Brewery. Level 2 has some great exhibits showing how beer is made and a bit of history of its famous products. There’s a fascinating virtual tour on the making of beer. But the highlight of the tour for many is tasting the freshly brewed product at the Brew Floor Bar and learn the best way to pour and taste the beer! Read the rest of this entry »
Bikini’s clad girls can sell anything even beer
Bikini Clad girls really have a purswesive way of selling stuff, and making you want to buy a beer is no problem. Today’s You Tube commecial is for Troegs. Troges is a family hand crafted brewery at Harrisberg in Pennsylvania in the USA which has been running for about 12 years. They make quiet a range of great beers including brews called Rugged Trail Ale, Nugget Nectar and Mad Elf Ale. If you are ever in Harrisberg you can even have a tour of their brewery on Saturday afternoons where you can even sample a few drops, well worth dropping in. Anyway back to our commercial- very simple a bikini clad girl and a beer what more do you need. Read the rest of this entry »
La Jolla Brew House San Diego
The San Diego Union Tribune is doing what a lot of city newspapers do each January, do “best of” of their city using a readers poll. Best pub is a prized award and the La Jolla Brew House is the hot favorite to take the best pub in San Diego award. The La Jolla Brew House is at 7536 Fay Avenue in beautiful La Jolla which is just a few miles north of the centre of San Diego on the Californian Coast. The pub does some great meals but the beer is what the pub is famous for. The pub has it’s own brewery and the beer sure is good, they usually have about 10 types on tap including a Czech style Blonde, an India Pale Ale, and an extra special bitters but they also have a range of amazing beers which are like no other including the Heffwetzzen which like the name suggests is German style with banana and apple flavors, and a rich creamy milk stout, and a beer called Red Roost which has caramel malts and a touch of chocolate malt- it is absolutely beautiful.
