Archive for October, 2009

Worst Swill in the World

Lots of countries like to brag about having the best beer. But seriously, who has the worst? I don’t mean overall because, well, the Arab countries would win that by default. But of all the nations in the world, who has the worst swill? It’s not as easy an answer as you might think. Indeed, [...]

Hansens Versus Rock Art

It’s old news, but I’m in Kuala Lumpur so it takes me a while sometimes to figure things out. Except the Malaysian malt liquor scene. That I’m all over. But we have an energy drink company by the name of Monster deciding to send threatening letters from their lawyer to Rock Art brewery in Vermont. [...]

How Early is Too Early?

The sun wasn’t up yet, but we were. Our night train was about to arrive, and we had ten minutes to get ready. There was still a beer in the fridge (yes, our overnight train compartment had a fridge, how awesome is that?). Not just any beer, but Tuborg T-Beer Mexicana. Yes, it is pretty [...]

Why Foodies need to be Beer Geeks

Beer is the world in a glass.  Good beer can come from anywhere.  Hops are easy to transport and both barley and hops must be processed before entering the brewery.  This, to an extent, takes beer away from the agricultural sphere and adds an element of industry to it.  While the ugly side of that [...]