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2008 Archive

Sep 5, 2008

Coney Island Albino Python

The Albino Python is the second beer from the new Coney Island line of beers out of Shmaltz Brewing. While the Sword […]

Sep 5, 2008

…And Frank is So Well Behaved

I’m a firm believer that adding monkeys to any promotional campaign is guaranteed to sell products — or at least make me […]

Sep 5, 2008

Session #19 – Deutsches Bier

I need to pay attention to my own blog announcements — I forgot that today was Session #19. Well, I didn’t really […]

Sep 3, 2008

Barley Blog on Twitter

Just a quick note for you Twitter users out there. You can now follow The Barley Blog as each post on this […]

Sep 3, 2008

Thieves Tap Kegs for Scrap, Not Beer

This story was just on the local news a couple of minutes ago. “The industry estimated that 300,000 kegs disappear each year.” […]

Sep 2, 2008

Cellar Update

As regular visitors may know I threw myself on a strict diet when it came to purchasing beers for longer term storage […]

Sep 2, 2008

Stone 08.08.08 Vertical Epic

I got into the Stone Vertical Epic series a bit late, starting with last year’s 07.07.07, but that doesn’t mean I’m not […]

Aug 30, 2008

Session #19 Reminder

Time has been flying by so quickly lately that I nearly forgot all about next month’s Session. It seems as though work […]

Aug 27, 2008

All Quiet on the Barley Blog Front

Damn, work has been busier than all get out lately. But, don’t fear, I will be back soon with the normal posting […]

Aug 22, 2008

iPhone Drinking Apps

18 iPhone Drinking Apps to Get the Party Started is a pretty thorough list of a variety of iPhone apps that are […]

Aug 20, 2008

Great Taste, Less Filling

It looks like MillerCoors LLC is reviving its “Great Taste, Less Filling” tag line. I, for one, can’t wait for the new […]

Aug 20, 2008

Amethyst Initiative

Rick Lyke has a brief summary of what’s going on with the debate over the legal drinking age. I can tell you […]