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Mar 12, 2010

Beer Photo: Philadelphia Raids

There’s been a good deal of talk relating to the recent raids on a few bars and drinking establishments around the Philadelphia […]

Mar 9, 2010

High ABV Poll Results

First off, I just wanted to thank all of you who participated in last week’s poll, “What’s the Highest ABV Beer You’ve […]

Mar 2, 2010

What’s the Highest ABV Beer You’ve Had?

With all the talk and news lately regarding the high ABV battle between Brewdog and Schorschbräu, I started thinking… and that can […]

Feb 17, 2010

Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Collaboration

There’s been a lot of news about Sierra Nevada’s 30th Anniversary celebration the past month or so, but the following video from […]

Dec 30, 2009

The Barley Blog 2009 Year in Review

Keeping with tradition, it’s time for a little review of this past year on The Barley Blog. This was a busier than […]

Oct 27, 2009

SF Brewing Cellar Sale

Word of the closing of SF Brewing was just recently announced in the past couple of days. I don’t live on the […]

Oct 14, 2009

Rock Art Brewery vs Monster Energy Drinks

Apparently the over active folks at Monster Energy drinks have taken issue with Rock Art Brewery’s use of “Vermonster” in one of […]

Aug 24, 2009

Pliny, Homebrew, Stouts and More

While visiting my wife’s family this past weekend for birthday celebrations for our daughter, I had the opportunity to sample a beer […]

Aug 13, 2009

Root

Obviously, The Barley Blog is mostly about beer (news, reviews, what no), but every now and again I’ve been throwing some bourbon […]

Jun 26, 2009

Wine for the Confused

This John Cleese hosted video actually aired back in October of 2004, but it’s been making the rounds recently after having been […]

May 20, 2009

Greg Koch’s Keynote Address at 2009 Craft Brewers Conference

Check out the keynote speech from Stone Brewing’s Greg Koch from this years Craft Brewers Conference. Cheers to Beernews.org for the heads […]

May 8, 2009

FredFest 2009 Vintage Auction

This years FredFest vintage auction at Liquid Solutions is underway. All proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America so […]