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Tomorrow is Dark Lord Day 2011…

2011/04/29 by Jim Leave a Comment

…and it seems like this is the one time of year I wake up and remember this site, and manage to post something on it. I’m not sure though, this might be my last year. So many changes. And I don’t blame Three Floyds, they’re a small outfit and this thing has gotten way out … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beer, I Grok Grog Tagged: dark lord day, three floyds

Anheuser-Busch makes everything suck

2011/03/28 by Jim Leave a Comment

fuckin A-B is buying Goose Island John Hall, founder of Goose Island, is trying to put a pretty face on this, which I guess is what you do in a situation like this. A-B says they won’t change anything that Goose Island is doing already. But if you read all that you’ll see that Greg … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beer, General, I Grok Grog Tagged: anheuser busch, goose island, things that suck

The 15 best beers of winter… and I’ve only tried 3, boo hoo

2010/12/08 by Jim Leave a Comment

Beer blog “Brewpublic” has released a list of “15 of the best beers of winter” and I am left both sad and thirsty, having only sampled 3 of the listed beers in my time.  Much of this is likely due to the fact that they are based in the Pacific Northwest and I of course … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beer, I Grok Grog Tagged: beer, winter warmers

Torn from the headlines… “Trapped in a pub for nine days”

2010/12/07 by Jim Leave a Comment

Reluctant rescue for seven people trapped inside British pub for nine days Snowed in at a pub “well known for its good selection of quality real ales,” plenty of pub food, plenty of coal for the fire, and warm beds to crawl back to? Sounds like a dream to me, where do I sign up? 🙂

Posted in: Beer, General, I Grok Grog Tagged: dream come true, news, trapped in a pub

After liquid lunch at Goose Island…

2010/11/18 by Jim Leave a Comment

I just had one of these: Shortly thereafter, I saw this guy: My recommendation: drink this beer.

Posted in: Beer, I Grok Grog Tagged: bourbon county stout, goose island, I saw god

Dark Lord Day 2010 coming up

2010/04/07 by Jim 1 Comment

Well here we are, nearly a year out from Dark Lord Day 2009 and my promised recap post has still never materialized.  Well I just recently remembered that I have this site and though I am not going to attempt a full recap at this time, here is a video from Draft Magazine.  At around … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beer, General, I Grok Grog Tagged: dark lord, three floyds

Dark Lord Day tickets sold out

2009/03/17 by GrogAdmin Leave a Comment

They sold out around 4 hours after opening, much like Dark Lord itself.  At least the tickets ensure that those of us who were able to buy them will get to buy some of the beer, rather than waiting in line for 5 or more hours only to be disappointed as some did last year.

Posted in: Beer, General, I Grok Grog Tagged: dark lord day, golden tickets, three floyds

Dark Lord Day tickets on sale

2009/03/17 by GrogAdmin Leave a Comment

They went on sale this morning. This is the first year they’ve done it this way so no knowing how quickly they’ll go. Here’s the link: http://www.darklordday.com/purchase-golden-tickets/

Posted in: Beer, General, I Grok Grog Tagged: dark lord day, golden tickets

Free Killian’s Irish Red Beer Tasting Kit

2009/03/13 by Stanbridge Leave a Comment

*The Link* http://georgekillians.com/stpats/index.aspx *The Fine Print* NO BEER PURCHASE REQUIRED only if you are a resident of AL, CT, HI, IN, KY, ME, MN, MO, NC, NJ, OR, SD, UT, VA, VT, or WV. To obtain one redemption code by mail, mail a SASE (VT residents omit return postage), postmarked by 6/15/09, to Killian’s Brewmaster’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beer, General, I Grok Grog Tagged: free, giveaway, killians, tasting kit

Map Room Meetup

2009/02/27 by Jim Leave a Comment

Great time, great people, great bar, great beers. An account of the fun at the Map Room last night.

Posted in: Beer, General, I Grok Grog Tagged: belgian beer, boon, chambly noire, de dolle, dwarven hammer, dynamo copper lager, lips of faith 30° dunkel weiss, map room, meetup, metropolitan, new belgium, oude geuze mariage parfait, porter, sinebrychoff, stille nacht, stout, three floyds, unibroue
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