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HOPS! Oktoberfest

2011/09/26 by Jim 1 Comment

Saturday the 24th, as I posted a while back, was the date for HOPS! Oktoberfest. Earlier in the week, the weather reports all predicted a nice sunny day, but as the week wore on, rain started creeping into the forecast. Friday evening, as I left work, it wasn’t looking too good. And sure enough, the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Beer, General, I Grok Grog Tagged: beer, german, homebrew, hops, kassler, oktoberfest, pig roast, sausage

A Bulleit Burning Bullitt: check out this bourbon powered car

2011/05/06 by GrogAdmin Leave a Comment

Beautiful. Brilliant. Badass, even. But what a waste. “The car will run on almost any bourbon, but she really purrs on Maker’s Mark” said Nilsson. Oh. Well maybe it’s not such a waste after all. /bourbonsnob Read about it on the Kegworks Blog. I heard about it via the Finch’s Beer Company twitter account: @FinchBeer.

Posted in: General, I Grok Grog, Liquor Tagged: bourbon, bourbon powered car, bulleit, car, finch's beer company, makers mark

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

2011/05/05 by Jim Leave a Comment

Today is the Mexican version of St. Patrick’s Day, in which instead of wearing green and drinking cheap beer until you black out and pee on your neighbor’s dog, in America you wear whatever you feel like wearing but drink tequila until you vomit on the party host’s phone, something I haven’t done since I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bad Beer Reviews, Beer, General, I Grok Grog, Liquor Tagged: bad beer reviews, beer, bohemia, bohemia beer, cinco de mayo, rookies, tequila

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

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

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

Apologies, excuses

2009/05/26 by Jim 1 Comment

I have had a Dark Lord Day writeup in draft form since a few days after the event (over a month now) and have yet to file it.  I apologize.  I just bought a house and moved my family and have been busy recently.  However, I will finish and post that writeup soon, as well … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: apologies, excuses, I suck at blogging

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
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