Blog entries from TheBeerGoddess

Register and Win with The Beer Goddess!

Erin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:49:28 +0100

Do you want to win free stuff? When I say “stuff”, I mean, beer festival tickets, various brewery apparel, pint glasses, beer tchotchke’s and various Beer Goddess garb?

Yes! And how you ask? Simply participate on The Beer Goddess! Points are awarded every time you participate. The more points you gain, the cooler prizes you can earn!

Sign up for a free account – it takes seconds. That will earn you points. You can do it with your Facebook credentials. http://www.Read More...

Censorship in New Hampshire - Raging Bitch

Erin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:05:56 +0100

“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.” Abraham Lincoln.

Sadly, Chief of Liquor Enforcement Eddie Edwards is not bringing the people of New Hampshire their beer.

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Stone Newsletter

Erin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:37:44 +0100

Love Stone Brewery beers? Want to have the latest Stone news, information on dinners and homebrewing classes?

Then look no further! http://www.stonebrew.com/newsletter/

Stouts & Porters for Women by Stone

Erin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:02:35 +0100

Someone once said, "If beer and women aren't the answer, then you're asking the wrong questions."

Stone Brewery is proving, yet again, that they are in the forefront of the craft beer industry. The third installment of their ‘Women Only’ beer classes - held at the brewery – feaRead More...

Top Ten Beers of 2009

Erin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Every year breweries around the world compete in a sundry of beer festivals and competitions. Rounds of tasting win loyal customers and make every competition that much more challenging to pick the best beer. The Brewers Association announced that the U.S. has 1525 breweries and brewpubs, July 31, 2009. Thankfully, that’s a lot of beer.

In 2009, thousands of the best domestic and international beers were judged at the Great American Beer Festival, the Great British Beer FesRead More...

Good beer comes to those who wait

Erin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:41:54 +0100

The image of a fresh, ice cold, frosted glass full of light beer has been imprinted into our mindset with just as much force as, well, millions of dollars of beer advertisers can shove down our collective throats. The very concept of deliberately aging a beer contradicts everything we see and hear in most beer adRead More...

Stout – yeah, they have that too.

Erin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:26:05 +0100

Stout’s owners have positioned their burger bar right in the middle of the newly revived Cahuenga corridor with bars like Burgundy Room, Beauty Bar and Velvet Margarita. Located in the same strip mall as Soi 56 and Big Wangs, the parking lot charges $7.00. Also, beware that the street meters aren’t free after 6pm like most of Los AngRead More...

Allagash Spontaneous

Erin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:31:54 +0100

One of the first nouveau-Belgian breweries in America has adventurously brewed the first Lambic-style beer traditionally brewed with the use of spontaneous fermentation in a koelschip in the U.S. The beer without a name, but already a reputation, is appropriately called Allagash Spontaneous.

The brewery first started the extreme project in December 2007. The very first debut of the wild lambic took place last week in Belgium at The Day of the Lambic, a festival featuring more than Read More...

Sam Adams Longshot Variety Pack

Erin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:02:39 +0100

Beginning in April, 2010, the LongShot variety six pack will be in stores and will feature an old ale, barleywine and a saison, brewed by homebrewers - not a brewery.

This is an American Homebrewers Association-sanctioned homebrewing competition in which the grand championRead More...

12 Beers of Christmas

Erin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:48:06 +0100

On the first day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

A Samuel Adams Winter Classics Mix Pack in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Two St. Feullien Christmas beers,

And a Samuel Adams Winter Classics Mix Pack in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Three Rogue’s Santa's Private Reserve red ales,

Two St. Feullien Christmas beers,

Beer Nation - Episode 1 - "Who's Driving the Craft Beer Revolution?"

Erin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:03:40 +0100

The Art of the Craft Beer

Erin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:42:55 +0100

The Beer Goddess spoke with four influential people in the California craft brewing industry. These three breweries - like many others - take the art of their labels very, very seriously.

Eleven Days of Beer in and Around Los Angeles

Erin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:39:13 +0100

For these eleven days, beer had the starring role. L.A. Beer Week consisted of an array of local breweries, beer, tastings and cuisine in brewpubs, retaurants and taverns across Los Angeles and Orange County.

Consisting of about 6-10 events per night, there were brewery tours and tastings, beer dinners and specialty meet the brewer nights at pubRead More...

Island Brews

Erin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:50:52 +0100

Kaua’i is famed for its diverse and scenic wonders, such as the 3,567-foot deep Waimea Canyon, stretching 14 miles across the western end of the island and often called the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific”, water-sports galore like scuba diving, surfing, kayaking, snorkeling and of course, the 43 gorgeous white sand beaches.Read More...

Septemberfest

Erin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:17:25 +0100

Many cities know how to put on a beer festival, but Hollywood knows how to put on a beer production. Paramount Studios in Hollywood near Stage 25 and 26 was home to this years Septemberfest - America's answer to Octoberfest.

Septemberfest featured over 60 breweries and nearly 200 beers, bbq and live entertainment. Read More...

San Diego Festival of Beer

Erin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:44:32 +0100

I arrived at the San Diego Festival of Beer in downtown San Diego on Friday, September 18th, on the corner of Columbia and B Street, near the W Hotel. The two girls at the front table directed me to security around the corner, because I wasn't on the list. After informing them that I was press, and supposed to be on the list, they directed me back to the table with the girls.

I explained the situation in more detail (and luckily had a print out of the email fromRead More...

Guinness celebrates its 250th anniversary

Erin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:38:51 +0100

Guinness will celebrate its 250th anniversary in style on September 24th. Some of the biggest names in music (including the Black Eyed Peas) will perform live in the heart of the St. James's Gate Brewery, the home of GUINNESS®.

Guinness will celebrate its 250th anniversary in style on September 24th. Some of the biggest names in music - including the Black Eyed Peas - will perform live in the heaRead More...

Providence - Los Angeles

Erin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:14:00 +0100

So, last night was a good night. It’s not every day that you go to a two Michelin star restaurant in Los Angeles paid for by a company, whose employees are not even there. We were there to ‘test drive’ the menu for a future company outing.

There was no jolly, inflated, rotund figure roaming the restaurant, but two stars that indicated that Providence has been stringently judged and awarded these stars for the quality of the cuisine, drink and how the tablRead More...

Blazing day - Cool beers

Erin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:18:10 +0100

It was hot. The kind of hot where you just want to float in a lake with an ice, cold beer. The Irvine Lake wasn’t open for swimming or ‘beer floating’ as I like to call it, but luckily there was plenty of cold beer from Orange County and 60 other domestic and international brands.

Near theRead More...

Trump National Wine and Beer Festival

Erin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:42:25 +0100

The 1st Annual Trump National Wine and Beer Festival was held on Sunday, August 16, 2009. Approximately 50 wineries and micro-breweries were in full force on the grass. The famous golf club provided for an amazing backdrop on the cliffs of Palos Verdes.

The event almost slipped under my radar, but luckily, my frRead More...