Beer & Food

Pope Crisco Hand On Review: Whataburger’s Green Chili Double

Good morning readers. When I left for Atlanta in 2005, one thing I missed most from my home state was the fast food chain Whataburger, native to Texas, and available in only 6 other states. To make a long story short, since moving back to the Lone Star State I have had an abundance of [...]

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Reunion Ale ’11: A Beer For Hope from Shmaltz Brewing & Terrapin Beer

Teaming up as a brewing partner with Terrapin Beer Company and Alan Shapiro of SBS Imports, Shmaltz Brewing is proud to participate for the first time in creating Reunion Ale ’11: A Beer for Hope®. Now in its fifth year of production, Reunion® is brewed annually in memory of Virginia MacLean, a dear friend of [...]

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Shipyard Brewing Company Extends the Season for Pumpkinhead Ale

To keep up with an unprecedented consumer demand for this fall favorite, Shipyard Brewing Company is extending the season for Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale through November. “We usually stop brewing Pumpkinhead around Halloween,” said Master Brewer Alan Pugsley. “This year, we brewing began it a bit earlier and will end after Thanksgiving.” Based on last year’s [...]

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New Belgium Brewing’s Hoptober Golden Ale is Now Available

Hoptober Golden Ale, New Belgium Brewing’s fall seasonal, is ushering in the cooler fall months with its complex hop profile and depth of flavor. Hoptober, which New Belgium originally introduced in 2009, is a medium-bodied ale that brings five hops and four malts together to create a creamy mouthfeel. Centennial, Cascade, Sterling, Willamette and Glacier [...]

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Coors Light Sends College Football Fans To Game Of Their Choice

This season, Coors Light and Fox Sports Net (FSN) will make dreams come true – if your dream is to get unprecedented access to the college football game of your choice. Now through September 30, the brand known for “refreshment as cold as the Rockies” is giving legal-drinking-age consumers the opportunity to enter its “Dream [...]

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Pope Crisco: Rahr and Sons Brewery Tour

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Hope everyone is making the most of their weekend as August comes to a close. This weekend I found myself at the Rahr and Sons Brewery for their weekly exhibition of fine beer and brewery.

For a 7-dollar donation to an always-changing charity, visitors get a branded pint glass, three tickets for beer, and a live band. Not a bad deal at all [...]

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Chick-fil-A is Giving Away Free Breakfast Entrees

This is a great score. All next week Chick-fil-A is giving out free breakfasts entrees. Yes that is a free breakfast on Chick-fil-A. You need to sign up in advance on the Chick-fil-A website ans Chick-fil-A will send you a voucher to bring to a franchise. There is only one problem, the Chick-fil-A cant handle [...]

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Whataburger New Green Chile Double Burger

After an overwhelmingly positive customer response last year during a regional launch, Whataburger is introducing its burger system wide, at all of its 700-plus locations for a limited time. This new burger will be available at 3 pm on August 29 through October 3.

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Kona Brewing Comes On As Official Beer Of Sup Awards

Kona Brewing Company has been named the official beer sponsor of SUP magazine’s SUP Awards, to be held September 22, 2011 in San Clemente, CA. The awards will recognize the best paddlers, films, expeditions and philanthropic efforts in the Standup Paddling (SUP) industry. Online votes have been pouring in to the SUP magazine awards site [...]

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Pope Crisco: Ruination IPA by Stone Brewing Company

Hola people! Today has been a fairly even keeled day for Pope Crisco, filled with an early outing to have his mother’s car detailed, an early afternoon of getting a few loose ends tied up, and a fairly pleasant interview this afternoon, that hopefully will turn into a job that pays well and appears to [...]

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Sud Savant: I Actually Tried To Find What “DuganA” Means

Avery has definitely laid down some pretty highly regarded IPAs. Maharaja is generally accepted as an IPA that goes above and beyond to satisfy its drinkers and I’m hoping that Dugana follows in that trend. It is listed as DIPA, though it never says that anywhere on the bottle; instead choosing to be labeled as [...]

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Shmaltz Brewing At New York Craft Beer Week’s Premier Events

Shmaltz Brewing Company, Southpaw, Smuttynose and Beertender Brooklyn present the 4th Annual FREAKTOBERFEST® Boutique Beer & Music Festival happening on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Southpaw (125 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY). FREAKTOBERFEST® is the official kick-off party for the 4th Annual NY Craft Beer Week. The event will take place from 7 pm [...]

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Prepare for Hurricane Irene With These Great Cocktail Recipes

Looks like 2011 is the summer of natural disasters. We have some great cocktail ideas for those of you dealing with the earthquakes and Hurricane Irene in the US this week. To mark the yesterday’s 5.8 Earthpocalypse, Riazul Premium Tequila has quickly turned around a festive libation to calm the jittery nerves of bar and [...]

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Last Night on Hells Kitchen 2011, Epsiode 11: Are You Inspired Yet?

Last night on Hell’s Kitchen, the first episode of Fox’s double episode ended with Chef Gordon Ramsey eliminating Carrie and telling Elise to remove her jacket also. The second episode began with Ramsey telling the rest of the chefs to take off their jackets as well. He told them that they just were not ready, [...]

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Pope Crisco: Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale by Stone Brewing Company

Hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday, I definitely made sure to enjoy this last day of the weekend. After having a bit of lunch, a cheap but still tasty cigar, and worked on tweaking the layout on this blog, I picked out a bomber of Stone Brewing Company’s Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale and geared up [...]

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The Original Bacardi Cuba Libre Celebrates 111th Anniversary

This August, BACARDI Rum, the world’s favorite and best-selling premium rum, as well as the world’s most awarded rum, celebrates the 111th anniversary of the creation of the Original BACARDI Cuba Libre. With its refreshing combination of BACARDI Rum and the American classic Coca-Cola® and rich historical ties to Cuba, this legendary drink has withstood [...]

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