... dudes made their crafts, the conversation turned to craft beers! Our guest was Jimmy Carbone, owner of Jimmy' ... and spelt -- and then he taught us about pairing specialty and craft beers with the meal. He told us that lagers tend to go well with all foods, ... 'll definitely want to pick up a mix of lagers and ales. Here are the beers Jimmy recommended especially for Thanksgiving dinner, from left ...

... ’t overpowering at all. If you’re a person who doesn’t like sweet beers, like me, you will still like this beer. Goes down really smooth. Has a nice, frothy foam that’ ... any other beer; I don’t know if I’d go that far, but it definitely is different from the rest of the Saranac beers. Goes down very smooth and wet with a bitterness that hits the tongue quickly but ...

... past few weeks, we've enjoyed several of these "old beers." Not surprisingly to regular readers of these musings, ... season's batch. Barleywines are great beers for holding on to. Old Dominion Millennium Ale is one ... evening in front of the fireplace. Of course, many folks store these, and other beers, for much longer than a year. I too, lay down a few bottles to keep for a longer ...

... an article on October 5th titled "America’s Best Beers" and I must admit authors Christian DeBenedetti and Seth Fletcher did ... things down into categories, choosing three of their favorite lagers, ales, dark beers and Belgian styled brews, plus three that they deemed "best cutting edge." An additional 10 beers are mentioned in the article Top Five Beer Towns in the U.S., ...

... 8211; Fine Wine & Beer New Beers @ Enoteca (some new, some returning) Abyss 2008 on Tap ... great way to taste newly released and unreleased beers. Full Sail’s Session Black ... 8217;s my favorite time of year, the holiday beers have arrived! My favorites are the Belgian Nöel ... table with the ever popular Bad Elf line of beers, and other clever ideas like Santa’s Butt ...

... good conversation starters. For instance, four of the five top five beers from Germany are Bavarian but none is a hefeweiss or helles or dunkles. ... wrote he knew up front that some would question his selection of beers. To be honest, I think the Central Time Zone (the U. ... 8217;s the nature of these books. They are worth your time when the beers are thoughtfully chosen. One reason to be disappointed: ...