May 2011
5 posts
Sprecher Brewery, Milwaukee, WI — Revisited
It’s been about four years since I first visited the Sprecher Brewery in Milwaukee, WI. More importantly, it was my first brewery tour. It was time to make another visit.
I recall my first impressions: exceptionally organized, clean, and generous with the post-tour tastings. I’ve seen behind the curtain of almost a dozen breweries at this point, and my first impressions hold true. Sprecher...
Best Place — Rehearsal Dinner Edition
This is my second visit to the historic tasting room of the old Pabst brewery in Milwaukee, WI. But this time we were set up for a wedding rehearsal dinner, which really showed what this space, still in the midst of a large restoration, can really do.
The courtyard is beautiful and rustic, leading visitors into the main bar area where tours of the brewery used to end. Standing over the...
Spring Cleaning in the Beer Cellar
My buddy Doug has an impressive, overflowing beer cellar. But he buys and trades some of the most exclusive beers in the world. So maybe it’s because the Playstation network has been down, maybe we’ve been working too much, who knows. Either way, it was time to put a dent in the collection and make room for some new blood. The starting line-up was impressive (above).
Commence Saturday.
We...
The Diet of the Gods - J. Wilson's Personal...
J. Wilson embarks on a beer diet, and describes the Dopplebock that got him there, 46 days later.
One 12-ounce serving contains 288 calories, and it’s completely unfiltered—just like the kind the German monks consumed in the 1600s. As a result, it retains plenty yeast and B-complex vitamins, making it a hearty, nutritious brew—especially compared to, say, a Budweiser, which has been filtered...
Beer Hunting in Portugal — The Wisdom of the Hunt
Beer hunting in Portugal seemed like an exciting journey. But that’s because I didn’t do my homework.
I chose Portugal over many other potential European destinations because of its literary history (Pessoa, Saramago, etc), rustic landscape, and isolated culture compared to the rest of the Mediterranean and Western Europe. And all these hopes proved true. But what I didn’t account for was how...
