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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The Roof, the Roof, the Roof is on fire!
Wait. No it's not. In fact it's just the opposite. Our friends at River Horse brewing have some weighty issues to deal with as a result of all this global warming we've received this winter. Let's hope the structural analysis allows them to keep brewing! Good luck, guys!
River Horse Brewing Company in Lambertville averts near roof collapse | NJ.com
Monday, February 7, 2011
Trap Rock Sets Mardi Gras Beer Dinner
Trap Rock Mardi Gras Beer DinnerMarch 8th, 2011
The next beer dinner at the Trap Rock has been set! It will take place on Fat Tuesday (March 8, 2011) starting at 6:30PM. The dinner will, naturally, have a Mardi Gras theme.
The guest brewery will be Ommegang from Cooperstown, NY, specializing in Belgian-style ales, described as "functional art, crafted to make your dining and drinking experience something to behold." Here is a sample of the ales that Ommegang is known for:
Hennepin Farmhouse Saison
Rare Vos Amber Ale
Ommegang Abby Ale
Three Philosophers Quadrupel
Ommegang Witte Ale
As usual, Chef Andy will be putting together an outstanding menu after sampling the ales that Ommegang will be bringing, designed to complement the flavor profiles of each of the beers to be served. The final menu and the number of seats available will be posted HERE when they become available. You might want to bookmark this link to keep in touch with the latest news about the dinner.
The price is $75 per person, including tax and gratuity. Please note, we will need a credit card number to hold your spot. Call the Trap Rock at (908) 665-1755, or come in to the bar so that we can add you to the list.
As usual, seating will be limited, so please make your reservations as soon as possible to ensure a seat at the table.
Bon Ton Roulet!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Beer Lover's Helper...
Thanks and a hat tip to MSU student and budding beer expert Julian Vidal who sends this to The PubScout on Super Bowl Sunday. Good Job, Jules! Now, how about doing some research on states that have great beer and absolutely NO snow...gets harder, doesn't it?
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thomas Jefferson's Beer Returns -
Being related to the 3rd President (in a rather arcane way), I have high regard for his abilities as a homebrewer. Yards' Ales of the Revolution Series features his Tavern Ale, and it's excellent. But this--this is something totally different. Can't wait for my buddy Dan Ratti to score me some of these. And after enough of them, I might just share the story of how I'm related to the man who authored the Declaration of Independence.Of course, that means you're buying...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The Best Beach Haus on the Jersey Shore...
...isn't where Snooki, Sitch and the gang make their weekly attempts to drag American culture even lower than it is. And now that the oft-maligned, zany, madcap guidos and guidettes from Jersey Shore are planning to shoot Season 4 in Italy (!) of all places, folks might think there's no longer a good reason to hit the shore anymore.
Wrong.
I drank one this afternoon, and it's called (appropriately) Beach Haus. It's billed as a classic American Pilsner--the kind that was around before Prohibition. While The PubScout can't attest to that claim, not having had the dubious experience of living during those halcyon days, I can tell you this: Beach Haus is one helluva good beer. Loaded with All -American flavor, a beautiful golden color, a wonderful balance of Mt. Hood hops and malt complexity, this beer may soon be the icon of the Jersey shore. You know a beer is good when its nose doesn't lie about its taste, and this nose is superb. Very smooth and clean on the palate and presenting a solid finish, Beach Haus will go with just about anything but Snooki Cookies or Ronnie's Mass-murdered Turkey Burgers. And it will hold its own all by itself as a session beer, especially on a hot summer day, whether you're at The Aztec, The Beachcomber or Bamboo.
John Merklin and Brian Ciriaco are the power guys behind this bold adventure, and Tom Przyborowski, a former student of mine and a heckuva homebrewer, works the malt magic as the brewer. Mesmerized by a magical zymurgical moment in Vermont, Brian recalled, "I can remember where I was when I had my first Long Trail Ale. The memory and the beer are synonymous to me now." Brian wants to replicate that feeling for others here in Jersey with Beach Haus.
I wanted to see if what I had heard about this beer was true, so I contacted Brian Ciriaco and met him near the Old Bay in New Brunswick ( a beer mecca in its own right) to pick up a case, as it's not yet available in many places north of Manasquan. In a hurry, but friendly and cordial, the youthful Brian gave me some samples that I will share with a select group of cerevisaphiles before an upcoming beer dinner event. I will record their evaluations and reactions on both paper and video, and I will share those results here and on Facebook. While I will supervise the tasting, I will not be part of the tasting team.
That's why I had to try some BEFORE the tasting session. You know, just to make sure it was OK for my beer buds to have, you see. I wouldn't want them to sample something I didn't think was up to their standards. So sacrificing myself (once again) for my craft, I popped the top of a Beach Haus and made a Swiss Cheese, Turkey, Mayo and Dill Pickle "sangwich" (as Pauly D says). Delicious! So now I will always remember where I was when I had my first Beach Haus--in my Haus.
As mentioned, this baby will go as well with fowl, seafood and salads as it will with JWoww. The PubScout wouldn't advise drinking it with any of the other, um, "ladies." First, you wouldn't want them in your Haus. Second, Snooki would be "in the bag" already, Deena would try to jump your bones and you'd probably want to smack Sammi with the bottle. Which, though it might wake her up some, would be a waste.
You can read the Beach Haus story for yourself on the website if you can prove you're eighteen. Too bad MTV didn't hook up with the Beach Haus boys--or vice-versa- to make this a staple in the Jersey Shore Guido Villa. What a branding score that would have been.
But don't you make that mistake. Summer is a comin' (though Jersey folks might be forgiven if you don't believe in summer anymore) and no beach house should be without Beach Haus.
In fact, no house should.
Cheers!
Wrong.
I drank one this afternoon, and it's called (appropriately) Beach Haus. It's billed as a classic American Pilsner--the kind that was around before Prohibition. While The PubScout can't attest to that claim, not having had the dubious experience of living during those halcyon days, I can tell you this: Beach Haus is one helluva good beer. Loaded with All -American flavor, a beautiful golden color, a wonderful balance of Mt. Hood hops and malt complexity, this beer may soon be the icon of the Jersey shore. You know a beer is good when its nose doesn't lie about its taste, and this nose is superb. Very smooth and clean on the palate and presenting a solid finish, Beach Haus will go with just about anything but Snooki Cookies or Ronnie's Mass-murdered Turkey Burgers. And it will hold its own all by itself as a session beer, especially on a hot summer day, whether you're at The Aztec, The Beachcomber or Bamboo.
John Merklin and Brian Ciriaco are the power guys behind this bold adventure, and Tom Przyborowski, a former student of mine and a heckuva homebrewer, works the malt magic as the brewer. Mesmerized by a magical zymurgical moment in Vermont, Brian recalled, "I can remember where I was when I had my first Long Trail Ale. The memory and the beer are synonymous to me now." Brian wants to replicate that feeling for others here in Jersey with Beach Haus.
I wanted to see if what I had heard about this beer was true, so I contacted Brian Ciriaco and met him near the Old Bay in New Brunswick ( a beer mecca in its own right) to pick up a case, as it's not yet available in many places north of Manasquan. In a hurry, but friendly and cordial, the youthful Brian gave me some samples that I will share with a select group of cerevisaphiles before an upcoming beer dinner event. I will record their evaluations and reactions on both paper and video, and I will share those results here and on Facebook. While I will supervise the tasting, I will not be part of the tasting team.
That's why I had to try some BEFORE the tasting session. You know, just to make sure it was OK for my beer buds to have, you see. I wouldn't want them to sample something I didn't think was up to their standards. So sacrificing myself (once again) for my craft, I popped the top of a Beach Haus and made a Swiss Cheese, Turkey, Mayo and Dill Pickle "sangwich" (as Pauly D says). Delicious! So now I will always remember where I was when I had my first Beach Haus--in my Haus.
As mentioned, this baby will go as well with fowl, seafood and salads as it will with JWoww. The PubScout wouldn't advise drinking it with any of the other, um, "ladies." First, you wouldn't want them in your Haus. Second, Snooki would be "in the bag" already, Deena would try to jump your bones and you'd probably want to smack Sammi with the bottle. Which, though it might wake her up some, would be a waste.
You can read the Beach Haus story for yourself on the website if you can prove you're eighteen. Too bad MTV didn't hook up with the Beach Haus boys--or vice-versa- to make this a staple in the Jersey Shore Guido Villa. What a branding score that would have been.
But don't you make that mistake. Summer is a comin' (though Jersey folks might be forgiven if you don't believe in summer anymore) and no beach house should be without Beach Haus.
In fact, no house should.
Cheers!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Stop by for a Qwiki
I volunteered recently to become an Alpha tester for a new website called Qwiki. The principle is like Google on Steroids, as whatever search term you input delivers a full audio-visual media background on the subject, complete with links to related stuff. the pictures are great and the information, as far as I can tell from my experience, is accurate and interesting. That it is apparently delivered by the same gal who tells me where to go from my GPS doesn't bother me at all. (She gets around, though, this GPS gal.)
But each day, the site sends me some new subject to explore, and guess what today's subject is?
Beer
Want to be a tester? Just go to the site and sign up. It's free.
Cheers, and happy researching!
But each day, the site sends me some new subject to explore, and guess what today's subject is?
Beer
Want to be a tester? Just go to the site and sign up. It's free.
Cheers, and happy researching!
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