July 8th, 2009
Believe it or not kiddos, all the delicious craft brews we enjoy in America today haven’t been around for too long. There are dark days in America’s past where good-intentioned tight-wads across the country fought to have liquor banned across the board. That’s right, they aimed to combat drinking by eliminating licenses to manufacture, distribute, [...]
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May 11th, 2009
As Americans, we believe in certain unalienable rights. At Rough Draft, we’re not sure what those rights are, but we know we enjoy having them (We kid. We’re not that voluntarily ignorant). So it’s a wonder to us that no one thought to write a beer Bill of Rights until 2009. It took us that [...]
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May 5th, 2009
Hey kiddos. We’ve already covered the where and when stouts and porters came from, here’s a list of different varieties:
The most recognized variety is the dry, or Irish, stout. Guinness is the most famous example of this type. Dry stout is often known for its coffee-like flavor.
Baltic Porters are a porter style (meaning it doesn’t [...]
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May 4th, 2009
Alright kiddies, we know it’s been a while but spring break is over. Class is back in session. This week we’re going to talk about the big boys, the strong boys, the stout and porter boys. Around 1721 a form of beer made with roasted malts, which made the beer very dark, became popular with [...]
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April 29th, 2009
As we’ve mentioned already, this year marks the 250th anniversary of Arthur Guinness’ signing of the lease for St. James Gate brewery. In order to celebrate the occasion, the folks who brew the black stuff are releasing a special anniversary stout. The brew was released last Friday in the U.S. and will follow soon in Australia [...]
Categories: Beer Brands | Tags: Guinness, Guinness 250, Guinness Draught | 3 Comments
April 22nd, 2009
Heineken was hit harder than expected by the slumping world economy. Excluding acquisitions, the quantity of beer sold in the Americas fell by 16 percent, 6.3 percent worldwide. That’s more than double what a group of eight brilliant analysts expected, which just goes to show how well those guys analyze. CFO Rene Hooft Graafland, who [...]
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Heineken, John Smith's, Kronenbourg, Scottish & Newcastle | 4 Comments
April 9th, 2009
Throughout history, religion and intoxicating beverages have had somewhat of a tumultuous relationship. Jesus famously turned water to wine and told his buddies at the last supper to drink his 12% ABV blood. But then there’s the Puritanical belief that spirits were the devil’s drink and did nothing but inspire good men to commit heinous [...]
Categories: RDU | Tags: Achel, Chimay, La Trappe, monks, Orval, RDU, religion, Rochefort, Trappist Beer, Westmalle, Westvleteren | 1 Comment
April 8th, 2009
When it comes to jobs, we’re the sort who could find fulfillment in becoming street artists (the not-entirely-legal kind), musicians, professional gamers, and maybe even take up something in the science fields. We’re not, however, particularly political. We don’t covet the presidency and, while we pay our taxes, we don’t feel bad about our middling [...]
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April 3rd, 2009
Ah lambic, the art of joining stressed and unstressed syllables. “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s ale?” Wait. We’re confused. That’s not right. Let’s do some research.
Okay, lambic! Yes, the Belgian style of beer composed of malted barley and some unmalted wheat, brewed primarily through spontaneous fermentation. Remember when we talked about covering the cooled [...]
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April 2nd, 2009
Listen, we’re against irresponsible drinking. Okay, technically that’s a lie. We’re completely for irresponsible drinking; we’re against drinking and putting other people at risk with dumb behavior. That said, it seems ridiculous to be arrested when you haven’t even left your bar stool.
That is, unless your bar stool doubles as a fucking Mario Kart. Kile [...]
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