May 26th, 2009
Danny and Justin spent the weekend barhopping through Chicago enjoying time with friends both old and new. Danny got to sample the RD home brew over the weekend as well. Jeff is MIA. Word is he had an enjoyable Memorial Day by the pool and forgot he’s supposed to hydrate while lying in the sun drinking beer. [...]
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: delirium, Haufbrau Haus, Rusty Nugget, ska brewing | No Comments
May 18th, 2009
Our home brew bottles were opened and the first Rough Draft crafted beers were consumed. That’s what you call a milestone folks. Our weekend was full of parties and road trips and you can read on for our look back in the full post. Let us know which beers you sampled over the course of [...]
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April 28th, 2009
Sometimes scouring the internet for beer news can be mind numbing, painful work. That’s why we thought we could be helpful and important in the life of the beer enthusiast as a light hearted beer blog. Other times there just isn’t anything out there to talk about outside of industry events and specific beer reviews. [...]
Categories: Beer Related, Uncategorized | No 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 20th, 2009
It’s time to get back on track. Last week was a bit rough as we found ourselves in a mix of way too busy and on vacation. This week we’ll restore your faith with more posts. Let us know which beers got your attention over the last week and head into the full post for [...]
Categories: Monday Morning Coming Down, Uncategorized | Tags: avery hop lovers, bells, Bud Light, coors light, dead guy, guiness, michelob, olde towne, Rogue, whiskey, yuengling | 1 Comment
March 13th, 2009
As it says in our explanation of what Rough Draft aspires to be, we try to appeal to both the learned beer aficionado and the young, binge-drinking college student. We try to balance on the tight rope between these two classes of beer drinker. Conversely, the fine gentlemen at The Foggy Monocle reside completely [...]
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: alcoholism, the foggy monocle, websites | 2 Comments
February 18th, 2009
I tried to buy a 12 pack of flying dog last night but the store couldn’t find the price. I wanted to do a post about revisiting the beer that got me into craft beer in the first place. They offered to trade it for my collector’s edition Street Fighter 4 which I had just [...]
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January 19th, 2009
For many of us this weekend was far too cold for outdoor activities and there were football games to watch anyways. So let us know what you had/did over the weekend and read on for our answers.
Danny -
Justin - To be honest I can’t be positive about the all the beer I drank this [...]
Categories: Monday Morning Coming Down, Uncategorized | Tags: buster nut brown ale, carlsberg, chocolate stout, elephant, hennepin, ommegang, ska, three philosophers | No Comments
December 15th, 2008
It’s cold and the days and the sun is down about fifteen minutes after it rises, but we had little trouble getting out to squeeze in a couple beers. We are nothing if not dedicated to our hobby, braving wind and snow to reach our favorite goal. Let us know what you had over the past [...]
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: american ale, bells, french style country, lagunitas, nefarious ten, pils, ska brewing, snowplowed, two brothers | 3 Comments
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