Jul 23
Pizza Port – San Clemente
I visited Pizza Port San Clemente. Read about my trip and the beers I tried here.
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Beer enthusiast and evangelist.
Jul 22
Beers with Friends
The other day my wife and I were invited by some friends to their home for dinner. These friends are fun to visit, have a delightful pug that has adopted me and always have great food and drink, including a wide and delicious range of beers (and Scotch!). That evening we tried three different beers – Green Flash Hop Head Red, North Coast…
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Jul 20
More Belgian Beers
About a week and a half ago, I revisited The Globe in Garden Grove. If you haven’t read about my original visit to The Globe, you can find my article here. This visit I tried three beers on tap – Tripel Karmeliet, Caracole Nostradamus, and Monk’s Stout. Here are my tasting notes: Tripel Karmeliet (8% ABV) – Bosteels Brewery (in Buggenhout,…
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Jul 19
The Beer Buzz
At firkinbeer.com, The Beer Buzz section provides an exclusive selection of the most beguiling news related to beer and brewing. Here’s what you are missing if you haven’t been checking: Blood, Sweat & Cheers and Weekly Pint have teamed together to offer an opportunity to win free beer for a year! The Beer Buzz shows you where to…
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Jul 18
Happy Saint Arnoldus Day!
Today (July 18th) is St. Arnoldus Day. The day is celebrated annually in Brussels, Belgium. Saint Arnoldus is most famous for urging his congregation to “Drink Beer, Not Water” during a plaque epidemic. Because beer is sterilized in production and the local water was the source of the sickness, people were saved. So today drink beer instead of water and raise a…
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Jul 17
Some Firkin Changes
I’ve made a few changes at firkinbeer.com that I hope you will enjoy. The Beer Buzz: A new section/tab has been added that provides an exclusive selection of the most beguiling news related to beer and brewing. Z-Beer Tasting Log: A new section/tab has been added that lists the beers reviewed by Firkin Ron in this blog, in alphabetical order, with…
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