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Englishman Discovers Great American Beers | Kevin's Real Beer Blog
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Kevin's Real Beer Blog. An Englishman in California, on Beer. Englishman Discovers Great American Beers. Englishman Discovers Great American Beers. 11 March, 2009. It’s a little over four years ago. That I first came to California from England, to visit the woman who later became my wife. Being a traditional real ale bore. With friends to match, I admit to coming over with some trepidation, having heard that all American beers were, in the words of Eric Idle. With its massive slate (not steel! Not just t...
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Budweiser – The King of Beers | Kevin's Real Beer Blog
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Kevin's Real Beer Blog. An Englishman in California, on Beer. Budweiser – The King of Beers. Budweiser – The King of Beers. 30 January, 2011. 8220;…the true American lager…”. Still, that was in the past, in a different life altogether, and as people frequently remind me. 8220;you’re in America now”. Budweiser has been around a. Time – longer than most British breweries, beginning in 1876 (before the Budvar brewery), and has been using the same recipe ever since. 8220;Adolphus Busch in 1876 was a German m...
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A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale | Kevin's Real Beer Blog
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Kevin's Real Beer Blog. An Englishman in California, on Beer. A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale. A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale. 11 May, 2013. It began in the restaurant, before the bar was open. Daily, I’d see the display of fine wines, and jealous of them, plucked this spunky gal from the nearest store, a single bottle to grace the shelves. Passing her daily, I lusted for that golden delight, and finally she drew me in to her web. Will I have it again? Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to...
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Session Beer, or How To Drink All Evening | Kevin's Real Beer Blog
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Kevin's Real Beer Blog. An Englishman in California, on Beer. Session Beer, or How To Drink All Evening. Session Beer, or How To Drink All Evening. 21 September, 2009. So you like to drink beer? You like to drink a lot of beer? You like to drink a lot of beer over the course of a social evening, but not be falling-over drunk at the end of it? Then what you need is a session beer. What’s a session beer? A Little History Session. At the time, most pub beers were around the 3.5% – 5% alcohol mark,...Over th...
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Monticello Restaurant Beer Dream Team (Part Three) | Kevin's Real Beer Blog
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Kevin's Real Beer Blog. An Englishman in California, on Beer. Monticello Restaurant Beer Dream Team (Part Three). Monticello Restaurant Beer Dream Team (Part Three). 27 February, 2011. The bar is almost finished – the top is done, and the lights are installed. One day I will get video to show off their psychadelic nature, but for now, stills and your imagination will have to suffice. 8211; North Coast Brewing, Acme. 8211; North Coast, Brother Thelonious. 8211; Lost Abbey Brewery, Lost and Found. It’...
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The Importance of Good Head | Kevin's Real Beer Blog
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Kevin's Real Beer Blog. An Englishman in California, on Beer. The Importance of Good Head. The Importance of Good Head. 1 October, 2009. 8220;I believe a person who has never worn a beer-foam mustache is missing something.” –. So what does the head on a glass of beer do? Is it, as many people feel, a barrier to the beer, at best a moustache decorator? Is it just for looks, or is there a deeper reason? Kevin, getting excited about froth. So what makes for good head? A Little Beer Snobbery. Try a Belgian D...
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An Englishman’s view of beer | Kevin's Real Beer Blog
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Kevin's Real Beer Blog. An Englishman in California, on Beer. An Englishman’s view of beer. An Englishman’s view of beer. 6 October, 2009. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window).
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So this guy walks into a bar… | Kevin's Real Beer Blog
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Kevin's Real Beer Blog. An Englishman in California, on Beer. So this guy walks into a bar…. So this guy walks into a bar…. 20 February, 2011. Vic’s was probably last decorated in 1945 in that special paint colour that is guaranteed to look like Gentleman’s Club Brown after a hundred thousand smokers had drunk and smoked their fill. Somewhere under there I’d often imaged a nice ivory, or at worst, magnolia. No-one had dared clean the paint for fear of the stand-out clean spot. 8220;What are you having?
