http://www.thehopsreview.com Wed, 15 Mar 2006 04:09:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out the Surger from Guinness. They actually found a way to make their beer even better. http://www.guinness.com http://www.thehopsreview.com/2006/03/14/the-surger/ Miller Lite Rating: 4 out of 5 Brewed By: Miller Brewing Co. What can I say, this is my favorite domestic, run-of-the mill beer. ... http://www.thehopsreview.com/2006/01/17/does-it-taste-great-or-less-filling/ Can you believe it has been over a week since we last posted to the site? Well, you can rest assured we are working hard to come up with our next review. From an editorial standpoint, we are going to mix things up a bit. Instead of just reviewing beers via ... http://www.thehopsreview.com/2006/01/17/where-are-the-reviews/ Brew Pub: A bar/restaurant which usually serves food and makes beer to consume on the premises. Typically they don't bottle and sale other than in very small "take them with you" quantities. One local example is Rock Bottom Brewery. Great food, great beer and you can purchse liters etc. They don't ... http://www.thehopsreview.com/2006/01/08/definitions-of-brewery-types/ On a quest to locate some local area breweries I have come to realize that we really don't have a whole lot of choices. Quite a few have closed in recent years unfortunately. The largest was a regional brewery, Dubuque Brewing and Bottling who produced 100,000 barrels a year since ... http://www.thehopsreview.com/2006/01/08/iowa-breweries-and-brew-pubs/ On a whim, I decided to upgrade the publishing system of TheHopsReview.com to a freshly released version of Wordpress 2.0. It really turned out to be a potential nightmare. All I can say to anyone wanting to do this procedure, is to be sure you backup everything prior to upgrading (like ... http://www.thehopsreview.com/2006/01/08/upgraded-to-wordpress-20/ We are on a rollOur second Podcast is official.In episode #2, we head out to the San Francisco bay, to review a beer that has been virtually handmade since 1896. Download as a MP3 file. iTunes users, click hereLinks from the Podcast:http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/ http://www.thehopsreview.com/2006/01/07/podcast-episode-2-anchor-steam/ The Big Book o' Beer:Everything You Ever Wanted to Know Aboutthe Greatest Beverage on Earth Rating: 4 out of 5 Author: Duane Swierczynski Year: 2004 Publisher: Quirk Books This book is packed full of all types of beer related information, including the science of beer, general history and often where ... http://www.thehopsreview.com/2006/01/02/the-big-book-o-beer/ During this time of celebration and the welcoming in of the New Year, enjoy and have fun, just do it safely! Remember these helpful hints: Don't drink if you are under the age of 21.Offer to be the designated driver, and drink only non-alcoholic beverages.Eat foods that are high in protein or ... http://www.thehopsreview.com/2005/12/31/goodbye-2005-hello-2006-happy-new-year/ Our first Podcast!I can't believe it, we finally made a Podcast. Turns out, this process isn't exactly as easy as you would think. I think we spend over three hours trying to record a basic nine minute segment. At least we learned a lot in the process and had a ... http://www.thehopsreview.com/2005/12/30/podcast-episode-1-red-hook-esb/