Moved to 1kbeers.com
I had the chance to move the site to 1kbeers.com, and I thought that was probably better than http://beer.kozlen.com. Find me and my reviews there now....
Duplication. I did it again!
DUPLICATION. No, it’s not a new beer from Russian River. I made a mistake, and had the same beer twice. If you’ve stuck with me the last several years, you’ll remember back in November 2012, when I discovered a mistake. At the time, I realized I had duplicated Schlafly’s Oktoberfest. Well, as you can tell by the headline, I did it again. This time, I was going back through the last hundred beers I’d had,...
The Ultimate Craft Beer Lover’s Gift Guide
If you’re looking for something for that beer geek in your family, and don’t want to get them some Beer Boxers, then here are more than a few ideas. If you are the beer geek in the family, perhaps you could leave this list lying around or leave it up on your computer screen for someone to find. Great Craft Beer Well, the most obvious gift for the beer geek is beer. If you’re not familiar with craft beer, a good...
Giveaway: Bike Chain Bottle Openers
The next giveaway for my halfway to 1000 beers celebration is a bottle opener from Resource Revival. The company, based in Oregon, creates some really fun, functional products from recycled bicycle parts. Every year, bike shops all over the United States send them tons of tons of greasy, used parts and their team of artists tinker with them until new products are born. Most recently, the company launched a new site –...
Poll: Which Beer Should be #500?
I dug deep into the beer fridge and cellar to see what I had been hiding for a special occasion. Please vote and help me decide among the selection of beers I’m looking at to mark the halfway point of my journey. Which beer should I enjoy for the halfway mark, #500? Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Cherry Rye 2012 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout 2012 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout Bramble Rye...
Giveaway: $40 in Beer Related Cards
Here’s the first giveaway of my halfway to 1000 beers online celebration! Hanukkah started this weekend, and Christmas is just around the corner. If you haven’t sent out cards yet, here’s your opportunity to get some cool beer-related cards. Our friends over at NobleWorks – www.nobleworkscards.com – are letting us give away $40 worth of cards to one lucky reader of 1000 Beers. If you’ve already...
Halfway There Party!
I’m only one beer away from the halfway mark to 1000 beers! It’s taken me a little over 2.5 years to get this far, but I’m hoping it won’t take me as long to finish. I’ve found the reviews take quite a bit of time, and when I go on a trip – like I did to Seattle last month – I tend to rack up a lot of new beers, with not much time to do the reviews. I’m hoping to get a little better...
A Recount Confirms a Mistake!!!
As I approach the halfway mark on my journey to 1000 beers, I started to reflect upon all the beers I’ve had. I went back through and read many of my reviews, proud of the fact that I think I’ve gotten better over the last couple years. Early on, I marked whether a particular beer I had was a draft beer, feeling that perhaps it was important to note this, as it seemed to have a good amount of impact on things like head...
Best Beers for Fall
Summer is coming to an end – school has started, football season is about to begin, and the shelves at the local store are starting to fill with pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers. It’s a time when our tastes start moving from light, crisp, refreshing beers to those with a bit more maltiness and warming alcohol content. For me, I’m not sure there’s anything better than sitting outside on a cool fall evening,...
Top 10 Best Pumpkin Beers
When I started homebrewing, I found Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale, but I couldn’t find any other similar beers, so I brewed my own. My Great Pumpkin Ale has become a favorite with family and friends, partially because, until the last 3-5 years, there were few other commercially available pumpkin beers. However, with the craft beer boom, many more craft breweries have introduced pumpkin beers. Last year (and already this year), we...
304. The Bruery – Mischief Belgian Style Ale
I’m hanging out at The Abbey Brewing Company in Miami Beach, Florida this afternoon. I’ve tried their Immaculate IPA and Father Theodore’s Stout, while having a nice conversation with their Brewmaster/President Raymond Rigazio. He had to leave, but I stuck around for a bit nursing my stout. Since it’s Easter/Passover this week, things were extremely slow at the bar. So, I got to know Carlos the bartender,...
Mom
In my last several posts, I talked about being in Austin, TX for a few conferences, including SXSW. While I was at SXSW, I found out that my mom was having some heart issues again, but they were trying to treat it without surgery. The last day of SXSW, my dad called and said she was going into surgery and I needed to get home immediately. I jumped on a plane and was back that night while she was in surgery. We went through...
