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Archive for August, 2009

The Roller Coaster Capital Loves KegWorks

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Over the weekend I traveled to the roller coaster capital of the world, Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio. I think it’s typically a family destination, however I went with 12 of my twenty-something friends. While everyone else seemed to think that it was a great idea to add beer to the weekend equation, I had my doubts. I love beer as much as the next guy (or gal) but combining drinking and thrill rides seemed like a recipe for disaster to me. I mean, the Top Thrill Dragster coaster goes from 0 to 120 mph in less than 4 seconds and takes you 420 feet in the air via a massive hill and 270-degree spiral – who wants to be drunk for that?

High Thrill Dragster Roller Coaster

I learned however that as with any drinking situation, moderation is key. We were able to enjoy a few beers in the park and a couple of cocktails in the hot tub at our hotel without a single person ever losing their lunch. Success!

The coolest part though? Upon my return I found out that Cedar Point cleans their draft beer lines with KegWorks equipment! Yep, that’s right… the cold, refreshing beers we enjoyed were poured from systems maintained with KegWorks commercial cleaning kits. Perhaps I should have asked for a discount?

TAGS [ CEDAR POINT | CEDAR POINT AMUSEMENT PARK | BEER LINE CLEANING | DRAFT BEER EQUIPMENT | COMMERCIAL DRAFT BEER EQUIPMENT | COMMERCIAL BEER LINE CLEANER ]

Poll: Draft Beer Tap Handles

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Finally! We got a huge shipment of tap handles in and I’ve been drowning in them, piled all over my photo studio. Well, I’m finally done for at least a couple of days, when we should get more in again. I’m always surprised at all of the variations of tap handles that I come across; it must be a great time designing the handles, especially some of the microbrews. Here are a few that I let slip by without buying for myself.

New Branded Tap Handles in

What are your favorite tap handles? Choose as many answers as apply.

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TAGS [ TAP HANDLES | FAUCET HANDLES | DRAFT BEER EQUIPMENT | BEER TAP | BEER TAPS | BEER TAP HANDLE | BEER TAP HANDLES ]

Root Beer Cocktail

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Every once in a while I get a hankering for some old fashioned root beer. In fact, I had just such a desire since I wrote the post on Root Beer Brewpubs. Finally this weekend I quenched my thirst. It wasn’t a fresh brewed batch of my own but Saranac’s offering. And although I truly love root beer all on its own, I did add a little something extra.

Root Beer Cocktail RecipeTry out this recipe next time you’re in the mood for sweet throw-back. Its taste is reminiscent of vanilla cake frosting. Seriously.

Root Beer Cocktail
2 oz vanilla vodka
Root beer
Maraschino cherry, for garnish

Fill a pint glass with ice. Add vanilla vodka. Pour root beer in to the top and stir. Drop in your cherry and you’ve got an updated, adultified (yep, that’s a made up word) soda fountain favorite.

Cheers!

TAGS [ ROOT BEER | ROOT BEER COCKTAIL | SARANAC ROOT BEER | VANILLA VODKA ROOT BEER | COCKTAIL RECIPE | COCKTAIL RECIPES ]

Beers with Gates, Crowley and Obama

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Ok, let’s talk about Gates, Crowley & Obama!

Naw, not the way you might be thinking. We are about beer here at KegWorks.

As everyone knows, our busy pres invited Skip Gates and Jim Crowley to the White House for a beer. Now is that cool or what? I mean the invite, not the why.

From what I’ve heard, the beers these guys quenched their thirst with are as far apart as their opinions. Gates enjoyed Sam Adams Light. Crowley drank Blue Moon, a Belgian-style wheat ale. Obama had Bud Light, the best selling beer in America.

Does the type of beer you drink say what type of person you are? I think how you act after you drink is a better reflection. What’s your thought?

Which defines a person in regards to beer?

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TAGS [ OBAMA | BEER POLL | BEER POLLS | BEER WITH OBAMA ]

3 Beers to Try Before Summer’s Gone

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Goose Island Pale AleSummer is quickly escaping us. It’s getting darker sooner, everyone’s weekends are jam-packed with last minute getaways and the back to school commercials are hitting the airwaves. Another one has come – and it’s almost gone.

There’s still time to check out some of my favorite summer beers though! Get ‘em before they’re farther gone than your farmers tan.

Here’s my Top 3:

1. Flying Dog Classic Pale Ale (Doggie Style)
This pale ale is a favorite and I get a kick out of the name. An English style an American twist.

2. Goose Island India Pale Ale
Bottled sunshine. Oh IPA’s, how I love thee. Oodles of fresh hops that make their presence known.

3. Samuel Adams Summer Ale
A delicious wheat beer with a soft mouthfeel, lemon zest and what Sam Adams calls "grains of paradise" – whatever it is, it works.

TAGS [ SUMMER BEER | SUMMER BEERS | PALE ALE | PALE ALES | BEER REVIEW | BEER REVIEWS ]

David Wondrich and the Colbert Bump

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

I’m a huge fan of The Colbert Report, but don’t generally watch it until the encore show a day later, around dinner time. So, I just now caught this gem with master mixologist David Wondrich, who was on the show promoting his new book, Imbibe. Far more than just a collection of cocktail recipes (there are 100 of those, too), it pays homage to Jerry Thomas, known as the Pioneer of the American Bar, through stories and history.

Wondrich not only teaches Stephen Colbert and "The Nation," as it were, about some classic American cocktails from times past, but even treats us to a brand new drink… The Colbert Bump. Check out the clip here, and grab the recipe down below – sounds mighty tasty to me!

The Colbert Bump
1 oz cherry brandy
1½ oz gin
½ oz lemon juice
Soda water

In a highball glass filled with ice, add cherry brandy, gin and lemon juice. Top with soda water, stir and enjoy.

Thanks to David Wondrich for popping onto The Report and treating us to yet another simple, classic, yet brand spankin’ new, cocktail.

Cheers!

TAGS [ DAVID WONDRICH | THE COLBERT REPORT | STEPHEN COLBERT | THE COLBERT BUMP | COCKTAIL RECIPE | COCKTAIL RECIPES ]

Sierra Nevada Estate Ale

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Sierra Nevada Estate AleThe Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico California seems to be borrowing a concept used in the wine producing areas by which they are surrounded; creating products with their own local terroir. Terroir is the French winemaking term that denotes the flavor qualities local environmental conditions impart to ingredients. The idea being that the wine produced by the exact same grape and winemaking process grown in Napa, California will be subtlety different than wine made in the exact same grape and process grown in Burgundy, France due to differences in the climate, terrain, and soil in which the grapes were grown.

Sierra Nevada is applying the concept of terroir to some of its limited edition series of Harvest Ales by making beer from hops and barley grown on the brewery grounds. According to this article in Beer Advocate Sierra Nevada is one of the few breweries in the world creating estate beers. I think this is very interesting and cool concept and hopefully the 2009 Brewers Harvest Ale release is not so limited that I will not have the opportunity to try one or two to see if I can taste Chico California.

TAGS [ SIERRA NEVADA | ESTATE ALE | ESTATE BREWS | SIERRA NEVADA ESTATE ALE ]

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