Are you a Beer Snob? Good beer vs Good Cheap Beer!
August 25, 2008 by CarpetGuy · 2 Comments
Red dog, a beer that is looked down upon by anyone that drinks, “Real Beer”, right? Well, if you agree with that, you are a beer snob! That in itself is an oxymoron, beer is the drink of the commoner, not the “elite” but as time goes on, our levels of snobbery get deeper!
Yes, I would much prefer an Arrogant Bastard myself, but, I am currently a poor broke bastard instead!
However, if on a budget, Red Dog is not a bad choice! yes, it is now a cheap brew, but back in the day, when it first came out, it was anything but cheap!
So, if you are as broke as I am, look for the Dog! It is not that bad! I actually like it compared to the other “cheap” beers!
If you also happen to be one of those greenies, well, it is your fault! The cost of ingredients has gone up, way up, because of all the ethanol etc., beer just costs more to brew!
I used to pay about $40 a 50lb sack of malted barley, but now it is about 4 bucks a pound! Sorry, I cant afford to brew anymore!Thank God for those that want to get rid of oil, now, it costs more to drive, and to brew!
Hello Home Brewers, do you have a favorite Brew Blog or other Website, want more traffic to your site?
Hello fellow Brew Lovers, I know, I haven’t written in a while, let me explain why.
I have several hobbies, and building websites is one of them, and that is what I have been doing. As a brewer, and beer drinker, this will always be a top concern of mine, not just my brewing and drinking, but promoting the hobby in general. I get calls from other brewers who have found this site, and are looking for a homebrew club near them, and can’t find one. Why can’t they find the other sites out there? That is an easy one, they don’t get promoted the way this site does. I spend a lot of time on promoting a lot of websites and have finally decided to build a special site that will help my fellow brewers to promote, not just their favorite brew sites, but their business sites as well!
Many of the webmasters out there are home brewers, many have multiple sites, and everybody has been to those “autosurf” sites, wanting what those sites have to offer, but don’t want to have to look at a bunch of “get rich quick”, “E-mail Harvesters”, or other scam sites, the list could go on forever. So, when I built this site, there were several things that I learned, as a surfer myself for years, I knew what I was sick and tired of seeing, and those things are not allowed on this site!
Why you might ask? An autosurf site is very useful in several ways, first, the more traffic to your site, the better it ranks, so it comes up in the searches people do all day long! Second, people see your site and could possibly get involved with whatever it is you are doing or promoting. However, if your site is buried with all of the junk, who can find it?
When you join, you will receive 3000 FREE credits to apply to the sites you want to promote, not to mention referral bonus for anyone else you refer, and yes again, it is FREE! If you are a reader of any of my Blogs, or the posts they contain, you know that I am about half crazy, so when you are an active surfer, you will get all kinds of free credits by watching the surfbar, just click the link and they will get added to your account!
There is also a blog incorporated into this site, it is even the home page, so that you can see what is going on at the site on your way to login or register! We have also added a forum, bulletin board, or whatever you want to call it, so that we can all share our knowledge and report problem websites that somehow slip through the cracks.
So, get you a cold brew, sign up, surf, and tell everybody you know, it will help your sites get seen, and we all need that!
This is important! Do beer Drinkers really prefer John McCain?
March 18, 2008 by CarpetGuy · 3 Comments
Today I found a post on HotAir.com that addressed this issue, check it out here. This inspired me to write this, because as you know, I also have a Political Opinion Blog, so I visit many blogs of all types.
Anyway, it got me to wondering, is it true? Do beer drinkers really skew towards John McCain?
If this theory is true, I can just see the party now! It would make a political rally a good thing!
Heck, I’m in! Free Beer! Dang right I’ll vote for him! Well, I actually like John McCain, and can’t stand any of the dumbocrats, so, Free Beer is just a bonus!
Any other beer drinking McCain fans out there?
The post also says that wine drinkers lean toward democrats, that is disturbing, because I know a lot of homebrewers that also make mead and wine. Come on folks, post a comment, tell me what you think!
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Beer Prices, Gas Prices, Even Dog Food Prices have gone up! Why?
Has anybody but me noticed what has happened in the last few months?
Beer prices have gone up, way up! I last bought a six pack of Dead Guy Ale for about 7 bucks, now it is over $11!
Anybody else know why? Because they are using all of the corn,wheat, and barley, etc, for making methanol, to mix with gasoline! Hey gas prices at $3.00 a gallon is one thing, beer at $11 a six pack is another!
We need to all understand that when you take something from one place, it comes out of another!
These dreamers, that think using corn, wheat and barley, as a renewable fuel, are doing some good, need to slow down, as they increase these fantasies, they also increase our realities!
What we need to do, is FIND MORE OIL! Thus leaving our BEER alone!
Here is my analysis, my gas costs have gone up about $20 a month, but my BEER went up about $75 a month. What good will that do!
Our fuel costs less than in Europe way back in the 80’s, and our BEER costs even more than gas! The Europeans pay major tax on everything, everything but BEER!
This is America! We need to find a better way!
Speaking of increases, my dog food was at about $7 a 20lb bag, now it is at $9!
Has gas gone down? NO! So, why are they doing this? You tell me! Any other opinions about this?
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Great Divide: Titan IPA
Has anybody but me noticed the trend with the packaging of todays beer? I mean personally, I like the label, when you compare it to the many others that look similar to it, but that is my point, they are all starting to look alike! It’s almost like a bunch of kids with photo-shop went crazy and designed beer labels! Maybe this was the first and the others copied that look? Does anybody know?
The only thing bad is that since they all look alike, how do you get your product to stand out? I can tell you with this one, all you have to do is taste it! One sip and you won’t forget it!
When I opened the first bottle, I heard a familiar crisp sound, which usually means “bottle conditioned” Who knows, maybe it is? I didn’t find anything on the Great Divide website, does anybody know?
As this first brew poured into the glass, the first thing I noticed was that it was actually a bit dark to be a “pale” but, this did not upset me, when I brew an IPA it is always darker than the “specs” say it should be, so that is a good thing!
As I got to the last bit in the bottle, I noticed a sediment! Yeast! Maybe it is bottle conditioned? Then I noticed there was a slightly green tint to the sediment, I got a great big smile at that point because surely they haven’t filtered all the flavor away and green, that means HOPS! (I hoped) Read more
Now, the transfer is done! I am drinking a Budbrewski!
I know that many people, who have done host transfers, may be wondering what all the fuss is about, I’ll explain. I have several domains, each with many layers, many problems you can say, but, it is all done now!
I will be back to my regular reporting on anything I can find about beer! Tonight, I have to do a follow up to the Keystone Light post The main thing I have to say is, if you like beer, not just the expensive stuff, but all beer, you have to have a baseline or benchmark to go from, and personally, for regular beer, it is Budbrewski for me! Since my break, the keystone post, I haven’t had a beer! Tragic I know! However, after it is all done, except for the fine tuning, I wanted to have a beer! Remember, keystone is the norm here, I wanted a bud, and comparing the two is a bit like chalk and cheese! They start out the same, but finish much different.
When drinking the Keystone, I had this overwhelmingly stupid feeling, my brain was out of order, yes, gettin drunk does that, but I barely had a buzz! After drinking just 6 of my Budbrewski’s, I had mor of a buzz, but don’t have that cloud in my head! Hmm, for $3.24 a twelve-pack difference, I will buy the Bud!
I still have some work to do, and guess what, I can do it, even on my “vacation”, I know this, once I get my hands on some Arrogant Bastard, I will appreciate it even more!
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Transfer from Yahoo to Hostmonster almost complete!
If you have visited this blog in the last week or so, you may have noticed that there just wasn’t much happening, I am soory about that, but it is due to many things, mostly preparations for the move from Yahoo to Hostmonster.
I have been paying $526.20yr for my hosting, but once I get everything switched to HostMonster, it will only be $125.40! Better Service at a Better Price! I love it!
I do want to say this, when I first signed up with Yahoo, it was perfect, and for anybody that has zero knowledge on web-design, or only wants a simple site, Yahoo is perfect! But, once you learn a bit, get more than one site etc, it is time to move on!
Homebew Fanatic.com is the first one to get moved, but the others will follow soon. I have to admit I was a bit scared, I didn’t want to mess up the mess I already had, and I will no longer be able to use Yahoo Sitebuilder for my sites, this is the best WYSIWYG editor available, but I have learned how to use other tools, I will miss the simplicity, but it is time to move on!
I want to thank everyone for their patience, I have a million plugins to set up, RSS feeds to be replaced etc, but things will be rolling again soon!
Have a cold one for me!
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Coors Brewing : Keystone Light (Longneck)
Ok, Ok, I can hear everybody already! No, this beer is not a “real” beer, it is not in the same class as even a Budbrewski, but, I am writing this as an “honorable mention”, why, you might ask? IT COMES IN A LONGNECK!
I mean how often do you find cheap beer in a bottle, much less in a longneck! I do have to admit, for $6.99 a 12 pack, it is drinkable, if you chug down the first 3 or 4, it works just fine!
Where I live, in the sticks, this is actually the beer of choice! In fact, the best beer you can buy around here is Bud! Maybe a Shiner, for $7 a six pack! (Not worth $5), but when visiting a store here in the Somerville area, you will find the most, buying this stuff. Today, I just had to know, so, I looked and there it was, a 12 pack of longnecks for $6.99! This is a place that Bud longnecks are $12.99! Any wonder why it sells?
So, now that I have slammed all 12, what do I think? The buzz sucks! I am going to have a hangover from hell! I can tell that this is an adjunct brew, I don’t think it even has any barley malt in it! Nor does it have any hops! I have a strange buzz, almost scary, yet a Bud is way stronger, you don’t know that you will have a headache until the next day. I have to say this, if you want a cheap headache, this is the way to go, but unless you are an alcoholic, don’t mess with it!
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Real Ale: Full Moon Pale Rye Ale
January 25, 2008 by CarpetGuy · Comments Off
After reading many other posts about this brewery, i decided that I just had to try it! Just so that you know, I am not a big fan of beer made from anything but barley or wheat, but this one was really good! I have to say that I will buy it again.
One remarkable thing is that this beer didn’t taste like an ale, which usually has that ale yeast characteristic, I would hate to think that a brewery with a name like “Real Ale’ could possibly be using lager yeast, and no I am not accusing them of that. What I am saying is that it has a very clean, crisp taste. As far as the rye part goes, it just doesn’t have that bitter twang from rye (I don’t mean bitter from hops!), but it does have a nice hoppiness.
Overall I give this beer a thumbs up, it was different from other rye beers that I have tried, I actually liked it, so go get some of this and tell me what you think about it!
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OpinionHead: My Newest Blog
January 15, 2008 by CarpetGuy · 3 Comments
Just to let everyone know where I have been the last couple of days, I have started another Blog, what else right? Just as I have strong opinions about beer and brewing, I have some doozies when it comes to politics, world news, and of course the war on terror, not to mention several other things that are too numerous to list!
So, while you are out browsing, check out OpinionHead, my newest creation. If you too have strong Opinions, register, post a comment, and if you are interested, I need authors with varying opinions to keep the site content balanced, you’ll find a link on the About page that will send the email to me, just tell me a bit about you and so on, and I might make you an Author!
Remember, as it always is, it is about sharing ideas, that way we can all learn from each other. Should you want to go directly to the first serious post, you can click here
I hope to see you all there, and bring your attitudes! Bring some facts too!
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