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1/2/2009 3:13 PM
A Blog for the MakeBeer.net community.
By Makebeer on 2/26/2009 2:45 PM
In this day and age who can afford to go out to the bars anymore?
Our economy is in the tank, and is continuing to slide. Everyday there is another round of layoffs at the strongest companies. Money is getting tight and those credit card bills won’t pay themselves. Most folks can’t afford all those nice luxuries that they once could.
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By Makebeer on 2/17/2009 10:04 AM
Looking for new ways to get that exceptional stout flavor in your food? Check out this stout stew recipe, which is sure to be a new favorite!
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By Makebeer on 2/9/2009 1:11 PM
It's not to late to brew a nice Irish Ale for St. Patrick's day! Give this Coopers Irish Ale recipe a try, and let us know how it turns out!
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By Makebeer on 1/26/2009 2:52 PM
Coopers beer isn't just for drinking! The right beer can add that extra kick to your dinner. If you're a fan of Coopers Dark Ale, here is tasty recipe that you should try out!
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By Makebeer on 1/25/2009 11:10 AM
It’s Sunday morning. My daughter took the bus to go skiing. My son is busy playing with his sleepover playdate. It’s time to have a cup of coffee and check my email. I was reminded about a really cool beer label and a recipe that was sent to me by my lawyer. The beer and label were created by Travis Ganje, my lawyer’s son-in-law. The name of the beer is James B. Stoetzer's Legal Lager:
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By Makebeer on 1/5/2009 2:50 PM
Back in Business
Last week after I uploaded my blog entry, I decided to be tricky and play with some of the MakeBeer.net blog settings. Although I consider myself to be fairly technologically proficient, the blog application proved to be too much for me to handle. I only succeeded in wiping out all the entire blog. Thank to the folks Gravitate Design we are back up and running. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to not play around with the blog settings too much.
Another resolution -- tone down the drinking. Of course I came up with this af ...
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By Makebeer on 12/30/2008 2:59 PM
My wife persuaded me that we should spend the Christmas holiday in Montana this year. Since most of her family lives there in the Bitterroot valley, I can understand why. We usually spend it in Seattle. The tricky part is driving the whole family and the dog over several mountain passes. The weather in Seattle was already a little dicey with the hilly side streets mainly ice. We decided to leave on the Saturday before Christmas and take 2 days to get there. My son needed to attend his Tae Kwan Do promotion test that Saturday so we wouldn’t be able to leave until that afternoon. The weather forecast was 8 inches of snow that evening. We finally left Seattle at 2:00 PM. The conditions on Snoqualmie pass were reasonable and there weren’t many trucks about. We crossed the Columbia River and it was clear sailing until we reached Spokane which had 2 ½ feet of snow the day before. We slugged through and finally found a hotel that would take a 95 pound d ...
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By Makebeer on 12/18/2008 9:14 AM
Click on the following link to see the virtual holiday card.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
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By Makebeer on 11/11/2008 3:18 PM
Many of our brewers are finding out the benefits of kegging. For those who are just starting out, we offer some priming and dispensing advice.
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