Entries Categorized as 'Buying Beer'

Joseph’s Beverage Center - Toledo, OH

Date January 23, 2008

Joseph’s Beverage Center
4129 Talmadge Rd, Toledo, OH
(419) 472-1421

This place is one of my favorite beer stores. I can’t think of another that has the amazing selection that they have. You walk in and, once you know the place, you dart straight to the back. You’ll walk up on stacks of [...]

Gateway Beers

Date December 27, 2007

One of the biggest selling and most controversial newer beers is Blue Moon.  Is Blue Moon (produced by Coors) a good beer to introduce drinkers to the world of craft beer or is it a way for macro-breweries like Coors to capture their share of the craft beer market? I won’t attempt to answer this question because the truth is both sides of [...]

Beers I want for Christmas..

Date December 19, 2007

If I were to send Santa a beer list this year, I’d put the following:
Sam Adams Utopia: Even Santa would scoff at the price of this beer ($120 24 oz bottle), but boy it sure would be interesting to try - article here.
Samichlaus Bier: A Swiss Lager brewed once a year, aged for [...]

The Beer Store - Canada

Date December 11, 2007

I saw this picture today on Awesomeology. The picture has been around for years, but it made me think of my younger days. We would pile in a car, with the sole destination of crossing the bridge into Canada and hitting The Beer Store. At the time, the $ exchange rate [...]