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Comment on Japanese craft beer? はい！ by Malt & Barley

Malt & Barley — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:30:34 +0000

Hitachino makes a few nice beers, though it sounds like they’re easier to find in export territories than at home. I particularly liked the Lacto/Sweet Stout and the Red Rice Ale.

Comment on Microbreweries in Montréal by Luc Lafontaine

Luc Lafontaine — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:44:52 +0000

Thanks for making the trip to our Pub! Your excuse to comeback to Montreal would be the first week of June where the Montreal “Mondial de la Biere” beer fest takes place. Amazing times I guarantee you. And hey Hopjuice, thanks for your comment on the Ochamena Bi-Ru (green tea beer)! Hagen Dazs macha Ice Cream is pretty freakin good so I’m flattered! I’ll be in Japan this next Summer and I’ll bring more beer for sure! Cheers! Kanpai! Luc Lafontaine.

Comment on Japanese craft beer? はい！ by hopjuice

hopjuice — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:36:05 +0000

Actually the Hobgoblin chain isn’t owned by the brewery anymore, though the chain still uses the Hobgoblin name:

http://www.wychwood.co.uk/wychwood_history1.htm

Comment on When glass branding goes a bit… odd. by hopjuice

hopjuice — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:10:00 +0000

It’s quite funny Diageo promoting black and tan – it’s not a common drink in Ireland, and even in Britain where the style originated, it’s not common. In Japan, Half and Half – a stout and a lager – is very common though.

Hub in Japan do dual brand glasses with Hub on one side and Ale House on the other. I wouldn’t recommend going there while you are in Japan though – the beer is awful.

Comment on Microbreweries in Montréal by hopjuice

hopjuice — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:04:36 +0000

Luc from Dieu du Ciel brought a bunch of his beers to Japan back in August. Very good they were:

http://hopjuice.com/2009/08/17/a-weekend-of-beer/

They even brewed a beer with Japanese green tea – tasted very like Haagen-dazs Green Tea ice-cream. Lovely it was.

Comment on When glass branding goes a bit… odd. by Malt & Barley

Malt & Barley — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:47:42 +0000

Not familiar with other dual-branded glasses (aside from a non-beer sponsorship) — but this one has a clear purpose.

The intent of this glass is to encourage bartenders and patrons to switch their “black and tans” from a Bass Ale base to a Harp Lager base. The latter concoction doesn’t really work as well, but it’s all in the family for Diageo.

Happy New Year to all.

Comment on When glass branding goes a bit… odd. by T. Carter

T. Carter — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:28:18 +0000

I’d guess the glass was intended to be used for a Black & Tan … You’d have each logo visible next to the respective brew that way …

Comment on When glass branding goes a bit… odd. by Rae

Rae — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:03:03 +0000

I haven’t seen dual branding on a glass but was recently served a Guinness in a Pilsner glass (and labelled as such) – has a moment of confusion before realising it was the bar staff, not I that had the problem.

Comment on The Brickskeller – the world’s largest selection of (unavailable) beer. by Billy Sabatini

Billy Sabatini — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:19 +0000

…uh, who might that be who was drinking Stella?!?

Comment on Probably the best visitor centre in the world by Callum

Callum — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:51:38 +0000

Better than walking, get one of the excellent public bikes that can be found around the streets for a small fee. It’s a shame I never managed to visit the brewery on my single visit to Copenhagen. I was too busy with the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.