A colleague forwarded this link to me recently. It’s about a new book by food writer Robin Goldstein, called “The Wine Trials.” 500 people tasted more than 6,000 glasses of wine in a blind test. Now that's a party.

 

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I took a trip to Belgium several years back, and was astounded to find the country has such a huge variety of Belgian beers. Obviously, at the time, I was new to the wide world of European beers. It started on the plane ride over, when they offered us Stella Artoise, which is like the Bud of Europe, you can find it anywhere. 

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Everyone has a favorite, and co-worker Andrew Wolfe (you may recognize him from the Off Track blog) has a number of them to share with readers:

 

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Get your pen and pencil out. Here's a few sure bets for you beer folk. 

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If you're looking for something to do this weekend, there are still tickets left to the Beer Summit in Boston. 

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If you needed yet another reason to love Wisconsin, I've found one. 

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You know when you get a bartender that's ignoring you, and you think, "I could just stick my glass under that tap and get it myself"?

 

 

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AOL release it's top ten brewery tours in the U.S. this week.

Coming in at No. 7 is the Harpoon Brewery in Boston. The brewery was picked for its tastings.

 

 

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You know spring is right around the corner when you see spring ales springing up (sorry) at the supermarket and in breweries.

 

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On Friday, I headed over to the Wine Society in Tyngsborough for its Wild & Wacky brews tasting. We tasted a dozen different beers, which were from faraway locations such as Belgium, Germany and Japan, and ones closer to home, such as Colorado, Delaware and even Pennichuck in Milford. 

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With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, visions of Guinness are in most die-hard drinkers’ dreams. But what about it’s black and tan counterpart?

Bass has come up with a marketing tool just in time for the Irish holiday to make sure you don’t forget about them on this day.

 

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Many bars and restaurants around here fail to offer a wide assortment of Mexican alcohols. In fact, many locals maintain that Corona (ick) is the solution to many of life's problems. I recently moved here from Southern California where I went to college. Without getting into much detail, I hold myself as somewhat of a connoisseur of the country's proudest libations...with the exception of cheaper tequilas of course.

 

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