Sunday, May 4, 2008

More here - vquzeshuf

Some interesting charts













Internet sales increasing

"The 2006 State of Retailing Online," the ninth annual Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research, Inc. of 174 retailers, concludes that 2006 online sales (including travel) are expected to rise 20 percent to $211.4 billion. Sales excluding travel will reach $138 billion.

The largest non-travel categories this year will include computer hardware and software ($16.8 billion), autos and auto parts ($15.9 billion), and apparel, accessories, and footwear ($13.8 billion), according to the report. Pet supplies and cosmetics and fragrances are expected to experience growth rates of more than 30 percent, more than any other category.

Rest of the article here http://www.jckonline.com/article/CA6337391.html?q=stage+growth

Keystone light


This is also brewed by the coors company. These last 2 beers are worthless unless you are planning to drink, a lot.


Pours out a light straw with small white head.


Smell. Slight amount of grainynees, and is slightly sweet.


Taste. very neutral flavor. has a small sweetness to it, but not much. No bitterness what so ever. finishes with a hint of malts. It has a light body with ample carbonation.

Coors light



According to the Coors website, in 1959, Coors became the first American brewer to vin an all-aluminum two-piece beverage can. In the early 1970s, Coors replaced the common "pull tab" opener on its aluminum cans with a new two-hole top, one large hole for drinking and one small hole for venting.

Appearance - light golden color with with while foam.

Smell - light hops and little sweetness

Taste - very crisp taste also very watery.

Mouthfeel - very thin with lots of carbonation.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

No stopping internet Globalization

The conclusion is that there is no way to avoid plugging in to the new online world order, as long as a business (or individual) wants to be successful and grow. And there is no sense in resisting tendencies this massive. Recently there was more fighting against globalization in the streets (in Prague, this time). There's no sense in fighting against either globalization or the Internet. They're coming, whether you want it or not. To be against either is like being "against the sunrise" you know the sun will be coming every day, there's not much you can do about it, and you learn to live with it.
http://www.glreach.com/eng/ed/art/rep-eur22.php3

Monday, April 14, 2008

$10 for 1 bottle, better be the holy grail


Want a description of Dog Fish Head? Its underneath.


This beer is continually hopped over a 120 minute boil and then dry hopped every day for a month. Says that the beer ages well, enjoy now or age for a decade.


Color - Dark amber, whitish head, poor retention... color may be off because the clear glasses are dirty and we havent done the wash.


Smell - very earthy, hops smell great


Taste - Be prepared because its strong, its also very sweet, caramel cuts through first along with hops. It almost tastes like barelywine.


Drinkability - Although being very potent, its still smooth as eggs.


Abv - 21%


Sunday, April 13, 2008

Leffe Belgian Blonde




Leffe is a company that brews a type of beer called Abbey. Belgian Pales consume the Belgian brewing scene, and were initially brewed to compete with Pilseners during the WWII time frame. They differ from other regional Pale Ale varieties, by traditionally being less bitter, using aged hops for a delicate hop finish, and boasting sweetish to toasty malt overtones. They should be decanted properly, leaving the yeast in the bottle. This will showcase their brilliant color range from pale straw yellow to amber hues. Most will be crowned with thick, clinging, rocky white heads. Flavors and aromas will vary. Some have natural spice characters from yeast and hops, while others are spiced.


The beer has amber/orangish color with a thick white head, although it had poor retention. It smells very sweet with yeast coming through more than anything. The taste matches the smell, sweet with some flavors of fruit. It's very crisp and light, not thick or chewy at all. I have been drinking this beer for years now, but I just found out the history of this beer which has been very intruiging. For more info check here.. http://www.leffe.com/index.html?PHPSESSID=05682a10b672e376808cb625c39c865c


Abv - 6.6

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Dogfish Head shelter pale ale


Off-centered ales, for off-centered people... that's what we do here at Dogfish Head! Whether its weird ingredients, super-strong extreme beers, or crazy, made-up styles, you can be sure that a beer from Dogfish will challenge your perceptions of what beer is supposed to be!

We make, bottle and keg most of our beer in our Milton, Delaware brewery. We also have a small brewery inside our Rehoboth Beach, Delaware brewpub. That's where we do our experimental batches - the funkiest of the funky! Our beers are distributed across the United States.

This shelter pale ale is brewed in little batches using Delaware grown barley, whole leaf Willamette and Columbus hops for ballast. Beer pours out to a amber/orange color with a small head. Smells sweet with slight hops and malt. The taste of hops comes out the most and is crisp but also bitter. The mouthfeel is pretty thick but nothing ovewhelming, very vquzeshuf. This has been a new beer for me, unless you are looking for hoppy beer and don't mind the bitterness then go for this one. Not really my thing.




Abv - 5%

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

The better winter ale


Brooklyn Brewery was started in 1987 by former Associated Press correspondent Steve Hindy and former Chemical Bank lending officer Tom Potter. Hindy learned to brew beer during a six year stay in various Middle Eastern nations such as Saudi Arabia and Syria, where possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages were forbidden. Upon his return to his home to Brooklyn in 1984, he and Potter, his downstairs neighbor, quit their jobs and founded the brewery.


Brooklyn completely changed the recipe in 2006. It’s now a Scottish-style ale. Brewmaster Garrett Oliver explained to us that: “There are no spices at all. Good British floor malts and hops along with our yeast strain account for all the flavors. It has a Scottish-style cooler fermentation, which pushes malt to the forefront rather than fruitiness.” It was brewed with Scottish Floor-malted Maris Otter, English crystal malts, Belgian Aromatic malt, American roasted malts, American oats and hopped with Willamette.


The beer has a reddish amber color with an off-white head, overall a darker color. Theres a strong scent of butterscotch and cinnamon, along with other spices. Fairly thick and chewy texture with a bittersweet after taste.


abv - 6%

scottish ale

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

One of the best


Allagash brews a unique variety of traditional and experimental Belgian-style beers made with a dedication to craftsmanship and quality.

All of the bottled beers at Allagash are bottle conditioned. This means that just prior to bottling, a fresh dose of yeast is added, along with a measured amount of Candi Sugar. After bottling, the beers are moved into a temperature controlled cellar, where the yeast will actually begin a new fermentation in the bottle. This new fermentation naturally carbonates the beer, and greatly enhances the traditional Belgian character. It is a long, expensive and traditional process... but we think it is well worth it!


The beer I am reviewing is Allagash White and its a top Belgian white. These beers are brewed in Portland Maine and come in a 4-pack, not the usual 6er. The only thing I would change about the bottle is the twist off cap, other than that its a brown bottle just like the rest which is good. Just like the Hoegarden, it has puring instructions which tell you how to get good head. After pouring the first glass, its got a cloudy appereance like any unfiltered beer. The color is lighter than the other whites, its more on the yellow side. There is a wonderful aroma of spices given of by this brew and just smells very refreshing. The taste is spicier than others and has much less of a fruity taste. Its a pretty thick beer and it goes down really smooth. This is probably my favorite domestic belgian white. This one is a must try, with out thinking twice and if you don't like it I'll personally buy you some gross natty.


price for a 6 pack - none because its a 4 pack and youll find the price when you go pick it up

abv - 5%

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Its that time..


Jim Koch founded The Boston Beer Company in 1984 because he believed that Americans deserved better beer. They brew beers named Samuel Adams produced in small amounts, less than 2 million barrels annually. Heres more info if you even want to bother, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Adams_(beer)


Finally, the White Ale is out and of course I had to get some. This is another classic Belgian style witbeir and I just love getting it because its only out from January to March. This wheat ale has an intricate blend of ten spices giving you the taste and aroma of spring.


Seems like my cups are in the dish washer so I will do this review straight from the bottle, usually how I drink this beer anyways. From what I read, it has an impressive head and has a murky orange color. You can smell the corriander, orange peel, and lemon as well. Everything smells very fresh and I can't wait to drink it. The flavors of spices come through from the first swig and is just very refreshing. Something I love about this beer are the sediments on the bottom of the bottle, you can see them from the bottle if you put it up to the light. I usually like to drink half the beer and then swirl around the sediments, yes untraditional but I love the extra flavor I get from it. If your going to try this beer then I suggest you do it soon before its gone. Oh and if you under the caps it shows different Gold award winnings from different years and locations.



ABV - 5.20%


Price - I don't look, just buy. Probably the same as the Sam's Heifeweizen

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Sam Adam's Hefeweizen


America's World Class beer, some title from Samuel Adams. Im sure many of you have heard of Sam and probably have had the Boston lager. To tell you the truth, Im just not a big fan of the Boston lager, never had it on tap though. When Sam Adam's White ale comes, I will write about that because it's my favorite beer from Sam Adams. Its a seasonal beer though, so its only around during the spring. The company has the Winter Ale out now, but im not to crazy about it. When I write about the White ale, I will talk more about the company.


The beer comes through with a nice thick head that has good retention. The color is golden amber and very cloudy, I love wheat ale. Has hints of spices and a little citrus flavor, but not as significant as the Sunset wheat. Has a heavy and almost chewy taste, the spices really cut through the beer more than any other flavor. This Hefeweizen is good but, Ive had a better one so I mite review that one next. As long as I can find it.


ABV - 5.40%

AVG Price - $8-$9

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Aspects of internet marketing

So I guess this is our topic, I found a nice article but someone already wrote about it. So I will talk about this other website I found called Global Reach. They have a multilingual website promotion program that puts your company on all corners of the world. By breaking the language barrier, you can easily double your profit margin. If there is a need for your product or service here in America, there will most likely be the same need in other countries. The only thing to be careful about are the words and graphics you use on your website because it could possibly be translated into something offensive in other cultures.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Harpoon IPA





Harpoon brewery was started in 1986 in Boston and after many successful years, it opened up another brewery in Windsor Vermont. There slogan is, Love Beer. Live Life. Harpoon.


Now on to the good stuff, IPA or India Pale Ale was originally brewed during the height of the British Empire for the troops stationed in India around 1993. This beer is an American IPA, which is more flavorful than the English IPA. The high gravity and incresead hops act as natural preservatives. The beer has a copper color with good carbonation and decent head retention. Its got a floral smell and you can really get the aromas given of by the hops. The taste of the beer is very earthy and has a strong taste of hops.

Price for a 6 pack - $8.99

ABV - 5.9%

The picture below are Hops.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat Ale


Well start off with one of my favorite bottled beers. The Leine's brewing company is located in the Northwoods of Wisconson also known as "Indian Head Country". This was because people thought that the St Croix river, located on the border of North Wisconson and Minnesota, formed a profile of an Indian. The company has been around since 1867 and the beer is still brewed in small batches from that same place, today.

This beer is in a category called witbier, a Belgian style ale thats very pale and cloudy in appearance due to it being unfiltered and its high level of wheat. The sunset wheat incorporates hints of corriander, orange peel, blueberry, and perhaps some other fruit. It's more of a sweet beer that gives off strong flavors of fruit. Its got a nice golden amber color to it and retains its head (foam on top of the beer after its poured) well. The volume of alcohol in this beverage is 4.9%. I would recommend anyone to try this beer for themselves.

-cost for a 6-pack is around $8-$9