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A Beer Man in the Middle of Wine Country NY…
The Brew Basement | July 21st 2008 by Jason Tucker
This past weekend my wife and I hopped in the car with a couple of friends and took a drive out to the Finger Lakes area of Western NY, otherwise known as NY Wine Country. Our specific destination was Watkins Glen, where the Finger Lakes Wine Festiva read more
One Year In The Cellar Down…
The Brew Basement | July 18th 2008 by Jason Tucker
It’s a bit hard for me to believe, but the Brew Basement is now officially one year old. Running a site like this has been an interesting experience. I’ve received more attention and traffic then I thought I would. Between all of you regular subs read more
Massive Online Vintage Beer Auction For Charity!!!!
The Brew Basement | May 6th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Feel like getting your hands on some rare and vintage brews? Feel like supporting a good cause? Liquids Solutions (my favorite online beverage retailer) is giving you a chance to do both by hosting a vintage beer auction starting this Friday, May 9th read more
Beer Cellaring Mailbag Time!
The Brew Basement | May 5th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello fellow beer fanatics! I seem to be getting more and more mail lately and please trust me, I’m trying hard to answer everyone somewhat timely (unfortunately I’ve been terrible about responding to comments on the site - I promise to g read more
2008 Old Stock Ale On The Shelves
The Brew Basement | April 1st 2008 by Jason Tucker
” ..Old Stock Ale is well-designed to round-out and mellow with age. We know it’s hard to believe that this exquisite beer can actually improve, but trust us. The waiting can be an excellent exercise in self-discipline and the reward is b read more
Reader Question About Aging Smoked Beers
The Brew Basement | March 30th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello everyone! I’ll be diving into the world of smoked beers this week. I’ll be examining the science behind the preservation power of smoke, posting the results of a few tastings of some famous smokey brews, and doling out a few recomme read more
How I Started Cellaring Beer
The Brew Basement | February 28th 2008 by Jason Tucker
One of the things that happens when you spend eight months writing on a blog is that your writing tends to get a little better. It really pains me sometimes when I read my earliest writings, and one of the worse offenders in my mind is the “Wha read more
A few technical difficulties….
The Brew Basement | January 22nd 2008 by Jason Tucker
Sorry about the lack of updates here over the past few days. Internet access has been a bit hard to come by in the Tucker household since I spilled a glass of water directly on my wireless router. Never fear, a trip to CompUSA tomorrow should take ca read more
Reader Problem - Too Many Sour Beers!
The Brew Basement | January 16th 2008 by Jason Tucker
I recently received the following email from a somewhat despondent reader: I’ve just read your article on bottle conditioning on Brew Basement. I wondered if you had any advice/comments on the storage of bottle conditioned beers. Perhaps I read more
Brew Basement Site Updates
The Brew Basement | January 11th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello everyone. Hope your holidays went well! You may have noticed that I’ve been posting a lot of tasting notes lately. If they’re not quite your thing, I’m sorry about that. Even before the holidays the time between me cellar read more
My 10 Most Popular Beer Cellaring Pages of the Year
The Brew Basement | December 26th 2007 by Jason Tucker
Hello fellow beer geeks! After digging through my Google Analytic stats for the year, I thought it would be interesting to share with everyone what the Brew Basement’s most popular pages were. I ranked the pages according to the unique numbe read more
A Few Site Updates, a Cool Quote, and a Beer Cellaring Link
The Brew Basement | December 10th 2007 by Jason Tucker
I’m trying to do a bit of catch-up here today. After posting my comparison of a cellared vintage Celebration Ale with a fresh one on Friday, I’m spending the morning writing up the formal tasting notes for both beers in my normal review read more
Happy Thanksgiving! (And A Few Links To Check Out)
The Brew Basement | November 22nd 2007 by Jason Tucker
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Americans out there! I’m in charge of cooking up a few side dishes today for our Thanksgiving at our friends house, so I’m just putting up this quick little post today. I’ve been following a fe read more
A Banner Week for the ol’Beer Cellar
The Brew Basement | November 2nd 2007 by Jason Tucker
Good things always seem to come in bunches. Late last week I stumbled upon some vintage beers at my favorite beverage store, including two vintages of George Gale’s Prize Old Ale (1997 and 2001). I’ll be sampling those VERY soon. I also read more
Posting From Sunny Florida Today…
The Brew Basement | October 8th 2007 by Jason Tucker
Hi everyone. I’m down visiting my folks right outside of Tampa, Florida for a few days. The craft beer fad does not seem to have hit down here yet, the most interesting thing I’ve seen was a pack of Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner sitting in a read more
Reader Question - Moving a Beer from Fridge to Cellar
The Brew Basement | October 3rd 2007 by Jason Tucker
Hello fellow beer geeks! Today I thought I’d share a question I recently received via email: I have a bottle of beer from Stone B.C. that was being cellared until I put it in my fridge about 3 months ago. I understand the bottle fermenting seiz read more
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