Comments on: War of Beer Against Books: Stone Brewing’s 13th Anniversary Ale, Muriel Barbery, Stephen Hunt, and More

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:10:28 +0000

The right beer for Finch is Arrogant Bastard from Stone Brewery.

By: Bryan Russell

Bryan Russell — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:27:05 +0000

So what are the right beers for Finch and Booklife? And would the penguin agree with you?

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:55:47 +0000

the penguin keeps his own counsel, and his thoughts are deep.

By: Hellbound Heart

Hellbound Heart — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:54:13 +0000

…so was the penguin a two-pot screamer or did he drink you under the table…….
love dark beer…mmmm….

peace and love….

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:22:15 +0000

Go ahead. Send me as much beer as you want. I ain’t gonna stop ya. :)

By: Joseph Paul Haines

Joseph Paul Haines — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:15:35 +0000

As both a writer of Science Fiction and a home brewer of ale (in almost legal quantities), may I just say that it is good to see someone else recognize what is a fine pairing of Steampunk and Porter. I’m going to have to send you some really good beer, Jeff. I mean, Stone is good but . . .

By: Bob Lock

Bob Lock — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:58:00 +0000

That beer looks pretty dark. Yummy.

When I was a youngster I worked as a brewer’s assistant in a brewery in Swansea called Hancocks. We brewed an excellent mild beer and also a nut brown that was out of this world. Unfortunately the brewery closed and times changed and also palates. Now everyone seems to want lagers and light beers, all freezing cold and with excessive CO2 and my quest is to find two beers that come close to what we brewed ‘back in the day’.

I remember when the master brewer dropped two vats into a lower, racking-vat not realising that one contained mild whilst the other was the nut brown. The resulting brew went out as just the usual Hancocks Dark Mild Ale, however, within a few days we started getting repeat orders for that particular gyle and the brewer discovered his error. But, being the wily old fox he was, he got away with it by explaining to the board that it was an experimental brew that he wanted to send out for a ‘blind’ tasting and look how successful it was! The customers clamoured for it, after all it was a brown and mild drink (fairly expensive as the nut brown was a bottled drink only) for the price of a normal pint of mild.

Ahh my taste-buds weep for it even now after all these years…

By: James

James — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:42:59 +0000

After finally reading through that whole All Against All thread, I could use a couple bottles of what you’re drinking.

By: Bryan Russell

Bryan Russell — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:34:52 +0000

For some reason I keep picturing you as the Kevin Pollak brownie character in Willow, shouting “Beer!” and diving back into the barrel.