Which STOUT will you drink?
Today (3 November) is International Stout Day. The first of its kind, it has a simple purpose – to celebrate the great beer style, Stout. So when you pour yourself a drink today, whether at a pub or at home…
Celebrating Force India
With everyone still basking in the glory of India’s first successful F1 Grand Prix, Kingfisher’s making sure that we don’t forget too easily. Kingfisher Premium has launched the Sahara Force India commemorative Kingfisher 500ml beer cans. Available in both mild and strong…
Wrapping up the Mumbai Beer Festivities
My beerfest schedule for the 14-16 October weekend was packed. 14th – Mumbai Oktoberfest by IGCC 15th – Doolally Oktoberfest Pune 16th – 1st International Mumbai Beer Festival at D’Monte Park I’m glad I left the Int. Beer Festival for…
The Highs & Lows of Doolally Oktoberfest
This post is way overdue. Apologies. It’s been a week now, but going back to the ‘Oktoberfest weekend’, here’s a roundup of the Doolally Oktoberfest. Doolally’s Oktoberfest lasted from Friday evening (14th October) to Sunday night (16th October). This is…
Mumbai Oktoberfest 2011
I thought Friday night (Oct 14) would be relatively quiet at the Mahalaxmi Race Course. But boy was I wrong! It began with the press meet at 6pm and by 8 the Oktoberfest tent, decked in traditional blue and white,…
Hop onto the Wagen
Here’s some more info on the The Doolally Oktoberfest Wagen for all the Mumbaites. If you board the Doolally + Blue Bulb Beer Wagen be warned – there will be a lot of noise, some crazy entertainment and when you are…
Know Your Brew @1st Mumbai Int. Beer Festival
The 1st Mumbai International Beer Festival isn’t only about the drinking, it is also about the learning. Well, at least one hour is. Navin Mittal and Rahul Mehra from the The Gateway Brewing Co. will educate all those interested on the two days…
First Mumbai International Beer Fest
Another day, another beer fest. Last year the Mumbai Oktoberfest organised by the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce was the most talked about event in the city in October. This year, with limited seating and a rather steep rise is prices,…
GOOGLE BEER +1
As though Google wasn’t doing enough already, its plan to take over the whole world has just taken one crucial step further. Now they brew beer. Yes, seriously, beer! But Google lover or not, you can’t honestly grudge them this, can you?…
Doolally’s Oktoberfest 2011
I’ve been wanting to go to the Doolally Brew Pub in Pune for a while now, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I hear that they have some awesome brews and now I have even more incentive – Doolally’s…
‘Gold in Every Drop’ …Literally
Another recipe that involves edible gold flakes. This time it is Smirnoff which has launched its own version of Gold with edible gold leaf flakes in the vodka held in a gold etched bottle. Currently exclusive to just travel retail,…
Molecular Mixology
I recently attended the Cointreau Cocktail workshop through Ambrosia where Richard Lambert, Global Brand Ambassador for Cointreau gave bartenders and mixologists an education in Molecular mixology. What is molecular mixology? It is molecular gastronomy, but with alcohol. So what is…
KF Beered Up
If I wasn’t sold on the positives of being Twitter-literate earlier, I definitely am now. The #KFBeerUp was legendary. And for any beer enthusiast, nothing matches the excitement of a tour through the brewery of their favourite beer. On 17…
Doh! A deer!
When I saw pictures of BrewDog’s The End of History beer, I was pretty disturbed, but looks like that was just the beginning. On July 22, 2010 BrewDog released their new craft beer – The End of History packaged in…
World’s most influential wine book – a Manga comic?
I’m a great fan of all things that take the implied ‘snootiness’ out of wine drinking. So when I heard that a manga series is now the most influential wine text in the world, I just had to read it….