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We have been experiencing some technical difficulties here at Ortega On Beer, so while we work them out, here something to wet your whistle.

We all know my love of the beers from Stoudt's. Here's a special selection they came up with to commemorate the 150th anniversary of McGillin's Old Ale House in Philadelphia. McGillin's is the oldest continuously operating tavern in Philadelphia (Congrats to them!).

Check out everything that's going on in the Left Hand nation on our blogspot - http://lefthandbrewing.blogspot.com

This just in, Burger King has announced that it’s going to test selling beer at its location in South Beach, Miami. This comes on the heels of Starbucks opening up its menu to beer & wine at various Pacific Northwest locations that will be called (deep breath) "15th Ave. Coffee and Tea inspired by Starbucks". Both companies explain that they are doing this to stay competitive in the struggling economy.

Tyler Bell - Owner

El Rey Burrito Lounge

Happy New Year everyone out there in Beervana. I know it’s been a while since my last post (four months & two days to be exact but who’s counting). Sorry for that, won’t happen again. Now that we’ve gotten caught up, let us get down to what’s going on.

This past week I was invited to a Belgian Beer & Poker Night by one of my friends where one of the respondents to this invite said the following:

“However, Belgian Beer tastes like soapy water to me.”

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Sint Niklaas is coming to town.

The holiday season is upon us. The very Belgian holiday of Sint Niklaas is a mere month away. Not surprisingly, then, the Vanberg & DeWulf collection of Christmas beers are starting to show up in locales coast to coast beloved by Belgian beer afficionadoes. Here’s what’s in store:

Avec Les Bons Voeux from Saison Dupont