| Vol. #12 Issue #3 | Tuesday, December 3, 2024 |
Where have you been and what did you drink?
We can’t be everywhere, so tell us what you’ve found that’s worth a trip.
Big knews, Beerknurds! The DFW Airport Flying Saucer is now open and in flight! Phase 1, at least. You can find this shiny, new spacecraft full of craft beer in Terminal D, Gate 18. There, you will have your choice from an overwhelming FOUR taps of delicious craft beer – hand-selected by Flying Saucer Beer Director, Marc…
Heads up, Nashville Beerknurds! The 2018 Craft Brewers Conference, the biggest craft beer gathering outside of the Great American Beer Festival, is coming your way April 30th through May 3rd. And Flying Saucer Draught Emporium will be the epicenter of some INCREDIBLE, exclusive events! Organized each year by the Brewers Association, the Craft Brewers Conference…
Captain Keith Kringle had a mission of visiting every Flying Saucer in one night. Did he succeed? We’ll let the photos speak for themselves! Thank you to all the Beerknurds for playing along. We love seeing your photos. Cheers and happy holidays from Flying Saucer! CAPTAIN KEITH KRINGLE’S SAUCER SWING A post shared by…
Raleigh Flying Saucer GM Josh Hamilton and his wife, Catherine, recently made a very special trip to New Belgium Brewing Company in Asheville, North Carolina. Josh did the right kind thing and wrote up a post about his trip. Cheers to Josh and Catherine on their one year anniversary! Here’s to many more and for…
Before I had the opportunity to visit Telluride, Colorado, I had heard stories about its majestic beauty. I was finally able to make the trip because of a gift from our company’s president, Shannon Wynne, as a reward for longstanding dedicated service. Below is my account of this incredible trip, including details about some of…
This post is a special contribution from Josh Hamilton, Raleigh Flying Saucer’s General Manager. We’re jealous of his journey to Breckenridge Brewery’s Hootenanny and need you to help us give him a hard time so we can get over it. (Nice work, Josh!) I was recently invited to be the guest of Todd Usry for…
Down an unassuming street on the edge of Brussels sits a brewery that’s stuck in time. While most breweries today are using modern technology to make more beer at a faster pace, Cantillon Brewery maintains brewing practices from more than a hundred years ago. The word “lambic” is sometimes lost on the average American beer…
Most beer aficionados know of Westvleteren XII, the Holy Grail of beers, brewed by the monks of the Saint-Sixtus Abbey in the southern countryside of Vleteren, Belgium. But few know the muddled history of this storied beer and its connection to St. Bernardus. Since 1838, the monks at Saint-Sixtus Abbey have been brewing…
In general, there are five Belgian beer styles: the mouth-puckering tart lambic, the pungent and acerbic oud bruin and Flanders red ales, the smooth and yeasty abbey ales, refreshing farmhouse ales and the beer style that almost went extinct the Belgian witbier. Here’s what you need to know about each one before you take a sip. What are…
Join your local Flying Saucer to help support the 2016 Pints for Prostates campaign during a five-week “European Beer Tour” promotion designed to reach men through the universal language of beer. Each of our Flying Saucers will generate prostate cancer awareness from June 1-29 that will culminate in a drawing for a BEER TRIP for two to…
