http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore A blog dedicated to the discussion of food, restaurants and life Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/11/06/talking-head-novembeer/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/11/06/talking-head-novembeer/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:01:17 +0000 Jeff Holland http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/?p=8585 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/11/06/talking-head-novembeer/feed/ 0 It's unofficially Novembeer, which means the release of winter seasonals and holiday beers, plenty of hearty beer dinners, a new book about the Brick Store, the opening of a new Taco Mac, and more. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/05/30/talking-head-summer-beers-that-dont-suck/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/05/30/talking-head-summer-beers-that-dont-suck/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 17:17:35 +0000 Jeff Holland http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/?p=5938 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/05/30/talking-head-summer-beers-that-dont-suck/feed/ 0 Summer calls for beer with a lighter body, a drier finish, moderate alcohol, and perhaps a bit of citric tartness. But that doesn't have to mean sucking out all the flavor. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/03/09/talking-head-beer-events-and-new-releases/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/03/09/talking-head-beer-events-and-new-releases/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:33:50 +0000 Jeff Holland http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/?p=4577 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/03/09/talking-head-beer-events-and-new-releases/feed/ 0 Beer events around town and some new beer on the shelves http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/02/20/beer-pick-of-the-week-stonejolly-pumpkinnogne-o-special-holiday-ale/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/02/20/beer-pick-of-the-week-stonejolly-pumpkinnogne-o-special-holiday-ale/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:53:45 +0000 Jeff Holland http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/?p=4187 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2009/02/20/beer-pick-of-the-week-stonejolly-pumpkinnogne-o-special-holiday-ale/feed/ 0 This three-way holiday ale collaboration from Stone, Nogne O, and Jolly Pumpkin. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/12/22/talking-head-the-year-in-beer-the-highs-and-lows-of-2008/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/12/22/talking-head-the-year-in-beer-the-highs-and-lows-of-2008/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:25:20 +0000 Jeff Holland http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/?p=3030 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/12/22/talking-head-the-year-in-beer-the-highs-and-lows-of-2008/feed/ 2 So it’s that time of year where we reflect on the past 12 months and consider where we have been and how we could have done better. Oh, and we make a bunch of lists. Here’s mine: http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/10/02/beer-pick-of-the-week-stone-smoked-porter/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/10/02/beer-pick-of-the-week-stone-smoked-porter/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:08:39 +0000 Jeff Holland http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/?p=1769 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/10/02/beer-pick-of-the-week-stone-smoked-porter/feed/ 1 Stone’s Arrogant Bastard draws the most attention, thanks to its cocky attitude, but don’t overlook this sultry gem that is brewed with a portion of peat-smoked malt. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/16/youre-not-worthy/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/16/youre-not-worthy/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:12:08 +0000 Jeff Holland http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/16/youre-not-worthy/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/16/youre-not-worthy/feed/ 1 It seems like ages ago, but probably just the late 90s, that I wandered in to the liquor side of a package store in Lebanon, Tennessee of all places, and found among the Chimays and Duvels a gargoyle-adorned bottle that dared to call itself Arrogant Bastard. On the back was a lengthy manifesto that declared: This [...]