http://singlemaltmates.com Just a couple of blokes in search of malted barley, fresh hops, pure clean water, and worldly amusement. This is a record of the spontaneous, the mishaps of our travels, and our "expert" opinions on beer and whisky. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:26:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://singlemaltmates.com/costa-ricas-craft-brewing-co-part-ii/ http://singlemaltmates.com/costa-ricas-craft-brewing-co-part-ii/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:32:58 +0000 Ryan http://singlemaltmates.com/?p=1541 Archived; click post to view.Excerpt:   Costa Rica’s Craft Brewing Co is coming up on its one year anniversary of producing and selling beer to the people of Costa Rica.  It is exciting to see the craft beer movement taking hold outside the US borders.  Hats off to Peter Gilman, Brandon Nappy and CS Derrick, the founders of CRCBCo.  The world needs more trailblazers and thanks to these guys, people in Costa Rica do not have to settle for pale … →]]> http://singlemaltmates.com/costa-ricas-craft-brewing-co-part-ii/feed/ 0 http://singlemaltmates.com/a-tropical-paradise-with-craft-beer-who-said-you-cant-have-it-all/ http://singlemaltmates.com/a-tropical-paradise-with-craft-beer-who-said-you-cant-have-it-all/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:18:27 +0000 Ryan http://singlemaltmates.com/?p=1493 Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: I love tropical paradises.  I also love craft beer.  Perhaps the only place you  used to find both was Hawaii, where you can snag Maui or Kona Brewing’s beers.  But the world is changing and the emerging market countries straddling the equator are playing catch up.  If the only thing keeping you from visiting Costa Rica was a lack of craft beer you have no excuse now (although, that would be a really stupid excuse … →]]> http://singlemaltmates.com/a-tropical-paradise-with-craft-beer-who-said-you-cant-have-it-all/feed/ 0 http://singlemaltmates.com/boston/ http://singlemaltmates.com/boston/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:37:59 +0000 Kendon http://singlemaltmates.com/?p=1249 Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: While Ryan had been gulping down brews on his journey from the West coast to the East coast in a taco truck, I had been out in the beautiful west country of England.  While Ryan had to combat an automobile wreaking of vomit and penis sweat, I was enduring a 7 hour first-leg flight in United’s Economy Plus to the anus of the northeast, Newark, New Jersey.   Eventually, Ryan and aspiring Seagal stunt-double, Cheyne, picked … →]]> http://singlemaltmates.com/boston/feed/ 1 http://singlemaltmates.com/the-fifth-element-with-jen-talley/ http://singlemaltmates.com/the-fifth-element-with-jen-talley/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:08:08 +0000 Kendon http://singlemaltmates.com/?p=1201 Archived; click post to view.Excerpt: Congratulations to Jen Talley on her move to Red Hook Brewing Co.!  Awhile back, Ryan and I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the lovely Jen Talley at the Squatter’s Brewpub in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Jen had been with the company for most of it’s entirety and was the brewmaster at the downtown brewpub.  As Squatter’s was one of the first craft breweries Ryan and I were introduced to, we thought … →]]> http://singlemaltmates.com/the-fifth-element-with-jen-talley/feed/ 0