Maharaja Returns and Caldera Unveils New Cans

One of the first posts I ever dropped on this blog was a short, glowing review of Avery's Maharaja Imperial IPA. It was accompanied by (at least in my opinion) one of the best photos I've ever taken. The original picture was lost at some point last year due to web hosting issues (I think), but thankfully I still have a copy on my work machine. I was simply going to repost it, but after seeing this wonderful shot on beeraroundtown I was inspired to tweak it a little bit. So, many thanks to Derek for the inspiration, and a hearty thank you to all the craft breweries out there who keep my taste buds, eyes, and nose inspired by producing beautiful beers like this:



In other exciting news, Caldera has released a third flavor in their canned line of killer craft beer. The Ashland Amber is now available in an eye-catching silver and purple can. Personally I was a little surprised they didn't got with the porter or pilsner as the next entry, but the Amber is great so I'm not complaining. I don't have my camera (or phone) handy, so no pics of the cans today, but I'll try and snap one later and edit the post.

Last but not least, some of you may be have noticed that we've started sending out twitter updates when new bottles arrive or when something new and exciting gets tapped in the cafe. Well, when I went to post today's tweet about the Maharaja I noticed that they now have little embeddable flash widgets that show your most recent updates. A few minutes (and a little code tweaking) later and suddenly we have our twitter feed on the right sidebar. Between our regular email newsletter, this blog, and now twitter, you've got no excuse for missing out on the latest brews or tastings.