Archive for July, 2008

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Thur. July 24th: Start the Festival in Style at the Brewers Brunch and Parade

Oregonian file photoThe first parade, in 2005, was kazoo-and-mayor-free…though that DOES look disturbingly like my editor, Pete Sleeth, on the right… Just got word from Chris Crabb as I was posting this that the tix are sold out… Start the…

Hedonist Beer Jive: RUSSIAN RIVER’S “HAPPY HOPS” – KIDDING ME?

Cruised into San Francisco’s TORONADO the other night for a nightcap – it ended up being the penultimate beer before the nitecap – and saw that RUSSIAN RIVER BREWING had a special new beer on the big board, “HAPPY HOPS”. Are you kidding me? …

Knut Albert’s Beer Blog: One more Prague pub

I’m strolling along Ceskoslovenske armady, the Czechoslovakian army street,  in northern Prague when I notice a sign promising beer from the Cerna Hora brewery. Since 1530, it claims. I had a few of their beers in Dublin recently, and that was …

This Week in Oregon Craft Beer Month: Wed. Jul 16th- Jul. 23rd

Beer fans are schooling up around Portland for Oregon Craft Beer Month… Wed., July 16th Laurelwood’s New Beer Release – One Day at a Time Weizenbock Laurelwood Pizza Company, 1728 NE 40th Ave, Portland 11:00 a.m. 503-943-6157 • www.laurelwoodbrewpub.com A…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: This Week in Oregon Craft Beer Month: Wed. Jul 16th- Jul. 23rd

Beer fans are schooling up around Portland for Oregon Craft Beer Month… Wed., July 16th Laurelwood’s New Beer Release – One Day at a Time Weizenbock Laurelwood Pizza Company, 1728 NE 40th Ave, Portland 11:00 a.m. 503-943-6157 • www.laurelwoodbrewp…

MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Pint Glasses or T-Shirts?

I’ve been selling a little advertising on MNBeer.com and have decided that it’s time to get my hands on some MNBeer.com swag. So… (if you care, of course) what would you prefer? T-Shirts, pint glasses, something else?

Hoosier Beer Geek: Random Beer Roundup – Mark E. Smith Reads Football Results Edition

More Indiana Beer Week activities – if you’re not doing anything beer related this week, turn in your beer geek card. This is just a touch more for your Thursday calendar:Hey Indy Peeps-Check it out this week–my National Sales Assistant Angela Prospe…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Inspiration and synergy

There were many reasons for me starting this blog. Finding an audience for Barclay Perkins monologues. Keeping track of my research. Showing off. Hoping to inspire others.What had struck me about beer writing was the minute amount of original research…

beernews.org: Captain Lawrence Cuvee de Castleton to be released July 26

(Pleasantville, NY) – Captain Lawrence Brewing will release its top-rated beer, Cuvee de Castleton, on Saturday, July 26 at 12pm ONLY at the brewery. According to an e-mail sent out to Captain Lawrence fans on Wednesday morning, 90 cases have been p…

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Well, That Was Fast.

The folks from CNBC, the business channel, just me me know (see ” Recent Comments” at left) about a show Thursday night about “the new reality for Bud.” Sounds like it might be worth an hour of my, and your, time.