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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jeff O&#8217;Neil</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is also the 38th birthday of Jeff O&#8217;Neil, who I first met when he was brewing at Drake&#8217;s here in sunny California. He&#8217;s since gone on to make a name for himself at Ithaca Beer Co. before recently leaving that gig to become the brewmaster at the Peekskill Brewery, both of which are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: John Hickenlooper</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 60th birthday of Governor of Colorado — and former Denver mayor — John Hickenlooper. John was also the co-founder of Wynkoop Brewery in Denver&#8217;s LoDo District, and in fact is credited with helping to revitalize the whole area. After being a popular and by accounts very effective mayor for several years, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jay Sheveck</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is also the 42nd birthday of Jay Sheveck, a beer writer and filmmaker in Los Angeles. In addition to writing for the Celebrator, Jay wrote the Beer Guppy&#8217;s Guide to Southern California . He&#8217;s also been working for many years on a documentary film about the early days of craft beer, Beer Pioneers. There&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Erin Fay Glass</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is also the 41st birthday of Erin Fay Glass, Membership Coordinator and Brewery Detective at the Brewers Association. Erin is one of my favorite people in the BA, and the whole beer community for that matter. Join me in wishing her a very happy birthday. Two November 18ths ago, Maya Ryleigh was born to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Brian Ford</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 48th birthday of Brian Ford, owner/brewer at the Auburn Alehouse near Sacramento, California. Brian previously brewed at Beermann&#8217;s Beerworks, but left before they closed several years ago. I&#8217;ve been meaning to visit the Auburn Alehouse but so far haven&#8217;t managed it. But this year is defintely the year. Join me in wishing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Luke Nicholas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is also the 41st birthday of Luke Nicholas, founder/brewer of Epic Brewing in New Zealand. Luke brewed for many years in New Zealand before striking out on his own, and also lived in the States for a spell working for RealBeer.com and became fond of hoppy beers. As a result, his beers are some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jamie Floyd</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 40th birthday of Jamie Floyd, co-owner/brewer of Ninkasi Brewing in Eugene, Oregon. Jamie has been a fixture in the Oregon brewing scene for many years, having brewed at Steelhead Brewing, also in Eugene, before opening Ninkasi with Nikos Ridge in 2006. Join me in wishing Jamie a very happy birthday. Jamie at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Charlie Papazian</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 63rd birthday of Charlie Papazian, one of the most influential persons in modern brewing. Charlie founded the AHA, the AOB and the IBS back in 1978 (which today is the Brewers Association) and organized the first Great American Beer Festival. His book, the Complete Joy of Homebrewing was one of the seminal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jinx Falkenburg, the First Miss Rheingold</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Jinx Falkenburg, who was a minor actress in the 1930s-40s, but a major model. Originally a beauty queen from Barcelona, Spain (some accounts say Chile), her real claim to fame was being chosen as the first Miss Rheingold in 1939. By all accounts, the Miss Rheingold Contest evolved into one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Chris Nelson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 46th birthday of Chris Nelson, better known as The Beer Geek. Chris and his wife, Merideth Canham-Nelson, recently completed an around the world beer festival tour, but are still traveling the globe searching for great beer. Join me in wishing Chris a very happy birthday. The first &#8220;official meeting&#8221; of the Bay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jamie Emmerson</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 49th birthday of Jamie Emmerson, one of the founders, and the original brewmaster, of Full Sail Brewing. Now the Executive Brewmaster, Jamie steers the ship of Full Sail along with his wife and co-founder Irene. Jamie is a terrific person and active promoter of craft beer and the local beer community everywhere, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jaime Jurado</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Jaime Jurado, who until recently was the Director of Brewing Operations for the Gambrinus Company, a position he&#8217;d held for over a decade. Gambrinus included several beer brands and breweries, including Shiner, BridgePort, Pete&#8217;s Wicked and Trumer. As of the beginning of this year, he&#8217;s moved to Pennsylvania, to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: John Holl</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 32nd birthday of John Holl, who&#8217;s a journalist that recently came over to the dark side full time; dark beer, that is. Originally on the staff of the Gray Lady — the New York Times — he&#8217;s now writing almost exclusively about beer from his home in northern New Jersey. Online, he&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Nancy Johnson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Nancy Johnson&#8217;s birthday. Nancy is the Events Director for the Brewers Association, which includes being the director of the Great American Beer Festival. She&#8217;s been doing that thankless job for several years now and always manages to keep a smile on her face. Join me in wishing Nancy a very happy birthday. George [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Todd Alstrom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 43rd birthday of Todd Alstr&#246;m, co-founder of Beer Advocate. With his brother Jason, Todd has created one of the killer apps of the beer world online and the only monthly beer magazine. Though we only run into one another from time to time, we also shared a week in Bavaria on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Rich Norgrove</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 43rd birthday of Rich Norgrove, the owner and brewer at Bear Republic Brewing Co. in Healdsburg, California. Rich won big a few years ago at GABF, winning the award for Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year, amounting to validation that he&#8217;s been making some great beer for many years. Red Rocket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Harry Schumacher</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Harry Schumacher&#8217;s 43rd birthday. Harry covers the business side of beer news at his wonderful Beer Business Daily. Our paths cross only occasionally, but I had the pleasure of getting to know Harry well during a press junket to Bavaria a few years ago, and he&#8217;s one of the warmest, thoughtful and funniest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Matt Bonney</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 38th birthday of Matt Bonney, co-owner of Brouwer&#8217;s and Bottleworks, both in Seattle, Washington. Bonney&#8217;s one of my favorite people in the industry. You&#8217;d be hard-pressed to find a person more passionate about good beer. He also knows how to throw a party and is always a gracious host. He does need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Rodger Davis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Rodger Davis&#8217; 42nd birthday, and &#8220;42&#8243; being the meaning of life, this year should be a big one for Rodger. He&#8217;s about to leave his job as the head brewer at Triple Rock in Berkeley, California, and strike out on his own. Rodger is a terrific brewer and has been very active in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Fal Allen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Fal Allen, who returned to Anderson Valley Brewing last year, after living for four years in Singapore, where he built and ran a craft brewery for Archipelago Brewery, a division of Asia Pacific Breweries. He blogged about his exploits there on his Brewing in Singapore blog, but since returning stateside, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan Beer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today in 1956, the Sudan gained their Independence from the United Kingdom. Sudan Sudan Breweries None Sudan Brewery Guides Beer Advocate Beer Me Rate Beer Other Guides CIA World Factbook Official Website U.S. Embassy Wikipedia Guild: None National Regulatory Agency: None Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: None Drunk Driving Laws: Zero Tolerance Full Name: Republic of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti Beer</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/haiti-beer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today in 1804, Haiti gained their Independence from France. Haiti Haiti Breweries Brasserie Nationale d&#8217;Haiti Prestige Beer Haiti Brewery Guides Beer Advocate Beer Me Rate Beer Other Guides CIA World Factbook Official Website U.S. Embassy Wikipedia Guild: None Known National Regulatory Agency: N/A Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known Drunk Driving Laws: Not Known Full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Mitch Steele</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-mitch-steele/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-mitch-steele/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 49th birthday of Mitch Steele, production manager/head brewer at Stone Brewing. Mitch started out at the tiny San Andreas Brewery in Hollister, California but spent a number of years at one of the much larger Budweiser breweries when he brewed for Anheuser-Busch, before finding a home at Stone. He&#8217;s obviously a terrific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Kurt Widmer</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-kurt-widmer/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-kurt-widmer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Kurt Widmer&#8217;s 60th birthday. Kurt is, of course, one of the bros in Widmer Brothers. He and his brother Rob helped found the Oregon Brewers Festival, created the style American Hefeweizen and are one of the few small brewers that have managed to retain their spirit and reputation as they&#8217;ve grown much larger. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Daniel Del Grande</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-daniel-del-grande/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-daniel-del-grande/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is also the 43rd birthday of Daniel Del Grande, brewer and co-owner of Bison Brewing. I&#8217;ve known Dan a lot of years, since shortly after he bought Berkeley&#8217;s Bison Brewery in 1997. He&#8217;s been leading the charge for organic beer and makes some of the best organic beers anywhere. Join me in wishing Dan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Marc Worona</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-marc-worona/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-marc-worona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 44th birthday of fellow Pennsylvania transplant Marc Worona. Marc used to be the brewer at Stoudt&#8217;s Brewing in Adamstown, Pennsylvania but several years ago moved to California and currently works with Brewers Supply Group. Join me in wishing Marc a very happy birthday. Marc goofing around at the CBC beer and chocolate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Rick Sellers</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-rick-sellers/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-rick-sellers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Rick Sellers, former beer director of DRAFT magazine and former parter with brewer Peter Hoey in the Odonata Beer Co., which sadly didn&#8217;t quite get off the ground. These days he&#8217;s back writing online at Pacific Brew News. Join me in wishing Rick a very happy birthday. Rick with Odonata [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jean Van Roy</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-jean-van-roy/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-jean-van-roy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 44th birthday Jean Van Roy, who took over the Cantillon Brewery in Brussels from his father a few years ago, though he&#8217;d been working there all of his life. Considered a working brewery museum, they make some amazing lambics, and the tour is one everyone should take at least once in their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Barkley The Beer</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-barkley-the-beer/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-barkley-the-beer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 24th birthday of Barkley the Beer, the mascot of the Anderson Valley Brewing Co. in Boonville, California. Be sure to toast Barkley with a bottle (or can or draft) of your favorite Anderson Valley beer today. And join me in wishing Barkley a very happy birthday. Alice and Porter posing with Barkley [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Aron Deorsey</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-aron-deorsey/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-aron-deorsey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of Aron Deorsey, brewmaster at the Beach Chalet Brewery &#38; Restaurant in San Francisco, along with the Park Chalet and the Lake Chalet in Oakland. I got to know Aron much better last December when we roomed together attending Sierra Nevada&#8217;s Beer Camp for SF Beer Week. He&#8217;s been making great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Nicole Erny</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-nicole-erny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is also the 28th birthday of Nicole Erny, a certified Cicerone and passionate beer lover, who used to work at The Trappist and as a &#8220;Beer Ambassador&#8221; at the CommonWealth Cafe &#38; Public House, both in beautiful downtown Oakland. She now works with Ray Daniels&#8217; Cicerone program. Nicole and I almost worked together on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Bryan Selders</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-bryan-selders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 37th birthday of Bryan Selders, who until March of this year was lead brewer of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and one-half of the hip hop duo The Pain Relievaz. I first met Bryan at Hop School in Yakima, Washington several years ago and he&#8217;s a terrifically talented and fun person. These days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jack Joyce</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-jack-joyce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The original rogue, Jack Joyce, who founded Oregon Brewing — better known today as Rogue — celebrates his 69th birthday today. Join me in wishing Jack a very happy birthday. Jack (on right) at the Oregon Brewers Festival with Fred Bowman, co-founder of Portland Brewing and Tom Dalldorf, Celebrator publisher. At the OBF Parade in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Merideth Canham-Nelson</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-merideth-canham-nelson/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-merideth-canham-nelson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is also the birthday of Merideth Canham-Nelson, the better half of The Beer Geek duo that also includes Chris Nelson. I&#8217;d tell you what birthday she&#8217;s celebrating this year, but I don&#8217;t actually know. Join me in wishing Merideth a very happy birthday. The first &#8220;official meeting&#8221; of the Bay Area Beer Bloggers. From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Arlan Arnsten</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-arlan-arnsten/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 46th birthday of Arlan Arnsten, Vice-President of Sales for Stone Brewing. He was born in 1965, the same year Fritz Maytag bought the Anchor Brewery, with whom he also shares a birthday. Coincidence? Maybe, but he doesn&#8217;t think so. Arlan&#8217;s been with Stone since 1997, and has been a huge part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Fritz Maytag</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-fritz-maytag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fritz Maytag, who bought the failing Anchor Brewery in 1965 and turned it into a model for the microbrewery revolution, celebrates his 74th birthday today. It&#8217;s no stretch to call Fritz the Godfather of craft beer, he introduced so many innovations that are common today and influenced countless brewers working today. In the last couple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Bob Brewer</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-bob-brewer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 63rd birthday of Bob Brewer, longtime brewery rep. for Anchor Brewing. For many years, he worked from southern California, circling the country with the entire nation his territory (the only exception being the Bay Area) representing Anchor beers. Recently, he&#8217;s moved back to the Bay Area, but you can find him at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Bob Pease</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-bob-pease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 50th birthday of Bob Pease. Bob is the Chief Operating Officer of the Brewers Association and has been integral to their growth. He&#8217;s been with the BA since 1993 and was made V.P. in 1999. A few years ago he was promoted to COO. Join me in wishing Bob a very happy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Darron Welch</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-darron-welch/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-darron-welch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 44th birthday of Darron Welch, brewmaster at Pelican Pub &#38; Brewery in Pacific City, Oregon. Darron has something like a gazillion awards for his beers, including &#8220;Brewer of the Year&#8221; four times (at GABF in 2000 and 2005 for small brewpub and in 2006 for large brewpub; and at the World Beer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Wil Turner</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-wil-turner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 44th birthday of Wil Turner, brewer at Goose Island Brewery. Wil&#8217;s originally from California — or at least that&#8217;s where I first met him — but moved to Chicago to brew at the Clybourn Goose Island brewpub, eventually moving to the production side. Since the sale of Goose Island, Wil&#8217;s moved over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Crazy Dave Heist</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-crazy-dave-heist/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-crazy-dave-heist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is also the 55th birthday of &#8220;Crazy&#8221; Dave Heist, former owner of Hoptown Brewing in Pleasanton, California. Dave was brewing at Santa Cruz Aleworks for a time, but is now happily retired, at least for the time being. Join me in wishing Dave a very happy birthday. Out in front of The Bistro in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Matt Brynildson</title>
		<link>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-matt-brynildson/</link>
		<comments>http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/beer-birthday-matt-brynildson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 40th birthday of Matt Brynildson, brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewery. I&#8217;ve known Matt for some time, though I got to know him a lot better when I traveled with him to Burton-on-Trent in England to do a guest brew at Marston&#8217;s. And earlier this year, we both were in Chile to judge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Brett Joyce</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 39th birthday of Brett Joyce, President of Rogue. Joyce grew up in the brewery, which his father Jack founded when Brett was sixteen. Having gone off to college and made a name for himself working with Adidas, building their international golf shoe business from the ground up, he returned to work for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Mark Silva</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 50th birthday of Mark Silva, co-founder of RealBeer.com, one of the first beer portals to establish a presence on the internet. I&#8217;ve known Mark for a lot of years in a variety of enterprises. These days, I usually run into Silva at beer events, though sadly not as often as I used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Peter Hoey</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 32nd birthday of Peter Hoey, who used to be the brewmaster at Sacramento Brewing, but then left to launch a new brewery, Odonata Beer Co., with Rick Sellers. Unfortunately it&#8217;s been a rough year for Peter but he&#8217;s landed on his feet and is now working happily at Brewers Supply Group, taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Mark Dredge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 27th birthday of Mark Dredge, who writes the beer blog Pencil and Spoon from his home in Kent, England. I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of drinking with Mark on his last two trips across the pond. The first time, at the opening gala for SF Beer Week and then last year at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Anniversary: Vanberg &amp; DeWulf</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, 30 years ago, Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield launched Vanberg &#38; DeWulf, one of the first companies to specialize in importing Belgian beer to the United States. Originally, they conceived of the company as a way to keep visiting Belgium on a regular basis and see the many friends they&#8217;d made when they lived [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Don Russell</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is fellow beer writer Don Russell&#8217;s 56th birthday. Don writes a beer column for the Philadelphia Daily News under the nom de plume Joe Sixpack. He also writes a blog online, Beer Radar, and is one of the organizers of Philly Beer Week. His latest book, What the Hell Am I Drinking?, was just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Ken Grossman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 57th birthday of Ken Grossman, who founded Sierra Nevada Brewing in 1980. I can&#8217;t say too much about how much Ken has done and continues to do for the craft beer industry, while at the same time being wildly successful. Join me in wishing Ken a very happy birthday. Ken with two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer Birthday: Jack Curtin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Brooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is fellow Pennsylvania beer writer Jack Curtin&#8217;s birthday. You can read his writings and rantings on a variety of subjects at his Liquid Diet Online, Curtin&#8217;s Corner, I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing and The Great Disconnect. If you think I don&#8217;t know when to stop, check out Jack&#8217;s voluminous output. Plus Jack is [...]]]></description>
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