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Session Beer Day To Be Celebrated April 7

March 20, 2012

My friend and colleague Lew Bryson is promoting a new holiday, to take place on April 7. Session Beer Day was created to bring awareness to the idea that low-alcohol beers can be every bit as flavorful as their more spirited cousins, beers of average or high alcohol. Lew’s Session Beer Project has been a [...]

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Now Made With Craft Beer

March 19, 2012

So I’m walking through the grocery store the other day; and I’m hungry, which is never a good combination. I’m perusing the frozen food section, when something catches my eye. It’s Cheddar Bites, or more specifically “Crispy Beer Battered Aged White Cheddar” by Alexia. Now it’s not that they’re beer-battered — which I’m pleased about [...]

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Anchor Video On History Of California Lager

March 19, 2012

Anchor Brewing today posted a new video about the history of California Lager, and their new Zymaster series which attempts to recreate the beer brewed by Boca Brewing in the 1870s. You can read more about that history on their blog, too, in Part 1 and Part 2.

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Half Full Or Empty Debate Solved

March 18, 2012

The age old debate about whether the beer glass is half full or half empty is no longer a matter of individual mood or personal philosophy. Once and for all, the riddle has now been solved, since as SnorgTees reveals, Technically, The Glass Is Always Full.

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John Updike’s Paean To The Beer Can

March 18, 2012

Today is one of my favorite author’s birthdays, John Updike. He grew up in the same small Pennsylvania town that I did — Shillington — and we both escaped to a life of writing. Though I think you’ll agree he did rather better than I did with the writing thing, not that I’m complaining. I [...]

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A Biologist’s St. Patrick’s Day Song

March 17, 2012

This is one of the coolest, albeit nerdy, songs I’ve heard since Tom Lehrer was doing the Vatican Rag and singing about the Elements. And thanks to Peter H. for sending me the link. It’s a St. Patrick’s Day song by a biologist, known only as Cadamole, who apparently lives in Washington, D.C. He sings [...]

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Beerherding For St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2012

It’s hard not to get a chuckle from this Guinness advertisement from the UK, especially on St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy.

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Drowning One’s Sorrows May Be Genetic

March 16, 2012

The March issue of Science, touted as “the world’s leading journal of original scientific research, global news and commentary, included an article entitled Sexual Deprivation Increases Ethanol Intake in Drosophila. Which may not mean much, until you realize that in plain English it’s essentially “fruit flies who’ve had their sexual advances rejected drink more alcohol.” [...]

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The Great Beeramid Of Calories & Carbs

March 14, 2012

Here’s an interesting infographic, though for most craft beer drinkers it won’t be of much use. It’s a pyramid — or beeramid — showing many of the most popular mainstream beers with their calories and carbohydrates shown, ranking them with the lowest in both at the top of the beeramid and the beers with the [...]

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Marzen Madness 2012 Reminder: Sign Up Today To Play

March 14, 2012

With the first tip-off tomorrow, today is the last day to sign up to try to pick the winners for this year’s March Madness. I’ve again set up a bracket game through Yahoo which I call “Märzen Madness.” It doesn’t look like there’s a limit to the number of people who can play, so sign [...]

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Marzen Madness 2012

March 11, 2012

While not the biggest fan of college basketball, I still enjoy March Madness every year. The tournament is usually a fun diversion for a few weeks each year, so for the second straight year, I’ve set up a fantasy game, similar to fantasy football. It’s a bracket game through Yahoo which I call “Märzen Madness.” [...]

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San Francisco’s Temporary Beer Gardens

March 8, 2012

The Atlantic online had an interesting post on their Cities Places Matter blog entitled San Francisco’s Temporary Beer Garden Takes Off, all about a couple of new beer gardens in the city, one of which is in a temporary space while it waits to be developed.

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BrewDog Vs. CAMRA Humor

March 8, 2012

Regardless of which side you’re on in the mock feud between BrewDog and CAMRA (The Campaign For Real Ale), this is pretty funny. James Watt of BrewDog just tweeted this hilarious poster portraying the two sides. I don’t know who created it, but it’s priceless.

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The Art & Science of Bourbon Barrel Aged Beer

March 7, 2012

Here’s an interesting short video from Full Sail Brewing, that showcases their bourbon barrel-aged beers, called The Art & Science of Bourbon Barrel Aged Beer. Enjoy!

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Next Session To Ponder Why We Do What We Do

March 7, 2012

For our 62nd Session, our host, Angelo De Ieso from Portland’s Brewpublic, is shining a light inward to see if we can figure out why each one of us does what he or she does; why we do what we do; do be do be do. Or to be more specific, What Drives Beer Bloggers? [...]

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Tasting The Bay: SF Beer Week 2012

March 5, 2012

Here’s yet another video showcasing SF Beer Week. This one is brought to you by the Top Shelf Society. It has great production value and music, including what I can only assume is an original song, Beer by the Bay, “written and performed by Jefferson Bergey.” There’s a lot from the opening celebration and then [...]

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