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I was one of 42 beer writers who contributed to this big 960-page book telling the stories of 1,001 world-famous beers. The book is now available at Amazon.com and other fine booksellers.

July 30, 2010

Holidays

• Copperhead Day
• Crater Day (Virginia)
• Independence Day (Vanuatu; from UK/France, 1980)
• St. Abdon’s Day (patron saint of barrel makers)

Brewery Openings

• Fleetside Pub & Brewery (Colorado; 1995)
• Mount Angel Brewing (Oregon; 1995)

Birthdays

• Tom Peters (1953)
• Peter Cogan (1962)
• Dr. Bill Sysak (1962)
• Dean Biersch (19??)
• Jim Jacobs (19??)

Events

• Brewers Company of London put in jail for price fixing (England; 1422)
• Walter's Brewery destroyed by fire (Colorado; 1976)
• Stevens Point Brewery workers went on strike (1985)
• Jim Kennedy died (2002)

For more dates, visit the Brookston Almanac

Week #30: July 25-31

Weekly Holidays

• Cheyenne Frontier Days (23-8/1)
• National Animal Agriculture Week

Beer Weeks

• Mississippi Craft Beer Week

For a (hopefully) complete list, visit Beer Weeks

July

Monthly Beer Holidays

• American Beer Month
• Oregon Beer Month

Monthly Holidays

• Anti-Boredom Month
• Cell Phone Courtesy Month
• Family Reunion Month
• Freedom From Fear of Speaking Month
• International Zine Month
• National Baked Bean Month
• National Blueberries Month
• National Grilling Month
• National Hot Do Month
• National Ice Cream Month
• National Recreation and Parks Month
• Picnic Month
• Sandwich Generation Month
• Social Wellness Month

1. Stout (March 2007)
2. Dubbels (April 2007)
3. Milds (May 2007)
4. Local Brews (June 2007)
5. Atmosphere (July 2007)
6. Fruit Beer (August 2007)
7. The Brew Zoo, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (September 2007)
8. Beer & Food (October 2007)
9. Music & Beer (November 2007)
10. Winter Seasonals (December 2007)
11. Dopplebocks (January 2008)
12. Barleywine (February 2008)
13. Organics (March 2008)
14. Beer People (April 2008)
15. How Did It All Start For You? (May 2008)
16. Beer Festivals (June 2008)
17. Drinking Anti-Seasonally (July 2008)
18. Happy Anniversary (August 2008)
19. German Bier (September 2008)
20. Beer & Memories (October 2008)
21. Your Favorite Beer (November 2008)
22. Repeal of Prohibition (December 2008)
23. Old & New (January 2009)
24. Tripels (February 2009)
25. Love Lager (March 2009)
26. Smoke 'Em (April 2009)
27. Beer Cocktails (May 2009)
28. Think/Drink Globally (June 2009)
29. Will Travel For Beer (July 2009)
30. Beer Desserts (August 2009)
31. Summer Beers (September 2009)
32. Eastern Beers (October 2009)
33. Framing Beer (November 2009)
34. Stumbling Home (December 2009)
35. New Beer's Resolutions (January 2010)
36. Cask Beer (February 2010)
37. The Display Shelf (March 2010)
38. Cult Beers (April 2010)
39. Collaborations (May 2010)
40. Session Beers (June 2010)
41. Homebrewing Inspired Craft Beers (July 2010)
42. Up Next: A Special Place, A Special Beer
(Coming August 6, 2010)

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History & Hosting

• Traditional Wheat Beers (August 14)
• Social Kitchen & Brewery (July 14)
• Summer Beer Reading (June 30)
• SAVORing Beer (June 16)
• Betsey's Belgians (June 2)
• How To Taste Beer (May 19)
• Fritz Maytag sells his Anchor Brewery (May 5)
• Aging Beer (Apr. 28)
• India Pale Ales (Apr. 14)
• Out Like a Lambic (Mar. 31)
• Stout Day (Mar. 17)
• Stout Day (Mar. 17)
• Springtime For Beer (Mar. 3)
• Beer and Food, a Marvelous Pairing (Feb. 17)
• The Uncommon California Common (Feb. 3)

For more of my past columns, see Brooks On Beer