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CBC Brewers Reception

April 19, 2007

The BA hosted a Brewers Reception at Stubbs Bar-B-Que in downtown Austin Wednesday night before the official start to the annual Craft Brewers Conference. There was great food and beer from local breweries. Some highlights were the Rye Pale Ale from the Real Ale Brewery here in Austin and a nice barleywine, though I can’t [...]

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Brew Years Eve

April 7, 2007

At 12:01 a.m., 74 years ago, beer became legal for the first time in thirteen years. Though it would be eight more months until Prohibition officially ended (on December 5), President Franklin D. Roosevelt kept his first campaign promise by encouraging Congress to modify the Volstead Act and they passed the Cullen-Harrison bill, which FDR [...]

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Beer Bottle Workshop

March 5, 2007

Last Thursday afternoon I attended a Glass Bottle Workshop put on by the California Small Brewers Association. It was held at and hosted by Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California. A few dozen brewers, suppliers and one journalist packed in the party balcony at Lagunitas to talk about beer bottles. First, some interesting facts about the [...]

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City Beer Store Holiday Beer Tasting

December 9, 2006

Friday evening there was a fun little event at the new City Beer store, San Francisco’s first and only store selling nothing but great beer. Owner Craig Wathen (with a little help from Jen Garris) assembled several bay area holiday beers from Drake’s, Marin Brewing and Schmaltz Brewing. Also several local brewers brought growlers of [...]

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Rodger’s Jolly Rodger Times Seven

November 17, 2006

Wednesday night, Drake’s Brewing had a fun little event at the Toronado called Seven Different Jolly’s, where they had seven different versions of their holiday beer, Jolly Rodger, from four different years. The recipe changes from year to year, and in ’05 they did two different styles, plus two years some of the beer was [...]

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Anchor Party for Ambitious Brew

October 20, 2006

Last night, Fritz Maytag hosted a private event at Anchor Brewery for the release of historian Maureen Ogle’s new book Ambitious Brew, The Story of American Beer. It was a fun evening. It was nice seeing Maureen Ogle again (after meeting in Denver last month) and also meeting her husband, who flew out to spend [...]

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21st Amendment Beer School on the Bus

October 15, 2006

21st Amendment Brewery’s monthly beer school this month was a day-long bus trip from San Francisco north to Cloverdale and back again, with several stops at area breweries in between. Shaun O’Sullivan, 21st Amendment’s brewmaster, in front of the 21-A beer school bus. Newlyweds Rodger and Claudia Davis (Rodger is head brewer at Drake’s and [...]

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GABF: Saturday Night at Falling Rock

October 1, 2006

Saturday was our last night to let loose, so naturally the only place to go was the Falling Rock for a last chance to see friends, hang out and drink some great beer. Brendon Dobbel, of Thirsty Bear in San Francisco, California, and I wait patiently in line for another beer. Nico Freccia, co-owner of [...]

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Great Divide Kick-Off Party

September 28, 2006

For more years than I can remember, Great Divide Brewing has been hosting a GABF kick-off party Thursday morning before the festival gets under way. It’s another great chance to get together with friends and colleagues. Great Divide puts out a delicious spread of breads, cheeses, meats and desserts to nosh on with their tasty [...]

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GABF: Wednesday Night at Falling Rock

September 27, 2006

After the Brewers Reception, everybody adjourned, as usual, to the Falling Rock, unofficial HQ during festival week. Falling Rock co-owner Chris Black jumped up on the bar to announce the evening’s festivities. Chris showing off that he’s only having “one” beer all night. Shaun O’Sullivan (21st Amendment), Judy Ashworth (Publican Emeritus) and Chris Black. Jeremy [...]

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GABF: Wednesday Night Brewer’s Reception

September 27, 2006

Each year, the night before GABF, the Brewers Association holds a reception at Wynkoop for the brewers. It’s the first chance during the week for every one newly arrived in town to get together and say hello, drink a few beers and enjoy calm before the storm. From left: Bob Pease (BA), Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian [...]

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Burgundian Babble Belt Tasting

September 27, 2006

The passionate folks from the Burgundian Babble Belt, a vocal group of Belgian beer enthusiasts, usually has a tasting of Belgian-style beers around GABF but I’ve never before had an opportunity to attend one of their events. This year, the Celebrator was a partial sponsor, and it was before the Brewers Reception, so I had [...]

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Time for Fresh Hop Beers

August 29, 2006

Autumn brings many changes, even here in California where the change of seasons is not as dramatic as in more temperate areas. But regardless of specific climate, throughout the country, it’s harvest time. Only the exact date to begin picking changes. For Moonlight Brewing and Russian River’s combined hop harvest, that date was Monday. A [...]

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21st Amendment’s 6th Anniversary Picnic

August 14, 2006

On Sunday, August 13, 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant co-founders Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan held a picnic for their 6th anniversary at Lindley Meadow in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Disaster strikes the picinc as disgruntled knife-wielding maniac employee offers to cut the cake, as an unsuspecting Nico and Shaun pose for a 6th [...]

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Full Sail Smoker

July 29, 2006

Full Sail Brewing has been hosting a smoker at the Pilsner Room, their pilot brewery at Riverplace in McCormick & Schmick’s for many years. Our host, brewer John Harris, opens his brewery/laboratory to the brewing world: brewers, media and those in the know with great beer and cigars. It’s always a great time and a [...]

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