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Beer Birthday: Ben McFarland

August 5, 2023 By Jay Brooks

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Today is UK beer writer Ben McFarland’s birthday. I first met Ben when he was over here working on the CAMRA beer guide to the west coast with Tom Sandham and Glenn Payne. We invited Ben to join us judging Double IPA’s at the Bistro’s Double IPA Festival, which I believe was something of a shock to the system for both Ben and Tom. These days he and Tom are The Thinking Drinkers, performing their “‘The Thinking Drinker’s Guide to Alcohol,’ a unique comedic drinking show that debuted at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe.'” Join me in wishing Ben a very happy birthday.

bistro-dipa07-2Ben judging at the Double IPA Festival at the Bistro in Hayward while he was working on the CAMRA guide to the west coast of the U.S. in 2007.

McFarland-2Taken at the CLASS Awards, by CLASS Magazine.

McFarland-1Taken somewhere in the U.S. of A.

Note: The last two photos were purloined from Facebook.

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Comments

  1. Gary Gillman says

    August 5, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Excellent writer, one of the best today.

    Gary

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