Tuesday’s ad is for No. 3 Scotch Ale, from William Younger’s, possibly from 1913. I like its simplicity, and especially the beautiful label.
Beer Camp #93: Celebrator 25th Anniversary Double Pale Ale
In anticipation of the 25th Anniversary of the Celebrator Beer News magazine, which takes place this year, we decided to make a special beer to commemorate our silver anniversary. So in December of last year, the largest Sierra Nevada Beer Camp took place when eighteen writers for the brewspaper assembled in Chico, along with state Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro, who leads the beer caucus in Sacramento, got together at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. to make a beer. Our intrepid chronicler, Mike Condie, put together this great little 15-minute video of our Beer Camp.
The beer we made will be available at locations around the country starting around now and through SF Beer Week. Each writer at Beer Camp got to find a home for his or her kegs in their hometown. For example, my kegs will be at Taps in Petaluma and as a guest tap at Russian River Brewing.
The beer we made is essentially a Double Pale Ale, based on the original Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. We then imperialized it and changed the hop bill, with an eye toward reflecting past, present and future symbolically with the hops. For past, we of course used Cascades, for the present we chose Citra and for the future an experimental hop with no name, only a number. The beer finished at 9.3% a.b.v. Look for it during SF Beer Week events. It will also be pouring at the Celebrator 25th Anniversary Party at the Oakland Marriott on Sunday, February 17, the final big event of the 2013 beer week. Perhaps I’ll see you there.
Twelve Creative Hacks For Your Leftover Beer Bottles
Today’s infographic is little different than most of these, as it feature some do it yourself projects using any leftover beer bottles you might having lying around. With their 12 Creative Hacks for Your Leftover Beer Bottles, you’ll be busy for days or weeks.
Click here to see the instructions full size.
Beer In Ads #796: Frankfurter Burgerbrau Bock
Monday’s ad is for Frankfurter Bürgerbräu Bock, presumably a German brand from Frankfurt. I”ve always like this poster, using the traditional imagery but in an artistic way, the boy feeding beer to the goat, or is that a kid feeding beer to a kid?
Breweries of the United States
Today’s infographic is a map of breweries in the United States, though from when exactly I’m not quite sure. It was created by Pop Chart Labs and is version 1.1.
Click here to see the map full size.
CCBA ABC Workshop At UCSD Next Week
Next week, on Tuesday, February 12, at the International House Great Hall, on the campus of UCSD in San Diego, the California Craft Brewers Association will host an ABC Workshop. The workshop is only open to California craft brewers, out of state craft breweries doing business in California and CCBA Allied Trade Associate Members, and pre-registration is required. You can pre-pay through PayPal or send an e-mail to the CCBA, with details on how to do so here.
Registration for the workshop will begin on February 12 at 12:15 PM and will begin at 1:00 PM and will last until 5:00 PM. There will also be a Beer Social afterwards. If you’re not involved in SF Beer Week, this is your chance to get answers to puzzling questions straight from ABC.
Breweries of the 13 Original States of the United States of America
Today’s infographic features a map of the 13 original colonies and the historic breweries located in each of them.
Click here to see the map full size.
History Lesson: The Story Of Beer
Today’s infographic is one I’ve posted before, I believe. It was originally created by Manolith in 2009, but has been making the round since then. It’s a concise “History Lesson: The Story of Beer.”
Click here to see the chart full size.
Brewhog Determines An Early Spring Bock For 2013
Over in Gobbler’s Knob, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Phil the Groundhog — a.k.a. the Brewhog — raised up his head this morning and looked around, and this year did not see his shadow. You know what that means? It means an early spring, and earlier spring bock for us. You can see a video of Punxsutawney Phil here. And there’s more information about Groundhog Day from the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
Beer In Ads #795: Birra Di Borgofranco
Friday’s ad is for Birra di Borgofranco, a stylized ad for the Italian beer, possibly from 1911. I couldn’t find anything about the brewery itself. Still, what’s with the waitresses hat. That’s a pretty odd-looking chapeau, or should I say cappello. And the complexion on the man about to spill that beer on his tuxedo? Is he a zombie?
