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Beer Saints: St. Joseph

March 19, 2022 By Jay Brooks

Today is the feast day of St. Joseph, husband of Mary, and the “legal” father of Jesus. While he’s not the patron saint of brewers or anything beer related, it’s his feast day that marks the beginning of the Frühjahrsbierfest in Munich, Germany. Frühjahrsbierfest translates as “Spring Beer Festival” and it’s also sometimes called “Little Oktoberfest.” It’s very similar to Oktoberfest, held in the same place but is more local-focused and considerably smaller. The modern festival is held in late April now, ending in early May, and this year’s one in Stuttgart begins April 16th and concludes on May 8, with a similar one in Munich over the same dates. But today is its traditional start date and it lasted, I believe, around two weeks.

“Saint Joseph with the Flowering Rod,” by Jusepe de Ribera, c. 1630.

Here is his main description from his Wikipedia page:

Joseph (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף‎, romanized: Yosef; Greek: Ἰωσήφ, romanized: Ioséph) is a figure in the canonical gospels who was married to Mary, mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels name brothers of Jesus; the Gospel of James, an apocryphal work of the late 2nd century, theorized these as the sons of Joseph from an earlier marriage. This position is still held in the Orthodox churches, but the Western church holds to Jerome’s argument that both Joseph and Mary must have been lifelong virgins and that the “brothers” must have been his cousins. Perspectives on Joseph as a historical figure are distinguished from a theological reading of the Gospel texts.

Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. In Catholic traditions, Joseph is regarded as the patron saint of workers and is associated with various feast days. The month of March is dedicated to Saint Joseph. Pope Pius IX declared him to be both the patron and the protector of the Catholic Church, in addition to his patronages of the sick and of a happy death, due to the belief that he died in the presence of Jesus and Mary. Joseph has become patron of various dioceses and places.

“Joseph’s Dream” by Rembrandt, completed in 1645.

While not a beer saint in the usual sense, I included him because of his association to this German beer festival. Because of his importance to Christianity, he is a patron for a bewildering number of people, places and things, including carpenters, craftsmen, families, lawyers, people who fight communism, social justice, travelers, working people. The places he’s the patron for include, Austria, Belgium, Bavaria, Bohemia, Canada, the Croatian people, the New World, along with Buffalo, NY; Cologne, Germany; La Crosse, Wisconsin; San Jose, California; and Westphalia, Germany. And trust me, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. For the rest, check out CatholicSaints.info.

Filed Under: Beers, Birthdays, Breweries, Events, Just For Fun, Related Pleasures Tagged With: Beer Festivals, Festivals, Germany, Religion & Beer

Bistro Double IPA Winners 2022

February 12, 2022 By Jay Brooks

Earlier today, the 22nd annual Double IPA Festival was held at the Bistro in Hayward, California, and after a virtual fest last year, this year it was back to a more typical festival, complete with people and sunshine. I got there early for judging again this year, and instead of being sequestered in the dark, dank basement out of the view of the beautiful Bay Area sun — which is where we usually are — we were again outside under a large tent in what was a beautiful, sunny, hot day. We judged Double IPAs and Triple IPAs for most of the morning and part of the afternoon, before choosing our favorites in both category.

It was hot and sunny throughout the festival this year.
A little after 2:00 PM, Vic announced the winners.

Double IPAs

  • 1st Place: There Does Not Exist Psychic Advisor
  • 2nd Place: Danville Brewing Chux Double IPA
  • 3rd Place: Russian River Pliny the Elder
  • Honorable Mention: Ghost Town Gallows Humor Double IPA
Russian River won three awards.
Danville Brewing won second place for their Double IPA, Chux.

Triple IPAs

  • 1st Place: Wondrous Triple Cuff
  • 2nd Place: Russian River Brewing Pliny the Younger
  • 3rd Place: Faction & Slice Collaboration Mounds of Green
  • Honorable Mention: Revision Dr. Lupulin
Wynn Whisenhunt from Wondrous Brewing accepting his 1st place award.

People’s Choice Awards

  • Double IPA: Wondrous Brewing LOADY
  • Triple IPA: Russian River Pliny the Younger
Vic and me.

Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, Events, Just For Fun Tagged With: Awards, Bay Area, Beer Festivals, Festivals

Bistro Double IPA Winners 2021

February 13, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Earlier today, the 21st annual Double IPA Festival was held at the Bistro in Hayward, California. I got there early for judging again this year, and instead of being sequestered in the dark, dank basement out of the view of the beautiful Bay Area sun — which is where we usually are — we were outside in what was a beautiful, sunny, albeit a little windy, day. We judged Double IPAs in two categories — West Coast and Hazy — for most of the morning and chose our favorite six in each category, which Vic will will hand pack into a “Double IPAs Finals Case” which can be ordered online for just under one-hundred dollars. But sales will end at midnight tonight, so if you want one, now’s the time.

Outside The Bistro this morning, distance-judging Double IPAs.

West Coast Double IPAs

  • 1st Place: Moksa Sticky Sips
  • 2nd Place: Docent Rabbit Habit Double IPA
  • 3rd Place: Moonraker Honorable Villain
Paul Marshall (head judge) and Bistro co-owner Vic Kralj outside the Bistro today.

Hazy Double IPAs

  • 1st Place: Revision Distance Haze
  • 2nd Place: North Park Beer Co. Clockwork Intelligence DDH Hazy DIPA
  • 3rd Place: Humble Sea Wizard of Fog DDH Hop Fused DIPA
Me and Vic after the judging.

Congratulations to all of the winners.

Filed Under: Beers, Breweries, Events, Just For Fun Tagged With: Awards, Bay Area, Beer Festivals, Festivals

Beer In Ads #3210: Oktoberfest Poster Finalists

December 17, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Tuesday’s ad is for the Munich Oktoberfest, from recent years, though none are the official poster for those years. These are all second or third place winners from 2010 and a number that were entered but did not place in the top three in 2017. From the late 1800s until the 1970s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Munich Oktoberfest, which began September 21 and runs through October 6. Originally I thought from now until then I’d post posters from the German folk festival, but now that Oktoberfest is over I think I’ll just keep going. From what I can tell, official Oktoberfest posters started being produced each year beginning in 1952. This will be the final Oktoberfest poster post.

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The third-place winner from 2010, by Alexandra Berg.
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The second-place winner from 2010, by Till Rothweiler.
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An entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.
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Another entrant by an unknown artist from 2017.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Festivals, Germany, History, Oktoberfest

Beer In Ads #3209: Oktoberfest 2019 Third Place

December 16, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Monday’s ad is for the Munich Oktoberfest, from 2019, though it’s not the official poster for that year. This one was the third place winner from that year’s contest to choose the official poster. From the late 1800s until the 1970s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Munich Oktoberfest, which began September 21 and runs through October 6. Originally I thought from now until then I’d post posters from the German folk festival, but now that Oktoberfest is over I think I’ll just keep going. From what I can tell, official Oktoberfest posters started being produced each year beginning in 1952. This poster was created by German artist Kirsten Lauterbach.

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Festivals, Germany, History, Oktoberfest

Beer In Ads #3208: Oktoberfest 2019 Runner Up

December 15, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Sunday’s ad is for the Munich Oktoberfest, from 2019, though it’s not the official poster for that year. This one was the runner-up from that year’s contest to choose the official poster. From the late 1800s until the 1970s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Munich Oktoberfest, which began September 21 and runs through October 6. Originally I thought from now until then I’d post posters from the German folk festival, but now that Oktoberfest is over I think I’ll just keep going. From what I can tell, official Oktoberfest posters started being produced each year beginning in 1952. This poster was created by German artist Jörg Lachenmeyer.

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Festivals, Germany, History, Oktoberfest

Beer In Ads #3207: Oktoberfest 2019

December 14, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Saturday’s ad is for the Munich Oktoberfest, from 2019. From the late 1800s until the 1970s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Munich Oktoberfest, which began September 21 and runs through October 6. Originally I thought from now until then I’d post posters from the German folk festival, but now that Oktoberfest is over I think I’ll just keep going. From what I can tell, official Oktoberfest posters started being produced each year beginning in 1952. This poster was created by German artist Mirjam Mössmer.

Oktoberfest-2019

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Festivals, Germany, History, Oktoberfest

Beer In Ads #3206: Oktoberfest 2018 Third Place

December 13, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Friday’s ad is for the Munich Oktoberfest, from 2018, though it’s not the official poster for that year. This one was the third-place winner from that year’s contest to choose the official poster. From the late 1800s until the 1970s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Munich Oktoberfest, which began September 21 and runs through October 6. Originally I thought from now until then I’d post posters from the German folk festival, but now that Oktoberfest is over I think I’ll just keep going. From what I can tell, official Oktoberfest posters started being produced each year beginning in 1952. This poster was created by German artist Nina Bachmann.

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Festivals, Germany, History, Oktoberfest

Beer In Ads #3205: Oktoberfest 2018 Runner Up

December 12, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Thursday’s ad is for the Munich Oktoberfest, from 2018, though it’s not the official poster for that year. This one was the runner-up from that year’s contest to choose the official poster. From the late 1800s until the 1970s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Munich Oktoberfest, which began September 21 and runs through October 6. Originally I thought from now until then I’d post posters from the German folk festival, but now that Oktoberfest is over I think I’ll just keep going. From what I can tell, official Oktoberfest posters started being produced each year beginning in 1952. This poster was created by German artist Susanne Wustmann.

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Festivals, Germany, History, Oktoberfest

Beer In Ads #3204: Oktoberfest 2018

December 11, 2019 By Jay Brooks

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Wednesday’s ad is for the Munich Oktoberfest, from 2018. From the late 1800s until the 1970s, poster art really came into its own, and in Europe a lot of really cool posters, many of them for breweries, were produced. This poster is for the Munich Oktoberfest, which began September 21 and runs through October 6. Originally I thought from now until then I’d post posters from the German folk festival, but now that Oktoberfest is over I think I’ll just keep going. From what I can tell, official Oktoberfest posters started being produced each year beginning in 1952. This poster was created by German artist Dirk Lippmann.

Oktoberfest-2018

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Festivals, Germany, History, Oktoberfest

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