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Keeping The Bitter In Beer

September 23, 2010 By Jay Brooks

hop-leaf
My friend, John Harris, the brewmaster for Full Sail Brewing in Mt. Hood and Portland, Oregon, has some cool t-shirts he’s created. I think you’ll want one or more of them for yourself. He brought a few of his latest ones along with him when we judged together at GABF. I bought one on the spot and thought I’d share them.

The shirt is perfect for hop lovers with the legend “Keeping the Bitter in Beer” with the chemical formula for humulone, C21H30O5, one of the main bittering compounds.

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And here’s what it looks like as a shirt. You can get your very own for $20 (shipping included) and you can order one online at Bonds That Please

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His other shirt is the chemical formulas for both alcohol and caffeine, the “Bonds That Please.” It’s also $20 (shipping included) and can be purchased online at Bonds That Please.

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Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun, Related Pleasures Tagged With: For Sale, Hops, Oregon, Portland

Inflatable Beer Mug Coolers

June 24, 2010 By Jay Brooks

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I don’t exactly know why this called to me, but for some reason it did. I’ve seen inflatable beer coolers before, but these seemed kind of cool to me. I guess I like the idea of putting the bottles or cans in a beer mug to cool them down. Like most people who take drinking seriously, I have a number of beer coolers of different sizes, shapes and materials. I also have three big keg tubs, too. But those you have to carry back from the beach or park or wherever remote location you’re hauling them to. With an inflatable one, you don’t have nearly as much to drag back home, which seems like a definitive advantage.

Anyway, the one I like best is from Europe, specifically Switzerland, and there’s one pretty similar available from England.

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I couldn’t find that one available in the U.S., but a different — though somewhat the same — inflatable mug cooler is available from eCrater and through Amazon.

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Filed Under: Just For Fun, Related Pleasures Tagged With: Beer Accesories, Business, For Sale, Strange But True

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