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What’s On Tap

  1. A Donkey & Goat goes to VinNatur - OK, proud East Bay moment. Winemakers and proprietors Jared and Tracey Brandt of A Donkey & Goat Winery in Berkeley will be the only Americans at the 7th Annual VinNatur in Italy this April. VinNatur is among Europe’s largest gatherings of natural winemakers. This year, the Brandts, who specialize in Chardonnay and Rhone varietals, will join  [...]
  2. Quake costs Chile $300 million in wine damages - Last week, I had the good fortune of speaking with Alfredo Bartholomaus, the Chilean wine ambassador for Winebow, an international wine distributor and importer. Bartholomaus has been working with Chilean wineries since 1985, and was able to give me a report on the damage caused to the industry by the 8.8 earthquake that hit the country [...]
  3. Tiny Bottles and Brixr: Live wine tasting at its best - I just had the privilege of participating in the beta test for a new online platform that’s bringing a live, interactive approach to wine tasting that I think is going to take consumers in a new and positive direction. On Brixr, which is a Crushpad project, you taste wines from sample-sized, 1.7 ounce bottles called TinyBottles [...]
  4. New Brewery To Open In Vallejo - According to the Vallejo Times-Herald, Ed and Karen Cummins have recently had their plans approved by the Vallejo Planning Commission to open a microbrewery on Georgia Street in downtown Vallejo, the first in town since Prohibition. “From the 1860s until Prohibition hit Vallejo, there were three establishments in the city that today would qualify as [...]

Hedonist Beer Jive

  1. SOUTHERN TIER’s “OAK-AGED UNEARTHLY”
  2. YOU SAY LA TRAPPE, I SAY KONINGSHOEVEN – LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF
  3. NAPA SMITH AMBER
  4. TWO FRESH ONES FROM CANADA

Brookston Beer Bulletin

  1. Beer In Ads #61: Mr. Magoo For Stag Beer - Tuesday’s ad is for Stag Beer, whose original name was “Kaiser Beer” until 1907. In an effort to avoid growing anti-German sentiment, Star Brewing held a contest to pick a new name. A winner was chosen today in 1907, and the beer was renamed “Stag Beer.” It proved a very popular name. The ad below [...]
  2. UK Creates New Ministry For Pubs - How cool is this. The UK government has just created a new Ministry — similar to our cabinet positions — The Ministry for Pubs. Wentworth MP John Healey was named the firs Minister, and he had the following to say about his appointment. “Pubs are often at the heart of community life. And they are important [...]
  3. Beer In Ads #60: Schlitz El Toro Bravo - Monday’s ad is for Schlitz Malt Liquor. I don’t ever remember the can looking so, well, stylish so I have to guess this is from the 60s? The pull-top is another clue, of course, as Schlitz introduced what they called the “pop-top” in 1963. Plus the stylized art looks rather bachelor pad circa mid-60s, too. [...]
  4. Beer Waterfall - In a scene straight out of a deranged adult version of Willy Wonka, the beer waterfall on the belated birthday card below arrived in my mailbox today. The card was primarily the work of my friends Ray and Cornelia, both Beer Drinkers of the Year in separate years. But they took it along with them to [...]

Beer by BART

  1. Aged beer: whatever am I saving this for? - This month The Session, a grand monthly beer writing conspiracy, is a challenge from Sir Ron, blogger at The Ferm.  He challenges beer bloggers who have a growing cellar of strong beers waiting for a special event to “break free and open up something special, whether with a friend, family, or even all on their [...]
  2. Beer Week wrap up at the Celebrator party, by BART and Shuttle - SF Beer Week has been very, very good to us. We’ll have some comments later!  There are still plenty of events slated for today. Tonight’s finale runs from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Trumer Brauerei The Celebrator Party is an all-you-can-taste wrap-up with amazing beers, curious costumes and all kinds of cool brewers in attendance.  We’ll [...]
  3. San Francisco Beer Week – get out here! - We’ve been having a lovely time going to multiple events. People seem to be very happy! Gail (writing this) has been working days, and dropping around to events only in the evening, while Steve (who shot the little video below) has had daytimes to enjoy special San Francisco Beer Week events, as [...]
  4. Sharing SF Beer Week pictures and videos - While we make up our list for what to do at the unbelievable embarrassment of riches that is SF Beer Week, including two events we’re helping with, beer judging and tasting 101 classes on the 7th and a gathering of women in beer on the 13th at the new Beer Revolution in Oakland, one thing [...]

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