I've never, ever, had an espresso machine in my hotel room. The Martin's Patershof Hotel bar's few taps included Gouden Carolus and Ename Tripel. The stained glass wasn't bad, either.
How it came to pass is detailed here.
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Showing posts with label 1117 East Spring Street. Show all posts
Monday, September 22, 2014
A photo a day while I was away: Various reasons to love Mechelen.
I've never, ever, had an espresso machine in my hotel room. The Martin's Patershof Hotel bar's few taps included Gouden Carolus and Ename Tripel. The stained glass wasn't bad, either.
How it came to pass is detailed here.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Hell, let’s shake things up a bit.
In the beginning, roughly seven years ago, my aim in having this blog was to write most of the time about beer in general, and occasionally about the beer being brewed by my own company.
I’ve long since reversed the proportion. While reasons for this exist, explaining why seems redundant to me now, because in preparation for 2013, another change seems in order. Hell, let’s shake things up a bit.
Here’s what is being contemplated.
The New Albanian Brewing Company’s website is about to be revamped by Hatch Creative, whose chief (only) designer and bottle washer is John Wurth, who also is the mastermind behind LouisvilleBeer.com.
My goals are (a) to blog about NABC at the NABC web site and to make it the primary source of material about my own business, (b) to blog about beer in general at LouisvilleBeer.com, in addition to my twice-monthly column, and (c) if any time remains, use my current Potable Curmudgeon blog to collect these writings. It is yet to be seen whether I’ll have the time for this.
As always, stay tuned.
I’ve long since reversed the proportion. While reasons for this exist, explaining why seems redundant to me now, because in preparation for 2013, another change seems in order. Hell, let’s shake things up a bit.
Here’s what is being contemplated.
The New Albanian Brewing Company’s website is about to be revamped by Hatch Creative, whose chief (only) designer and bottle washer is John Wurth, who also is the mastermind behind LouisvilleBeer.com.
My goals are (a) to blog about NABC at the NABC web site and to make it the primary source of material about my own business, (b) to blog about beer in general at LouisvilleBeer.com, in addition to my twice-monthly column, and (c) if any time remains, use my current Potable Curmudgeon blog to collect these writings. It is yet to be seen whether I’ll have the time for this.
As always, stay tuned.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
1117 Neighborhood Association dedicates Jouett Meekin Memorial Keg Box.
The 1117 East Spring Street Neighborhood Association (New Albany, IN) will celebrate National Preservation Month by renaming its garage keg box in honor of local sporting legend Jouett Meekin.
“Our Jouett Meekin Memorial Keg Box perfectly reflects the ideals of historic preservation,” says Roger A. Baylor, coordinator of the 1117 Coalition to Reduce Sobriety. “Not only are we adaptively reusing an otherwise abandoned beer holder, but we’re using it to educate abut the city’s history even as it pours delicious Progressive Pints of NABC Soldarity, which I'll now be conveying in a -- yes -- reusable growler to my living room seat for the Lakers-Thunder playoff game tonight.”
Meekin (1867-1944), a New Albany native, was a successful big league pitcher from 1891 to 1900, peaking dramatically as a professional in 1894 when he won 33 games for the New York Giants. After leaving baseball, Meekin returned to New Albany and joined the fire department. During leisure hours, Meekin was known to enjoy an occasional adult libation. His home still stands on the southwest corner of 13th and East Market, just two blocks from the keg box that now bears his name.
Interestingly, the 1117 Minister of Culture is Nero Baylor, one of the association’s four resident felines, recently celebrated his 21st birthday. Nero points out that in cat’s years, he is old enough to have known Meekin personally.
After Solidarity, either Beak's Best or Elector will occupy a slot in the Jouett Meekin Memorial Keg Box.
“Our Jouett Meekin Memorial Keg Box perfectly reflects the ideals of historic preservation,” says Roger A. Baylor, coordinator of the 1117 Coalition to Reduce Sobriety. “Not only are we adaptively reusing an otherwise abandoned beer holder, but we’re using it to educate abut the city’s history even as it pours delicious Progressive Pints of NABC Soldarity, which I'll now be conveying in a -- yes -- reusable growler to my living room seat for the Lakers-Thunder playoff game tonight.”
Meekin (1867-1944), a New Albany native, was a successful big league pitcher from 1891 to 1900, peaking dramatically as a professional in 1894 when he won 33 games for the New York Giants. After leaving baseball, Meekin returned to New Albany and joined the fire department. During leisure hours, Meekin was known to enjoy an occasional adult libation. His home still stands on the southwest corner of 13th and East Market, just two blocks from the keg box that now bears his name.
Interestingly, the 1117 Minister of Culture is Nero Baylor, one of the association’s four resident felines, recently celebrated his 21st birthday. Nero points out that in cat’s years, he is old enough to have known Meekin personally.
After Solidarity, either Beak's Best or Elector will occupy a slot in the Jouett Meekin Memorial Keg Box.
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