Sunday, September 30, 2007

Weekend musing.

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My first trip to Europe came in 1985, and for 15 years afterward, the bicycle was conspicuously absent as a preferred mode of transportation...
Saturday, September 29, 2007

A toast to the late Michael Jackson nationwide, tomorrow.

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Trouble is, we're closed on Sunday. On the 30th, we're having a company meeting, so we'll offer our toast during the server bee...
Friday, September 28, 2007

The ad hoc life with computers and beer.

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It is a source of great joy that we’ve finally had rain, and that the lunacy of 90+ degrees of temperature and humidity to match (in late Se...
Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Keg Liquors "Fall Festival Beer Tasting" is tomorrow: Thursday, September 27.

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Straight from the Keg Liquors public relations department (T. Antz, proprietor): ---- Join us September 27th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. as...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007

A very busy October lies ahead.

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Silly me. I keep thinking that there’ll be a “quiet” time this year, but the calendar just keeps filling up. There are more than a few beer...
Monday, September 24, 2007

Calendar check: Culinary Costume of American Artisan Ales at NABC on Monday, October 29.

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To close October with pre-Halloween festivities, there’ll be our first ever beer dinner at Prost, NABC’s banquet and special events wing. It...
Sunday, September 23, 2007

Lupulin Land 2007 preview: We're less than a month away.

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(Work has been wreaking havoc with my normal writing schedule. I'm thrwing this out now, and will come back to correct the various bad l...
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Update: Ayinger Oktoberfest beer dinner at Bistro New Albany on Monday, October 1.

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A visit to the Bavarian village of Aying, a 40-minute suburban rail trip south of Munich, is delightful any time of the year, but never more...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Hoosier beer tasting tonight at Charlestown Pizza Company.

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For readers in the Louisville metro area ... Starting at 6:00 p.m. this evening, there'll be a tasting of Hoosier beers at the Charlesto...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

"US barley acreage has declined to record low levels."

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The information that follows has been copied from the Brewers Association Forum Vol. 13-0912, and should be of interest to all readers. Yest...
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Monday, September 17, 2007

"The hop world is upside down. In the future we see the possibility of brewers shutting down for lack of hops."

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The information that follows has been copied from the Brewers Association Forum Vol. 13-0911, and should be of interest to all readers, but ...
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Sunday, September 16, 2007

Calendar check: Ayinger Oktoberfest beer dinner at Bistro New Albany will be Monday, October 1.

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More details will be coming this week, but for now please take note that I’ll be collaborating with Bistro New Albany owner/chef Dave Clancy...
Saturday, September 15, 2007

Upcoming NABC events: Harvest Homecoming and Lupulin Land.

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New Albany’s 40th Harvest Homecoming Festival will be held in October of 2007, beginning with a parade on October 6, and traditional food an...
Friday, September 14, 2007

It's time for planning the next three draft festivals.

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As Publican and ranking beer chieftain at NABC, my beer acquisitions calendar generally proceeds according to serendipitous whim. I’ll now ...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

The return of Cicero, and the demotion of "beer sommelier" in favor of something more quantifiable.

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For the current youthful generation of beer drinkers who, unlike my contemporaries, have the luxury of taking the availability of craft beer...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Grassroots Festival at Stratto’s is tonight. Hint: There’ll be plenty of microbrews …

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There’s a special outdoor beer event taking place tonight, and seeing as the forecast calls for a brilliant autumn evening (is it possible?)...
Sunday, September 09, 2007

Real planning now underway for PacNW beer and brewery tour, 2008.

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My method of trip planning follows a sloppy but reasonably consistent logic. It begins with hours of informal discussion with friends and co...
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Saturday, September 08, 2007

Calendar change: Saturnalia will begin on Friday, December 7.

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Just for the record, I'm providing advance notice that Saturnalia, NABC's annual winter solstice draft festival of Christmas and sea...
Thursday, September 06, 2007

Bourbon-barrel stout for the world: Small scale brewing and beer exports.

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It’s a cliché by now to cite the interwoven world economy as rationale for various unprecedented occurrences, and yet consider my reaction t...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Sandkerwa NA taps (except for two).

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