After having a discussion last night about how I intend to reinvent the site a little bit in the near future which includes paring down the new posts I end up with a large collection of stories today.  Maybe having one sent to me by Frank for the first time got the ball rolling.

Quite the long list today . . .

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via http://blogs.westword.com/

 

There was a time where I would limit the news items to five because it seemed like a nice round number and it fell in line with my weekly list random thoughts. As of late I am taking the easier way out, not bothering to whittle the group to five and just passing along whatever I find of interest. I see no reason to restrict myself with made up parameters. With that . . .

  • Though I have no plans to travel to England anytime soon (not that I don’t want to), I found this article about beer prices pretty interesting. Based mostly on what I see here locally, I am pretty sure that the results they found apply to more places than just the UK.
  • The Artist Known as Ken spoiled the surprise by showing me what I will be getting from him for Christmas. He apparently knows what a long, exhausting walk it is to my kitchen from the couch.
  • Brewery expansion news is good news in my book, so here a little from Texas and then some from Michigan. Since I actually get Bell’s down here, I am especially happy about that one.
  • Also falling in the “I actually get it down here” category, here is a new Terrapin offering that I am very much looking forward to sampling.
  • This is a good read about the judging process for the American India Pale Ales at the Great American Beer Festival this year and also just some good information on the style.
  • Of course I am not going to be in Baltimore this week, but since I do have such fond memories of multiple trips to Max’s, I wanted to share the schedule of good times over the next 11 days.
  • If they are going to take away your ability to get some exercise while drinking on vacation, what will they take away next!?
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The only way to ride a bike. (via http://www.guardian.co.uk/)

Cheers!

 

When I have to put together a beer news post in as little time as possible it is nice to be able to lean on my email account where family and friends have passed along enough to fill out a well rounded list of beer related articles and the like. So a big thank you is order to The Wife, Cousin Adam, Seattle Jeff, and The Artist Known as Ken! I don’t think I left anyone out.

  • If you take a look at this map of winners from a few years ago and compare it to the breakdown of the list of winners from this year you can see that the distribution is pretty much the same. Sorry West Virginia!
  • This is a good one to print out poster size for your bar area as a quick reference.
  • Even knowing that hops has a very close cousin that is not exactly legal did not make me think I would ever see the beer industry and a pot legalization initiative in the same story.
  • This one is to help remind me of one of the places where Seattle Jeff and I will have to get to next time I can get myself out there. It will have to be a long trip because the list continues to get longer. It is always good to have a lot of options.
  • Now I do not own a bicycle, but if I did and certainly if I did and lived in Portland I would have to have one of these to go pub and brewery hopping with.
  • Waiting about a hundred years to be able to try a beer sets some pretty high expectations for it and I will be sure to give it a try.
  • An article that combines a summary of the brewing process with one of my favorite breweries is a no-brainer to share here.
  • I do not see any on this list that I am likely to get to, but if you are in the area or can travel to any be sure to let me know about the fun you had!
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Beer festivals across the US (via http://www.cnn.com/)

Cheers!

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