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I like beer.

Bringing BottleTree to the World

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Brian

Last Monday I had the privilege of being a part of bringing a new beer into the world. It was the first bottling run for the pilot batch of BottleTree Blonde. BottleTree, based out of Tryon, NC, is the culmination … Continue reading →

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Greenville Beer Week

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Brian

This past week could have been classified as Greenville’s Unofficial Beer Week. It was anchored by Saturday’s Top of the Hops Festival, Greenville’s first major beer festival. Barley’s Tap Room and Thomas Creek Brewery, Greenville’s craft beer standard bearers, were … Continue reading →

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trailer loading fail

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Brian

This showed up in the morning delivery at the brewery Thursday morning. Now, I own a pickup truck. There have been a couple times over the years that I’ve said to myself when loading it up with furniture or other … Continue reading →

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I’m teaching the Hombrewing 101 seminar at the Top of the Hops Festival

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Brian

I’m sure most of you from Greenville have heard by now, but on April 10, the Top of the Hops Festival is coming to the Bi-Lo Center from 2-6 pm. This is the first major beer festival to be held … Continue reading →

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the Brick Store Pub

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Brian

I had the opportunity to go to the Brew Your Cask Off Festival at the Sweetwater Brewery in Atlanta this weekend. It was an awesome time, there were some great casks, and there were some, well, not so awesome casks. … Continue reading →

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hitting up the Sweetwater Brew Your Cask Off festival

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Brian

This weekend is going to be bittersweet for me. I was supposed to run the ING Georgia Marathon, but a little over two weeks ago, I had a pretty painful experience with my knee on my final long run, a … Continue reading →

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Budweiser – The Natural Drink of America

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Brian

Courtesy of my friend Tony, this ad appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on September 4, 1908. Amazing how advertising has changed in 100 years. They used to sell beer as if it were a medicinal tonic: “In every glass is … Continue reading →

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additional Brewvival thoughts & Grady Hull from New Belgium

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Brian

The Charleston Brewvival festival was last weekend, and let me tell you, it was something like a phenomenon. As a beer geek, I was totally in heaven. I tried around 25 new beers that I’ve never had before, at least … Continue reading →

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an evening with Greg Koch from Stone

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Brian

Those evens always crack me up. Usually, when I see “An Evening With…” it conjures to mind visions of people sitting around a dark room trying hard not to doze off while someone is reading poetry or playing acoustic ballads. … Continue reading →

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Charleston Brewvival one week warning

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Brian

I’m getting super excited about the Charleston Brewvival Beer Fest coming up next weekend, February 27. Yes, I’m a little biased because I love Charleston and I know the guys from Charleston Beer Exchange and Coast Brewing, but see if … Continue reading →

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