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Great American Beer Festival results announced

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Brian

In Denver this past weekend was the Daytona 500 of beer festivals, the Great American Beer Festival. As much as I wanted to go, I couldn’t fit it into my budget for the year. Brewgrass had to do for me… … Continue reading →

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homebrew workshop at Coast on October 10

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Brian

Coast Brewing Co. in Charleston closing their homebrew shop on October 10. As many local homebrew shops have found over the years, it’s tough compete with the prices and selection of large online suppliers. On one hand, that sucks, but … Continue reading →

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Brewgrass 2009

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Brian

Last Saturday was my first Brewgrass Festival in Asheville, North Carolina. This was the 13th year of this event that combines craft beer and bluegrass. This is one of the hottest tickets in beer festivals. Tickets went on sale back … Continue reading →

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don’t fear canned beer

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Brian

When many of us think of canned beer, flashbacks to college parties or tailgates often come to mind. Coolers full of Natty Light, The Beast, PBR. And is there a better sound than cracking open a cold can of beer? … Continue reading →

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Jimmy C’s beer bottle cap collection

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Brian

Jimmy C (aka Jim Ciallella) from OrangeCoat shows us his 400+ beer bottle cap collection. It’s about 20 minutes long, so you may be asking yourself, “How can they talk about bottle caps for 20 minutes?” I don’t know, but … Continue reading →

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brew day at Coast

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Brian

I was able to make it down to Coast again for two more days this week. It actually worked out well for me, as I was in Columbia over the weekend for a fantasy football draft, so I went down … Continue reading →

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the prodigal intern returns to The Coast

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Brian

If you’re a long-time reader of this blog, or if you’ve known me personally for more than 15 minutes, you probably know that I’ve been homebrewing for about two and a half years, and I’ve had thoughts of going pro … Continue reading →

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Cleveland beer tour, part 4 – The Brew Kettle

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Brian

If I had known exactly what The Brew Kettle in Strongsville was, I certainly wouldn’t have made this my last stop on the beer tour. I probably would have gone there when I first got to Ohio and asked them … Continue reading →

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Cleveland beer tour, part 3 – Cornerstone Brewing Company

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Brian

After our “wild and crazy” Wednesday night in Cleveland at the Rocky River Brewing Co. and The Buckeye Beer Engine, we slowed things down on Thursday. We decided to go to the Cornerstone Brewing Company in Berea for lunch with … Continue reading →

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Cleveland beer tour, part 2 – Buckeye Beer Engine

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Brian

Last Wednesday, after our happy hour stint at Rocky River Brewing Co., the crew moved on to our dinner stop, the Buckeye Beer Engine in Lakewood. The Buckeye Beer Engine is a restaurant and pub, and while they don’t brew … Continue reading →

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