Bacon and Beer Festival

San Francisco will be hosting a Bacon and Beer Festival on August 25.  Breweries will include 101 North Brewing Company, 21st Amendment Brewery, Alaskan Brewing Co., Ale Industries, Almanac Beer Co., Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Black Diamond Brewing Company, Bison Organic Beer, Calicraft Brewing Company, Drake’s Brewing, Green Flash Brewing Company, He-Brew/ Coney Island, Highwater Brewing, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Knee Deep Brewing, Pacific Brewing Laboratories, Peak Organic Beer, Pine Street Brewery, Rogue Ales, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Speakeasy Ales and Lagers, Stone Brewing Co., ThirstyBear Brewing Co. Tioga Sequoia, and Uncommon Brewers.

A pig walks into the bar and asks for a pitcher of beer. He drank it all then asked the bartender where the bathroom is. Bartender replies “down the hall and to the left”.

Another pig walks into the bar and orders 2 pitchers of beer. He finishes them off and then asks where the bathroom is. The bartender replies “down the hall and to the left”.

Another pig walks into the bar and orders 3 pitchers of beer. Finishing them off he was just going to stand up when the bartender asks him “well aren’t you going to ask where the bathroom is?” The pig replies ” no, I am going to go wee wee wee all the way home.”

How to Recommend A Craft Beer To Someone

Here’s an interesting article and different perspective on how to recommend a beer to someone.

http://inkybeer.com/2013/07/08/breaking-the-beer-stereotype-part-1-how-to-recommend-a-craft-beer-to-someone/

First Woman in 30 Years Wins National Beer Contest

Congratulations to Annie Johnson, a homebrewer in Sacramento, for winning the top prize in the National Homebrewers Conference held in Philadelphia in June.

http://www.thebolditalic.com/blog_posts/3411-first-woman-in-30-years-wins-national-beer-contest

Celebrate St. Arnoldus Day

July 18th is St. Arnoldus Day.  The day is celebrated annually in Brussels, Belgium. Saint Arnoldus is most famous for urging his congregation to “Drink Beer, Not Water” during a plaque epidemic. Because beer is sterilized in production and the local water was the source of the sickness, people were saved. So on Thursday, July 18th, drink beer instead of water and raise a Belgian chalice to Saint Arnoldus!

Belgium Independence Day

July 21st is Belgium Independence Day.  This seems like a great day for beer drinkers around the world to toast our Belgian friends.  I hear that my favorite nearby Belgian Gastropub, The Globe, may announce something special to celebrate.  Stayed tuned to their website and see if I’m correct.