13 Halloween Beers and Movies – On Halloween we celebrate all things spooky. Traditionally, kids don costumes and masks and travel door-to-door in search of candy treats. For adults, Halloween often includes costume parties and watching scary movies. However, the year 2020 changed our perspective, including the need to wear masks all the time in…
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Anderson Valley Brewing Company – Got cabin fever yet?! Between staying home, business restrictions and social distancing, 2020 presents a major test to our ability to remain safe and yet stay sane. Are you feeling like this?!! However, one great way to combat your cabin fever is to take a trip to an isolated area….
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About 200 people are sitting with me in a conference room at the 2019 California Craft Beer Summit. We are all waiting to hear from Dr. Hoby Wedler, a renowned speaker in sensory perception and integration, about one of our favorite topics – beer! In fact, we are also going to evaluate a few beers….
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TEA Time Brewpub – Krakow, Poland Wherever I travel, I’m always on the lookout for breweries that serve traditional cask-conditioned ale – also referred to as real ale. Real ale or cask-conditioned beer is a natural, living product. At the end of the production process the beer is not filtered, pasteurized or artificially carbonated. Instead,…
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Brouwerij St Bernardus The genesis of Brouwerij St Bernardus is steeped in some intriguing history that is actually represented in their beers’ logo that features a monk. A Tale of Monks In the late 19th century, France adopted anti-clericalism attitude and policies. So in 1901 some of the Trappist monks at Mont des Cats in…
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Pliny for President 2020 Background Korbel Champagne Cellars founded Russian River Brewing Company in 1997 in Guerneville, CA. In addition, Korbel hired Vinnie Cilurzo as the brewery’s Brewmaster. For the next 6 years Vinnie brewed super hoppy and Belgian-inspired beers. Most importantly, Vinnie created Pliny the Elder in 1999. Pliny the Elder, one of the…
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