About a week ago, my wife and I were exploring San Diego and wandered over to Pacific Beach. As noted on Wikipedia, “Pacific Beach is a neighborhood of San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach and Mission Bay to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to…
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Happy 2014! I took a short break from writing but I’m back. No doubt you have noticed some format changes. There will be additional changes in the not too distant future. Hope you enjoy reading about my visit to Asheville, NC! Although not that large of a city, Asheville, NC is the hub of a…
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Beginning December 2nd, 2013, Stone Beer devotees nationwide will once again be able to purchase Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Bean. This year’s release will be in 22-ounce bottles. You heard this news from Firkin Ron first!
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Any visit to Kentucky should include at least one bourbon distillery tour. Kentucky is the birthplace of bourbon and, according to the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, Kentucky produces 95 percent of the world’s supply of bourbon. Here are some simple facts you should know about bourbon: Bourbon is America’s only native spirit, as declared by…
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Across the Ohio River from Louisville, KY is a quaint town known as New Albany, IN. The New Albanian Brewing Company (NABC) started brewing in 2002, becoming New Albany’s first working brewery since 1935. The original NABC Brewery, located at the NABC Pizzeria, started with a small 4-barrel brewing system salvaged from two defunct Indiana breweries. NABC’s main production brewery, known as…
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On Saturday afternoon, December 7th, the producers of the acclaimed OC Brew Ha Ha Craft Beer Festival will bring you its 2nd Annual Holiday Ale Festival, The OC Brew Ho Ho! This event will be held in the beautiful garden gazebo area of the centrally located, Phoenix Club near the Pond in Anaheim. The event will…
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