Mar 17
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
My #1 message for today is to always drink responsibly. That said, enjoy Jimmy Fallon list the Pros and Cons of St. Patrick’s Day.
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Feb 26
Brewing in Milwaukee – A Pictorial History of Beer City
Brewing in Milwaukee is Arcadia Publishing‘s newest addition to their Images of America series of books. Written by Brenda Magee, Brewing in Milwaukee provides a historical summary and pictorial collage of the beginnings and evolution of the brewing industry in the city that is synonymous with beer in America. As noted by the author, “Milwaukee…
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Jan 31
Chattahoochee Brewing Company – Phenix City, AL
Small brewpubs referred to as nano-breweries (or sometimes pico-breweries or bucket breweries) are becoming more common in the United States and compose a new and increasingly popular trend in the craft brewing world. These breweries usually don’t brew more than one batch at a time and have limited distribution (often just at the brewery or brewpub), taking the…
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Jan 3
Barrel Republic – San Diego, CA
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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Nov 20
Austin Nichols Wild Turkey – Lawrenceburg, KY
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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Nov 19
New Albanian Brewing Company – Albany, IN
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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