Today (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 today drink beer instead of water and raise a…
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I’ve made a few changes at firkinbeer.com that I hope you will enjoy. The Beer Buzz: A new section/tab has been added that provides an exclusive selection of the most beguiling news related to beer and brewing. Z-Beer Tasting Log: A new section/tab has been added that lists the beers reviewed by Firkin Ron in this blog, in alphabetical order, with…
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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,…
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I’ve added a Beer Event Mini Calendar to the home page of firkinbeer.com. The calendar provides a list of upcoming beer events worldwide that you may find of interest. If you know of any upcoming beer events that should be added to the calendar, please let me know. Thanks! Firkin Ron
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The OC Brew Ha Ha is Saturday, September 7th. My original post had the wrong date.
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I bought my VIP ticket to the 4th ANNUAL OC BREW HA HA today. This is Orange County’s best beer festival. The event this year will be held on Saturday, September 7. If you are in the area, I highly recommend going! Over 70 breweries will provide more than 175 craft and import beers.
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