I’ll be attending the 2014 Beer Bloggers Conference in San Diego this weekend (Aug 22-24). This is the premiere event for those who enjoy writing about beer and brewing. Hope to see you there! Featured image courtesy of P.E. Bettencourt.
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Artifex Brewing opened for business yesterday with lots of eager, thirsty customers that appreciate quality beer. The action was non-stop! From my perspective, everyone was having a great time and appreciating the beers – (1) The Beach House Wheat; (2) an IPA; or (3) a Nitro IPA. I tried all (again) of these excellent beers. If…
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There’s a new great craft brewery in town! I’ve been eagerly awaiting the opening of Artifex Brewing for several months. That day arrives this Monday (August 4). Started by Tom Cordato, Nicholas Cordato, John Johur, and Chris Gort, Artifex Brewing is located at 919 Amanecer, Suite A in San Clemente, CA. John (formerly at Pizza…
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This evening The Globe Belgian Gastropub will be serving Chimay Première (aka Chimay Red Cap) on draft. Chimay Première was the first beer brewed at the Notre-Dame de Scourmont Abbey by the Trappist fathers in 1862. Its current recipe was crafted by Father Théodore when he recreated the brewery after World War II. He was directly…
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Each year the Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines are reviewed and revised. As noted on the Brewers Association website, “The Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines are compiled for the Brewers Association by Charlie Papazian, copyright 1993 through and including 2014, with Style Guideline Committee assistance and review by Paul Gatza, Chris Swersey and suggestions from Great…
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The World Beer Cup, the Olympics of beer competitions, was held last week (April 7-11) in Denver, Colorado. Awards were presented yesterday (April 11, 2014) at the Hyatt Regency in Denver, Colorado, USA. Click here for the complete winners list. The 2104 World Beer Cup was the largest ever, with 4,754 beer entries from 58 countries and…
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