Oktoberfest runs for 16 days from mid-September to the first weekend in October. The festival conjures images of beer, brats, and lederhosen. However, the history of Oktoberfest is based on a marriage and horse races. Click here to read the history of Oktoberfest at Mashable.com: The history of Oktoberfest is much bigger than beer
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Wine or beer ? What’s your preferred beverage? This article by Emma Pierson, a Researcher at the University of Oxford, is fascinating. Using tweets which had location tags and beverage hashtags, she mapped out people’s wine or beer drinking preferences in the United States. Data visualization provided by Nikhil Sonnad, a reporter for Quartz (qz.com)….
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The Long Beach Folk Revival Festival delivered everything you could ask for in a music festival and more! The festival provided music, craft beer and other drinks, food, contests, unique crafts, and fun for the kids in abundance. Held in Rainbow Lagoon Park this past Saturday, the Long Beach Folk Revival Festival, now in its…
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Last year I visited Yakima Valley, WA during hop harvest season. Since hop harvesting and fresh hop beers are now ongoing, I’m re-posting my write-up about the hop harvest and a stop at Bale Breaker Brewing Company. The original article was called The Mistress. The Mistress I have a mistress. She loves to wear green…
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Beer Camp Across America 2016 Announcement Sierra Nevada Brewing Company announced today that Beer Camp Across America, the largest celebration of craft beer, is coming back in 2016! Beer Camp 2016 Line-up An amazing line-up of 30 collaboration partners will create a mixed 12-pack of beers for release next year. Inspired by rock ‘n’ roll…
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Press Release – Stone Brewing Co. is promoting co-founder Greg Koch to Executive Chairman and searching for a new CEO Today, San Diego-based Stone Brewing Co. announced that co-founder Greg Koch will be promoted (with the blessing from his business partner, of course) from CEO and transition into a new role as Executive Chairman. The…
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