Beer Connoisseur/Independence Recap 1

Steve @ All Good Beer gives us a quick recap (with photos!) of the festivities from Saturday.

More to come from me, and others, later.

P.S. Nice meeting you Steve.

Snow Day

I took a snow day yesterday. Sorry about that. Quick reminder, don't forget about this:


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Featuring beer from Real Ale, Independence, Uncle Billy's, Live Oak, North by Northwest, Saint Arnold and (512) Brewing.

Beer Connoisseur Spring Issue Release Party @ Independence

This is happening next week. Oh and full disclosure, Beer Connoisseur invited me to the event (but I planned on posting this anyway):

Saturday, February 27th
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Independence Brewing Company, Austin TX
http://www.independencebrewing.com

Come join the Beer Connoisseur Magazine as it makes its debut national appearance for its Spring Issue Release Party at Independence Brewing Company in Austin, Texas!

Mingle with the Founder/Publisher, Managing Editor, writers and staff as well as with Austin’s most notable beer figures. Taste Independence Brewing Company beer while listening to live music and enjoying Austin Eats. Also help BC Magazine raise money for the Haiti recovery efforts by joining in a raffle for fantastic prizes donated by the industry.

$15 tickets In advance
$20 at door for RSVP’s only. RSVP full name to editorial@beerconnoisseur.com
Entry includes a copy of BC’s Spring Issue 2, Beer Tastings, Brewery Tours, Live Music, Photographer and more.
Food available for purchase
Raffle for prizes for Hatian relief


PURCHASE TICKETS: http://xorbia.com/tickets/beerconnoisseur/
VIEW ONLINE INVITATION: http://www.beerconnoisseur.com/emailmarketing/austin/austin.html


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PRE PARTY AND POST PARTY at THE GINGER MAN

12 - 4pm and 8:30pm to close
Enjoy $.50 off draft and $2 off pitchers with show of your event ticket.

Meet the BC staff in a more relaxed setting from 12 - 2 PM and have your picture taken for consideration for the Summer issue. Then catch the event Uship shuttle to the brewery for the evenings main event. At the conclusion of the party, catch a sober ride back to The Ginger Man on the Uship shuttle and enjoy the same post-party discounts!

The Ginger Man
301 Lavaca St
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 473-8801
http://www.gingermanpub.com

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Brought to you by The Beer Connoisseur™ Magazine and Independence Brewing Company.

Safe shuttle/bus service from brewery to downtown provided by Uship.com http://www.uship.com

Beer Notes

Got some extra dough laying around after the Holidays? Here is a fun way to spend it. I have not written notes on beer in awhile, I go in cycles. When I do, I use a plain ole pocket notebook. These attractive pamphlets would probably make it more user friendly. I could not see myself carrying this into a bar though. I am a geek, but that would be over the line. Pocket notebooks are much smaller and you can pretend you are writing poetry, instead of beer notes. Which is worse? Home use only for me.

Top 25 Beers of 2009 from Wine Enthusiast

Ok, Wine Enthusiast, we'll check it out. See full list here.

Craft Beer Radio: Texas

My favorite beer podcast, Craft Beer Radio, just posted show 142. And it's all about Texas craft beer! Here is the rundown:

Southern Star Bombshell Blonde
Southern Star Pine Belt Pale Ale
Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #7
Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #6
Real Ale Brewing Company Sisyphus (2007, 2008)


www.craftbeerradio.com

Draught House and (512) on NPR

Thanks to sirnoze from BA for pointing this out today. Anyone hear it live?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100528810

Barrell Aged Beers: Pricey and Delicious

There is a decent article and interactive feature on the NY Times website right now. I do have to complain about one thing Eric Asimov writes:

But in the last decade or so, brewers have given barrels another look. Inspired by winemakers, whiskey producers and even lambic brewers, who never stopped using barrels, these brewers see oak barrels not as storage vessels but as tools that can make beer more complex and interesting.

I think that bit is less reportage and more assumption. The way he uses the word "even" when tossing in lambic brewers. The largest inspiration for barrel aging came from lambic brewers, period. Do I have actual verification for this? Well no, I am just a two bit blogger, not a writer for the bleeding NYT. But you know it and I know it.

Sam Calagione featured in the New Yorker

Saw this on Brookston Ber Bulletin:

Sam and Dogfish in the New Yorker.