This Thursday, I’m hitting the road to Portland with my eyes set on the North American Organic Brewers Fest. Although it will be my first time attending, this will be the 8th year that the NAOBF has been in existence. It will take place in Portland’s Overlook Park, June 29th-July 1st. The event organizers are [...]
What is the best way a beer geek can celebrate Earth Day? By imbibing organic beer, of course! On April 21st, Beer Revolution, Downtown Oakland’s most popular craft beer bar and bottle shop, invites you to celebrate organic beer and the brewers that make them! In honor of Earth Day, organic brewers from up and [...]
As both a craft beer evangelist and an astronomy freak (star and moon obsession, true story), I am particularly excited about Fifty Fifty Brewing’s 5th Anniversary Celebration party this year, during the annular eclipse this May. Known for its highly coveted, internationally award-winning Eclipse series of Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stouts, Fifty Fifty Brewing is inviting [...]
This past weekend, I attended the 16th Annual Holiday Ale Fest in Portland, OR. The 5-day winter beer fest took place under a large tent equipped with heat lamps in the heart Pioneer Courthouse Square, underneath the city’s largest Christmas tree. More than 50 winter ales were poured this year. The Holiday Ale Fest is [...]
Date: Sseptember 29, 2011 Where: Cholon Bistro Time: 6pm for beer cocktails, 7pm dinner Cost: $125 In my world, nothing truly beats an amazing food & beer pairing. Well, there might be an exception or two, but I will leave that to your imagination. Food and beverage pairings, let alone food and beer pairings, are [...]
One of the great perks to writing a blog is having the complete creative freedom to write about whatever you want, however you want. By now, most of you are probably aware of my rather opinionated approach to beer writing. And when I get excited about something, it is hard for me not to express [...]