Articles Posted in the Beer Festivals Category
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Ugly Sweaters, Barry White’s Voice & Sparkle Parties: A Recap of Portland’s 16th Annual Holiday Ale Fest
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 [...]
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Holiday Ale Fest: The Ultimate Fest For Beer Geeks
Anyone who follows me in some capacity on the interwebs has undoubtedly gotten wind of my love-hate relationship with the enigmatic city of Portland and its esoteric residents. Although I still think Portland is even weirder than it promotes itself to be, I have found a very soft spot in my heart for its extraordinary [...]
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Epic #GABF Event Alert: Brewmaster + Top Chef Collaboration Beer Dinner
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 [...]
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Black Star Beer Barter Video Recap
Wow. I am super lame. It only took me like a month to edit film I took during the Black Star Beer Barter in Whitefish, Montana. Now granted, I did recently start a new job. And then there was the insanity known as SF Beer Week. And I’m sure I can come up with a [...]
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The Wench’s Epic Weekend in Whitefish With Black Star Beer
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 [...]
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Black Star Barter Teams Up With The Beer Wench
Last time I mentioned Black Star’s Beer Barter, I had offered up my unborn child. Unfortunately, Black Star was a little smarter than I thought they would be and declined my “IOU” offer of Lil’ Wench Numero Uno. Considering my current anti-reproduction stance and the fact and my awkward fear of babies and small children, [...]
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Barley Pop Interview With The Wench At CanFest
I am super stoked to have had the opportunity to get interviewed by Barley Pop, an original web series about beer, at this year’s CanFest in Reno. The event was super rad, the people I met were super rad, and Buckbean Brewing Company set me up with a super rad room in the casino. I [...]
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The Wench’s 2010 GABF Spoof Awards
This year, 3,523 beers were judged in 79 different categories at the Great American Beer Festival. Breweries and brewers from all around the country received due recognition for their hard work and dedication to the art of beer. Whereas these great accomplishments should not go ignored, I will let my fellow bloggers and the Brewers [...]
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140 Character Recap: The Best Beers of GABF According to Twitter
Anyone who encountered The Wench during The Great American Festival post-Thursday night is probably aware of my “vocal complications.” Needless to say, the combination of high altitude, dry air, not enough rest, endless consumption of libations and copious amounts of talking … ultimately led to my vocal downfall. Aka: I lost my voice. There were [...]
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GABF Craft Beer Activism Panel Announced
Crowds of enthusiasts don’t visit salsa factories, and no one geeks out over the chance to meet a soda maker. There isn’t a Great American Wine Festival, and people don’t line up for the chance to buy special release potato chips. Craft beer fans differentiate this industry from all others. From introducing craft beer to [...]
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