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following on my naming a brewery bit for cbc radio, read about how ben coli came up with the name for his brewery and what it means to him in this first part of nine in scout magazine about opening up his own belgian-inspired brewery

23 american beers to try before you die

20 belgian beers to try before you die

the ultimate top five list – the top 5 beers in the world

brewdog takes all the angst out of deciding which beer to drink tonight
provided of course it’s brewdog beer you’re craving

video of beer pairings for st. paddy’s day

interactive chart helps you pick your next beer
(and note in the comments how many people hate pumpkin ales!)

craftbeer.com is calling all west virginians to lobby the gov’t

7 craft beer professionals named james beard award semi-finalists

gigantic ben love video – innovative and tasty beer

yeast van is hopping

bc craft beer industry is hopping

whistler beer fest

i am not going to whistler beer fest this weekend
but i think it will be good times, so you should go

instead i will be basking in the summer weather in deception pass
camping for the first time this summer
i have been to plenty of beer fests, this weekend i need to go camping!
(and bring back more lovely american beers)

stuff and such

– from yaletown brew pub (fyi, i will be pouring beer at this event):

This Saturday, November 10th, we will be having a mini-Caskival featuring 11 different casks from 11 different breweries! Doors open at 11am. DRINK FRESH BEER

– from railway club:

Todays cask for Rail Ale Tuesday is a Vanilla-oaked Pumpkin Ale from Central City Brewing – tapping at 5

– what i drank for monday night football last night:

– lastly, can craft beer use mega-breweries to succeed?
the mega-breweries think so, and say craft brewers do too
me, i’m not convinced…

beer bachelors

the beer wench announces her tongue-in-cheek list of the 20 most eligible bachelors of craft beer
not sure where all the hot canadian boys of craft beer are on her list
but if you’re willing to travel for love in all the beer places, then this list is for you!

international arms race

it would appear that the yanks beat out the scots on the first (british) leg of the international arms race zero ibu ipa-off between flying dog and brew dog
(i say apparently because i have only seen the flying dog version thus far… and knowing these two breweries, there may be a contradictory story coming from brew dog any minute now!)

Flying Dog Brewmaster Matt Brophy posted the above photo on Facebook moments after winning the International Arms Race. The classic Red, White, Blue, and Camo combination really brings out his golden complexion.

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