Podcast- 30.Nov
- Repeal Day
- Prohibition was repealed earlier in 1933 but the change to the amendement did not come into affect until December the 5th. On this day beer was delivered to President Roosevelt who exclaimed “I think this would be a good time for a beer.” 2008 resembles 1933 in lots of different ways. Bank bailouts, financial ruin, people losing [...]
- 25.Nov
- Holiday Beer Part 3
- One of the best things about the coming seasonal tradition is that everyone makes beer especially for the occasion. You can love, hate, or just be indifferent about being forced to celebrate but you cannot ignore the beer. There are so many that you can try. But we started with what we consider to be the [...]
- 26.Oct
- One Beer One Hundred Days
- The homework is what defined this show which was “buy two cases of something fresh then drink a beer every three days for 100 days.” You have to take notes as you go noting that “nothing changed” or “it’s changing” or “I like/don’t like it anymore.” It’s the freshness experiment. Part of idea of doing this [...]
Monolog
- 25.Jul
- Live from the OBF
- Okay, not really live, but we’re recording at show from the Oregon Brewers Festival from 3-4 PM on Friday July 25th. Find us at the Brewing Network booth which is next to the North Tent.
- 20.May
- new front page!
- the new front page is just the beginning of what is to come. the big clear type, the white open space, and a very easy to figure out how interface is all on the boards. but somethings won’t change. none of the old content is going away. we’re still doing shows, planning trips and drinking [...]
- 30.Oct
- Prohibition 2.0?
- Read this article called Prohibition Returns! Teetotaling do-gooders attack your right to drink… Amazing that people think they have the right to imprint their views on me. See, I happen to be an adult. I choose what I eat and drink, the people that I hang out with, what music is playing and when it’s time [...]
News
- 14.Jul
- InBev to buy Bud
- Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc accepted a sweetened $52 billion takeover bid from Belgium-based InBev NV NV, creating the world’s largest beer maker and placing an iconic U.S. company into foreign hands. Ending a month-long standoff, InBev, which makes Stella Artois and Beck’s, agreed to pay $70 per share in cash for the maker of Budweiser, up from [...]
- 02.Jul
- IPA in cans, that’s right cans!
- first run of beer made by the 21st Amendment. it’s kinda stunning to see. evidently ShaunO took down his video.
- 28.Feb
- Microbrewery segment grew 21% in 2007
- While it looks like a big win, there is actually some bad news here. That is brewpubs and micros closing for whatever reason. Comparing 2007 with 2006 there were 12 less brewpub and micro breweries closures which is 40 versus 52. Added up that means that 90 places closed in the last two years. On [...]
Fun
- 17.Jul
- Can coming out party!
- “Craft beer in a can? Quite CAN-didly, that’s the number one question we get around here,” says Chief Hop Head and Founder/Brewmaster Shaun O’Sullivan. “The can is actually a brilliant CAN-cept all around for craft beer”, adds Chief Watermelon Officer and Founder Nico Freccia. “Cans are simply better for the beer–they keep it fresher by [...]
- 06.Jun
- Two Guys Drinking at a Bar
- Two Guys Drinking at a Bar is pretty funny. Check out all 14 episodes. Although you might want to wait a bit between watching them. I watched them all in a row and got annoyed. But it wouldn’t be soooo bad spread out over a week or 14.
- 20.Apr
- Boonville
- Twelfth Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival Date: May 10, 2008 Times: Taps open from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Music until 6:00 p.m. Place: Mendocino County Fairgrounds 14400 Hwy 128; Boonville, CA get tickets online and save.
Trips
- 09.Nov
- Barrel Aged Beer Fest
- Is this Saturday November 10th at the Bistro in downtown Hayward. Take BART. See you there. Link
- 01.Oct
- Join us on the Beer Bus!
- The 21st Amendment is sponsoring a Beer Bus to the south bay breweries that we normally never get to. The cost for the entire trip is $120 which includes beer, food, and the bus for the entire day. Once you get on the bus you won’t have any other expenses. That is unless you buy [...]
- 23.Sep
- Beer School at GABF
- The Beer School crew is attending the Great American Beer Festival. We’re there for the whole thing so if you want to find for pictures, autographs or chatting about beer there’s plenty of time to find us. Watch this article for all the details of how, when and where to find Motor and John plus [...]
Photos
- 03.Jan
- Cheers…
- 17.Sep
- John on the JO
- This would have been two years ago. Photo by Gabby.
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