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2009 California State Homebrew comp results

2009-11-10T09:19:30-08:00

Best of Show: Rick Reineman English Barleywine Anchor Homebrew Club of the Year: Bay Area Mashers Sierra Nevada Homebrewer of the Year: Mike Mraz full results are in this .pdf: http://www.nchfinfo.org/StateComp/2009Winners.pdf mark your calendars for Saturday, November 6th, 2010, for the 32nd competition. Start brewing now!

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Craft Beer Personality Profile

2009-11-02T15:28:19-08:00

This group is more likely to spend time thinking about beer rather than work. They are more open-minded than most people, seek out interesting and varied experiences and are intellectually curious. Craft-beer drinkers also skew as having a lower sense of responsibility —they don't stress about missed deadlines and tend to be happy-go- lucky about life. Of course they don't even attempt to pigeon-hole the home-brewers...a real rogue's gallery ;) http://adage.com/article?article_id=140106

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Tapped out: SF Brewing Company

2009-10-29T23:05:14-07:00

SF Brewing Company is closing its doors after 24 years. Allan Paul has sold the place to Absinthe, but they will not be brewing, so the equipment is for sale. The place will be open as SFBC until they run out of beer or whenever escrow closes.

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You can make really good sake says Fred Eckhardt

2009-10-08T22:34:02-07:00

The Beer Here blog talks about brewing sake, the other white beer: http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/10/fred_eckhardt_decrees_the_seas.html

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Guinness i-phone app

2009-09-29T17:57:02-07:00

Yes folks, you can get an app for pretending to drink a beer, that's old news, but a much more practical i-phone app has appeared allowing you to:• “Locate a Pint” – Gives you the name, address, telephone number and directions to over 5,000 pubs that serve Guinness Draught, by using the iPhone’s built in GPS. The App allows you to invite friends from your address book in just 1-touch.• “Know Your Pint” – Keep your bartender on his toes. This App settles how to pour the perfect pint once and for all. Follow the 6 step tutorial to creating the perfect pint, which includes a pint head ruler to...

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Free beer gas!

2009-09-11T23:54:30-07:00

-longtime San Andreas Malt, Jack Dawson, takes brewing on the cheap to the next level; Now you can have… free beer gas ! A couple years back, my sister sent me an Omaha Steaks Gift pack for Christmas. Amid the cow-cicles was a large slab of dry ice in protective plastic. After I chucked it, I began wondering if I could somehow find a way to capture it. There were two factors driving this process. The first is my frugal nature. Friends have occasionally referred to me as a cheap bastard but it seemed a shame to waste all that potential beer gas. The second was the hassle of getting a...

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2009 State Comp

2009-09-11T23:00:13-07:00

The 31st Annual California State Homebrew Competition will take place on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Stern Grove in San Francisco. Please visit the website for updated information over the next few weeks: http://nchfinfo.org/StateComp/StateComp.html

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The Beer Hacker: Brewing on the cheap

2009-07-18T10:17:36-07:00

The prospect of brewing your own quality beer for far less than what you've been paying retail has huge appeal, particularly these days. But is it true? There's been some debate lately over whether brewing your own beer is truly cheaper (in the long run). http://beertastingleague.com/the-beer-hacker-brewing-on-the-cheap/503/

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May 7, National Homebrew Day

2009-05-06T23:07:19-07:00

Cheers!

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Alameda County Fair entries due May 23rd

2009-05-03T21:35:11-07:00

2009 Alameda County Fair Homebrew Competition entries are due May 11 thru May 23rd. This is a BJCP sanctioned competition. Guidelines and entry details online: * under the <Competitive Exhibits Adults> link at the Alameda County Fair site: http://www.alamedacountyfair.com/2009fair/contests/index.php?row=0 * or at the Draught Board homebrew club website along with bottle label generator: http://draughtboard.org/babo/2009Announcement.htm Final judging will be at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on June 6th. BJCP certified and experienced judges please contact me if you would like to...

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lofty, soaring tribute

2009-04-28T15:29:11-07:00

Craft brewers are feeling their barley on this one:> ""I Am A Craft Brewer" is a collaborative video representing the camaraderie, character and integrity of the American Craft Brewing movement. Created by Greg Koch, CEO of the Stone Brewing Co. and Chris & Jared of Redtail Media...and more than 35 amazing craft brewers from all over the country. The video was shown to a packed audience of 1700 craft brewers and industry members at the 2009 Craft Brewers Conference as an introduction to Greg's Keynote Speech entitled "Be Remarkable: Collaboration Ethics Camaraderie Passion." As is...

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Oyster BBQ

2009-04-24T10:47:28-07:00

It's that time of year again to pig out on oysters & chase them with great beer! Sunday 4/26, Noon-6 at the usual spot (San Pedro Park in Pacifica - Linda Mar east from 1 to its end; turn R, then immediate L into the parking lot). Bring BEER & a side dish/dessert to share, & since we'd like to be as "green" as possible, a drinking vessel, & flatware (plates optional; we'll have backup to cover the "slackers"). Oyster-eater prices remain $12/ea for Malt & 1st guest, $15 for additonal guests; non-oyster eaters & kids under 12 are $6; we'll have grills available for meat. Send me your...

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Draft Dodgers

2009-03-05T11:59:04-08:00

For DIY brewers, Prohibition lasted until 1978. But once unleashed, they revolutionized the industry. www.reason.com/news/show/131411.html ...In places with a somewhat more permissive culture than Middlesboro, Kentucky, a semi-public home-brew movement began to emerge. The Oregon author Fred Eckhardt was spreading the gospel via his influential 1969 book A Treatise on Lager Beers. Charlie Papazian was teaching home-brew classes to aspiring beer makers in Colorado. Clubs with names like the San Andreas Malts were meeting in the San Francisco Bay Area to share tricks of the trade and taste...

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something about Utah...

2009-02-27T10:17:27-08:00

Home-brewers still won't need a license according to legislation the state House of Representatives passed Wednesday, as long as they don't make too much.

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The SAM blog is born

2009-02-26T23:34:09-08:00

Testing testing...

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