The 2013 National Beer Bloggers Conference in Boston was an interesting experience and a great time. While I wrote a day-by-day breakdown (start with Day One here), I also want to point out some of my favorite moments as well as a couple things that could use a little improvement. Beer pairing lunch & dinner…
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National Beer Bloggers Conference 2013: Day Three
Day Three, Sunday, July 28: The final day was scheduled to end at 12:30, so there was a lot to cover in three hours’ time. First up was the Beer Blogger Reports, where ten bloggers took turns giving 5 minute talks about their blogs, unique ideas, updates on what they are doing, etc. I appreciated…
National Beer Bloggers Conference 2013: Day Two
Day Two, Saturday, July 27: The day started at 9:30 with a full morning of presentations. First we went over the Current State of Beer Blogging Survey Results. Next up was a panel of industry beer bloggers, featuring representatives from Schlafly, Woodchuck, The Bruery, and Oskar Blues. As someone who blogs about beer, it was interesting to hear the perspectives…
National Beer Bloggers Conference 2013: Day One
Last weekend, July 26-28, was the National Beer Bloggers Conference in Boston. Three days of socializing, tweeting, beer tasting and education. There is a lot to cover, so I am going to break it down by day. If any beer bloggers are interested in possibly attending a conference in the future, this can give you…
IPA DAY!!!
Seeing as how IPA is my personal favorite style of beer, every day is “IPA Day” to me. However, I am excited that tomorrow, August 1st, is the official IPA Day! When I first started drinking craft beer, I was a strictly dark beer fan: my first loves were porters…then stouts…and, eventually–after sampling many of…
Learn About Pairing Beer & Food With Oskar Blues & Cook Street School
Pairing beer with food is becoming increasingly popular, and with good reason. But do you really know which beers go best with which types of dishes? On August 9th, you will have the chance to learn more about it at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts‘ Beer Dinner. Each course of the meal will be paired…
United Tastes of Belgium at Wynkoop
Attention Belgian beer lovers! This Saturday, July 27th, is the United Tastes of Belgium event at Wynkoop Brewing in Denver. There are some truly amazing beers on the list, and some excellent local breweries have been added to this year’s event, such as 12 Degree, Black Bottle, Black Shirt, Fate, Gravity, and more. Check out the…
Craft Beer + Gourmet Popcorn = Yum
Beer and food pairings are becoming increasingly popular. I have attended beer dinners, beer & cheese pairings, even beer & chocolate pairings. And last night, thanks to Whatever Pops Up, I got to experience something new: a beer and popcorn event. Whatever Pops Up, a gourmet popcorn shop in Larimer Square, brought five flavors of popcorn…
Former Future Finds a Home!
Very exciting brewery news today: Former Future Brewing Company found a home at 1290 South Broadway! I, along with countless others, have been awaiting this announcement for months. I first had the pleasure of trying some of their beers at an event in April (click here for that blog post), and I’ve been longing for…
BSB Now Playing
I just love Black Shirt Brewing–the place, the beer, the people. It’s a great local brewery and tap room that supports other local businesses: they have food trucks outside, they collaborate with companies such as Ritual Chocolate, for example, for delicious beer and food pairings. And they are also very supportive of local musicians as…
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