Saturday, May 10th 2008

2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Karl Strauss Pacific Beach Brewery
5985 Santa Fe Street

Featuring 10 beers on tap including some specialty beers and live music. Line-up includes Louis XIV, The Shys, Stranger, and Hotel St. George.

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If you are looking to try some new beers, and haven’t figured out what it is you like, check out Trader Joes. They aren’t everywhere in the country, but they are popping up more and more all over the country. Trader Joes gets beers from all over the world, and only sells them to you if they can get the lowest price on them. Another cool thing is, they have various breweries such as Gordon Beirch, Firestone Walker, and Goose Island making private label beers exclusively for Trader Joes. I found a wonderful Oatmeal Stout at TJ’s called Stockyard Oatmeal Stout, and after investigating, found out it is made by Goose Island in Chicago.

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Brown’s Brewing Company wins two recent Brewery awards both with both regional and international recognition.

The Matthew Vassar Cup was awarded to Brown’s Brewing Company in April recognizing Brown’s Brewing as “The Best Craft Beer Brewery in the Hudson Valley.” TAP NY is New York’s State premier brewers festival and competition held annually at Hunter Mountain in the Catskills.

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Lagunitas Gnarleywine 2008 - 22oz Bottle served in Stone Imperial Russian Stout Glass 9.1% abv.

Appearance:
Reddish copper letting a bit of light through. Leaves 3/4 inch white head and spotty lacing.

Aroma:
Apple cider and cinnamon, and various other spices that would go good with cider.

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Diageo plc, owner of Guinness Ireland, today announced its intention to make a capital investment of €650 million ($1.004 billion)* in a new world-class brewing centre of excellence in Ireland to support the growth and development of its global beer business.

This proposal would result in the rejuvenation of the historic St. James’s Gate brewery and the construction, close to Dublin, of a new state of the art brewery, which would produce all beer types. It follows a comprehensive assessment of all brewing operations in Ireland, which was undertaken over the past 12 months. The assessment identified the optimum strategy to deliver the global competitiveness necessary for future growth and sustained success.

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Beer has a deep and rich history; it is produced by a perfect blend of agriculture, art, science, and magic. Beer is fun, interesting and often even compelling. Beer is a topic for great songs, a fulfilling hobby, a symbol of companionship, an icebreaker, a real treat to the senses… and sometimes, a beer is the high point of a day.

In addition to the pleasures of beer, there are also some great beer stories. Many are the tales of the homebrewer who was told by friends time & time again: “you should sell this!” There have been traditional regional beer styles that had almost disappeared (like oatmeal stout, reintroduced to the world by Samuel Smith’s in 1980). There are new styles, produced by brewers who push flavor boundaries. There are monks who brew beer, family recipes, wild yeast, and a trout who returned a gold ring to a princess. (If you don’t know the Orval story, click here.)

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Anderson Valley Boont ESB
6.8% abv

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a room temperature pint glass.

Appearance
Orange and yellow colors intermingle, creating a deep golden color. The off-white two fingers of head create a beautiful head cap to this finely laced brew.

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Okay, Beer Lovers… Get out your calendars! The month of May is filled to the brim with mouthwatering beer festivals and events:

MAY 10TH:
Join the Rubicon and all of your favorite breweries at the Boonville Beer Festival at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds. What could be better than friends, music, camping, and, of course…beer!

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