Do you have a talent for design?
Do you love Duvel?
Then maybe this contest is for you.
If you just love drinking Duvel. Check that same link to see what designs you think work best with the beer.
Coast to Coast Toast
Who doesn’t like a well done toast. Well, for that matter, even a bad toast creates some comedy. So how about today, going out and toasting somebody new!
The folks behind Vanberg-Dewulf would like us to raise a glass on 11.15.11. Why? Let them explain, “we are throwing what we believe will be the largest celebration of Belgian beer held on one day in the USA in this century. No kidding. Hundreds of bars, restaurants and stores – the places that have made beer culture in America so stupendous – are hosting Coast to Coast Toasts to mark the 30th anniversary of the founding of our company. Thirty of our beers from independent family run breweries will be the stars of the show (Saison Dupont, Scaldis, Lambrucha, Witkap anyone?).”
What is your favorite beer to toast with? Is it the one that is front of you or do you have a go-to brew?
The Great American Beer Festival – The Results Show
I wish that more people would pay attention to the results of the Great American Beer Festival but alas the other 95% as I call them seem more interested in people (who are purported to be stars dancing) or people who can’t sing singing.
The best place to check out a digestible set of results for me has been the Brookston Beer Bulletin. So check out his summary HERE.
Suffice it say that I am glad that California (adopted home is # 1) and that my ancestral home of Oregon was 3rd.
Ken Burn’s Prohibition
One of my favorite books of the last couple year’s was Daniel Okrent’s Last Call. And that is the jumping off point for the new Ken Burns series with the name of Prohibition.
Premieres October 2nd, 3rd & 4th, 2011 at 8 PM on PBS. But check your local PBS station for more information.
Hop Sauce
I usually don’t pay much attention to Dean & Deluca catalogs. But this product from Primitivizia caught my eye….
I don’t think that I will spend the $16 plus shipping for this but I am certainly intrigued by what it might taste like.
Trim Cans
This tidbit from last month on the All About Beer website that caught my eye.
“Ball Corporation the leader in the specialty aluminum beverage can and bottle market, has announced its newest can size – the 8-oz. “trim” can. The small, lightweight can is ideal for juices and other beverages for portion-conscious consumers, and is unbreakable, quick-chilling and 100 percent recyclable.”
I can see why an imaginative craft brewery who has no beer boundary would not want to be bound in just two types of can. Perchance a big imperial stout in this smaller container, or a big ABV DIPA.
I can see these becoming a cool marketing tool as well for smaller samples of specialty one off beers too.
The Beer Buckle
Do you not have any furniture, no ledge, no floor to set your beer on? Well then how about a belt buckle?
Yet another creative way to keep your beer close is the Beer Buckle. A truly hands free beer holder. As seen in a photo from their website (because I do not have one and I don’t know anyone with one either)
I guess if it helps one person then it is OK, but I don’t see the need.
Beer Layering Spoon
It’s a little late for St. Patrick’s Day but who says you have to only mix craft beers then? Take a look at the specs HERE. Looks like a handy tool in the beer lovers arsenal.
beer wallet
Eco-friendly and beer go hand in hand. And here is someone who takes the leftover packaging and turns it into a useful item that shows your craft beer street cred.
Check out the Etsy shop for some beer wallets and cuffs and six pack holders.
(Thanks to Beer O’Clock for highlighting this product)
Yeastside Brewing
Tomorrow you can check out my FoodGPS column on the Yeastside Brewers, but I thought I would tease you with some photos of the event today.
