Tag: special occasion

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Not a Utopia Now

A while back, I was gifted a Sam Adams Utopias. Quite an old one, I think. I could never quite find the occasion to fit the beer. Well, silver linings are here.

When California lifts the gathering ban, I am going to schedule some friends to attend an opening party and bring some stouts of their own. Maybe like…

I suggest that you and yours break out a special beer when your lockdown is lifted. You don’t have to break any social distance rules if you are don’t want to but break the saving for later rule.

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Open It!


It is time for another round of “OPEN IT!”. For the uninitiated, here are the ground rules from Mark Dredge of Pencil and Spoon…..
“So here’s the idea: let’s create a special occasion. Let’s call this special occasion Open It! and let’s drink the good beers. Let’s find a bottle from the depth of the cellar and open it, drink it and then tell others about it (in blogs, blog comments or twitter or facebook).

Open it alone or open it with others; hold an Open It! party or take it to the pub to see what people think. Most importantly, get that bottle open and drink the thing and then tell everyone about it.”

Yes, it is time to crack open that special (or not so special) bottle that you needed an excuse to open. Funny how it coincides with a month where I am reviewing beers from my cellar.

Last year I cracked a bottle of Monstre Rouge. What will I do this year. Well, you will have to check Twitter and Facebook to find out.