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• ANOTHER Leigh and Brendan operation! 3 Jul 2009, 4:57 pm
  That's right...a third operation from Leigh Maida and Brendan Hartranft after Memphis and Local 44: Resurrection Taproom, at the current location of Yello! Bar. Here's the story, from Leigh, earlier t. […]
• Session #29: 5 essential beer destinations 2 Jul 2009, 8:47 pm
  This is my contribution to The Session #29 hosted by Gail and Steve from Beer by BART. The theme is “Will Travel for Beer.” Visit them for the recap of what others have to write on this to. […]
• Session #29: Traveling For Beer And Other Things 2 Jul 2009, 5:22 pm
  An early entry for tomorrow's version of The Session as I am preparing to go on a special assignment. The Session is a monthly mass blog-in where folks around the globe face the same beery question an. […]
• Joe Under Glass 1 Jul 2009, 12:00 pm
  Just got news from Philadelphia Brewing Company: their Joe Porter, laced with coffee, is going to make a short appearance in bottles, sometime in September, in their assortment cases. This is excellen. […]
• American whiskey for July 4th 1 Jul 2009, 9:13 am
  I just got this on Facebook from Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers' Association. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail will be open for the holiday weekend: a great chance to tour the places whe. […]
• Scotland: Paradox Springbank, BrewDog, Fraserburgh 30 Jun 2009, 8:37 pm
  "It smells like the granary when it's filled." I think that is what I was told but it makes sense.It pours - imagine - rather deep brownish and has a rich mocha froth and foam. The nose in delightful.. […]
• New Arrivals, Special Releases, and Lots of Events 30 Jun 2009, 5:01 pm
  After a big lull in new arrivals we've been deluged with stuff in the last couple of days. Some are seasonal things we've been expecting for a while, some are hotly anticipated special releases, and o. […]
• Founders KBS 30 Jun 2009, 2:11 pm
  I got a sample of Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout two months ago, and finally got to it last night. It was one of those "on the deck in the dark" nights, and the KBS made it a good one.Black as the. […]
• I Love You Too, Wawa 30 Jun 2009, 9:06 am
  Check the awesome power of Seen Through A Glass.Last October I publicly dissed Wawa's disappointing treatment of their coffee. I urged them to dump the Bunn Coffee Burners and put their otherwise dece. […]
• A Tale Of Two Beer Connoisseurs 29 Jun 2009, 6:42 pm
  Does anyone know the relationship between:The Beer Connoisseur, © 2009 HERE'S TO BEER, INC. andThe Beer Connoisseur™ On Tap Publishing, LLC?Look, I am up for any good trademark versus copyright his. […]
• Vote in PLCB poll, Sunday only! 29 Jun 2009, 7:58 am
  Just saw a poll in the Lehigh Valley Express-Times:Should Pennsylvania sell the state liquor control system to balance the budget? Can I get a big Hell Yeah!Go register your opinion right now!Can't fi. […]
• My Beer Blogging Hour With Google Analytics 28 Jun 2009, 5:34 pm
  I came way too late to the Google Analytics mania that is sweeping the globe. Forget Twitter and its limitations. Forget Facebook and those so-called friends. No, what people are really obsessing abou. […]
• Brauhaus Schmitz soft opening 28 Jun 2009, 4:19 am
  Cathy and I went down to the soft opening at Brauhaus Schmitz tonight...ah, Germanness. Teutonicity. It's a nice space, and yes, that's wood at the entrance, right on South Street (there's a nice litt. […]
• Highball! 27 Jun 2009, 2:22 pm
  I put in about four and a half hours with the new pressure washer today, and it was surprisingly tiring. I've never really used a powerful one before, and being two stories up a ladder with that bucki. […]
• Book Review: Hops And Glory, Pete Brown (Part 4) 27 Jun 2009, 12:22 pm
  Well, I finished the book on Wednesday watching kids softball practice. The short message really is that if you are reading this blog you should buy the book. Well written, informative without being s. […]