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July 4, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Food and Restaurants
Dirty South Beer Club Rogue XSperience LINK

A Rogue XSperience

Headed to Oregon with an eye toward beer, I knew well in advance that a stop in Newport at Rogue Ale's Public House was mandatory. But, it wasn't until the day before we arrived in Newport that we seriously considered taking advantage of Rogue's "Bed & Beer" - staying the night in one of the three apartments above the pub (the apartment comes with two 22 oz beers). The one bedroom (which comes with a full kitchen, two 22oz beers and a couple pint glasses), it turns out, was available for $90.

Owing to our cheapskate vacationer mentality it wasn't a no-brainer. Katy had visions of a frat house room for rent, while I was more optimistic about the digs. After arriving in Newport we hemmed and hawed in typical Lovehardstein fashion. I had a hard time taking Katy seriously because she was wearing the red long underwear pants she had donned the night before when we were camping at Cape Lookout State Park. Anywho, we walked into Rogue to just to "check it out," and a few minutes later we had decided to stay the night. Good decision.

The Public House is located on historic Bayfront St in what still feels like a fishing town with a tourist problem...or however that bumper sticker goes). The Rogue Brewery is on the other side of the bay.

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July 4, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Blogging
One of the strangest beer lawsuits, or does beer go with girls

During the 1990ies, US brewer Anheuser-Busch (now part of the Belgium-based brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev) ran for its Budweiser brand a series of adverts where two beautiful women appeared in front of two truck drivers drinking the brew.

Inspired by the advert, Michigan man Richard Overton promptly bought a case of the beer, drank it and waited - but no hot babes appeared. The disappointed consumer filed a lawsuit against the brewer. Overton cited emotional distress and mental injury due to false advertising and wanted over $10,000 in damages.

Thankfully, the court realized it would take a hell of a lot more than a case of Budweiser to get this loser a date and they decided to dismiss the case.
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July 4, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Life
One letter in a beer’s name may cost over $500,000

Correct spelling in the eBay auction is essential. Here is an example showing how leaving out one letter may turn out to be very costly.

The item in question is a full bottle of Allsopp's Arctic Ale brewed in 1852. The item was first listed on eBay with the title: allsop's arctic ale.full and corked with a wax seal. Unfortunately, he left off the second 'p' in Allsopp's. This meant that any potential buyers searching for the correct spelling of Allsopp's would not be able to find it. This error is clearly a typo by the seller as he spells Allsopp's correctly in the description.

The auction had a starting price of $299.00 and closed with a winning bid of $304.00 with 2 bids from 2 different users. The seller was probably satisfied with the sales price until he saw what happened when it was listed on eBay again eight weeks later.

This time Allsopp's was spelled correctly using the auction title: Museum Quality ALLSOPP's ARCTIC ALE 1852 SEALED/FULL!!! The second listing had a much more robust description along with more pictures of the bottle from different angles. The auction received 157 bids from 56 unique bidders and closed with a winning bid of $503,300.00.

It turns out the original seller's typo cost him over $500,000. The $304 he received doesn't seem like much anymore.

You have to feel sorry for the original seller. The bottle has been in his family for over 50 years before he decided to sell it. After all the publicity about the auctions, he has received many nasty emails calling him an idiot. The anonymity of the internet certainly allows people to be heartless.

The bottle is clearly worth several thousand dollars. Whether it is worth $10,000, $100,000, $500,000 or more is anybody's guess.

The person that found the Allsopp's auction with the spelling error made a handsome profit. Surprisingly, auctions that contain spelling mistakes are fairly common. By finding these auctions, you may discover some incredible bargains too. Endeavour and you may find another hoppy diamond in the rough.
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July 4, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Blogging
From: The Examiner.com
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Welcome to the first Virtual Cookout of the Summer!  I've assembled a round-up of links to recipes from Food and Drink Examiners all over the US, and it's going to be a delicious Fourth of July feast!  They've got tasty entrees, side dishes, and desserts, and I've got the all-American beer pairings, of course.  Let's get the patriotic party started!
The carnivores have their grill fired up, with Recipes for Ultimate Grilling from Steven Raichlen, courtesy of Sarah Parkin, the Phoenix Farmer's Market Examiner.  Try a rich porter, maybe even a smoked porter, to complement and cool off after Steven's Hellfire Steaks.  And for the unique flavors of grilled mussels, a pilsner or an IPA might do the trick.  Try Dogfish 120 Minute IPA for a really fierce hop, or maybe a milder white beer.   Brooklyn Brewery's East India Pale Ale would be great, as would Six Point's Righteous Rye, or their Sweet Action. 
Coney Island Albino Python, by the Shmaltz Brewery, has fun spices that would riff off the mussels, and also pair nicely with the delicious crab and corn cake Dawn Viola, Orlando Food Examiner is bringing to the table.
Lori Florio, the NY Italian Foods Examiner has a zippy Italian Burger planned, perfect for the same Brooklyn Pennant Ale I paired with my meatball and veggie pizza earlier this week.  Midland Food Examiner Mary Ann Lien has a great guide to ribs.  Amber ales would be refreshing, and a brown ale, like Brooklyn Brown would pair nicely with a tangy barbecue sauce.  I hear great things about Rogue Independence Ale paired with bbq, but haven't tried it yet.
Two kinds of potato salad come from Susan Slade, the Pasco County Food Examiner.  You could stick with the beers we've already got for the meaty dishes, or a fun contrast, try Six Points Righteous Rye, Victory Hop Devil, or maybe even a milder smoked porter.
And then we get to desserts...  a succulent selection of cherry recipes from Donna Diegel, Providence Food Examiner.  Try Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout and wallow in the chocolatey goodness of her brownies or cherry kisses, the creaminess of her cheesecake or clafouti, the rich cherry almond scones, or the granola cookies featuring white chocolate chips.  For the tarter cobblers, it depends on the effect you want to create.  Rogue Mocha Porter's coffee tones might work here.  While Rogue Hazelnut brown is both delicious enough to stand alone and forthright enough to overpower these fantastic desserts, it might make for an inventive pairing.  Rogue Somer Ale might also be fun with the more acidic fruit flavors of the cobbler.
I know there are recipes, and beer pairings, I've missed.  What's cooking at your Fourth of July Celebration?  And what's on tap? 

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July 4, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Food and Restaurants

Joe Sixpack: Mixing beer and ice cream: Hope floats link

By Joe Sixpack
Philadelphia Daily News

Daily News Beer Reporter

MIXING BEER and ice cream seems like a totally gross idea that should offend everyone. It is a disservice to two perfectly fine indulgences, akin to mixing baseball and sex. There is no reason to believe they might be consenting partners.
Indeed, no less an authority than the Weekly World News reported on April 11, 1989, that beer floats were among "the world's weirdest snacks," on a "bizarre" list that included liverwurst-and-grape-jelly sandwiches.
The tabloid's culinary warnings notwithstanding, I'm obliged to report that pouring beer into ice cream does not disturb the natural order.
I spent a couple of sticky nights recently getting overly familiar with the two, and discovered that ice cream and beer - well, let's just call them beer floats - are nothing less than a transcendent melding of childhood joy and adult hedonism. It's creamy goodness meets intoxicating vice.
Now, I can't make any claims of invention. A number of restaurants in the area and across the country offer some variation of beer-and-ice cream, from the Young's Double Chocolate Stout float at Washington, D.C.'s RFD to the Lindemans Framboise shake at the Yard House chain in Southern California.
At the beer-centric Spinnerstown Hotel (just off the Quakertown exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike), the beer floats vary depending on the season and the tap list. Owner John Dale is fond of one made with Southern Tier Mokah and coffee ice cream.
Admittedly, beer floats are for those with a sweet tooth. I tried but couldn't find a good match for India pale ale or pilsner; they are simply too hoppy for this sugary treat.
Likewise, fruit-flavored ice cream and sorbet are a bit dicey. I tried pouring Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat over a scoop of cherry-flavored Italian water ice - a natural combo, I thought - and it turned into an unspeakably tart slush.
The ingredient you're after is malt, which can be sweet or bitter or both. Pouring a sweet, strong German doppelbock like Ayinger Celebrator over vanilla ice cream is akin to a butterscotch sundae. If you crack open a bottle of Rogue Mocha Porter (Oregon) with dark-roasted malts, we're talking chocolate syrup. Pour them both, add a maraschino cherry, and you've got a Dusty Road.

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July 3, 2009 - Friday 

Category: Travel and Places

A month-long series of events keeps Stumptown hydrated.
There’s no better time than mid-summer to celebrate
Oregon’s many craft breweries.
Check out an event or two! My favorites?

    July 5th SECOND ANNUAL INTERGALACTIC WASHOE TOURNAMENT. 12 p.m. Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 S.E. Powell Blvd., Portland; 503-232-4677 Hopworks Urban Brewery
    July 10th PUCKERFEST. A celebration of all beers sour, Belmont Station, 4500 S.E. Stark St., Portland, 503-232-8538 Puckerfest
    July 18th HANDS ON COOKING WITH BEER. 6 p.m. $80 Taught by Hank Sawtelle, In Good Taste, 231 N.W. 11th Ave., Portland; 503-548-2015 In Good Taste
    July 24th OREGON BREWERY TRAIL TOUR. Tours leaves at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 and 4p.m.; $59. Includes entry to the festival, souvenir mug, four tokens, event program and guided tour; bicycle and helmet provided; Two-hour, nine-mile bike tour past eight Portland breweries. Pedal Bike Tours
    July 25th And my favorite! NIGHT OF 101 VW BUSES. 1 p.m.-10 p.m. Thirsty Woman Pub, 904 Second Ave., Mosier; 541-478-0199; Thirsty Woman

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July 3, 2009 - Friday 

Category: Friends

From: Jonathan Nolen's Blog LINK
Democracy at work

As some of you may know, I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. Alabama is a pretty conservative state, and it's liquor laws have always matched that reputation. There are still some dry counties, hard liquor is regulated, taxed and distributed by the Alabama Beverage Commission, and for my entire lifetime, no beer over 6% alcohol could be sold inside the state. Now, it's no Utah, but this restriction meant that there was a lot of great beer I never had the opportunity try until I left Alabama: Chimay, Delirium Tremens, Duvel, Orval, lots of Double IPAs and bocks, some North Coast Beers, some Rogue Ales, and hundreds more.
For the last five years, an organization called Free the Hops has been working to pass legislation to change the beer limitations. And after half a decade of hard work, they got the the bill through Alabama's dysfunctional legislature this Spring. And on May 22, 2009, Gov. Bob Riley signed the bill into law.
Within days, gourmet beer was appearing all over Birmingham. (I know, because I was following the Free the Hops Twitter feed). It was amazing to watch: "Duvel, Orval, and Delerium Tremens have been confirmed." "Huge shipment of new beers expected tomorrow at Western." "Every Piggly Wiggly in metro Birmingham will be stocked with new good beer tomorrow." It was like that episode in the Simpsons when they repealed prohibition in Springfield and the trucks started rolling in minutes later. It was almost that fast.

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July 2, 2009 - Thursday 

Category: Travel and Places
Americans consume more beer on the 4th of July than any other day of the year, according to a recent article in a popular magazine. Ok, that magazine was Woman's Day, and it was the only thing available to read at the gym at the time. Now, you could spend the day drinking cheap adjunct lagers like most of the country, or you could declare independence from bad beer by attending the Seattle International Beerfest at the Mural Amphitheater in Seattle Center. MORE
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July 1, 2009 - Wednesday 

Category: Food and Restaurants
NY Times - LINK
By BETSY ANDREWS Published: June 30, 2009
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“BEER” and “cocktails” are usually separated by a comma. But now bartenders are experimenting with crossover drinks that marry beers with spirits, mixers, even wines, going far beyond the shot-and-a-pint boilermaker.

 
The Muddy Puddle

In New York, at PDT and Mayahuel, they’re mixing hot sauce, mezcal and beer to create smoky riffs on the michelada, a classic Mexican cerveza preparada, or prepared beer.
Bartenders at the Alembic in San Francisco top coffee liqueur and fizzy Italian red wine with porter foam to make a Vice Grip.
The beergarita — a margarita amplified by Flemish sour ale and framboise — is popular at the Small Bar on Division Street in Chicago. “Beer cocktails are an alternative to a pint,” said Ty Fujimura, co-owner with Phil McFarland.
In May, on the Session, a monthly virtual workshop on beer, nearly 40 bloggers contributed recipes for craft-beer-based drinks with names like Freak-out in a Moonshine Day Dream.
“If I’m going to have an amazing craft beer, why not also have it in an excellent beer cocktail?” asked the host of the May Session, Joe Ruvel of beeratjoes.com. “Other countries, like France and Belgium, have been doing this for a long time, and doing it pretty well.”
Indeed, the inspiration for the beer drinks that Terry Berch McNally serves at the London Grill in Philadelphia was Rudi Ghequire, brewer of Rodenbach beer in Belgium, who “suggested we add things like grenadine and cassis to his beer,” she said. “You sell more beer this way, and you make more money.”
Necessity is often the mother of invention with beer cocktails. Anchor Steam Beer “tends to be foamy,” said Tim Zohn, of B Restaurant and Bar in San Francisco. “You’re wasting it if you pour it off, so how can you use the foam?” His answer, the Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels — Pimm’s, Scotch and lemon juice topped with beer foam — elevates a practical solution to the heights of pleasure.
“The foam adds a subtle complexity and character,” Mr. Zohn said. “It lends floral notes without overpowering.”
Beer is proving to be a popular mixer because beer itself is drawing more attention, said Mr. Fujimura of Small Bar.
“It’s a natural progression for mixologists who used to do martinis,” he said. “They see there’s a craft brew explosion, and they say, ‘Let’s get into that.’ ”
That’s not to suggest you can muddle any beer with fruit and call it a cocktail.
“The most important thing is to respect the integrity of the original beer,” said Stephen Beaumont, a beer writer and restaurateur whose “The Beerbistro Cookbook”

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July 1, 2009 - Wednesday 

Category: Food and Restaurants

Beer Runner Beers: Track Town Triple Jump Pale Ale

By Tim Cigelske • Jun 29th, 2009 • Category: Beer Runner Beers

Flickr photo by Rich115

I never quite understood the concept of the triple jump.
Why not the double jump? Or quintuple jump? Why three jumps? It seems such an arbitrary number to measure multi-jumping prowess.
However, I am willing to overlook the peculiar characteristics of the triple jump on behalf of the Eugene City Brewery Track Town Triple Jump Pale Ale.
Rogue (which owns the Eugene City Brewery) introduced this beer for last year’s Olympic trials in Eugene, but I just discovered it yesterday at my neighborhood grocery store.
I would hop, skip and jump any sand pit to get my hands on this beer. It has old-school racing spikes on the label, hits you with plenty of hops and has a nice malty aftertaste. That’s a triple win.
And for any triple jumpers out there, I apologize. I’m sure you think that running an oval track over and over again is weird. Let me assure you, it is.

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