I’ve had a rule for as long as I’ve been drinking that if someone clinks your drink, you drink. It doesn’t matter if it’s a stranger and you’re walking by them on the way to meet the man or woman of your dreams, if the glasses touch, you shall imbibe. Not everyone abides by this [...]
And so we embark on the final description of the 2010 Great American Beer Festival. While the week ended almost a month ago, the epic nature of the events and connections linger on. Or something less dramatic. Anyway, let’s get to it. Saturday Bacon. Yet again, the day started with bacon. This is an important [...]
For those of you just tuning in, this is the third article in a series of me trying to remember everything that happened during the week surrounding the Great American Beer Festival. As the events move further into the past, hopefully my rendition of each day will get shorter. “Thursday” was a lengthy article.. Friday [...]
Welcome back to my version of the exploits and adventures of the 2010 Great American Beer Festival and surrounding events. Thursday Bacon. This will become a theme. The day started with bacon. After grabbing our press passes, tasting glasses (they expected us to hold on to them for three whole days!), and other accoutrements, there [...]
And so ends the epic week of Great American Beer Festival. I really don’t know how to describe my experience. People that I spent time with last week share this sentiment. If you haven’t been to a week long conference or festival about a topic you’re truly passionate about, with people who are equally obsessed, [...]
For some reason I’ve had “The Final Countdown” by Europe in my head all weekend. Maybe it’s a sign. Hopefully you have it in your head as you read this, and have visions of montages involving persons of unknown heroism overcoming personal strife and growing to unimaginable heights over the course of 2-5 minutes. Denver [...]
The Great American Beer Festival is.. great. There are almost 500 breweries serving more than 2,200 different beers, all in one room. But this is Denver. That’s just not enough beer. So pretty much every establishment with a liquor license throws down like prohibition just ended. Or started. The Denver Travel and Visitor Bureau has [...]
Beer has an interesting history. It goes back well before history was a major in college. In goes back before history was something written down, in fact. Beer goes back a long ways. At the same time (time being a term used to describe my explanation of history, not history itself), beer has highs and [...]
According to the GABF countdown clock at Falling Rock, there’s about 22 days until the start of the Great American Beer Festival. Could be a little more or a little less. Counting is hard. The festival is sold out, but there are always tickets for sale on Craigslist and other such sites. But whether you [...]
This is the last article in a series about how alcohol affects your brain and behavior. You can read the other 4 here: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Raise your hand if you like bacon. Good. Hangovers suck. But they happen. If you like good beer, like going to bars, like scotch, [...]
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