Posts Tagged: Beer Art, Language and Writing
The Beer Prayer
Posted by on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 in - 2 comments
Steve Hales, a professor with the Department of Philosophy at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania and editor of the upcoming Beer and Philosophy forwarded this prayer - which is most apt, what with the wishes that go along with the upcoming New Year's Eve events and the inevitable remorse that …
Beery Travels and Books
Posted by on Saturday, December 2, 2006 in - 3 comments
It's good to be back and I have some beers I want to tell you about. But first just a word about what I've been up to. Shortly after my last post here I hopped on an airplane for England where I spent the better part of the month of September wandering from pub to pub collecting life experience … read more »
Reason #17 As To Why We Need Sponsorships
Posted by on Monday, October 16, 2006 in - 6 comments
This is what I am talking about. I would love to get a copy of this book but - wow! - one hundred and fifty-four clams. Don't get me wrong. A History of Brewing in Holland 900-1900: Economy, Technology and the State by Richard W. Unger (2001) would fit very nicely beside his next following text …
Pete Brown: The Interview
Posted by on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 in - 8 comments
I like my non-job here at A Good Beer Blog. One thing I get to do - other than never have a second beer of the same type - is meet interesting people involved with beer over the internet. Consider this exchange about beer and language between me and beer book author Pete Brown: • “Pete: Hi Alan …
Contest...A Good Beer Blog Contest!!!
Posted by on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in - 26 comments
Well, I told you I get emails and last week I got a good one from Kim Frankel of Rock Ridge Music out of New York, New York. Kim asked if I would be interested in the band Psychostick which has just released their first CD We Couldn't Think of a Title and their single entitled "Beer". Why yes … read more »
<i>Beers Of The World</i> Magazine
Posted by on Sunday, September 10, 2006 in - leave a comment
I picked up issue #7 of Beers of the World magazine the other day. It is a UK journal pretty much geared for the English market. This places the North American reader at a disadvantage from the get-go with the subject matter centered elsehere. The magazine has a website which has yet to update to …
Beer Quote Of The Week
Posted by on Friday, April 28, 2006 in - 1 comment
I went to undergrad with Trevor so I am glad to report this, our quote of the week: • “"Every week we see improvements in Trevor's recovery — sometimes big, sometimes little ..." Debbie blogged. She wrote that a nurse remarked to Greene: "Wow, you can sure suck back the water!" • "Having said …
Book Review: <i>Travels With Barley</i>
Posted by on Thursday, March 2, 2006 in - 5 comments
I have not yet gotten on to the great reviewing list out there even if I am on the great beer news PR consultant list. That's OK as I pretty much like most beer books that are put before me including this one. • Travels With Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture In America, published in 2004 …
Read More Lew
Posted by on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 in - 1 comment
I know I have mentioned it before but you all really should be reading more Lew Bryson. You can subscribe to Lew's email service called the Occasional Pint by emailing him here and you can also read his monthly column "The Buzz" at his web site. Here is his column for February 2006. • Lew leads …
Letter To The Editor
Posted by on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 in - 1 comment
Joshua Day of Old Snowmass in Colorado wrote a letter to the editor of the Aspen Daily News about his personal relationship with and love of beer: • “I recently read a story written by Mark Twain in 1917 wherein he states the similar situation cigar smokers face: "Each man's own preference is … read more »
