Posts Tagged: Breweriana
Will I Drop By A Brewerianists Convention?
Posted by on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 in - 1 comment
I always wonder about this sort of thing but I may have to go this time if I have good manners. It appears my city will soon host the national celebration of beer stuff, according to our local Whig-Standard: • The Limestone Brewerianist Club - the name means a collector of beer bottles or …
Place Your Photo Captions Here: That Man In The Basement
Posted by on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in - 11 comments
Some days are just slow for beer news but this photo caught my eye. What dramatic perspective...and a natty choice of slippers. A classic from the school of "nutty old guy in basement" art. Whippersnapper irony? Bah! To me, he's a sort of hero - but what would the caption be? Here are my best …
Testing Out A Beer Tasting and Hop Appreciation Kit
Posted by on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in - 8 comments
“Please note: the maker of the kit has joined in the conversation and clarified that there is more provided with the purchased package than the sample provided. With that extra material in the purchase this is more that a testing kit which could very well make it a far better value than these …
Review: Beer Pong Tables
Posted by on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in - 7 comments
This is another review for the people at ReviewMe who provide enough for a good 24 or more of craft ale in return for me turning my mind to the products of their clients. Past reviews have been about websites for the most part but this one is different - it is a website selling portable beer pong …
Beer Stein Auction in Cincinnati
Posted by on Saturday, January 27, 2007 in - leave a comment
I am not a huge investor in Brewerania but it would be fairly neat to see one of these events: • “After seeing the standing-room-only response to a recent brewery-themed knock-off of Antiques Roadshow in Over-the-Rhine, organizers of the Germania Society’s upcoming stein auction are bracing for …
Beer Chess Anyone?
Posted by on Friday, January 5, 2007 in - 1 comment
[Insert your caption here] • Proof positive that everyone out there has an idea to try out: a large scale chess game using the beer bottles of your choice. I am not sure why the ads focus on a biker vs. a geek as a WWI recreation between the Germans and the Belgians might seem to be to be the …
Knut Goes To The British National Archives
Posted by on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 in - 1 comment
It is Monday morning, late November, and I luckily found a tattered umbrella at my bed and breakfast in North London before setting out for my destination. This is the (British) National Archives in Kew, five minute's walk from Kew Gardens tube station. There is a greasy spoon type of cafe next to …
Tap Handles As Art
Posted by on Sunday, October 29, 2006 in - 5 comments
Here is an interesting story about the growth of tap handle art concurrent to the growth in US craft beer sales: • “Breweries have tried for decades to attract attention by making tap handles larger and more colorful, but the microbrewery movement has brought a proliferation of artsy and exotic …
Model Beer Trucks
Posted by on Sunday, September 17, 2006 in - 2 comments
I want the van...a life-sized one please • I get emails every day. Some people tell me how my beer blog would benefit from linking to their blog about wine or podcasting or viagara and yet sometimes they have a "do not reply to" notice on their email. Some others invite me to promote movies …
Breweriana And Me
Posted by on Saturday, September 9, 2006 in - 3 comments
This is one habit I have just never fell into: • “John Ahrens recalls when he was sucked into beer-can collecting. The 63-year-old suburban Philadelphia man, who was among the more than 800 people attending the 36th annual convention of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America, was a student at …
