Posts Tagged: Festivals and Gatherings
...Or How Beau's Restored My Faith In Beer Festivals
Posted by on Sunday, October 2, 2011 in - 5 comments
It happened in a field in eastern Ontario. Very eastern. So eastern, exit 27 to Vankleek Hill had a sign for one of the Montreal airports. The field is actually the fairgrounds. They've been there for a while, celebrating their 167th anniversary. • What was so great about it? Buses. Buses to get …
Off The Oktoberfest And Bringing Along My Empties
Posted by on Saturday, October 1, 2011 in - 1 comment
Like the laundry flooring? • That's eight growlers and 18 clay bottles that I am returning to Beau's today. Hoping that the deposit pays for the gas. It's about a three hour drive to the north-east where by all accounts fun is being had. This will be my first Oktoberfest and actually my second …
Serious Planning For The Weekend's Beer Fest
Posted by on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in - 15 comments
From the perspective of Tuesday, Saturday is not looking all that hot. Cold and damp, actually. Yet, for the first time in a number of years, I have shaken myself free and am heading to a beer fest - Beau's Oktoberfest. It is on. Really. "Unless there’s lightening or high winds the show will go …
An Opportunity Chicago Craft Brewers Should Welcome
Posted by on Sunday, September 4, 2011 in - 1 comment
I am not going to lie to you. Tonight, I made a béchamel sauce into which I dumped half of last night's roast side of salmon, shallots, cauliflower, thyme from the lawn and a bunch of other stuff. It was dandy and even the kids stuffed their faces. I had two types of gueuze and they were just the …
Some Beery Links For The Dog Days Of Summer
Posted by on Thursday, August 18, 2011 in - 6 comments
Notice there isn't much going on? I know I have. It is slow. Then I realized it's because everyone is on vacation. I am just back and, I have to admit, my brain is still in patio "yes, I will have some more" mode. I blame waiters. And waitresses. They bring you stuff you want and all they want in …
Forget Not Being Serious, I Want Good Beer To Be Silly
Posted by on Monday, August 1, 2011 in - 6 comments
After tonight's big feed of whole salmon baked in a bucket of olive oil cut with lemon chunks sided with Local 1 and Jack D'or, I have to admit that I have some sympathies for pairing. And while I am not going to join any crusade against MADD, I balance my thoughts about BBADD with those by Jay …
Does The Speaker, In Fact, Love A Cross Eyed Dog?
Posted by on Thursday, July 28, 2011 in - 13 comments
A great old thread is going on over at Tandleman's place where I may find myself stepping on British toes due to a combination of curiosity about the unknown, blindness to good manners and a bit of poking the bee hive with a stick. Nothing like making a res ipsa loquitor self-evidence comment and …
People At The Beer Festival Will Stick To The Familiar
Posted by on Friday, July 22, 2011 in - 8 comments
I am happy that this week's CAMRA and BrewDog discussion has given the opportunity for we who are not familiar with the workings of the organization some insights. This morning there have been a load of Twitter activity (oxymoron alert!!) about the Great British Beer Festival including more than a …
#IPADay: When Good People Try Out New Good Things
Posted by on Friday, July 8, 2011 in - 8 comments
I am a bit of a dork sometimes. I saw these tweets floating around with the hashtag #IPADay and made some smart ass remarks on Twitter. Pure junior high. Or junior B, more like it. Well, some of them were not all that bad, now that I think of it: • Hugely uninterested in #IPADay. Waiting for …
Announcing The "Beer In The Shed 2011" Festival!
Posted by on Sunday, June 26, 2011 in - 2 comments
I haven't thought this out at all so bear with me. See, I read about this event in the UK called "Beer in the Boat Shed" and thought that it was actually about having a beer in a shed. Turns out that "shed" means different things in different contexts: • Over 1,000 people turned up to this …
