Posts Tagged: Contests
Day 26: The Day Before The Day It All Ends This Yule
Posted by on Friday, December 11, 2009 in - leave a comment
It has been a placid time this Yule so far. The plan for the beer blog contest being less onerous has worked out very nicely. I know that because my wife tells me so. Thanks for your understanding as I know there is a lot of interest in the goofy idea of me making people I have never met send free …
Day 23: Only A Few Days To Go But More Pics Daily
Posted by on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in - 1 comment
This bit above is a detail from a picture received today from Germany. What to call it? "I Wish I Had A Cell Phone, Too" or maybe "I Really Should Leave These Two Alone"? Sums it all up really, this 21st century. Click for a larger revelation of the facial expression. I wish I had a yellow tie …
Day 22: Wherein We Get A Photo Contest Update
Posted by on Monday, December 7, 2009 in - 1 comment
Let's start with an entry. An entry from another man who cannot count. Thomas Cizauskas of Yours for Good Fermentables sent in six pictures with the message "one, two, three, four, six" which just goes to show you. It really does. I like them and I like Tom so six it is. One's up top there and … read more »
Day 21: Prize Buying With One Week To Go
Posted by on Sunday, December 6, 2009 in - 2 comments
I was checking out Amazon to see what beer books I missed this year. Huge sale on so, being the canny Yuletide 2009 beer photo context administrator I am, I picked up a few extra copies on the cheap of Pete Brown's books for you US readers who have been frozen out by some insane publishers who …
Day 16: Stonch-a-tross Forsaken... And Pics
Posted by on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in - leave a comment
This 2009 Yuletide Beer Photo Extravaganza and Gift-a-thon is a little different. It's a little quieter than recent years. It's a little lonely. I was wondering why that was so I wrote a poem to express myself in the style of a certain salty 1800s epic: • The Rime of the Ancient Beer Blogger …
Day 15: War, Xmas Photos And Roger Freaks Out!
Posted by on Monday, November 30, 2009 in - 11 comments
I got a great gift in the mail today. Copy 8 of 10 of Ron Pattinson's new book, WAR! He wrote about the book's release this very morning from his home in The Netherlands and by suppertime a copy was in my mailbox here in Canada. Compiling his studies to date on the years of World War I and World …
Day 13: Xmas Photos Of Beer Are Still Arriving
Posted by on Saturday, November 28, 2009 in - leave a comment
I am a little less than pleased with the idea of Xmas beer today. I did the math and realized that one bottle out of the six - usually a sensible session - overwhelmed the others, sneaking an extra 38% of strength into the evening. Oh, for a session beer culture. Not sorry headed or anything but …
Day 10: Even More On Innovation And, Yes, More Photos
Posted by on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in - 6 comments
It was a day of reading about new things in beer. Not just new new things but things that introduce newness in beer. And not just experimentation either: • Lew was not struck dumb about the new porter from Narragansett. Uncle Jack has mentioned Lew's capacity to "wax poetic about virtually every …
Day 10: Catching Up With The Swollen Inbox
Posted by on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in - 2 comments
Things are moving along with the 2009 edition of the Yule and Sundry Holiday Beer Photo Extravaganza. Need more UK entrants. Not teaming with Jeff in London this year has meant a real hit given his huge following there. It's been a crippling blow to the knee caps, frankly. Maybe I need a photo of …
Day 7: Innovation Or Experimentation... And Photos
Posted by on Sunday, November 22, 2009 in - leave a comment
Last week there was a bit of a burst of blog posts about innovation and value. Mr. B. even expanded on his views with a follow up post. All good. People are thinking about what is in the glass. • One small point I would like to add. It's not really up to a brewer to call a special brew an …
