Bio: JJ Bagley first gained experience with craft beers while owning and operating his own restaurant in California. This exposure led to a love of fine beers and ales, which motivated him to begin organizing beer and food pairing dinners and consulting for several restaurants. JJ has also traveled the world in search of unique beers to places such as Germany, England, Portugal, Antigue and Italy.
Website: http://www.mutineermagazine.com
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07/31/09
Beer Summit: President Obama Cools Tempers With Cool Beers
AP Photo/Ron Edmonds To try and calm racial tensions stemming from the arrest of African-American professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. by Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley earlier this month, President Obama threw a good old fashioned beer drinking session at the White House yesterday. Lets take a look at the beverage of choice for each [...]
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07/30/09
Muslim Model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno Drinks Beer In Malaysia and Get Flogged
In a raid last year at a Malaysian nightclub, part-time Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was caught drinking a beer. The consumption of alcohol is a punishable offense in Malaysia for Muslims, though usually the punishment is a fine. After pleading guilty, Shukarno was sentenced to six lashes from a Malaysian court. The lashings [...]
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07/24/09
The Happening: Stone Brewing Company Sour Fest
Sour beer’s popularity has soared over the last few years, and many American craft brewers have begun brewing this tart style of beer. In celebration of this unique beverage, Stone Brewing Company has held a Sour Fest for the last three years, most recently this past Sunday, July 19th. Bill Sysak, the new Beverage Coordinator [...]
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07/21/09
Bud Light, not only drinkability. Pornability
The Beer Porn Epic Cometh. Clocking in at a lengthy two minutes and twelve seconds this feels like the Dune of commercials.
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07/19/09
Flying Fish Brewing Company Angers MADD and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Starting this week, the Flying Fish Brewing Company’s second beer in their Exit Sign Series is due to hit shelves and bars. These beers are named after the exits that are near the Cherry Hill, NJ home of the brewery. The first in the series, Exit 4, is a Belgian style ale and the next [...]
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07/17/09
The first rule of Starbucks is, you do not talk about Starbucks
Photo credit: CoffeeStrategies.com “When deep space exploration ramps up, it’ll be the corporations that will name everything: The IBM stellarsphere, The Microsoft galaxy, Planet Starbucks.” This is the bleak out look of Tyler Durden from 1999s Fight Club, where the corporations overrun the universe and name everything after themselves.
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07/15/09
The Happening: Los Angeles Beer Float Showdown
The LA Beer Float Showdown will be at the Blue Palms Brewhouse in Hollywood, California on July 26. The Golden State Café and BottleRock LA are squaring off to give Los Angeles a taste of how beer can be used in this special desert pairing. The Golden State Café began serving North Coast Brewing Company’s [...]
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07/02/09
Beer Spotlight: Red Chair IPA
Beer: Red Chair IPA Brewery: Deschutes Brewery Style: American India Pale Ale Suggested Glassware: Pint Glass The Red Chair IPA is named after the oldest operating ski lift at Mt. Bachelor. I don’t know if that is supposed to be inspiring because it is still around or terrifying that it may fall apart at any [...]
