Bio: Redheads have all the fun, and I'm just a girl tapping my truths...
A self proclaimed craft beer advocate, I am a newbie homebrewer and the founder and leader of the Ladies of Craft Beer movement. Currently, I write about my beer shenanigans for my blog and am looking for advancement in the craft beer industry- hopefully making advancements in the world of brewing. For now, I satisfy my need for nerd-dom by helping to convert craft beer drinkers, one disbeliever at a time...
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09/06/10
Craft Beer Calendar: Notable Craft Beer Events – Week of September 6th
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Cambridge, MA: Berkshire Brewing Co. Beer Dinner Location: Cambridge Common Time: 6:30PM Description: This event hosts a delectable menu of gourmet food paired with brews from the Berkshire Brewing Co. Finish off the night with a slice of Chocolate Cake with a Vanilla Rum Sauce paired with Rum-Aged Shabadoo Black and [...]
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08/31/10
Craft Beer Calendar: Notable Craft Beer Events – Week of August 30th
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Willoughby, OH: Troegs Beer Party Location: Ballantine Bar Time: 6:30PM Description: “Come meet Mike Watters of Troegs Brewery as you sample through 7 of their great beers paired up with small plates. Beers include Sunshine Pils, Dreamweaver, Trogenator, Hopback Amber, Dead Reckoning Porter, and Java Head Stout.” Cost: $25 pre-sale, $30 [...]
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08/25/10
Freshcraft Restaurant and Bar Opens in Denver, CO
Lucas Forgy loves food. Jason Forgy loves beer. Together, they are Freshcraft; a brand new take on the restaurant/craft beer bar industry. Freshcraft boasts a two page menu with options for everyone (including vegan and gluten free!), a list of 20 draft and 100 bottle types of craft beer, a generous wine list and even [...]
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08/23/10
Craft Beer Calendar: Notable Craft Beer Events – Week of August 23rd
Monday, August 23, 2010 Pittsburgh, PA: Bell’s Brewing Tap Takeover Location: Harris Grill Time: 7:00PM Description: “Harris Grill will be tapping a bunch of Bell’s Brewery beers, including some firkins. $30 a person buys guided tastings of the brews by Derek Zomonski of Bell’s as well as a cheese, pork belly tacos, lobster rolls, hanger [...]
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08/19/10
Event Recap: Brooklyn Brewery Detonation Celebration
On Monday, August 16, 2010, Brooklyn Brewery blew a hole in the sky. Ok, so maybe they didn’t really blow a hole in the sky, but there certainly was a lot of rain before the Detonation Ale release party at the Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse. So much so, in fact, that park [...]
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08/16/10
Craft Beer Calendar: Notable Craft Beer Events — Week of August 16th
There are lots of great beer event listing sites out on the “interwebz” such as Beer Advocate, Rate Beer, and Craftbeer.com. These sites have a user posted database of calendars chock full of beer events. For the average beer drinker, however, these schedules can be a little daunting- this Saturday alone held over twenty events [...]
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08/06/10
Two Brothers Brewing Company Night at Blind Tiger, NYC
It’s a weekday night in New York City, and what’s a girl to do? Well, go to a craft beer bar event, of course! Last Wednesday, July 28th, that’s exactly what *this* girl did.
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08/05/10
Cuvée de Castleton Release at Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
