Posted on August 25th, 2008 by John Little
[UPDATE #2: WE"RE ON !!! JOIN US FOR SOME GOOD LOCALLY BREWED BEER.]
[UPDATE #1: FORECAST KEEPS CHANGING, AND OUR RESIDENT BEER BREWING, LANDSCAPING EXPERT HAROLD SAYS IT MIGHT BE DRY ENOUGH BY SATURDAY. STAY TUNED. WE MAY SET UP AS PLANNED.]
I guess we’re not as committed as the guys in the pic. We won’t set up on days when the game begins prior to 2:30pm, when its raining or when the ground is soaked. Unfortunately, it looks like its going to MIGHT be too wet to sit out in the Draughon park all day Saturday. It has been raining all weekend, and thunderstorms are predicted through Wednesday. That leaves us 4 big games, and if we can have a big Auburn Brew Club tailgate for these 4, that’ll still be a good start since this is our first year to do it. We’ll keep an eye on the weather throughout the week and post a final decision here. If you’re interested in stopping by, please check back here before the game.
2008 Auburn Brew Club Tailgating
Aug. 30 Louisiana-Monroe (6:00pm)
Sept. 20 LSU (6:45pm, time not confirmed)
Sept. 27 Tennessee (2:30pm, time not confirmed)
Oct. 11 Arkansas (time TBD)
Nov. 15 Georgia (2:30pm, time not confirmed)
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Posted on August 13th, 2008 by John Little
Very late post, but alot has been happening. An email went out yesterday to around 100 folks, so we should have at least 20 or so. 4 or 5 new people have indicated they’re coming, so we’ll be glad to meet some new brewers. The August 2008 monthly meeting is at Doug B’s tomorrow, Thursday, August 14, at 6:30. For details, contact us.
Brandon will be treating us to some Stuttgart style pretzels (recipe courtesy of a visiting ethics professor, originally from Stuttgart). We’ll also be passing around some homemade wine for the first time at one of our monthly meetings… an Australian Cabernet Shiraz. Thanks Mitch! And as usual, there will be plenty of different beer styles for tasting… all brewed right here in Auburn/Opelika.
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Posted on July 21st, 2008 by John Little
Two articles were published in the past week, one in Birmingham and one in Auburn, each including statements that bring an interesting fact to light. The fact is this… if you’re a consumer who desires to see the availability of good commercial craft beer, brewed right here in your home state of Alabama, then you should be supporting Alabama’s homebrewing community.
The Auburn news article quoted Jeremy Pate, brewer at the Olde Auburn Ale House, saying:
Pate got his start in brewing in 1997, when he began home brewing. In Alabama, because of a law left over from Prohibition, home brewing is still considered illegal. “I was breaking the law in Alabama,” he said.
The Birmingham article explained about Jason Malone of Good People Brewing:
Along the way, he started homebrewing as a hobby. His friends liked his beer so much they kept encouraging him to go into business.
The point is clear. Want good beer brewed locally in Alabama? Support Alabama homebrewers.
A Very Short List of Popular Commercial Craft Breweries started by Homebrewers
- Olde Towne Brewing Company (Huntsville, Ala.) - Don Allan Hankins
- Boston Beer Company (d/b/a Sam Adams) - Jim Koch
- Dogfish Head Brewery - Sam Caligione
- New Belgium Brewing Company - Jeff Lebesch/Peter Bouckaert
- St. Arnold Brewing - Brock Wagner
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Company - Ken Grossman
- Rogue Ales - John Maier
- Alesmith Brewing Company - Skip Virgilio
- Santa Clarita Brewing Company - Mark Van Leeuwen
- Russian River Brewing Company - Vinnie Cilurzo
- St. Somewhere Brewing Company - Bob Sylvester
The full text of the articles are below:
Read more…
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Filed under: In the News, Legal Issues
Posted on July 20th, 2008 by dbendinger
I found a catalog that we can order German brewing Christmas ornaments. These are glass blown and hand painted ornaments made in Germany. Because they will come from overseas I have to have the order in by July 25th. Below is a JPEG with the pictures and the prices are listed below. Each item has a minimum order so if we are not close to the minimum we may not be able to get that item. Please find the prices below. If you would like to get some either send me an email directly or just post a response.
Prices:
Ornament —————————————————-Retail —————————-Minimum Needed
Bavarian Brat ———————————————–$11.00 ————————————–12
Bavarian Brew ———————————————-$12.00 ————————————–12
Ein Pretzel ————————————————–$ 9.00 ————————————–12
Prost! ——————————————————–$14.00 ————————————–12
Bavarian Heart ———————————————$14.00 ————————————–12
Oktoberfest Willkommen ———————————-$20.00 ————————————–6
Nunberger Marktstand ————————————-$40.00 ————————————–4
Bravarian Prayers for Peace ——————————-$18.00 ————————————–6
Last Call ——————————————————$ 9.00 ————————————12
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Posted on July 15th, 2008 by John Little
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Posted on July 12th, 2008 by John Little
Just discovered the the Brass Brassiere hosts wine tastings twice a month. From their most recent announcement:
Both July Wine tastings will be at the Opelika store.
The first tasting is on Friday, July 11, from 5:30 till 7, at The Brass Brassiere, 801 S Railroad Avenue in historic downtown Opelika. Our Opelika store is the old First National Bank building at the corner of 8th Street and Railroad Avenue. There is plenty of free parking. We have the whole downstairs. For the tasting, we ask that people enter through the 8th Street entrance.
Our second tasting will be on Friday, July 18th, also from 5:30 till 7 pm, at the same location.
We will feature different wines and appetizers at each tasting. Dennis and Nan are scheduled to pour for the July 11 tasting and Frank and T.J. for the July 18 tasting.
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