Monthly Archives: December 2008

Last Post of 2008, Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Peter

Even though 2009 doesn’t make it’s grand entrance for another 10 hours (at the time of this post), I’d like to wish all of the people who visit this site a safe and Happy New Year! 2008 has been quite … Continue reading →

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Post Christmas Pre-Christmas Post

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Peter

The Holidays are almost over. To some, this is a huge relief, a great release and a load of stress gone. For me, it’s a little bittersweet. I, for one, actually enjoy the Christmas season and it stems much, much … Continue reading →

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Beer and Food Dinner featuring North Coast Brewing

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Peter

The Beer Chef Bruce Paton will be having another one of his Dinner with the Brewmaster events at the Cathedral Hill Hotel featuring the beers of North Coast Brewing Company. North Coast Brewing Company is an award-winning brewing that has … Continue reading →

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Spotlight On: Trials English Pub

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Peter

On the same night I paid a visit to Teske’s Germania, I walked the grueling 12 paces to pay Trials a visit. I had only visited Trials twice prior. The first time, I was out was for an evening business … Continue reading →

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Spotlight On: Tee Nee Thai

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Peter

Sometimes the thing you’re looking for is right under your nose. Take this one time I was in college. I was on my cell phone with a friend of mine. We had made plans to go out that evening and … Continue reading →

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Spotlight On: Teske’s Germania

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Peter

For many years, I have been weary of Germania restaurants. Long story short, I’ve always believed they were meeting places for Neo Nazis or Klan members. This stems from an incident I had when I was much younger where I … Continue reading →

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Better with age?

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Peter

I got an email in my mailbox today from Mario who has his own beer blog, Brewed for Thought. In his email, he asks me a question that I get asked often, “Should I age my beer?”. The short answer, … Continue reading →

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Reppin’ the South Bay

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Peter

I probably had the most awesome lunch experience I’ve had in a long time and I didn’t even get to eat lunch! In what I am calling the Petes and Steves party, I had the honor of spending my lunch … Continue reading →

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Beer in Review: Broken Rake from Pyramid

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Peter

This beer review is coming a few weeks later than it should have. In fact, I should’ve written about this beer sometime in October but things get busy and I’m still catching up with my old posts.

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Winter Beer Tasting at Wine Affairs

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Peter

Wine Affairs in downtown San Jose will be having a Winter Beer Tasting event Tuesday, December 09, 2008. I wrote about the beers here but this is an excellent opportunity to stop by and discover Wine Affairs if you haven’t … Continue reading →

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