Monthly Archives: July 2010

Hopinions: The End of Hopistory

Normally, Hopinions is a collaborative effort between myself and Mario, blogger of Brewed for Thought. We take turns picking a topic, writing about it and then hosting the collaborative post on our respective blogs. For the past few years, this … Continue reading

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Mid-Summer Brewer’s Dinner with Jack’s Brewing Company

Jack’s Brewing Company is having a Mid-Summer’s Brewery Dinner this week. Check out the details below:

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Devil’s Canyon Brewery Dinner at California Cafe Recap

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The Grain Trust

San Jose has a new homebrew club. It’s called The Grain Trust.

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Third Thursday at Faultline

Just a quick note that the Silicon Valley Sudzers (a San Jose homebrew club) will be having their informal monthly get together at Faultline Brewing Company tomorrow (Thursday 7/21) at 7pm.  This usually happens every third Thursday of the month, … Continue reading

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Devil’s Canyon Brewery Dinner

Belmont’s Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, along with the California Cafe in Palo Alto, are having a brewer’s dinner this coming Wednesday, July 21st. The last time I attended a brewer’s dinner featuring Devil’s Canyon Brewing, it was quite the affair; … Continue reading

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Sunday School: Beer Classes at Wine Affairs

One of the stereotypes of growing up Catholic is having to go to Sunday school. For better or worse, I never went to Sunday school; the classes I went to were on Saturday. By comparison, Sunday might’ve been better as … Continue reading

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Homebrew Session: Kong’s American Hefeweizen

Each year, the American Homebrewers Association organizes an annual Big Brew event that is not so much a centralized event but a collection of Big Brew events held throughout the country by homebrewers such as you and me. The 2010 … Continue reading

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Faultline Brewing Company Tip-A-Cop® Fundraiser

It’s very late notice, I know, but Faultline Brewing Company is having a fundraiser today. I wanted to post this up a little earlier but I didn’t receive the information until a few minutes ago.

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Beer in Review: Mission Street Brown Ale

Trader Joes is an extraordinary place. They are a microcosm of good things. I don’t go there enough, simply because there are no locations close to where I live. That being said, when I do go, I always find something … Continue reading

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