Category Archives: Wine

2011 Beer vs. Wine Dinner at the Duck Club Restaurant featuring Stone Brewing Company

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Peter

The Duck Club Restaurant, located in the Lafayette Park Hotel, is hosting what promises to be an epic night of culinary battle! If you’ve been a reader of this blog for any amount of time, you should know I’m a … Continue reading →

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End of September “Beerfest” at Wine Affairs Recap

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Peter

At the last Tuesday of every month, Wine Affairs throws and End of the Month “beerfest” where they feature many of their beers at discounted rates with some bottles 50% off. This is usually a great time to swing by the … Continue reading →

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Beer vs. Wine Dinner at the Duck Club Recap

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Peter
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Cask Night at Firehouse Brewery & Grill

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Peter

All I can say about this is, about damned time. I’ve been hounding Firehouse Brewmaster Steve Donohue to create a cask version of his beers. I guess enough of us have bugged the hell out of him that he finally … Continue reading →

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Beer vs. Wine Dinner at the Duck Club Restaurant

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Peter

The title says it all, beer vs. wine; Stone Brewing Company vs. Joel Gott Wines. If there’s one beer dinner that you simple must go to, it’s this one. A bit of hyperbole? Possibly, but you can’t deny the premise … Continue reading →

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Wine and Beer Tasting at Firehouse Brewery & Grill

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Peter

Firehouse Brewery & Grill is putting on a Wine and Beer Tasting at their Sunnyvale location. They will be pouring wine from over 10 different wineries as well as the beers from Firehouse. Details below:

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End of June Beerfest at Wine Affairs

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Peter

Wine Affairs is having their End of Month Beerfest where they’re selling many of their bottled craft beers for up to 50% off on selected beers. Here’s the information:

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Mayfield Brewing Company 2008 Vintage Tasting

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Peter

By the time Sammy and I pulled into our parking space, it is 15 minutes past the time Mayfield Brewing Company opened their doors. A select few of us had been invited to Mayfield to be one of the very … Continue reading →

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Back to School Beerfest at Wine Affairs

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Peter

Short post this time. Wine Affairs in downtown San Jose is having a Back to School Beerfest. I’ve copied and pasted their email below, it’s complete with all the details:

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Summer Tasting & Fundraiser at Rock Bottom Recap

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Peter

Interesting times at the Summer Tasting Fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure event at Rock Bottom last night. Turnout for the event was much better than anticipated, especially with the apparent lack of promotion. As with the … Continue reading →

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