Stolen Women Enjoying Beer Sign
Jul 29, 2010 Unbelievable
Stealing is really uncool. And it’s very disconcerting.
This is what the stolen sign looks like
Yesterday Kate, my Women Enjoying Beer colleague, was running errands in Southern Oregon. She went in to transact a quick errand, and when she came out one of the magnetic signs on her car was gone.
I’m flattered that someone thinks it’s cool but theft is not the answer.
So – to whoever stole it, return it. If you see it and are not the thief, remove it from the car you see it on (as long as it’s not a dark green 4 door Jeep Wrangler or pale silvery blue Honda SRV), and call me at 515.450.7757. I’ll pay the postage to get it back.
Honestly. This makes me angry.
We should expect and get better from our neighbors and community memebrs.
Ironic that we went all over the country for the Home Free Tour (20K miles) and they made it all the way…now, in our own back yard, it gets stolen.
Tags: missing sign, return it, stealing, stolen sign
Beer Is Not Wine CBS!
Jul 9, 2010 Myth Busting, Something To Think About, Unbelievable, craft beer
I feel ultra compelled to share the following with you.
As a member of the Brewers Association, one receives a daily Monday through Friday e newsletter chock full of great information, conversation, happenings and so on. Horst Dornbusch posted this spot on piece this week.
This, sadly, made me laugh out loud - and then get slightly pissed off. ‘To wit’ indeed Mr. Dornbusch.
I’m in your camp and wanted to share it with WEB followers. If you agree readers, SPEAK UP !! Call CBS, NBC, FOX, whoever demand accuracy and proper representation and get them to realize Craft Beer is NOT a novelty nor nearly this ridiculously monochromatic. You get the idea. Act and we shall all receive.
Here it is.
“Mainstream Media Still does not (!) Understand Beer
Beware of false saints!
I followed Julia Herz’s link to http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/03/earlyshow/saturday/main6643411.shtml?tag=pop in BA Forum Vol. 16-0706, which guided me to “CBS Early Show features wine expert Ray Isle talking up ‘Beervana’ in Portland, OR.”
While it is commendable that organizations like CBS have begun to recognize the existence of craft beer as an important part of our culture, I believe the piece behind the link shows how far we still have to go in educating the media and much of society about craft beer. To wit:
* Why on earth does CBS need a “wine expert” to showcase craft beer? As if there weren’t enough brewers or beer journalists who could have lent a (competent) hand!
* And then there was this zinger in the write-up: “Rogue Dead Guy Ale: This is a darker, more intense style of ale (technically, it’s a German style called a Maibock).” This is inexcusable (even though in Texas, equally inexcusably, a Bock must be called an “ale” by law). I really must tell my friends in Munich about this American “Bock” innovation! With such brew-technical nonsense, Mr. Isle has shown himself to be a mere vacuous pontificator, a false saint!
* A quick look at his food pairings, too, reveal Mr. Isle’s rather unsophisticated understanding of beer: He singles out as suitable pairings “grilled seafood, raw oysters, that sort of thing;” “chicken, potato chips, pretzels, you name it;” “hamburger;” “anything from fried shrimp to French fries;” “sausages on the grill, barbecued ribs, that kind of thing.” How pedestrian and utterly predictable!
“That sort of thing, that kind of thing, you name it,” and—who would have thought—hamburger, pretzels, and fries (!)…such is the august advice from a culinary “expert.” To me this is proof that there is still a huge wall of ignorance about good beer out there that we must not tire to tear down!
Horst Dornbusch
Cerevisia Communications
West Newbury, Massachusetts
Tags: Beer is not wine, CBS gaff, Horst Dornbusch, Julia Herz
Home Free Thank You
Jan 29, 2010 Celebration worthy, Home Free Tour 2009, Unbelievable
It’s already been a full month since the Home Free Tour officially ended (followed promptly by a relocation to Ashland Oregon). We were on the road for well over 15,000 miles and more than 14 weeks all around this incredible
Sustainability wheel at Standing Stone
country of ours. Remarkable would be an understatement.
So I want to extend enormous thanks and express my gratitude for all the unerringly hospitable beer community people. They were all fun, enlightening and continue to fuel the passion to serve the beer community at large.
Specific thanks to these breweries, their great people, the tours and all you provided: Snake River Brewing, Jackson, WY; Wynkoop Brewing, Denver; Grand Teton Brewing, Victor ID; Bridgeport Brewing, Portland OR; Standing Stone Brewing, Ashland OR; Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico CA; Buckbean Brewing & CANFEST, Reno NV; Dogfish Head, Rehoboth & Milton DE; Rogue, Newport OR; Avery Brewing, Boulder, CO; Firestone Walker, Buellton & Paso Robles CA; Four Peaks, Tempe AZ; BJ’s Reno NV; Lazy Magnolia Kiln MS; Bell’s, Galesburg MI; New Glarus, New Glarus WI; Russian River, Santa Rosa CA; St. Arnold Brewing, Houston TX; Terrapin Beer, Athens GA; Willimantic Brewing, Willimantic, CT; Roy Farms, Moxee WA; Lawson’s Finest, Warren VT.
In transit (as usual) with two curious dog noses
A huge thank you to all the fine hosts who either had a cozy place to stay, fed us, gave us some tasty beer, and/or welcomed us into their homes and breweries and businesses as respite on the trip: Chris Erickson, Teri Fahrendorf & Jon Graber, Alex & Danielle Amarotico, Steve, Christine, Sophie & George Parkes, Rebecca Newman, Doug Booth and Dan Kahn, Sam Calagione & Mark Carter, C V Howe, David Walker & Jamie Smith, Ted Golden and Andy Ingram, Dan Pedersen, Leslie & Mark Henderson, Ann Ewing and Thomas Wilson, Laura Bell and Gary, Dan Carey & Jean Henstl, Vinnie & Natalie Cilurzo, Rob Sizemore, Brock Wagner, Horace Cunningham, Sharon Caskey, Julie Johnson, Craig Purser, David Wollner, Seth Schneider, Ben & Amy Julian, Pete Mervin & Rob Mullin, April Green, Terrence Sullivan, John Martin & Jesse, Tyson Blake, Sean Lawson, John & Stacey Maier.
Mile 0 in Key West
Additionally we stopped at places: Upstream Brewing, Omaha NE; The Library, Laramie, WY; Harvest Moon Brew, Belt MT; Bozeman Brewing, Bozeman, MT; Concordia Ale House, Portland OR; Caldera Brewing, Ashland OR; Triple Rock Brewing, Berkeley CA; Fifty Fifty, Truckee CA; Flying Saucer, Houston TX; Stone Brewing, Escondido, CA; San Diego Brewing, San Diego CA; Gritty McDuff’s, Portland ME; Sleepy Dog, Tempe, AZ; Kelly’s, Key West FL; Highland Brewing, Asheville NC; Triangle Brewing, Durham NC; Brickskeller, Washington DC; Crosby & Baker, Westport MA; Six Rivers, Arcata CA; Brewzzi’s, West Palm Beach FL; Magic Hat, Burlington VT; The Brewerie, Erie PA; Leinenkugel’s, Chippewa Falls WI; Barley John’s, New Brighton MN.
Beer & Dessert? Yes, 3 please
To those who gave us an extra hand as we carried on: Sebbie Buhler, Darcy Quinn, Steve Grossman, Ronnie Crocker, Greg Kitsock, Martin Wooster, Jonathon Lunardi, Julie Wartell, Ann Ewing, Erika Rietz & Jessica Daynor & Austin Wilson, Jake Harkins & Nikki Brodt, John Mallett, Claire Sykes, Jim Boyd,
To those we missed, well – there’s always hope and planning to do it again, with a different geographic route to see, meet, and enjoy more great beer and camaraderie together.
A glass is raised to you all – Cheers!!
Tags: gratitude, Home Free Tour Wrap up, Thanks
Say What (exactly)?
Nov 10, 2009 Assumptions, Myth Busting, Unbelievable, education
This article seems to go nowhere. Not sure what to even extrapolate…
Were way too many non connected questions asked of the survey participants? Were participants qualified? And to what end?
Craft beer is so minutely represented here (and then mass grouped) that I find it hard to believe this article holds any credibility.
Plus having done research on women and beer (which is continually ongoing) I find the gender inferences both ways, comments or sometimes blatant disregard staggering and sadly uneducated.
When you talk to a population about anything, you have to be more specific, hone in, not run all over the map. Information with no quantification is rather unusable.
606
Oct 25, 2009 Assumptions, Something To Think About, Unbelievable
Is this right?
5% – seriously?? How can that really be appropriate?
It took me by surprise and I find it disturbing. And misleading. And inaccurate. And incorrect.
5% is still 5%. Without it, 95% is not 100%.
The public should demand 100% accuracy in this case.
Stunning
Oct 6, 2009 Celebration worthy, Home Free Tour 2009, Unbelievable
Yellowstone Lake
We are ever so fortunate in the USA to have an incredible parks system.
After we left a great stay in Jackson, Wyoming, we headed north into Montana via Grand Tetons National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Wow.
For a very reasonable $80 you can buy an annual National Parks pass. Seriously – that’s all.
Think about everything that buys and supports. Pretty cheap.
We’re excited now to use it to the hilt. Enjoy some pictures from our leisurely drive through the park.
Fire damage
Snow lingers in the shadows
Gorge-eous
Reflecting
Yellowstone Hotel
Tags: Grand Tetons, national parks, national treasures, value, Yellowstone
Glaring Omission
Jul 23, 2009 Assumptions, Unbelievable
You tell me what’s missing from what would otherwise be a clever and well done video.
Hell (yes, this pisses me off), Sam’s in it and his wife is his partner.
I KNOW there hundreds of non-represented people per this video…It flabbergasts and appalls me.
ESPECIALLY since in the video they say there are approximately 750,000 home brewers. 3 quarters of a million people for hop’s sake – did it occur to anyone that there is more than one sex?? Obviously not.
ESPECIALLY since it states in the video “men & women craft brewers”…
How about Susan Ruud? Or all the others like Jennifer Helber (Lab Science Etc.), my friend Jen, Canadians, and those in the Iowa Brewers Guild??
This is why stereotypes, inaccurate ones at that, perpetuate.
Who, in the production of this video, missed it??
“A fat lot of crap” is right. Geez.
If you have any females in your life that matter to you at all, you are grossly remiss in thinking about the other 50(.9)% of the population.
A small percentage will only grow when they are given representation and the opportunity to grow.
Pay attention.