Category: Beer Education

William the Conqueror, first Norman king of England and inventor of the ‘all alcohol diet’

Originally posted on Lords of the Drinks:
William the Conqueror, posing on a painting. William the Conqueror was an impressive performance in every way. Not only by his military success, bringing England under Norman reign in the 11th century, but also because of his gigantic appearance. In order to lose some pounds of his massive body…

The Art of GABF: What to Expect At the Festival

Now that we barely survived the Great American Beer Festival this year, Dr. B and I wanted to show you what we saw at the festival, in photos. Hope you laugh as hard as we did! Brewer’s Welcome Party at the Hard Rock Cafe The opening party for all of the GABF brewers is like…

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The Art of GABF: Planning Your Tasting Adventure

For the past three years, the Brewer’s Association has created an app (for Apple and Android platforms), specifically for the Great American Beer Festival experiences. This year is no different, BUT, the app is all new and the best one we’ve used yet! To download the app, click here. With hundreds of breweries and thousands…

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The Art of GABF: Costuming to Win

Don’t Forget to Bring Your Flair to GABF! If you’re headed to the Great American Beer Festival this week, you might want to consider donning a COSTUME. Show off your beer-loving flair at the festival on Thursday and Friday nights and be entered to win the “Best Attendee Costume” Award. You can dress up by…

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Fall Tattoos and Craft Beer Are Here

Dr. B and I love fall more than anything else and we love to celebrate by driving through the Rocky Mountains to see all of the colors. Colorado had a great year of snow and rainfall and it contributes to the excellent golds, yellows, and reds present around Clear Creek and especially on our drive…

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Inky Beer Rocks Press Passes at GABF 2014

To all of our faithful Inky Beer readers, thank you! Because of your readership and love of craft beer and art, Dr. B and I were rewarded Press Passes for this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF). We’ll be posting on the following topics, so stay tuned and invite your friends to join in on…

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MSU Denver Begins Educating Students and Public in the Art of Beer

Happy Friday, all! Dr. B and I wanted to share a little about a program that we’ve been helping to consult and market. MSU Denver is embarking on a brewing degree. (Whoa, awesome! If I could only go back to school.) One of the first classes, offered, to the public!, is described below. Please e-mail extendedcampus@msudenver.edu,…

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You Don’t Have to Love Brewing to Love Beer

Originally posted on Literature and Libation:
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of teaching a group of close friends how to brew. We gathered in our host’s driveway like a gaggle of birds flocking to a piece of tossed bread, excited to gorge our brains on malty knowledge, to create and learn all in one very efficient swoop.…

Science! Craft Beer meets Craft Soda

Originally posted on Bier Battered [.] com:
A few weeks ago I read someone’s comment on a Shandy discussion, which more or less said “I might as well take a beer and mix it with an Italian Lemon Soda than drink a pre made one.” OK sure you can use imports (yes I know Jones is…