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Not feeling so creative on the writing front today, so here is hubby’s YouTube debut. Awesome! (Whole Asheville trip write-up here.) Been Tweeting, though, because that’s sort-of brainless. Twitter can be really funny if you pull out random stuff. So here is a montage of scrumptious tidbits my fellow Tweeps shared today.

@justinthesouth: have you seen this? http://bit.ly/CTeQ

@servo3000: I need someone in Tallahassee that can carve something out of a block of cheese.

@itswendylou: @bruisinales we need to spread the gospel of #milkthistle

@RaiseYourPints: Mississippi needs your help! http://raiseyourpints.com/join

@FireflyVodka: A protest I can get behind… “Obama – Bring Back Arrested Development!”

@fullsteam: Four years ago today, we popped the cap on #beer in NC! Congrats to all. Raise a pint today!

@PasteMagazine: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Christmas Special http://bit.ly/1662Ga

@bruisinales Great input on @ratebeer: “Saying ‘Belgium beer’ is like saying ‘America beer’ or ‘Germany beer.’ Horribly, grammatically incorrect.”

@joeyflash: Is it weird that I’m really enjoying this rerun of desperate housewives?

@ssspoonah: When I am in a foul mood, I just need to watch this and then I’m ok again. http://bit.ly/JEvHW

@jakebible: Les Paul shall be missed. I shall shred on my uke tonight in his honor.

RIP Les Paul.

THE PAID EVENTS FOR THIS WEEKEND ARE SOLD OUT.

Happy Friday the 13th!

Finally, we get to announce our “big news” we’ve been hinting about for a few months now. Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head is coming to Asheville! And not just for a dinner, we snagged him for an entire weekend. There will be three events planned, giving you plenty of chances to meet the man behind the “off-centered ales.” The full press release is below with more details to follow next week!

March 13, 2009

ASHEVILLE, NC—Bruisin’ Ales (www.bruisin-ales.com), the third top beer retailer worldwide by RateBeerBest 2009, is pleased to host Sam Calagione, founder and President of Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales in Milton, Del., for a “Dogfish Head Mountain Weekend” in Asheville, May 15-17.

Well-known in the Brewniverse, Sam is one of America’s most vocal supporters of the craft beer movement-which is booming in Asheville-creating what he calls “off-centered ales for off-centered people.” He is also the author of three books: Brewing Up A Business, Extreme Brewing, and He Said Beer, She Said Wine, co-authored by Marnie Old. He has most recently been featured in The New Yorker and seen on NBC’s “The Today Show.”

The weekend will begin on Friday evening with a private tasting, talk, and book signing with Sam at Bruisin’ Ales. Saturday evening is Pint Night at The Thirsty Monk (www.monkpub.com) with a special “Brewer’s Choice” line-up on draft. The weekend will culminate on Sunday with the off-centered “Dogfish Head Beer Brunch” at Zambra (www.zambratapas.com), featuring a gastronomic six-course menu with Dogfish Head’s 90 Minute IPA, Red & White, Immort Ale, Midas Touch, Palo Santo Marron, and another super-secret brew.

The Friday private tasting and Sunday brunch will be ticketed events. The Pint Night is free to attend. All information, including times, full brunch menu, and ticket information will be posted at the Bruisin’ Blog, www.bruisin-ales.com/beerblog.

My answer is: Janice
What Muppet would you want to have a beer with?

Foothills Sexual Chocolate Release
Tomorrow morning, in Winston-Salem, is the release of the highly-rated Sexual Chocolate Russian Imperial Stout from Foothills Brewing. Get there early, as bottles will start selling at 11:00 a.m. Here are the details for you beer travelers out there:

• $15 per bottle
• NO RESERVING SPACES IN LINE for spouses/friends
• Bottle limit is 4, any left—2 per person
• Park on 4th Street or in our rear lot on Holly Avenue.
• If you are planning to drink on the street, please be discreet and courteous with empties.
• In case of rain or extreme cold, lineup will occur inside

Beer auction for displaced workers
The folks at The Brick Store Pub are about to open their new gastropub, Leon’s Full Service. The first pint, however, will not be served at the bar. Instead, the first pint is up for auction on eBay as a benefit to displaced workers of the Trackside Tavern and 5th Earl Market—two nearby businesses in Decatur that were recently destroyed by a fire. The cool thing is that the bidding is already over $1,000. Beer people are nice people.

Mississippi prefers to stay behind the times
MEBA (Mississippians for Economic and Beverage Advancement), the grassroots organization aimed at raising the ABV limit on beer in Mississippi, has died in the state’s Senate Finance Committee. ”These are prohibition-type laws, there’s no way around it,” he [co-founder, Todd Parkman] said. “We were the first state to accept prohibition and the last to get rid of it.” *sigh*

Tomorrow’s the biggest game in football—Superbowl XLIII. Who are you cheering for? We’ll be rooting for the Steelers, since we lived in Pennsylvania. And, because of that we’re offering 5% off all PA breweries this weekend (Sat/Sun)!

What goodies can you get with that?

STOUDTS American Pale Ale
STOUDTS Double IPA
STOUDTS Fat Dog Stout
STOUDTS Gold Lager
STOUDTS Pils
STOUDTS Scarlet Lady ESB
STOUDTS Triple
STOUDTS Winter Ale*
VICTORY Baltic Thunder
VICTORY Golden Monkey (750ml’s)
VICTORY Hop Devil
VICTORY Hop Wallop*
VICTORY Old Horizontal*
VICTORY Prima Pils
VICTORY Storm King
VICTORY V-Saison (750ml’s)
VICTORY V-12
WEYERBACHER Blasphemy*
WEYERBACHER Blithering Idiot
WEYERBACHER Double Simcoe I.P.A.
WEYERBACHER Heresy*
WEYERBACHER Hops Infusion
WEYERBACHER Insanity*
WEYERBACHER Merry Monks Ale (750ml’s)
WEYERBACHER Muse*
WEYERBACHER Old Heathen Imperial Stout
WEYERBACHER QUAD*
WEYERBACHER Slam Dunkel*
WEYERBACHER “12″*
WEYERBACHER “13″*

We expect to get some heat for this, but why would you camp outside the Civic Center overnight in freezing temps for Phish tickets? Driving by there last night, after having Allagash Interlude ON TAP at The Thirsty Monk, folks were just kinda hanging out, huddled up from the cold and partying a bit. This we do not understand. We do not care for Phish. (*gasp* Did she just say that?) It’s not for lack of talent on their part—Phish is an incredibly talented group—it’s just that the whole “jam band” thing eludes us. We like a song structure. And we like songs to end in, let’s say, under 5 minutes. Guided by Voices is one of our favorite bands and some of their older ditties run about 30 seconds, which makes them sort-of the anti-Phish. But people go absolutely bonkers (including our friends) and we don’t know why. And, no, we have never been to a Phish show and, regardless, we don’t think it would change our opinion. That being said, we hope everyone got their tickets! It sold out in 6 minutes.

In completely unrelated business, Jason was on WLOS last night and this morning in the Absolute Le segment, “Do you have a second?”, featuring local businesses doing one-second commercials, a la Miller’s big advertising plan for the Super Bowl. Very clever! (And some free WLOS lovin’.) He’s wearing one of our boxing gloves and “punching” the camera while saying “Bruisin’ Ales.” Then, he got an extra spot in which he laments the end of football season. We believe the complete quote was: “It’s sad.” Man, that is great television right there. We hope WLOS posts a video of the spot! Jason can’t live without his football. This half would just like to see the TV room without the Fat Head.

And just in time for the Big Game Weekend, here are your new beers. (Go Steelers!)

ABITA Abbey Ale
ABITA Andygator
ALLAGASH Interlude ’08
FOUNDERS Double Trouble IPA
FOUNDERS Imperial Stout
SHIPYARD Imperial Porter
SHIPYARD Barleywine
SIERRA NEVADA Bigfoot*
SIERRA NEVADA Early Spring Beer
SIERRA NEVADA Torpedo Extra IPA