Courtesy of Twitter feeds today, here’s a clip of Conan O’Brien drinking beer with the late, great Beer Hunter, Michael Jackson.
Charleston Brewvival is next weekend
Show of hands, who’s going? We’ll see you all next weekend in Charleston, SC for the first Brewvival, put on by our friends at COAST Brewing and the Charleston Beer Exchange. This looks to be a very impressive event with loads of beerlebrity-ness (Greg Koch/Stone Brewing) and crazy beers (The Bruery Oude Tart). From the mountains to the beach! Let’s do this! Get tickets here.
3rd Annual Highland Cup Homebrew Competition
The 3rd Annual Highland Cup is upon us! For all you homebrewers in Asheville—and there are a lot of you—here’s a chance to let your talents shine. The deadline for entries is next Saturday, February 27. Registration is limited to residents of NC, SC, GA, FL, VA and TN. The winner gets their beer brewed and sold commercially under the Highland label, plus a trip to Denver’s Great American Beer Festival in September.
Asheville’s BeerCity Spring Festival
The date’s been changed to June 5, but the event is moving forward! Still waiting for a location announcement, but we still have a minimal amount of pre-sale tickets at the humble storefront. Get them early before tickets go on sale online. [UPDATE: Pre-sales have been halted. I'm trying to figure out what's going on.
If you don’t know who Gary Vaynerchuck is by now, he’s the social media rockstar taking over the wine world with his book Crush It! Though he’s a wine dude, he has a great interview with Garrett Oliver from Brooklyn Brewery, sampling the big brews. (Thanks to Reggae Mike for the heads-up on this one.)
Didn’t get a chance to attend? Highlights from Highland here!
Dec 17 : Dogfish Head : Pangaea from New Brew Thursday on Vimeo.
One thing most gratifying about this job is shipping beer around the country to people that wouldn’t normally have access to it. This week, New Brew Thursday reviews Dogfish Head’s Pangea with a little love for the humble storefront. Thanks for the love!
