Talk about having a beer in unique places! It appears that a bar literally inside the trunk of an enormous and ancient (estimated to be 7,000 years old; older than the Pyramids of Egypt) Baobab tree has tourists flocking from far and wide just to drink a cold beer in the amazing pub (which is complete with a dart board, telephone, electrical lighting and a bell to signify last call). The bar has been fashioned inside a massive 72 foot high tree (with a circumference of 155 ft) in a garden in Limpopo, South Africa.
The trunk is hollow, but its walls are still up to 6.5 feet thick [and] the tree has its own cellar, with natural ventilation to keep the beer cold.
More than 7,000 visitors come from all over the world to see the enormous Baobab tree every year and have a drink in its pub, which has 13 foot high ceilings and comfortably seats up to 15 people.
But don’t worry, the tree surprisingly wasn’t actually harmed in the creation of the pub. According to Heather van Heerden, the owner of Sunland Farm where the tree and pub are located, when Baobab trees are more than 1,000 years old, they hollow naturally.
This September I’ll be launching the mother of all beer blog contests (or so I hope). Why? Because contests are fun, silly.
Anyway, I don’t want to let the cat too far out of the bag yet – especially because I haven’t yet hashed out all of the dirty, hairy details – but expect the requirements for entry to be a mixture of new/social media requirements (i.e. you can earn entries by subscribing to the RSS feed, “stumbling” posts, commenting on posts, etc. etc.) and something beer related, needless to say.
But the point of this post, besides to get you excited, is really aimed at anyone reading this blog who has something they’d be willing to donate as a prize. I know that the good folks at MarketLeverage will be throwing some really fantastic prizes my way, and I’ll be donating some schwag from the blogaboutbeer.com store (among other things) too. But I’d love a few more items to throw into the pot; really I’d accept anything of even moderate value, but it’d be awesome if it was beer-related (hats, t-shirts, signs, gift cards, you name it). If you’d be interested in donating something, shoot me an email at contest@blogaboutbeer.com and let me know so we can discuss the logistics further.
Meanwhile, everyone else – keep your eyes locked on blogaboutbeer.com as we draw closer to September and the launch of the Mother of All Beer Blog Contests. Cheers.
My dad emailed me the link to a video on CNN.com today detailing a running club from Tuscon, Arizona who have planned a “30 Pack Marathon” in which every runner must “run a lap, drink a beer; run a lap, drink a beer…”
Despite what you may think, the group is actually comprised of serious athletes who simply are looking for a fun, different way to try in the dead of the Arizona summer. Each runner is timed for overall performance, as well as per lap and per beer.
Although there is plenty of water on site to keep hydrated, in 85+ degree heat, there was also a fair share of throwing up.
What’s one thing every homebrewer (or really, every beer enthusiast) wants?
Their own kegerator, obviously. Well, thanks to Kegerators.com, soon that will be a reality for one lucky homebrewer. All you need to do to win is “Make a funny, shocking, cool, stupid or impressive video showing what you would do for a free kegerator”. Then submit your video to YouTube, visit Kegerators.com, fill out a short entry form, then sit back, relax and start brewing in time for the August 31st deadline.
An update on the InBev/A-B take over is expected to be released tomorrow, as the company will release a statement claiming that second-quarter profits fell (causing Anheuser-Busch to sell itself off) because of rising costs for barley and packaging materials, according to Bloomberg.com.
For more info on the take-over (for those readers who don’t like to read), check out the YouTube clip from ReutersVideo below,
This September I’ll be launching the mother of all beer blog contests (or so I hope). Why? Because contests are fun, silly..gif)
What’s one thing every homebrewer (or really, every beer enthusiast) wants?
Hi and welcome to Blog About Beer. My name is Logan and I live just north of Portland, Oregon, a city that has more craft breweries than any other in the US. I'm a full time marketer, blogger, and dad to the most beautiful girl in the world. I'm also a homebrewing and craft beer fanatic.