March 2010

Friend Me on Foursquare and How it Could be Used in the Beer World

Friend Me on Foursquare and How it Could be Used in the Beer World

by Luke

This post is (mostly) unrelated to beer, except that I’ll “check in” at beer-related venues and beer-related events as much as possible. That and I like to build a community among the BlogAboutBeer.com readers as much as possible, too. Therefore, I signed up for foursquare.com a few days ago and added their BlackBerry application so [...]

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Beer-Themed LOLCats – Racecar Cat

by Luke

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a dozen times – I’m a sucker for a good LOLCat. Especially ones involving beer (even more when it’s a beer I enjoy, like Long Hammer). Therefore, as always, I couldn’t resist this one which popped up in my RSS Reader this afternoon. Enjoy:

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Registration for the 2010 Trails to Ale Begins Tomorrow

Registration for the 2010 Trails to Ale Begins Tomorrow

by Luke

Registration for the 2010 Trails To Ale 10k road race along the oceanfront here in beautiful Portland, Maine opens tomorrow, Saturday March 27th. The Portland Trails race, which is set to take place on Sunday, September 19, 2010, is a full 10k road race along the Eastern Prom trail and around Back Bay, ending at [...]

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A Different Kind of Homebrewing: Fermenting My Own Kombucha

by Luke

As any long-time BlogAboutBeer.com reader knows, I’ve been dabbling in homebrewing beer for years. I still stick to extract brewing (for lack of equipment, space, time, attention span, etc.) but I brew pretty regularly and like to think I’ve gotten pretty good at it. Therefore I’m personally surprised it took as long as it did [...]

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Happy St Patrick’s Day 2010

by Luke

Just wanted to wish everyone a safe, joyous and beer-filled St. Patrick’s Day. Irish or not, it’s a great day to celebrate and shake the winter doldrums and cabin fever, especially on a nearly 60 degree sunny day in Maine in mid-March when it feels like Spring finally can’t be that far off. To put [...]

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Equity Bill Passes, Iowans Can Have High ABV Beers

by Luke

A bill which had been stuck in the Iowa state legislature for quite some time finally passed late last week and was signed into law by Iowa governor Chet Culver. The bill finally allows for beer with an ABV (Alcohol By Volume) percentage of up to 15% to be both brewed and sold in the [...]

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