Some people like to celebrate their birthday by having a huge party. Other people want to go to a bar or a restaurant. Still some people just want to do nothing. A Beer At Joe’s regular, Dan (you might know him from such posts as the Double IPA Fest, White Lightning Wedding, or Anniversary Beer),  [...]

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There are many, many perks to being a cheesemonger, most of which I probably don’t even have to list for you all. I also shouldn’t have to justify why anything relating to cheese belongs on a beer blog–beer and cheese go together like hot chocolate and Bailey’s–but hang in there with me. There will be [...]

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This photo of a Welsh ale was taken by a friend of mine in NYC (at the Peculiar Pub). I especially like the Drink With area at the bottom.

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Sometimes, things that don’t at first seem to fit together, work really well. Some people don’t see any reason why one would want to drink beer at a coffee shop. There should be coffee and maybe some sandwiches, but beer - go to a bar or brewpub for that . Well – I don’t agree at all. [...]

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Get your wine in San Francisco.

View San Francisco’s wine country in a larger map
(note – it says that york creek is not open to public – that is not exactly true – it is Fritz Maytag’s winery and one of the tours we did at Anchor included a tour of the winery – I guess [...]

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