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I and my fellow cheesemongers have been getting together occasionally to do our own tastings, for our own education and, well, for fun. I missed the wine and cheese group, but had the honor of planning and hosting the beer and cheese tasting. We managed to do all west coast (if you count Hawaii, which [...]

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A few weeks ago  – Linden Street Brewery held a benefit for The Rotary Club of Oakland and the Bay Area Community Services (BACS) group. Unfortunately, I couldn’t go. Too much going on with work and life to enjoy all the beer events the bay area has to offer. Thankfully, Beer At Joe’s is lucky [...]

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I’ve been having a lot of fun planning a cheese & beer tasting for my fellow cheesemongers lately, including a trip to City Beer Store. Beth and Craig were more than happy to advise me on pairing ideas, and Beth in particular was very excited to talk cheese with me. City Beer Store has a [...]

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Good article – I did keep thinking – hey we can all just drink some good local beer. Of course the ingredients for beer are not usually all local, but you don’t always have to ship it much – especially in Northern California.
Eat Local; Drink European by Eric Asimov

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