Month: May 2009

Anticipating ‘Hops and Glory’

Hops and GloryGiven that more than 300 people have signed up as members of the Facebook group Pete Brown created to support his book, “Hops and Glory,” I might be a little late telling you it exists.

But if you didn’t know you should. Or at least that the book is (sort of) available. I briefly forgot about it when in reviewing “Tasting Beer” I wrote “I don’t know of another beer book to be published in 2009 that should be of as much interest to you.” These are two very different books, and the fact is I haven’t read “Hops and Glory” but it sure looks to me like they’ll be equally memorable. I’ll write more about that once I read Pete Brown’s book.

Meanwhile there’s the matter of getting your hands on “Hops and Glory” if you live in the United States. It’s available from Amazon in Canada. Here’s the link.

 

How I spent American Craft Beer Week

Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park

This photo is from the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park.

Or I could show you hundreds of shots of waterfalls — May is definitely the time to visit if you want to see roaring waterfalls — giant trees, the valley from above, Dogwoods up close . . . you get the idea. About anything but bears. It seems almost everybody we talked to “just saw a bear.” Not us.

But we did see beer. Including Firestone Walker Double Barrel in the village store. Should have taken a picture for “Where in the Beer World.”

 

Let’s call it Local Craft Beer Week

American Craft Beer Week begins today.

There have been times during the last 12 months we’ve not been able to find craft beer nearby, but those have been rare. Local craft beer can be more of a challenge. So I pass along this photo stolen from the Cigar City blog.

Cigar City beer at Whole Foods

I you read some of the Whole Foods signage closely you’ll notice all is not what they’d like you to think, but it’s hard to argue with something this simple.

As I’ve already written Craft Beer Week is not top of mind for us this week. Following New Beer Rule #5 — It’s only beer — we’re headed for Yosemite National Park.