I suggested last Monday that there would be no post today. In fact, there are (almost) no links. However, Sunday Boak & Bailey posted their Golden Pints, and on Bluesky Alan McLeod “firmly suggested” that others should as well. Although I’ve already done something similar for Craft Beer & Brewing, I value staying in McLeod’s good graces. (Another) although B&B and McLeod offer templates I’ve chosen to follow my own path, with a minimum of words and a maximum of images (stick around for the tap handles).
Best live music in a brewhouse
Regular Wednesday “Brewside Lounge” jam at Fifth Hammer Brewing in Long Island City, N.Y.
Best pub
Foxy John’s in Dingle, Ireland, a bar and a hardware store, which is on my Best in 2024 list
Best brewery taproom bathroom trash bin
The taproom bathroom at Dageraad Brewing in Burnaby, British Columbia
Best afterparty
National Black Brewers Association shindig at Spangalang Brewery in Denver after the Great American Beer Festival Thursday session
Best beer festival
Colorado Collab Fest (and not only because of the great glassware)
Most modest beer name
“Silver Medal Worthy” from Launch Pad Brewery in Aurora, Colorado, which won Gold at the Great American Beer Festival
Best brewery shadow
Pinthouse Brewing in Austin, Texas
Best brewhouse entry
Atlantucky Brewing, Atlanta, Georgia
Best ‘I’ll be home after I stop at the library’ brewpub
Little Library at Colorado Boy Pizzeria and Brewing in Montrose, Colorado
Best tap handles
Structures Brewing in Bellingham, Washington