{"id":18784,"date":"2024-12-30T06:48:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T12:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/?p=18784"},"modified":"2024-12-30T06:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T12:48:56","slug":"its-monday-and-these-are-neither-beer-links-nor-authorized-golden-pints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/its-monday-and-these-are-neither-beer-links-nor-authorized-golden-pints\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Monday and these are neither beer links nor authorized Golden Pints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I suggested last Monday that there would be no post today. In fact, there are (almost) no links. However, Sunday Boak &#038; Bailey <a href=\"https:\/\/boakandbailey.com\/2024\/12\/our-golden-pints-for-2024\/\">posted their Golden Pints<\/a>, and on Bluesky Alan McLeod <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/agoodbeerblog.bsky.social\/post\/3lehdlj43qs2g\">&#8220;firmly suggested&#8221; <\/a>that others should as well. Although I&#8217;ve already done <a href=\"https:\/\/beerandbrewing.com\/critics-list-stan-hieronymus-best-in-2024\/\">something similar for Craft Beer &#038; Brewing<\/a>, I value staying in McLeod&#8217;s good graces. (Another) although B&#038;B and McLeod offer templates I&#8217;ve chosen to follow my own path, with a minimum of words and a maximum of images (stick around for the tap handles).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best live music in a brewhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestmusic.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Cuzme (the guy with the sax) leads a Wednesday evening jam at Fifth Hammer Brewing in Long Island City.\" width=\"710\" height=\"490\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestmusic.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestmusic-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestmusic-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Regular Wednesday &#8220;Brewside Lounge&#8221; jam at Fifth Hammer Brewing in Long Island City, N.Y.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best pub<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestpub.jpg\" alt=\"Foxy John&#039;s, a bar and hardware store in Dingle, Ireland\" width=\"710\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestpub.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestpub-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestpub-150x71.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Foxy John&#8217;s in Dingle, Ireland, a bar and a hardware store, which is on my <a href=\"https:\/\/beerandbrewing.com\/critics-list-stan-hieronymus-best-in-2024\/\">Best in 2024<\/a> list<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best brewery taproom bathroom trash bin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-besttrash.jpg\" alt=\"Bathroom at Dageraad Brewing in Burnaby, BC\" width=\"710\" height=\"779\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-besttrash.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-besttrash-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-besttrash-137x150.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The taproom bathroom at Dageraad Brewing in Burnaby, British Columbia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best afterparty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestafterparty.jpg\" alt=\"National Black Brewers Association GABF afterparty at Spangalang Brewery Denver\" width=\"710\" height=\"354\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestafterparty.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestafterparty-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestafterparty-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>National Black Brewers Association shindig at Spangalang Brewery in Denver after the Great American Beer Festival Thursday session<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best beer festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestfestival.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Collab Fest glass\" width=\"710\" height=\"802\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestfestival.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestfestival-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestfestival-133x150.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/collaborationbeerfest.com\/\">Colorado Collab Fest<\/a> (and not only because of the great glassware)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most modest beer name<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-mostmodest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-mostmodest.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-mostmodest-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-mostmodest-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Silver Medal Worthy&#8221; from Launch Pad Brewery in Aurora, Colorado, which won Gold at the Great American Beer Festival<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best brewery shadow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestshadow.jpg\" alt=\"A shadow, as seen at Pinthouse Brewing in Austin, Texas\" width=\"710\" height=\"249\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestshadow.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestshadow-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestshadow-150x53.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Pinthouse Brewing in Austin, Texas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best brewhouse entry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestbreweryentry.jpg\" alt=\"Atlantucky Brewing, Atlanta, Georgia\" width=\"710\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestbreweryentry.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestbreweryentry-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-bestbreweryentry-150x71.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Atlantucky Brewing, Atlanta, Georgia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best &#8216;I&#8217;ll be home after I stop at the library&#8217; brewpub<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-littlelibrary.jpg\" alt=\"Little Library at Colorado Boy in Montrose, Colorado\" width=\"710\" height=\"947\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-littlelibrary.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-littlelibrary-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-littlelibrary-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Little Library at Colorado Boy Pizzeria and Brewing in Montrose, Colorado<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best tap handles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kfi.jpm.mybluehost.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-besttaps.jpg\" alt=\"Tap handles at Structures Brewing in Bellingham, Washington\" width=\"710\" height=\"629\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-besttaps.jpg 710w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-besttaps-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241230-besttaps-150x133.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Structures Brewing in Bellingham, Washington<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I suggested last Monday that there would be no post today. In fact, there are (almost) no links. However, Sunday Boak &#038; Bailey posted their Golden Pints, and on Bluesky Alan McLeod &#8220;firmly suggested&#8221; that others should as well. Although I&#8217;ve already done something similar for Craft Beer &#038; Brewing, I value staying in McLeod&#8217;s &#8230; <a title=\"It&#8217;s Monday and these are neither beer links nor authorized Golden Pints\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/its-monday-and-these-are-neither-beer-links-nor-authorized-golden-pints\/\" aria-label=\"More on It&#8217;s Monday and these are neither beer links nor authorized Golden Pints\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-where-in-the-beer-world"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4wTn-4SY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18784"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18804,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18784\/revisions\/18804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}