Pacific Brew News

Sorry, I can’t help it, I’m on a music kick lately.
Today’s thought is inspired by the boys that could boogie, just couldn’t sing, Milli Vanilli. You remember them? They had the hit song “Girl you know it’s true“, had a few good months of fame and then it was pointed out they were [...]

So, remember a couple weeks ago when I made my expert picks for the NCAA bracket? Well, now the Final Four has been decided, so let’s look at how much I know college hoops.
Upsets: I said that I though USC and Notre Dame would not make it out of the first round. While [...]

Toronado was our final stop in San Francisco this afternoon after a morning of sight seeing and touristy activities, including some time at Golden Gate Park, a stop at the Farmers Market and little stops along the way. I was happy to see Dave around, along with Stewart, and had a chance to talk [...]

I don’t really have the meat for an entire post here, but I’ve noticed over the last several years I’ve been getting really bad music stuck in my head, music from the ’80s that clearly made an impression on my brain. Some of it doesn’t totally suck, but then there’s the days when “Girls [...]

I just finished listening to a podcast some of you super-geeky beer folk should be interested in, on Basic Brewing Radio. In this episode James Spencer has a lengthy conversation with John Palmer, author of How To Brew, about hops and IBU measuring. You see, Palmer went to a hops conference at Oregon [...]

I was speaking with the organizers for the Oregon Brewers Festival over the weekend, they hadn’t finalized their brewers list yet – that was the story I was told. Well, either they had and didn’t want to tell me, or they figured it out right quick, because today they’ve got the brewers listed on [...]

I got an email from Oskar Blues yesterday letting me know they’re coming to California at the end of April, or early May, good news for people who like good beer, better news for people who like their better beer in cans. For those scratching your heads, sure you know of the company, but [...]

April 7th is just around the corner, and on this day American beer enthusiasts should join in celebration for the 75th anniversary of Prohibition’s repeal. Key word there, “should”.
Looking at the BA site it seems that of all the breweries in the state, less than 10 are signed up to have a formal party. [...]

This weekend in Berkeley, California, is the Western Regional Barista Competition – where I can only imagine great coffee will be served. You know I love good coffee, but alas I don’t see me making this event. It seems as much as I like coffee, I won’t go through any great lengths to [...]

I’m in my hotel lobby, feeling sorry for my bracket and generally feeling content after another good weekend in Portland. Yesterday’s festivities proved to be a bit much for me and today I’m moving a little slow, feeling a little tired.
The beer judging started at 9:30 a.m. and I sat on the odd panel [...]