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Oops, I did it again

By beerisyourfriend on May 28, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Researching the James Squire story

By beerisyourfriend on December 4, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

So, I wrote a book. Wanna buy a copy?

By beerisyourfriend on January 27, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

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It’s YouTubesday

By beerisyourfriend on June 16, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FajAhdNNxZw Such a great little film that has Ben Kraus and his partner Maria Frischmann talking about both their own history and that of Bridge Road Brewers.

Beer book that leaves me bitter

By beerisyourfriend on June 15, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Uncle John’s Beer-Topia: A Heady Brew of Beer Miscellany By the Bathroom Readers’ Institute Portable Press (2015) I’m going to guess this book was researched almost entirely on the internet. That’s because […]

Five things about … Stone’s Go To IPA

By beerisyourfriend on June 14, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

1) I’m not even supposed to be drinking this beer. Last year I wrote several blog posts about Stone’s dubious crowdfunding effort. After that I decided to myself that I’d boycott their […]

The Six-Pack – June 12, 2015

By beerisyourfriend on June 12, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Just for something different, this week’s Six Pack focuses on some of the unusual beer-related crowdfunding efforts out there. Number 1: This tweet from Bryn Price #GBW2015 @gabsfestival Infographic of @untappd data […]

The Thursday Quote

By beerisyourfriend on June 11, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

“Craft beer is exceptionally important and there are definite benefits to selling craft beer in the on-premise domain. In terms of hard numbers, data from BarScan suggests that not only does craft […]

Some advice from years of blogging

By beerisyourfriend on June 10, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

Today marks the third birthday of Beer is Your Friend. Yep, I’ve been banging on in this bit of cyberspace for three years. That’s more than 1000 posts, 100,000 page views and […]

It’s YouTubesday!

By beerisyourfriend on June 9, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Okay, so this is really fun. Like a musical version of a flash mob. With beer.

The sweet tooth of the GABS drinker

By beerisyourfriend on June 8, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

  Lets just say you’re a brewery who wanted to take out the People’s Choice Award at GABS. If you were really calculating, you could look at the previous winners and finalists […]

Five things about … Illawarra Brewing Company’s Single Hop Sorachi Ace ale

By beerisyourfriend on June 7, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

1) The beer in question is part of a trio of single-hop golden ales – Japan, Australia and the United States. Because of those three countries, the collection is called Battle of […]

The Six-Pack – June 5, 2015

By beerisyourfriend on June 5, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

Number 1: This tweet from Mark Frank pic.twitter.com/8r49glTLgO — mark frank (@mistermarkfrank) May 28, 2015 It’s funny because it’s true. Number 2: This photo from Hops and Craft   View this post […]

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