... first of December heralds the start of the Advent Beer Calendar, an annual tradition here at The Brew Site going back to 2005. This year’s Calendar is the fifth incarnation(!), and this year in addition to selecting the various Christmas beers ... have generously donated some time to pick a beer for the Advent Calendar this year. And… is it really the first of December tomorrow? I ...

... Rite, as we don't want too much sugar and caffeine before bed. Except for a few hot summer evenings when a cold beer is refreshing, we don't imbibe much in alcohol, so it is a nice treat. This post is a part of the "Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories" meme created in 2007 by Thomas and Jasia. You, too, can write your own ...

... folks are planning the first annual Sacramento Beer Week for February 24-27, 2010. This is nothing more than a mark-your-calendar kind of advisory, as this event is still in the early planning phase, but it would ... ? Pub crawl? Beer trivia contest? If you are interested in hosting an event for Sacramento Beer Week, drop me a line at Stickie(at)sacrag(dot)com with your ...

... -but-now-are-just-nuts Wachowski brothers. For the rest of the events, you can check out the larger image of the calendar by clicking here. Suitable for framing. And the interactive version of the calendar is at Manvite here. Click the chick and she'll give you the info for that day. She does not, however, make Thanksgiving turkey, or bring you a beer.

... through a half dozen+ stouts and had a blast discussing the beer in a fun and very educational forum. The next edition of the Simply Beer Club ... in Montclair NJ. Peter Kennedy of Simply Beer will host the class with Travis Glohs from Amanti Vino and ... In addition, don’t be surprised if we brings a surprise or two from our beer cellars. In our first session we broke out a 2007 Schlafly Bourboun ...

... have got it quite right, I need to do a little bit more tweaking The base is a covered blank beer mat and the flower centres are Rainbow Drops from Crafty Notions,  which make a lovely change from using flat backed gems. The beer mats aren’t really big enough to add bigger flowers to the top right corner like Rainmacs, which is what ...