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Craft Beer Locator Beer Fact of the Day: For you "collectors" out there, "Tegestology" is the name for collecting beer mats and a "Labeorphilist" is the name for someone who collects beer bottles. (Perhaps not the most interesting "fact" we've ever posted, but a "fact" nonetheless!)

all is right in my world once more! i got this lovely reponse from russell brewing: "Dear Rebecca: Thank you for bringing your blog to our attention featuring your complaint about one of our beer coasters. We have taken your feedback to heart and have taken swift action and are destroying all existing inventory of this coaster to ensure that it does not go into the market again. We are also working with our Territory Reps to recall any coasters that are still in the market. We are sincerely sorry for causing you any distress and offending you. Thank you for reaching out to us. Once again we are very sorry. Sincerely, Angie Fernandes Director of Marketing Russell Brewing Company" i am smiling and i am feeling really quite delighted with russell brewing!

more on the russell coaster issue... i posted a link to my previous post on my facebook and here are a couple of the responses i got from male friends: "I get what you are saying, and I think you know my opinion on homophobia. Having said that, as a guy, I was taught this as an etiquette thing, nothing to do with orientation. You don't look at a guys junk, while he's doing his business.  You don't try and look down a ladies top when she bends over. You know, that type of thing.  Hey, let's have a beer." " I kind of agree with [guy #1]. While I can see how it could be construed as being homophobic, I look at it more of a privacy issue than anything else. I wouldn't want anyone looking over the top of my stall either while I was doing my business .  That being said, I love to be a bit of a shit disturber and diliberately look over at other dudes just to make them un-comfortable. But I blame that on the six pack I am currently wizzing out. ;)...

let this be my open letter to russell brewing where i complain about one of their coasters i have posted photos of several of russell brewing's beer coasters over the past couple of months here in my blog under the title "beer geekery" because i thought they were cute and funny what a great idea to put funny things on the backs of beer coasters amuse the beer drinkers and have them think more positively about your brand its a sound plan but there's nothing cute and funny about homophobia way to piss off a bunch of loyal beer drinkers (yes, pun intended) who i can assure you will be thinking twice before drinking another russell product definite mis-fire on that sound planning i think a donation to out in schools and a review of all their "funny" coasters is in order for russell brewing heck, an apology and a recall of the offending coasters wouldn't hurt either as for me, i'm going to have to review all my posts of the russell co...

such funny coasters those jokers over at russell have come up with!