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gifted

my non-exhaustive gift buying guide for the beer geek in all of us: if your beer lover has a favourite beer: -check out the private liquor stores for branded glassware gift packs legacy liquor store in Olympic Village suggests:   Sam Smith’s 3 bottles plus a glass for $20, $88.50 for 6 bottles of Westvleteren plus 2 glasses,  $11.95 for 2 tall cans of Tiger and a glass,  Chimay – red, white, and blue caps with a glass $18.85, St. Ambroise Discovery pack – $14.95 2 beers and a glass, Lindemann’s -   $15.95 two beers and a glass -go online and see if the brewery has swag for sale - tshirts, bottle openers, beer cozies, etc. Dead Frog has tees, hoodies, hats, cozies, underwear and bottle openers for sale in their on-line shop and at the brewery in Aldergrove.   If   you order online in the next couple of days, there is still time to receive your order before Santa arrives. Stone Brewing in California will ship you a pub light for $50,...

50 book challenge

as i take down all my holiday decorations i am reminded that i haven't yet publicly admitted defeat on the 50 book challenge for 2011 i failed!  sob, gasp, sniffle i only read 48 books in 2011 but... i kinda think i won too i read 48 books in 2011 that's not too shabby, not at all and three of them were beer books! jury's still out on trying again in 2012 lemme get back to you on that after my vacation! (meaning that if i read enough books on vacation to have put a dent into 50 for 2012, challenge on!  if i don't get around to reading on the beach, then screw it, i shall read purely for pleasure in 2012!) DECEMBER 48. George R.R. Martin - A Feast for Crows 47. George R.R. Martin – A Storm of Swords 46. Benjamin Hoff – The Te of Piglet 45. George R.R. Martin – A Clash of Kings NOVEMBER 44. Elizabeth Gilbert – Eat Pray Love 43. George R.R. Martin – A Game of Thrones OCTOBER 42. A.J. Jacobs – My Life as an Experiment 41. Michael Connelly – The F...

more beer gift ideas

saltspring island ales on cafepress  offers a whole schwack of beer-related gifts! and craftbeer.com has stocking stuffer ideas for the book loving beer enthusiast