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this is what i brought back from portland with me this is what i brought back from portland and have already drunk:

fabulous beers now available at legacy liquor store in vancouver: Stillwater Artisinal - Beer Table Table Beer - $12.95 An East Coast American Craft Beer you can really quaff. Brewed to meet all the imbibing desires of brewer Brian Strumke, this Belgian pale ale has a little bit of everything. Light and golden in colour with spice, pineapple, citrus and brett owning the bouquet, with malts and a touch of citrus rounding out the palate. A beer worth checking out. Tasted by Chris Bonnallie - Beer Supervisor at Legacy Liquor Store Parallel 49 - Hopnotist - $8.25 Happy Birthday, Parallel 49! Their gift to us is their Hopnotist single hop (Mosaic to be specific) Imperial IPA, appearing hazy amber in the glass with notes of tropical fruit and grapefruit to envelop the senses. On the palate more tropical fruits and citrus can be found, balanced with sweetness. The bottle is also 3D, which is amazing. Tasted by Evan Doan - Beer Team Phillips - Electric Unicorn - $7.45 You can thank...

interview with brian strumke of stillwater artisinal ales premium lager is a reconstruction of beers hipsters love and will soon be coming in a can!

bwahahaha! this is fabulous!

i have posted many times about stillwater artisinal ales now you can go straight to the source to hear all about him! everything you ever wanted to know about the gypsy brewer behind stillwater artisinal ales

i still think stillwater ales has the best beer bottle labels ever but these other ten are pretty good too! (especially the 21st amendment ones...)

oh how i wish i was going to be in san francisco on august 8th i want to go to the stillwater / evil twin dinner at monk's kettle it sounds like a once in a lifetime confluence of awesome The Menu Reception:  The Debut of the "Debutante" - Stillwater - Saison - 5.8% ABV First - Bellweather Farms ricotta gnocchi, with Maine lobster butter and chervil Paired With - "Ryan & the Beaster Bunny" - Evil Twin - Saison - 7.0% ABV Second - Roasted & pickled summer roots with celery root and tasso gratin Paired With - "Stateside" Saison - Stillwater - 6.8% ABV Third - Pan seared veal sweetbreads, with plum butter, preserved grapes and bee pollen Paired With - "A Saison Darkly" - Stillwater (Brewed at Sint Canarus) - Dark Saison - 8.0% ABV Fourth - Grilled rib-eye of Bison, with bintje potatoes and chestnut purée in a spruce demi-glace Paired With - "Before, During & After Christmas" - Evil Twin - Imperial IPA - 8.0% AB...

city beer is a beer store extraordinaire in san francisco located on folsom between 7th and 8th city beer features a gazillion craft beers from all over the world and several taps to drink from while you shop! just check out the incredible selection of beers on offer: like a kid in a candy shop its rebecca in city beer store! i think i am in love with the stillwater labels must investigate this brewery more thoroughly... and these were the beers they had on tap when i was there (june 23rd...): we tried the lagunitas, the allagash, the drakes and the lambic not each one, just one each! i am trying the lambic in this photo, ordered by alison i ordered the lagunitas double ipa, which she is holding in this photo i guess alex lapped us cuz his black ipa looks empty... (not pictured is stacey, who had the allagash) it was a wonderful atmosphere everyone was smiling and chatting and getting drinks we were drinking while we perused the shelves it w...

i stole this from craft beer locator who stole it from npr 'Gypsy Brewer' Spreads Craft Beer Gospel by Claire O'Neill "At 7 on a recent summer morning, I pulled into a gravel parking lot in Westminster, Md. Despite the godforsaken hour, I was late. Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales had been awake for hours, his daylong brewing process well under way. The self-proclaimed "gypsy brewer" is always on the go, and this morning was no exception. As soon as I arrived at DOG Brewing Co., we hopped in his car and headed to Baltimore. He had left his secret weapon at home: white sage. On the road we discussed how new things are afoot, literally, in beer land. "Gypsy brewing," although by no means a trend, has been added to the lexicon. In oversimplified terms, it's brewing on the go, a supersubculture of the craft beer industry. Strumke is one of about three people in the world who do it, Denmark's Mikkeller brewers being another exa...