Austin TX. Beer Lovers

Beer Pong Tournament

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:40:07 GMT

This Thursday, April 30th at 6:00 p.m., Competition Unlimited is hosting the first Beer Pong tournament in the state of Texas. First Place has the option of cash or an entry to the World Series of Beer Pong in Las Vegas. (That’s 4 nights for both players at the Flamingo as well as a chance at the first prize of $50,000!) The tournament is Double Elimination, teams of two. Entry is $40 per team, payable at http://www.CompUnlimited.com/zencart. There is a 32 team limit, so register quickly! The WSOBP rules we will use are available at http://www.WSOBP.com.

Due to TABC regulations, we will be playing with water cups, but that also means that 18-20 year olds can play. G-Cue charges a $5 cover for under 21.

G-Cue Billiards is located at 300 Hesters Crossing (Round Rock).

Contact Matt Stephans at Matt@CompUnlimited.com or 512.947.6288 with any questions.

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:20:30 GMT

bars in austin that serve woodchuck?

Independence Brewing First Saturday

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:20:46 GMT

It's the first Saturday of the month, and as usual the great folks Rob and Amy of Independence Brewing Company are hosting their open house and beer tasting.
Starts at 1:00PM.
So come out and taste some of the best beer you can ever pour down your gully.

Directions are on their website, so click the link above, or the picture.

3913 Todd Lane #607, Austin, TX 78744

If you use Google Calendar or iCal you can set a reminder here.

Real Ale Sisyphus 2008

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:22:21 GMT

Real Ale's marketing rep says that the Sisyphus 2008 is only 350 cases. It tastes close to last year's which is decent but I'm going to need another taste to make up my mind.

Mardi Gras fundraiser Saturday

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:57:40 GMT

If you're looking for fun this weekend....

The WonderLounge Presents: Boobies for Beer, A Mardi Gras Fundraiser

Saturday, February 21st
8pm - ?
2300 Thornton
Across from the Enchanted Forest
parking is limited on the street, so you might want to park around the corner
$10 suggested donation

The WonderLounge is a group of artists and brewers. Each year we host a free homebrew bar and have already begun concocting home brewed beers and ciders for your drinking pleasure at Flipside 09. What better way to help us support debauchery than by participating in some yourself! Mardi Gras is the last shabang of the holy (before Lent), so come whoop it up, decorate some boobies, drink some beer, and listen to the finest bands this side of Louisiana- we've got a hell of a line up for you:

9- The Fireball Show
10- The Lovers
11- Barebones Orchestra

UPDATE: we have some great silent auction items- including art photographs, steampunk jewelry and awesome fancy beer glasses, as well as a ton of handmade pasties, flowered and feathered hair clips, and masks for sale CHEAP

We have beer, including a few home brews (we're saving most of it for Flipside).
A boobie flashing box, beads, beans and rice, King Cake, an auction of fabulous prizes...
Come dressed in your masks, feathers, and finery....

There will be a boobie decor station set aside for adorning your bosoms. We might have a boobie painter onsite too.

Please don't forward this to creepy people. If you act like a creep, you're out. This is a private residence so please respect the neighbors. Absolutely NO photography without permission. Please bring an ID if'n you wanna drink booze. This is an adult party, no kiddos please.

The WonderLounge Supports Your Debauchery

Get Political

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:43:17 GMT

Texas house bill 1062/SB 754, if passed will allow microbrewers to sell their product on the premises of the brewery. Such sales are currently allowed for winemakers, but not for brewers.

Send E-mail/letter, or phone to your Texas state Rep and Senator to support passage of HB 1062/SB 754. Find out who represents you here.

Here's some quick and easy text:

[Rep name]... as Representative for my district, I'm writing you this short note to request your support for House Bill 1062, written by Rep Lon Burnam, and is essentially a Texas Brewers Parity Ammendment (i.e. allowing specific holders of brewer's permits to sell ale and malt liquor from their premises). Allowing this avenue to Texas brewers opens considerable opportunities for our state; including the development of more breweries, which leads to job-creation, as well as continued sustainability and growth of those existing breweries, both important for continued economic growth. I've been to states where this is already being done (such as California and Colorado), and it is amazing what this one simple allowance is able to create from a market and culture perspective. Please support this bill; and/or please tell me how I can further support its passing.

Yours truly,

[Your Name]

Sunday, Sunday Sunday!!!

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:30:10 GMT

Ok folks, this is one of the most important events I've posted in awhile.

Austin's newest brewery 512 Brewing is having a Fall Open House this Sunday from 2-4.

Come out and support your local brewers, local business and give their brews a shot. Why not right? And one thing Austin is in need of is more brewers!

Directions are on here on their website.

407 Radam, F200
Austin, Texas 78745

Phone: 512.707.2337

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Rocky Whorer- now inside for that speacial cozy feeling....

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:56:03 GMT

Do not fear to wear those skimpy costumes, oh Creatures of the Night!

We have moved the show indoors (still at the warehouse) and will have space heaters to keep your lace clad bits from turning blue. We'll have burn barrels going outside for the smokers too.

tonight, 8pm, its on. Its gonna be a heck-uv-a show kids. hotness in gold panties and size 13 red sparkle platform stripper shoes...... Hope to see ya there tonight.

The WonderLounge

Sat. Nov. 15th- Don't Dream It, BE IT!

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:26:43 GMT

We're a local Burningman (& Flipside) themecamp that hosts a give-away bar stocked with homebrew- come on out and enjoy!

The WonderLounge Presents:

The Rocky Whorer Picture Show Fun(d) Raiser (RWPS)

November 15, 2008
The Warehouse, 1023 Springdale
Map- http://www.burningflipside.com/warehouse
Doors open at 7pm
Show starts promptly at 8pm
Costume contest after movie
$10 suggested donation

Come watch the cult classic movie under the stars on the big screen, accompanied by WonderLounge actors performing select live action scenes! Audience participation is encouraged and we’ll have prizes for the best costumes after the movie.

Ardent fan? Now is your chance to be a star! Don’t just watch the show, BE the show! We’ll be soliciting audience members to take part in the action during certain scenes, so be ready. If you’d like to join the cast, show up in costume and let us know, or contact us if you're interested in a bigger role..

What you get:

- 3 tickets for homebrew on tap or sodas for teetotalers

- Pre-show humiliation (bring a virgin!)

- Intermission entertainment including magic from Sensei Strange & RHPS trivia

- Seats for 80 (so bring your own chair just in case)

Also for sale:

- Limited edition t-shirts- $5

- audience participation kits, or bring your own supplies (no TP please) $4

- Frankenfurters (meat and veggie) and chips $2 (for eating, not throwing)

Please note:

- You will need to bring a valid ID to drink our delicious pumpkin ale, apricot cider, IPA, etc….

- This may not be a family friendly event. Please leave the kiddies at home unless they are too young to be shocked or are used to this kind of stuff.

- Funds raised will go to building a new and improved WonderLounge at Flipside 09.

- Please forward this only to cool people who we won't have to kick out

Check out the website for audience participation guidelines and costume ideas: http://www.rockyhorror.com/

Don’t Dream It, Be It

The WonderLounge Supports Your Debauchery

Independence Brewing First Saturday

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:00:07 GMT

Independence Brewing 4th Annual Anniversary Party October 4th 2008

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:00:07 GMT

That's right, it's a 4 on 4 Birthday party this year!

This baby is out of the walker, and ready to hit her stride!

It's been 4 years since the great folks Rob and Amy of Independence Brewing Company started their dream, and provided the answer to many of ours. Good, quality, crafted beer!
As has become tradition, they want to say thank you to every one who has enjoyed some pints or picked up some 6-packs of Independence beers and hope you can join them for this special celebration.

Wow, only a year since the last great anniversary party. A blink of the eye, and another one has gone by! Now, it's Number 4!

Saturday October 4th, 2008, from 5:00PM to 9:00 PM.

With live music, and the choicest Independence beers on tap. Celebrating the Fourth anniversary South Austin style!

Directions are on their website, so click the link above, or the picture.



	3913 Todd Lane #607 Austin, TX 78744 Phone: 512-707-0099

If you use Google Calendar or iCal you can set a reminder here.

Independence Brewing 4th Annual Anniversary Party October 4th 2008

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:00:14 GMT



	3913 Todd Lane #607 Austin, TX 78744 Phone: 512-707-0099

If you use Google Calendar or iCal you can set a reminder here.

Independence Brewing 4th Annual Anniversary Party October 4th 2008

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:00:03 GMT



	3913 Todd Lane #607 Austin, TX 78744 Phone: 512-707-0099

If you use Google Calendar or iCal you can set a reminder here.

Just a Reminder...

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:47:52 GMT

Since I'm the only one that EVER posts anything in here.

This is a group, and mailing list for people residing in Austin/Central Texas and the surrounding areas that LOVE beer! Beer, Beer, Beer! There will be local beer related events posted here, as well as weekly beer happy hours, and tastings and pint nights. Read about events here, as well as share events with other folks in the community that some of us might not know about.

Come on everyone. Don't leave this up to me all the time. I can't know EVERYTHING that's going on.

Independence Brewing First Saturday

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:00:02 GMT

Independence Brewing First Saturday

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Now For Some Important News... 2008 Brewers Association World Beer Cup Winners

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:07:07 GMT

2008 Brewers Association World Beer Cup Winners:

2008 Brewers Association World Beer Cup Winners

Champion Brewery and Brewer Awards

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Large Brewing Company
Blue Moon Brewing Company
Warren Quilliam

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Mid-Size Brewing Company
Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH
Peter Bucher

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Small Brewing Company
Port Brewing Company and The Lost Abbey
Tomme Arthur

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Large Brewpub
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Darren R. S. Welch

World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Small Brewpub
Bend Brewing Company
Tonya Cornett

Beer Awards
Category 1: Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage (21 Entries)
Gold Radegast Birell
Plzenský Prazdroj a.s.
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Silver Hefeweizen alkoholfrei
Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu Glauner GmbH & Co. KG
Alpirsbach, Germany
Bronze Organic Saps-Fit Sparkling Malt Drink
Neumarkter Lammsbräu Gebr. Ehrnsperger e.K.
Neumarkt, Germany

Category 2: American-Style Cream Ale or Lager (23 Entries)
Gold Special Export
Pabst Brewing Co.
Woodridge, Illinois
Silver Lone Star
Pabst Brewing Co.
Woodridge, Illinois
Bronze Nide Beer - The Ale
Baird Brewing Co.
Numazu, Japan

Category 3: American-Style Wheat Beer (14 Entries)
Gold Crystal Wheat Ale
Pyramid Breweries Inc.
Seattle, Washington
Silver Shiner Dunkelweizen
Spoetzl Brewery
Shiner, Texas
Bronze Spanish Peaks Crystal Weiss
Spanish Peaks Brewing Co.
Poison, Montana

Category 4: American-Style Hefeweizen (34 Entries)
Gold Widmer Hefeweizen
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
Portland, Oregon
Silver UFO Hefeweizen
Harpoon Brewery
Boston, Massachusetts
Bronze La Bianca
Apostel Bräu
Hauzenberg, Germany

Category 5: Rye Beer (17 Entries)
Gold Rockchuck Rye
Snake River Brewing Lander
Jackson, Wyoming
Silver Schremser Roggenbier
Bierbrauerei Schrems
Schrems, Austria
Bronze Frog Rye IPA
Issaquah Brewhouse
Issaquah, Washington

Category 6: Fruit and Vegetable Beer (70 Entries)
Gold Redoak Framboise Froment
Redoak
Sydney, Australia
Silver Blue Moon Chardonnay Blonde
Blue Moon Brewing Co.
Golden, Colorado
Bronze Alaskan Jalapeno Imperial IPA
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Juneau, Alaska

Category 7: Herb and Spice Beer (67 Entries)
Gold Avatar Jasmine IPA
Elysian Brewing Co.
Seattle, Washington
Silver CoCoNut PorTeR
Maui Brewing Co.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Bronze Stillwater Rye
Montana Brewing Co.
Billings, Montana

Category 8: Coffee Flavored Beer (24 Entries)
Gold Java The Hut
CB Potts Restaurant & Brewery - Flatirons
Broomfield, Colorado
Silver Meantime Coffee Porter
Meantime Brewing Co. Limited
London, United Kingdom
Bronze Hitachino Nest Beer Espresso Stout
Kiuchi Brewery
Naka-City, Japan

Category 9: Specialty Beer (20 Entries)
Gold Morimoto Soba Ale
Rogue Ales
Newport, Oregon
Silver 1. Orig. Dinkel Bier (Spelt Beer)
Apostel Bräu
Hauzenberg, Germany
Bronze Morimoto Black Obi Soba Ale
Rogue Ales
Newport, Oregon

Category 10: Specialty Honey Lager or Ale (29 Entries)
Gold Blue Moon Honey Moon
Blue Moon Brewing Co.
Golden, Colorado
Silver Michelob Honey Lager
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri
Bronze Midas Touch
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton, Delaware

Category 11: Other Low Strength Ale or Lager (15 Entries)
Gold Firestone Extra Pale Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, California
Silver Polygamy Porter
Utah Brewers Cooperative
Salt Lake City, Utah
Bronze Provo Girl Pilsner
Utah Brewers Cooperative
Salt Lake City, Utah

Category 12: Other Strong Ale or Lager (28 Entries)
Gold Dark Horizon
Nøgne Ø
Grimstad, Norway
Silver Double Pilsner
Odell Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Bronze Dragonstooth Stout
Elysian Brewing Co.
Seattle, Washington

Category 13: Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale) (27 Entries)
Gold Ichabod
Alpine Beer Co.
Alpine, California
Silver Iwate Kura Beer Oyster Stout - B
Sekinoichi Shuzo Co. Ltd.
Iwate, Japan
Bronze Veritas 002
Port Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California

Category 14: Gluten Free Beer (12 Entries)
Gold Deschutes Brewery Sorghum Beer
Deschutes Brewery
Bend, Oregon
Silver Sinebrychoff Light Beer
Oy Sinebrychoff Ab
Kerava, Finland
Bronze Redbridge
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri

Category 15: Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer (21 Entries)
Gold Red Brick Barrel Select
Atlanta Brewing Co.
Atlanta, Georgia
Silver Brown's Whiskey Porter
Brown's Brewing Co.
Troy, New York
Bronze Bourbon Barrel Stout
Rockyard Brewing Co.
Castle Rock, Colorado

Category 16: Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer (54 Entries)
Gold Paradox Grain
BrewDog
Fraserburgh, United Kingdom
Silver Elmer's Reserve
Newport Beach Brewing Co.
Newport Beach, California
Bronze Allagash Curieux
Allagash Brewing Co.
Portland, Oregon

Category 17: Wood- and Barrel-aged Sour Beer (14 Entries)
Gold Cuvee de Tomme
Port Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California
Silver Temptation
Russian River Brewing Co.
Santa Rosa, California
Bronze Stevns CCC
Nørrebro Bryghus
Copenhagen, Denmark

Category 18: Aged Beer (Ale or Lager) (25 Entries)
Gold Vintage AleSmith Old Numbskull
AleSmith Brewing Co.
San Diego, California
Silver Hopsquatch '06
Four Peaks Brewing Co.
Tempe, Arizona
Bronze Little Korkny Ale
Nørrebro Bryghus
Copenhagen, Denmark

Category 19: Cellar or Unfiltered Beer (34 Entries)
Gold Hoepfner Kräusen
Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH
Karlsruhe, Germany
Silver Bikini Blonde Lager
Maui Brewing Co.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Bronze Big Red Machine Fall Classic Ale
Baird Brewing Co.
Numazu, Japan

Category 20: Smoke-Flavored Beer (27 Entries)
Gold Alaskan Smoked Porter 2007
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Juneau, Alaska
Silver Smoked Imperial Porter
Four Peaks Brewing Co.
Tempe, Arizona
Bronze Nils Oscar Rökporter
Nils Oscar Co. AB, The
Nyköping, Sweden

Category 21: European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager/German-Style Leicht(bier) (18 Entries)
Gold Waldhaus Light Line
Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH
Weilheim/Waldhaus, Germany
Silver Hahn Premium Light Lager
Hahn Brewing Co. Pty Limited, The
Camperdown, Australia
Bronze Gage Roads Pils
Gage Roads Brewing Co. Ltd
Perth, Australia

Category 22: German-Style Pilsener (72 Entries)
Gold Trumer Pils
Trumer Brauerei Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Silver Waldhaus Diplom Pils
Privatbrauerei Waldhaus Joh. Schmid GmbH
Weilheim/Waldhaus, Germany
Bronze Troegs Sunshine Pils
Troegs Brewing Co.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Category 23: Bohemian-Style Pilsener (41 Entries)
Gold James Squire Pilsener
Malt Shovel Brewery Pty Limited, The
Camperdown, Australia
Silver HUB Organic Lager
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Portland, Oregon
Bronze Gambrinus Premium
Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s.
Pilsen, Czech Republic

Category 24: Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles (53 Entries)
Gold Urtyp Hell
Engelbráu Rettenberg
Rettenberg, Germany
Silver Hoepfner Export
Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH
Karlsruhe, Germany
Bronze Chiemgau Hell
Schlossbrauerei Stein Wiskott GmbH & Co KG
Stein an der Traun, Germany

Category 25: Dortmunder/European Style Export or German-Style Oktoberfest/Wiesen (Meadow) (48 Entries)
Gold Luksus
JSC Aldaris
Riga, Latvia
Silver Mariestads Export
Spendrups Brewery
Varby, Sweden
Bronze Llano Lager
SandLot Brewery
Denver, Colorado

Category 26: Vienna-Style Lager (25 Entries)
Gold Vienna Lager
Covey Restaurant & Brewery, The
Fort Worth, Texas
Silver Vienna Red Lager
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Wilmington, Delaware
Bronze Lochsa Lager
Ram Restaurant & Brewery - Boise
Boise, Idaho

Category 27: German-Style Märzen (28 Entries)
Gold Goss Märzen
Brauerei Goss
Deuerling, Germany
Silver Weltenburger Kloster Anno 1050
Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg GmbH
Kelheim, Germany
Bronze Latvijas Seviškais
JSC Aldaris
Riga, Latvia

Category 28: European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel (38 Entries)
Gold Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel
Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg GmbH
Kelheim, Germany
Silver Munich Dunkel
C.H. Evans Brewing/Albany Pump Station
Albany, New York
Bronze Ottenbräu 1348 Dunkles Lager
Ottenbräu
Abensberg, Germany

Category 29: German-Style Schwarzbier (30 Entries)
Gold Shounan Liebe
Kumazawa Brewing Co.
Kanagawa, Japan
Silver Samuel Adams Black Lager
Boston Beer Co.
Boston, Massachusetts
Bronze Eisenbahn Dunkel
Cervejaria Sudbrack Ltda.
Blumenau, Brazil

Category 30: Traditional German-Style Bock (21 Entries)
Gold Bock Lager
Elk Grove Brewery and Restaurant
Elk Grove, California
Silver Lakefront Bock
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bronze Troegenator
Troegs Brewing Co.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Category 31: German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock (31 Entries)
Gold Hoepfner Maibock
Privatbrauerei Hoepfner GmbH
Karlsruhe, Germany
Silver Maibock
Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant
Topeka, Kansas
Bronze Rahr's Bucking Bock
Rahr & Sons Brewing LP
Fort Worth, Texas

Category 32: German-Style Strong Bock (38 Entries)
Gold Freudenberger Märkator
Brauerei Märkl
Freudenberg, Germany
Silver Doppelbock Dunkel
Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg
Vorchdorf, Austria
Bronze JW Dundee's Doppelbock
High Falls Brewing Co.
Rochester, New York

Category 33: American-Style Light Lager (34 Entries)
Gold Old Milwaukee Light
Pabst Brewing Co.
Woodridge, Illinois
Silver Lone Star Light
Pabst Brewing Co.
Woodridge, Illinois
Bronze Natural Light
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri

Category 34: American-Style Lager (48 Entries)
Gold Tooheys Extra Dry
Tooheys Pty Limited
Lidcombe, Australia
Silver Michelob Lager
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri
Bronze Narragansett Lager
Narragansett Brewing Co.
Providence, Rhode Island

Category 35: American-Style Specialty Lager (28 Entries)
Gold Steel Reserve
Miller Brewing Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Silver Busch Ice
Anheuser-Busch Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri
Bronze Mickey's Ice
Miller Brewing Co.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Category 36: American-Style Amber Lager (33 Entries)
Gold Orlio Organic Common Ale
Orlio Organic Beer Co.
South Burlington, Vermont
Silver Old Scratch Amber Lager
Flying Dog Brewery
Denver, Colorado
Bronze Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Brewery, The
Brooklyn, New York

Category 37: American-Style Dark Lager (18 Entries)
Gold Black Diamond Lager
Bend Brewing Co.
Bend, Oregon
Silver Canterbury
Pacific Western Brewing
Prince George, Canada
Bronze Waterloo Dark
Brick Brewing Co. Ltd.
Waterloo, Canada

Category 38: Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager (33 Entries)
Gold Anchor Ice
Asia Pacific Breweries Limited
Singapore, Singapore
Silver Imperial
Cerveceria Hondureña, S.A. de C.V.
San Pedro Sala, Honduras
Bronze Paceña Tropical Extra
Cervecería Boliviana Nacional S.A.
La Paz, Bolivia

Category 39: International-Style Lager (51 Entries)
Gold Ursus Premium
Ursus Breweries
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Silver Egils Gull
Brewery Egill Skallagrímsson, The
Reykjavik, Iceland
Bronze Knappstein Enterprise Reserve Lager
Knappstein Enterprise Brewery, The
Clare, Australia

Category 40: Baltic-Style Porter (15 Entries)
Gold Amnesia
Grumpy Troll Restaurant & Brewery, The
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Silver 3 Dog Night
Chama River Brewing Co.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bronze Baltika N6 Porter
Baltika Breweries
St. Petersburg, Russia

Category 41: Belgian-Style White (or Wit)/Belgian-Style Wheat (35 Entries)
Gold Hoegaarden
InBev Belgium N.V./S.A.
Jupille-sur-Meuse, Belgium
Silver Ommegang Witte
Brewery Ommegang
Cooperstown, New York
Bronze Mill Street Belgian-Style Wit
Mill Street Brewery
Toronto, Canada

Category 42: Belgian- and French-Style Ale (37 Entries)
Gold Brugse Zot Blond
Brouwerij De Halve Maan
Brugge, Belgium
Silver Matilda
Goose Island Beer Co.
Chicago, Illinois
Bronze Triburon Blonde
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur, California

Category 43: Belgian-Style Pale Ale (8 Entries)
Gold No Gold awarded.
Silver Belgian Blonde
Black Diamond Brewing Co.
Concord, California
Bronze Special
Brewery De Ryck
Herzele, Belgium

Category 44: Belgian-Style Sour Ale (28 Entries)
Gold Geuze Boon
Boon Brouwerij N.V.
Lembeek, Belgium
Silver Oude Geuze Ale Oud Beersel
Oud Beersel
Brussels, Belgium
Bronze Framboise
Allentown & Bethlehem Brew Works
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Category 45: Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale (5 Entries)
Gold No Gold awarded.
Silver Red Poppy
Port Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California
Bronze Phat Phlemish Red
Upstream Brewing Co.
Omaha, Nebraska

Category 46: Belgian-Style Dubbel (26 Entries)
Gold Allagash Dubbel
Allagash Brewing Co.
Portland, Maine
Silver Emmett's Belgian-style Dubbel
Emmett's Ale House/Emmett's Tavern & Brewing Co.
West Dundee, Illinois
Bronze Urthel Parlus Magnificum - Vlaemse Bock
De Leyerth
Ruiselede, Belgium

Category 47: Belgian-Style Tripel (42 Entries)
Gold Affligem Tripel
Affligem Brewery
Opwijk, Belgium
Silver Allagash Tripel
Allagash Brewing Co.
Portland, Maine
Bronze Westmalle Trappist Tripel
Westmalle Trappist Brewery
Malle, Belgium

Category 48: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale (24 Entries)
Gold La Fin du Monde
La Brasserie Unibroue
Chambly, Canada
Silver Mont-Saint Aubert
Brasserie De Brunehaut
Brunehaut, Belgium
Bronze Baron's Strong Brew
Asia Pacific Breweries Limited
Singapore, Singapore

Category 49: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale (28 Entries)
Gold Salvation
Russian River Brewing Co.
Santa Rosa, California
Silver Malheur 12°
Brewery Malheur
Buggenhout, Belgium
Bronze Brother David's Double
Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
Boonville, California

Category 50: Other Belgian-Style Ale (59 Entries)
Gold Upstream Grand Cru
Upstream Brewing Co.
Omaha, Nebraska
Silver Malheur Brut Reserve
Brewery Malheur
Buggenhout, Belgium
Bronze Pride
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
Anchorage, Alaska

Category 51: English-Style Summer Ale (20 Entries)
Gold Rooster's Y.P.A. (Yorkshire Pale Ale)
Rooster's Brewing Co. Ltd
Knaresborough, United Kingdom
Silver "312"
Goose Island Beer Co.
Chicago, Illinois
Bronze Sandbagger Gold
Montana Brewing Co.
Billings, Montana

Category 52: Classic English-Style Pale Ale (35 Entries)
Gold MacTarnahan's Amber Ale
Pyramid Breweries Inc.
Seattle, Washington
Silver Saranac Pale Ale
F.X. Matt Brewing Co.
Utica, New York
Bronze Bass
Samlesbury Brewery
Preston, United Kingdom

Category 53: English-Style India Pale Ale (32 Entries)
Gold Wild Goose IPA
Wild Goose Brewery
Frederick, Maryland
Silver On Belay IPY
Snake River Brewing Lander
Jackson, Wyoming
Bronze Vapor Cave
Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Category 54: Ordinary Bitter (10 Entries)
Gold Cutthroat
Uinta Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Silver BridgePort Blue Heron Pale Ale
BridgePort Brewery
Portland, Oregon
Bronze No Bronze awarded.

Category 55: Special Bitter or Best Bitter (23 Entries)
Gold Snake River Pale Ale
Snake River Brewing
Jackson, Wyoming
Silver 1065 Raccoon Red
Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda
Bethesda, Maryland
Bronze Numbers Ale
Atlanta Brewing Co.
Atlanta, Georgia

Category 56: Extra Special Bitter or Strong Bitter (39 Entries)
Gold Standing Wave Pale Ale
Kannah Creek Brewing Co.
Grand Junction, Colorado
Silver The Wise ESB
Elysian Brewing Co.
Seattle, Washington
Bronze Stone Pale Ale
Stone Brewing Co.
Escondido, California

Category 57: Scottish-Style Ale (24 Entries)
Gold McGarveys Scottish Ale
Oggi's / Left Coast Brewing Co.
San Clemente, California
Silver Beltaine Scottish Ale
Shoreline Brewery
Michigan City, Indiana
Bronze Scottish Ale
Nasu Kohgen Beer., Ltd.
Nasugun, Japan

Category 58: English-Style Mild Ale (19 Entries)
Gold Crusader Dark Mild Ale
Dragonmead Microbrewery
Warren, Michigan
Silver Barnstormer Brown Ale
Flyers Restaurant and Brewery
Oak Harbor, Washington
Bronze The Mild One
Redwood Brewing Co.
Flint, Michigan

Category 59: English-Style Brown Ale (47 Entries)
Gold BridgePort Beertown Brown
BridgePort Brewery
Portland, Oregon
Silver Sweet George's Brown
Dillon DAM Brewery
Dillon, Colorado
Bronze Big Ben Brown Ale
Bull & Bush Brewery
Denver, Colorado

Category 60: Brown Porter (28 Entries)
Gold Porter
Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Galesburg, Michigan
Silver Cutthroat Porter
Odell Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Bronze St. Charles Porter
Blackstone Restaurant and Brewery
Nashville, Tennessee

Category 61: Robust Porter (49 Entries)
Gold People's Porter
Foothills Brewing
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Silver Porter
Nøgne Ø
Grimstad Norway
Bronze Swan Lake Beer Porter
Hyokoyashikinomori Brewery Tentyokaku Co., Inc.
Agano-city, Japan

Category 62: Sweet Stout (15 Entries)
Gold Left Hand Brewing Company Milk Stout
Left Hand Brewing Co.
Longmont, Colorado
Silver Outlaw Stout
Great Basin Brewing Co.
Sparks, Nevada
Bronze No Bronze awarded.

Category 63: Oatmeal Stout (35 Entries)
Gold Sless' Stimulating Stout
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
Fairbax, California
Silver Sleeping Dog Oatmeal Stout
Chama River Brewing Co.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bronze Velvet Merkin
Firestone Walker Co.
Paso Robles, California

Category 64: Strong Scotch Ale (43 Entries)
Gold Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 4
Saint Arnold Brewing Co
Houston, Texas
Silver Wee Heavy
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
Wilmington, Delaware
Bronze Caribou Kilt Strong Scotch
Kassik's Kenai Brew Stop, LLC
Kenai, Alaska

Category 65: British-Style Imperial Stout (16 Entries)
Gold Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Brooklyn Brewery, The
Brooklyn, New York
Silver High Desert Imperial Stout
Great American Restaurants
Centreville, Virginia
Bronze Blackout Stout
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Cleveland, Ohio

Category 66: Old Ale (17 Entries)
Gold AleSmith Decadence
AleSmith Brewing Co.
San Diego, California
Silver Upland Winter Warmer
Upland Brewing Co.
Bloomington, Indiana
Bronze HMS Bounty Old Ale
Dry Dock Brewing Co.
Aurora, Colorado

Category 67: Strong Ale (21 Entries)
Gold Outback X
Bend Brewing Co.
Bend, Oregon
Silver Cabin Fever
Boundary Bay Brewery
Bellingham, Washington
Bronze Sopris
Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Category 68: Barley Wine-Style Ale (61 Entries)
Gold Old Diablo
Schooner's Grille & Brewery
Antioch, California
Silver Hopsquatch '07
Four Peaks Brewing Co.
Tempe, Arizona
Bronze Alaskan Barley Wind
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Juneau, Alaska

Category 69: German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch (36 Entries)
Gold Wind Blown Blonde
Stewarts Brewing Co.
Bear, Delaware
Silver Colorado Kölsch
Steamworks Brewing Co.
Durango, Colorado
Bronze Kaorino Nama
Shimono Co., LTD
Chiba, Japan

Category 70: German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier (22 Entries)
Gold Alt and in the Way
Squatters Pub Brewery
Salt Lake City, Utah
Silver Bobsled Brown
Utah Brewers Cooperative
Salt Lake City, Utah
Bronze 1065 Fire Chief Alt
Rock Bottom Brewery - Bethesda
Bethesda, Maryland

Category 71: South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier (71 Entries)
Gold Freudenberger Hefe Weizen
Brauerei Märkl
Freudenberg, Germany
Silver Fujizakura kogen Beer "Weizen"
Fujikanko Kaihatsu Co., LTD
Minamitsuru, Japan
Bronze Plank Hefeweizen
Brauerei Michael Plank
Laaber, Germany

Category 72: German-Style Pale Wheat Ale (20 Entries)
Gold Distelhäuser Kristallweizen
Distelhäuser Brauerei Ernst Bauer GmbH
Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
Silver I'm Half the Beer I used to be (Harvest Light)
BJ's Restaurant and Brewery - Chandler
Chandler, Arizona
Bronze Weihenstephan Kristall-Weissbier
Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
Freising, Germany

Category 73: German-Style Dark Wheat Ale (29 Entries)
Gold Schneider Weisse Original
Schneider Weisse
Kelheim, Germany
Silver Original Plank Hefeweizen
Brauerei Michael Plank
Laaber, Germany
Bronze Fendt Vario-Weizen
Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren AG
Kaufbeuren, Germany

Category 74: South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock (19 Entries)
Gold Plank Heller Weizenbock
Brauerei Michael Plank
Laaber, Germany
Silver Penn Weizen Bock
Pennsylvania Brewing Co.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bronze Aventinus
Schneider Weisse
Kelheim, Germany

Category 75: Irish-Style Red Ale (31 Entries)
Gold Samuel Adams Irish Red
Boston Beer Co.
Boston, Massachusetts
Silver McIlhenney's Irish Red
Alpine Beer Co.
Alpine, California
Bronze Red Rocks
Rock Bottom Brewery - Denver
Denver, Colorado

Category 76: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout (20 Entries)
Gold Blarney Sisters Dry Irish Stout
Third Street AleWorks
Santa Rosa, California
Silver Dark Starr Stout
Starr Hill Brewery
Crozet, Virginia
Bronze Irish Stout
Schooner's Grille & Brewery
Antioch, California

Category 77: Foreign (Export)-Style Stout (26 Entries)
Gold Zonker Stout
Snake River Brewing
Jackson, Wyoming
Silver San Quentin's Breakout Stout
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur, California
Bronze Tsunami Stout
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, Oregon

Category 78: Golden or Blonde Ale (39 Entries)
Gold Alaskan Summer Ale
Alaskan Brewing Co.
Juneau, Alaska
Silver Kiwanda Cream Ale
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, Oregon
Bronze Red Cap
Brick Brewing Co. Ltd.
Waterloo, Canada

Category 79: American-Style Pale Ale (66 Entries)
Gold Widmer Pale Ale
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co.
Portland, Oregon
Silver Sharptail Pale Ale
Montana Brewing Co.
Billings, Montana
Bronze Maui Pale Ale
Maui Brewing Co.
Lahaina, Hawaii

Category 80: American-Style Strong Pale Ale (52 Entries)
Gold Organic IPA
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Portland, Oregon
Silver Nectar IPA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, California
Bronze Peg Leg Pale Ale
Ham's Brewhouse
Greenville, North Carolina

Category 81: American-Style India Pale Ale (77 Entries)
Gold IPA
Odell Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Silver Union Jack IPA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, California
Bronze India Pelican Ale
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, Oregon

Category 82: Imperial or Double India Pale Ale (39 Entries)
Gold Hopnotic IPA
San Diego Brewing Co.
San Diego, California
Silver Poor Man's IPA
Pizza Port - Carlsbad
Carlsbad, California
Bronze Dread Naught
Three Floyds Brewing Co.
Munster, Indiana

Category 83: American-Style Amber/Red Ale (53 Entries)
Gold Hop Head Red
Green Flash Brewing Co.
Vista, California
Silver Swan Lake Beer Amber Swan Ale
Hyokoyashikinomori Brewery Tentyokaku Co., Inc.
Agano-city, Japan
Bronze Red Horse Ale
Sacramento Brewing Co.
Sacramento, California

Category 84: Imperial or Double Red Ale (22 Entries)
Gold Behemoth
Three Floyds Brewing Co.
Munster, Indiana
Silver Organic Deranger
Laurelwood Brewing Co.
Portland, Oregon
Bronze Gordon
Oskar Blues Brewery
Lyons, Colorado

Category 85: American-Style Brown Ale (30 Entries)
Gold Doryman's Dark Ale
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, Oregon
Silver Redrock Nut Brown Ale
Redrock Brewing Co.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Bronze Bitch Creek
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
Victor, Idaho

Category 86: American-Style Sour Ale (4 Entries)
Gold No Gold Awarded.
Silver Eric's Ale
New Belgium Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Bronze Le Terroir
New Belgium Brewing Co.
Fort Collins, Colorado

Category 87: American-Style Stout (20 Entries)
Gold Terminal Stout
Rock Bottom Brewery - Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Silver Total Eclipse Stout
Foothills Brewing
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Bronze Sticky Stout
Pizza Port - Carlsbad
Carlsbad, California

Category 88: American-Style Wheat Wine Ale (4 Entries)
Gold Winter Wheatwine
Rubicon Brewing Co.
Sacramento, California
Silver Wheat Wine
Great Adirondack Brewing Co.
Lake Placid, New York
Bronze Star Brew
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur, California

Category 89: American-Style Imperial Stout (30 Entries)
Gold Gonzo Imperial Porter
Flying Dog Brewery
Denver, Colorado
Silver Happy Ending
Sweetwater Brewing Co.
Atlanta, Georgia
Bronze Night Rider Imperial Stout
Pizza Port - Carlsbad
Carlsbad, California

Category 90: International Pale Ale (20 Entries)
Gold Winter Storm
Clipper City Brewing Co.
Baltimore, Maryland
Silver Saint Arnold Elissa IPA
Saint Arnold Brewing Co
Houston, Texas
Bronze Punk IPA
BrewDog
Fraserburgh, United Kingdom

Category 91: American-Style Stout (29 Entries)
Gold State Pen Porter
Santa Fe Brewing Co.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Silver Old Dundee
Upstream Brewing Co.
Omaha, Nebraska
Bronze Brouwer's Imagination Series Saison
Port Brewing Co. and The Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California

Said it before, and I'll say it again, Lone Star is a VERY under-rated beer.

Independence Brewing First Saturday

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:44:14 GMT

Flying Saucer Now In Austin!

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:45:27 GMT

The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium - www.beerknurd.com:

Austin Flying Saucer

We're in the Triangle (47th & Lamar)
Just across from Mandola's Italian Market
Please come by and check us out soon. We'll have a fresh pint waiting for you.

This is GREAT news!!!

Please make sure to support another great Austin Beer Venue!

Independence Brewing First Saturday

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:35:38 GMT

This Weekend

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:51:54 GMT

Just a reminder everyone... this is tonight. Come if you can. Always fun!

Hey everyone.

Don't forget this weekend is the monthly Blackstar Coop beer social.

Good home-brew beer, and usually a band playing. Lot's of fun!

Beer Social

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:37:34 GMT

These guys have been rumbling around town for a couple years now, and have really been trying to do something original and unique. A Co-op beer pub & brewery. They are really trying to get support for this and get it off the ground. It's a great idea, and they deserve some support, so all you beer drinkers out there come out this Saturday and support a group trying to do something that everyone should be able to do. Brew beer, get together and have fun.

http://www.blackstar.coop/2008/01/19

It may be cold outside (or as cold as it gets in Austin), but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a pint of home brew, listen to some great live music, and become a member-owner of the world’s first co-operatively owned brewpub! Black Star Co-op will be hosting our January Beer Social on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 7-10pm. Join us at The Compound (1300 E 4th St), and stay warm through co-operation! 21+

Like Beer for Chocolate or Chocolate for Beer...

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:56:35 GMT

Chocolate began as beer-like brew 3,100 years ago? | Oddly Enough | Reuters.com:

Chocolate began as beer-like brew 3,100 years ago?

Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:56am ET160

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chocolate enjoyed around the world today had its origins at least 3,100 years ago in Central America not as the sweet treat people now crave but as a celebratory beer-like beverage and status symbol, scientists said on Monday.

Researchers identified residue of a chemical compound that comes exclusively from the cacao plant -- the source of chocolate -- in pottery vessels dating from about 1100 BC in Puerto Escondido, Honduras.

This pushed back by at least 500 years the earliest documented use of cacao, an important luxury commodity in Mesoamerica before European invaders arrived and now the basis of the modern chocolate industry.

Cacao (pronounced cah-COW) seeds were used to make ceremonial beverages consumed by elites of the Aztecs and other civilizations, while also being used as a form of currency.

The Spanish conquistadors who shattered the Aztec empire in the 16th century were smitten with a chocolate beverage made from cacao seeds served in the palace of the emperor. However, this was not the form in which cacao had its beginnings.

"The earliest cacao beverages consumed at Puerto Escondido were likely produced by fermenting the sweet pulp surrounding the seeds," the scientists wrote in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

One of the researchers, anthropologist John Henderson of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, said cacao beverages were being concocted far earlier than previously believed -- and it was a beer-like drink that started the chocolate craze.

If something has been that good and enjoyed for that long, how can it POSSIBLY be bad?

Answer:

IT CAN'T!!

When you talk about things that go together, I can't help but think about The Scabs song, "Big Butts and Blow Jobs". Added to that list... Chocolate and Beer!

Chocolate and Beer... Bringing people together for over 3000 years.

Suck on THAT Christians!

Black Star Co-op Beer Social

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:25:13 GMT

October Beer Social
October 27, 2007
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

We are a consumers’ cooperative based in Austin, Texas working to open world’s first cooperatively-owned and worker self-managed brewpub. Our membership is already more than 300 strong, and growing every day. More info at http://www.blackstar.coop

The October Beer Social will be held this coming Saturday, October 27th, from 7-10pm. Our new location will be at The Compound in East Austin. Come out and enjoy a pint of fantastic beer, chat about all things beer and co-op, and have a great time in this glorious “fall” weather! (Note bene: I, Gyesika, can vouch for the beer, it's fantastic!)

The Compound is at 1300 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78702

Hoping to see you there!

Independence Brewing 2007 Anniversary Party!!!

capt.spastic@captspastic.com — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:48:26 GMT

It's that time of year again folks!

Rob & Amy Cartwright, the minds, body, soul & talent behind Independence Brewing are celebrating Independence Brewing's THIRD fabulous year of operation!

To thank everyone that has been loyal Independence customers over the past three years, have told all your friends and been to all the Independence Brewing events, because good things ALWAYS come in three's, and because it just wouldn't be a normal October without it, the Independence Brewing Anniversary party is kicking into FULL swing this Saturday from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. (Details below!)

So come on out folks, and have some of the best beer you could ever pour down your throat! You'll have a great time, and be glad you did.

To every one who has enjoyed some pints or picked up a 6-pack of Independence beers, we want to say thank you! And we hope you can join us for a special celebration.

Independence Brewing Co.
3rd Anniversary Party
Saturday October 20th, 5-10 pm

5:30 pm: Group Toast and Photo
6:00-6:45 pm: The Hackles
7:00-8:00 pm: Groovin Ground
8:15-9:45 pm: Moving Matter

Brewery Games
Challenge yourself to the ultimate brewery games: The Keg Throw and Beer Pong Shootout. Individuals may enter once and take the best score of two attempts. Games will last from 6:00-7:00. Prizes awarded at 8:00 pm.

Driving Directions to Independence Brewery.

Cheers for Three Years !

Amy & Rob Cartwright
Independence Brewing Co.
www.independencebrewing.com