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“Too Hopped for TV” Beer Ad Contest

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Update: We’ve changed the name of the video ad contest to “Too Hopped for TV,” and Draft Magazine has joined myself and Asheville Brewing in sponsoring the contest. Check it out! Think you can make a beer ad that’s “Too Hot Hopped for TV”? Asheville Brewing Company and Brewgasm think you can. And we want [...]

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Brews news, Twittergate, etc.

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Ahhhh, it’s been quite a week in beer. Here’s my latest Brews News column for Mountain Xpress, which talks about Hops Farm festival, infusor tastings, and Mother Earth Brewing medals. And for those of you on Twitter who tuned in to last Saturday’s somewhat sloppy Twitter show, there’s been lots of controversy over whether the [...]

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Beer news radio podcast and more

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This is a big ole vat of hops mash. It smells delicious. So, the folks at Local Edge Radio 880am were speedy yesterday–they got this podcast of my Brewgasm talk up mere hours after the fact. Yay y’all. The podcast is of the entire hour of the show, so you need to scroll about a [...]

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Nantahala Brewing, summer blogging, etc.

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Summer typically is a quiet time in the blogosphere. Instead of writing and reading blogs, we’re all outside or on vacation or actually doing our work so we can get outside or go on vacation. And, I hope, we’re all drinking some good brews. I’ve had some lovely beers lately, including Green Man Brewing’s ESB, [...]

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Whatcha drinking? Memorial Day and summer brews

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This is a big beer weekend–second only, I’m guessing to the Fourth of July. So, whatcha drinking this Memorial Day weekend? I realized this morning that there are a few beers I need to move out of my beer cellar because they’re in danger of losing a bit of flavor or going off. First off, [...]

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Raise your glasses to Beer City, USA

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Last night we celebrated Asheville’s win as Beer City, USA, for the second year in a row. This year, we don’t have to share the honor with that other city out in Oregon (that would indeed be Portland). Craft beer guru Charlie Papazian organized the second annual on-line Beer City poll, which garnered more than [...]

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