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Beerunch

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My friend Jim Woods, who owns MateVeza, a beer made with Yerba Mate tea, is putting on what looks to be a very fun beer and food event. It’s set to take place on September 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 at the Bambuddha Lounge in San Francisco. Tickets are $35 in advance before September 1, $40 after that date, and $45 at the door. Proceeds from the beerunch will be donated to the Pachamama Alliance. The Beerunch menu will include:

  1. To start things off, a beermosa featuring North Coast Brewing Company’s Pranqster, a Belgian style golden ale, with freshly squeezed organic orange juice.
  2. Marin Bluebeery Ale paired with Blueberry Crumb Cake
  3. MateVeza Yerba Mate Ale paired with Huevos Rancheros
  4. Brother David’s Double Abbey Style Ale paired with Peppered Bacon
  5. Bittersweet Lenny’s Rye IPA paired with Grilled Rye with Gruyere Cheese
  6. Bison Chocolate Stout paired with Buttermilk German Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce
  7. Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout paired with Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
  8. And for a morning cap, Kona Brewing Company’s Pipeline Porter, brewed with freshly roasted 100% Kona Coffee

Sounds like a great menu, it should be a blast.

 

 
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Beerunch

Bambuddha Lounge, 601 Eddy Street, San Francisco, California
The lounge is located inside the Phoenix Hotel
415.885.5088 [ website ]
 

For Your Ears

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I saw these the other week. Meredith, the better half of Chris Nelson, the Beer Geek, had a few pair she’d gotten from Michelle Venzke.

Anyway, I thought I’d pass the information about them along in case anybody needed a gift for the earring-wearing, beer-loving person in their life, or wanted a pair for themselves. The earrings were created by Michelle Venzke, whose husband, Matt Venzke, won Beer Drinker of the Year earlier this year. She created Brau Frau Designs and is selling her beer earrings online. According to the website, they’re available in several different colors of beads: Blue, Pink, Green, Lime Green, Amber, Yellow, Red, Orange, Gray, Black, Lavender. “The perfect gift for your favorite brau frau or any beer-loving woman, the beer mug earrings are available for $13 each or 2 for $24. Shipping and handling are included.”

 

Homebrewing Rally At Anchor Brewery

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Yesterday afternoon a rally for the American Homebrewers Association was held at Anchor Brewing. I stopped by to see Gary Glass, director of the AHA (and who I interviewed earlier this year for a story), along with Erin Glass and Bradley Lantham. I’ve know all three from attending CBC and GABF for many years so I took the opportunity to see them when they weren’t working at full throttle at the BA events. I also knew a number of nearly 150 homebrewers that showed up at Anchor, so it was a fun afternoon. Afterwards, we went to a few other places in the city, from 21st Amendment to City Beer Store to Magnolia.

AHA Director Gary Glass, Erin Glass and Bradley Lantham, in town from the Brewers Association for the Rally.

 

For more photos from the AHA Rally at Anchor Brewery, visit the photo gallery.