Beer and Food Pavilion at GABF

Have you peeked at the Great American Beer Festival's Beer and Food Pavilion Schedule yet? Holy mole sauce Batman, I want to go to all of the sessions!

Chef Teddy Folkman will be back to put on another awesome show (see photo on left). Last year's pairings were wonderful. I expect this to be packed.

Sam Calagione will probably fill the house with his pairings of exotic-wood aged beer and food. Exotic woods? That's news to me. Wow.

Hosea Rosenberg and Adam Avery will pair street foods with Avery beer. Street foods? Sign me up!

The other sessions look great too. Don't miss the other shows just because I didn't mention them here.

Some hints on the Beer and Food Pavilion:

• Get there early. Be in a seat at ten minutes before the start at the earliest. The seats fill early.
• Sit near the table off to the side of the stage. You'll probably get served first.
• Sit in a chair. Folks who stand often get served last, and only if there is beer and food left.
• Hang around after the show. The speakers are often available to chat for a few minutes after each show.
• If your plate or glass is empty, you might get seconds. Cool!
• Bring your own fork and napkins just in case. Supplies can run out and things can get messy.
• These sessions are awesome, go to at least one even if pairings aren't your thing.

There are nine different shows over the three days, and they all look delicious to me. Be sure to look at the schedule and let me know which you'll attend.

Crafting Beer with (512) Photo Gallery

Nate savors the aroma of hops.Since Crafting Beer with (512) Brewing Company consists mostly of photographs of the beer brewing process, I thought it would be wise to upload some sample photos. I picked out a few of my favorites, including the brewery floor at 6am, and a photo of Nate savoring the aroma of a handful of hops (seen on the left).

These images are what the book is about: a craft brewer's work documented in photos. Of the 73 pages, 66 are dominated with photos taken on (512)'s brewery floor. If you've seen the book and have a favorite photo, let me know. I may add it to the gallery.

See the gallery here.

*Note that these photos may vary a little from their presentation in Crafting Beer with (512). Many of the photos in the book were cropped tighter to fit the book's format and show off details. 

Austin at the Great American Beer Festival

GABF Tasting GlassQuite a few Austin breweries plan to exhibit at the Great American Beer Festival:

• (512) Brewing Company
• Draught House Pub
• Independence Brewing Co.
• Jester King Craft Brewery
• Real Ale (well, they're almost in Austin)
• Lovejoys
• North by Northwest
• Thirsty Planet Brewing Co.
• Uncle Billy's
• Live Oak Brewing Company

Nine breweries! Austin must be the brewing capital of Texas. I look forward to getting a taste of Austin in Denver.

(512) Brewing Company Second Anniversary Party

Some video I shot at the (512) Anniversary Party. A continuous train of kegs rolled out of the (512) cold rooms to keep the huge crowd happy. As you'll see in the video, everyone seemed to love the anniversary beer, the Two Double IPA.

You can click on the video to watch it in HD. 

Beer for Boobs Brunch

Did we scare off all the prudes? Good! Actually, there are probably fewer prudes in craft beer than there were zombies on the Titanic. But you never can be too careful.

I'll be attending the Beer for Boobs Brunch in Denver, Colorado on Friday September 17th at 10:30. That is a GABF day, so I bet we'll have a lot of crafties attending. The amazing Jennie will be there, and so will "cooler than a Antarctic cucumber in July" Taylor Shaw. 

Wouldn't Titanic be a better film if there were zombies?