Charlie Bamforth, a British academic who holds the most fabulous of titles—the University of California’s Anheuser Busch Endowed Professor of Brewing Science—claims that without beer, we would be without computers, the iPod, Silicon Valley and the space program.
Podcast
- 30.Nov
- Repeal Day
- Prohibition was repealed earlier in 1933 but the change to the amendement did not come into affect until December the 5th. On this day beer was delivered to President Roosevelt who exclaimed “I think this would be a good time for a beer.” 2008 resembles 1933 in lots of different ways. Bank bailouts, financial ruin, people losing [...]
Events Fun
- 19.Feb
- Belgian Beer Appreciation Class in SF
- Belgian Beer Appreciation Class Comes to LaTrappe Trappist Lounge in San Francisco March 22 at 3 p.m. Belgian beer enthusiast, beer tour guide and stand-up comedian Stuart leads this special event. Learn about some of the many different styles of Belgian beer, Dubbels, Trippels, Trappist, Farmhouse and more. Meet some like-minded folks in one [...]
News
- 14.Jul
- InBev to buy Bud
- Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc accepted a sweetened $52 billion takeover bid from Belgium-based InBev NV NV, creating the world’s largest beer maker and placing an iconic U.S. company into foreign hands. Ending a month-long standoff, InBev, which makes Stella Artois and Beck’s, agreed to pay $70 per share in cash for the maker of Budweiser, up from [...]
Monolog
- 25.Jul
- Live from the OBF
- Okay, not really live, but we’re recording at show from the Oregon Brewers Festival from 3-4 PM on Friday July 25th. Find us at the Brewing Network booth which is next to the North Tent.
Trips
- 09.Nov
- Barrel Aged Beer Fest
- Is this Saturday November 10th at the Bistro in downtown Hayward. Take BART. See you there. Link
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Haven’t watched the episode yet but that makes me think of the Civilization games and the different wonders you can build.
Maybe there should be a uni student version that has that as a wonder…