I’m packed. the camera is charged, the SD cards are empty, my iPod is shuffled and the H4 has new batteries. but best of all the boarding passes are printed. all that’s left is to go. maybe we’ll see any of you tomorrow at the Toronado San Diego from around 1PM until 5PM. we’ll make a stop into Hamiliton’s on our way back to the airport which will take us to 6PM. then it’s a bus to the jet to the BART to the 22 to the 547. T that is.

it’s been fun tasting this beer evolve from a 1 time never beer to a second take better and finally to the third time is a charm masterpiece. it’s complex with flavor but is completely drinkable. you know how some holiday beers are over the top with something? pine(sol), cina(bomb), nut(meg), and all that is over done for no reason. Monk’s Blood isn’t that way at all. think balance, sophistication and finesse like that girl in the song who wears a short skirt and a long jacket.

and now it’s here or almost here depending on where you live.

a while ago we had the big idea that it would be fun to open one Toronado and close the other Toronado on the same day. the jet is finally scheduled. Virgin America will take us to San Diego in time to open Toronado there and then return us back to San Francisco so we can close 547 Haight Street “the same day”.

it has my attention that Monster (a crappy drink nobody should drink) is sueing a small brewery that put the word Monster in the name of their beer. what’s funny is that the Monster in that beer name is used in a really clever way. smashing Vermont and Monster together. get it? see it. clever.

there was a lot to talk about because we hadn’t recorded a show in a while. so while there is no theme we drank some leftover leftover beer from Closet Cleaner and talked about stuff.

A memorial for the beer community is scheduled for this Sunday, March 1, at 1:00 p.m. at the Trappist in Oakland, specifically at at 460 8th Street in Oakland, near the 12th Street BART station.

Everyone is posting or twittering about Bill Brand the beer writer from the Oakland Tribune. He didn’t make it….

It started at Anchor Steam and ended at a big party in Oakland a week later. Every day there was some event some where in the Bay Area celebrating beer. Highlights include the Double IPA festival at the Bistro, Toronado’s Barley Wine Festival, the Celebrator anniversay party, and all kinds of things in between.

in a way, this is hell. there’s special beer being poured every single night all over the Bay Area. it’s simply impossible to participate in all these events. we are capturing audio and video from these events so everyone can see what is going on.
so far I’ve been to Anchor Steam for the kick off party.
the plans to attend the Double IPA festival got smashed.
there are two events at 21a on Sunday.
the dinner that Eddy is planning at Henry’s is taunting.
Tuesday is a shun fest.
etc.
seriously. I’m doomed.
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We wrap up the year with Beer in Review. this is where we pick our top three beers, rap about festivals like beer week, chat about taxes and tell you about the upcoming trip to San Diego to open Toronado then back to San Francisco to close the same. That trips isn’t going to happen on the dates said in the show so stand by for the new plan.