So for those of you who do the homebrew, or have thought about doing the homebrew, I recently discovered a new(ish) brewing supply store that happened to be a LOT closer to me than the old place I use to frequent.

The place is obviously called Bull City Homebrew, and it's right across from the Chik-fil-a at the NC55/NC54 intersection.

Tank LFG...

http://www.songkick.com/festivals/52586-rockstar-energy-mayhem/id/741048...

Jen is out of town the 20th-22nd. Obviously short notice, but I figured it was worth seeing what the availability would be.

Unlike the Stately Duane Manor, I only have one extra bedroom that actually has a bed. That said, there's a couch and floor space if folks need a place to crash.

So check your calendars, question any interested parties outside of our normal group, and let me know if that's a date that might work. If so, great! If not, we'll look for another date later down the road.

just realized this particular implication of the month flipping. so that means OME is a week from today, right?

OME? i've got other things i could go do. i know there was some discussion of possibly rescheduling OMEs...

For any of you local peeps who did not get an e-mail, I'm hosting a party tonight (sat, Dec 5) at T-station. Food should be ready by 7, so feel free to drop by if your not otherwise committed.

It's that time again, however, I'll need to preemptively bow out yet again to ensure I'm packed and read to move on Saturday (Amber gave me the "you do realize we still have a lot to pack" look when I mentioned going out tonight).

For the rest of you's - discuss!

.. i'd meant to mention this sooner than now, but now is better than later. .. i'm presuming that there's an east guild meeting tonight?

This article talks a little about a few new beers Dogfish Head is releasing this summer, and contains more links to further information. I, for one, am interested in at least tasting these brews. I hope they're phenomenal; there's something gratifying about a 9000 year old Chinese beer recipe telling Budweiser, "You're doing it wrong."

Asheville, Beer City USA

Say What?!

Yes, you read right. Actually it's a tie with Portland, Oregon. But then, Portland has a population of over half a million, so Asheville wins in a per capita contest. Here's an article if you're interested.

All I've got to say about it is (to paraphrase the Red Stripe ambassador),

"Asheville. It's got lots of beer. Hooray BEER!