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Jay Brooks: Beer writer, syndicated columnist, university lecturer, father, potato nerd, View-Master nut, curmudgeon. Renaissance man, with a side of fries.
Beer In Ads #5163: Fresh As A Babbling Brook, Congress Bock Beer tinyurl.com/53yd8ysk
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Beer In Ads #5163: Fresh As A Babbling Brook, Congress Bock Beer tinyurl.com/53yd8ysk
Historic Beer Birthday: Henry C. Berghoff tinyurl.com/5ry4ptk5
January 7, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Historic Beer Birthday: Henry C. Berghoff tinyurl.com/5ry4ptk5
Beer in Art #1781
Landscape (Schlitz Beer), by Fairfield Porter, 1963 (Illinois, United States)
Landscape (Schlitz Beer), by Fairfield Porter, 1963 (Illinois, United States)
January 7, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Beer in Art #1781
Landscape (Schlitz Beer), by Fairfield Porter, 1963 (Illinois, United States)
Landscape (Schlitz Beer), by Fairfield Porter, 1963 (Illinois, United States)
Historic Beer Birthday: Caspar Ruff tinyurl.com/4taecuse
January 7, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Historic Beer Birthday: Caspar Ruff tinyurl.com/4taecuse
We had lunch today in San Francisco with our friends Pete & Amy, who had discovered a restaurant with a Monte Cristo on the menu: Mama's On Washington Square. See full review: tinyurl.com/yev77rv5
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 AM
We had lunch today in San Francisco with our friends Pete & Amy, who had discovered a restaurant with a Monte Cristo on the menu: Mama's On Washington Square. See full review: tinyurl.com/yev77rv5
Beer Birthday: Bryan Roth tinyurl.com/4apnfmaa
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Beer Birthday: Bryan Roth tinyurl.com/4apnfmaa
Beer in Art #1780
Bier!, by Sontel, 2018 (Germany)
Bier!, by Sontel, 2018 (Germany)
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Beer in Art #1780
Bier!, by Sontel, 2018 (Germany)
Bier!, by Sontel, 2018 (Germany)
Historic Beer Birthday: Gottlieb Heileman tinyurl.com/yc2999pn
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Historic Beer Birthday: Gottlieb Heileman tinyurl.com/yc2999pn
Happy Birthday British and American writer, speaker, and self-styled 'philosophical entertainer' Alan Watts (January 6, 1915–November 16, 1973)
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Happy Birthday British and American writer, speaker, and self-styled 'philosophical entertainer' Alan Watts (January 6, 1915–November 16, 1973)
Today's reason to drink? It's Apple Tree Day, Bean Day, Blessing of the Waters, Creole Cuisine Day, Epiphany, Extra Cuddles Day, Four Freedoms Day, Haxey Hood, King Cake Day, Marzipan Day, National Shortbread Day, Old Christmas, Schoolhouse Rock Day & Swap Day tinyurl.com/3zdptxyj
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Today's reason to drink? It's Apple Tree Day, Bean Day, Blessing of the Waters, Creole Cuisine Day, Epiphany, Extra Cuddles Day, Four Freedoms Day, Haxey Hood, King Cake Day, Marzipan Day, National Shortbread Day, Old Christmas, Schoolhouse Rock Day & Swap Day tinyurl.com/3zdptxyj
Beer In Ads #5162: I'm Back Again! Duquesne Bock Beer tinyurl.com/4utut2j3
January 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Beer In Ads #5162: I'm Back Again! Duquesne Bock Beer tinyurl.com/4utut2j3
Historic Beer Birthday: Thomas Aitken tinyurl.com/y927r22s
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Historic Beer Birthday: Thomas Aitken tinyurl.com/y927r22s
What's your Beer Personality?
January 6, 2026 at 5:46 AM
What's your Beer Personality?
Historic Beer Birthday: Matt Bonney tinyurl.com/r45snsht
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Historic Beer Birthday: Matt Bonney tinyurl.com/r45snsht
Beer in Art #1779
Faction Mural, by Ryan David LaBonte, c. 2010s (California, United States)
Faction Mural, by Ryan David LaBonte, c. 2010s (California, United States)
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Beer in Art #1779
Faction Mural, by Ryan David LaBonte, c. 2010s (California, United States)
Faction Mural, by Ryan David LaBonte, c. 2010s (California, United States)
Beer Birthday: Rodger Davis tinyurl.com/55ebjpmw
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Beer Birthday: Rodger Davis tinyurl.com/55ebjpmw
Happy Birthday Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator Umberto Eco (January 5, 1932–February 19, 2016)
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Happy Birthday Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator Umberto Eco (January 5, 1932–February 19, 2016)
Today's reason to drink? It's Can Opener Day, Fair Deal Day, FM Radio Day, Granny Smith Day, Handsel Day, International Declutter Day, Monopoly Game Day, National Bird Day, Sausage Day, Three-Fries-Men, Turn Up the Heat Day, Twelfth Day of Christmas & Whipped Cream Day tinyurl.com/28xkpuhn
January 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Today's reason to drink? It's Can Opener Day, Fair Deal Day, FM Radio Day, Granny Smith Day, Handsel Day, International Declutter Day, Monopoly Game Day, National Bird Day, Sausage Day, Three-Fries-Men, Turn Up the Heat Day, Twelfth Day of Christmas & Whipped Cream Day tinyurl.com/28xkpuhn
Beer In Ads #5161: Uncle Ned Says: Free State Bock Beer tinyurl.com/3hs37v3z
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Beer In Ads #5161: Uncle Ned Says: Free State Bock Beer tinyurl.com/3hs37v3z
Historic Beer Birthday: Denis Holliday tinyurl.com/bdckv72k
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Historic Beer Birthday: Denis Holliday tinyurl.com/bdckv72k
Hose shot of the day, at Wondrous Brewing, in Emeryville, California. (December 30, 2025) [Guest hose courtesy of Wynn Whisenhunt]
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Hose shot of the day, at Wondrous Brewing, in Emeryville, California. (December 30, 2025) [Guest hose courtesy of Wynn Whisenhunt]
Beer Birthday: Derek Walsh tinyurl.com/mw4thnwv
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Beer Birthday: Derek Walsh tinyurl.com/mw4thnwv
Beer in Art #1778
A Map of Chicago Gangland, by Bruce Roberts, 1931 (Illinois, United States)
A Map of Chicago Gangland, by Bruce Roberts, 1931 (Illinois, United States)
January 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Beer in Art #1778
A Map of Chicago Gangland, by Bruce Roberts, 1931 (Illinois, United States)
A Map of Chicago Gangland, by Bruce Roberts, 1931 (Illinois, United States)
Beer Birthday: Michael Roper tinyurl.com/zfy3894y
January 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Beer Birthday: Michael Roper tinyurl.com/zfy3894y
Happy Birthday English author A.E. Coppard (January 4, 1878–January 13, 1957)
January 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Happy Birthday English author A.E. Coppard (January 4, 1878–January 13, 1957)