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Registration Opens Soon For ‘The Olympics Of Beer Competitions’ (Boulder, CO) – Registration for the world’s most important beer competition, the World Beer Cup®, will open to brewers on October 29 and close on November 13…And professional brewers who hope to enter need to be ready.
The prestigious biennial international beer competition will be taking place next April in San Antonio TX along with the Craft Brewers Conference.
Presented by the Brewers Association to create greater consumer awareness about different beer styles and flavor profiles while promoting international brewing excellence, The World Beer Cup, is often referred to as “The Olympics of Beer Competitions.” And the number of new styles and style interpretations presented every two years appears to be limited only by the creativity of the world’s brewing community.
Words To Drink By (Washington, DC) – “I actually don’t have a bad hairline.” President Donald Trump
(Photo of ACB’s Tom Bobak will not be on display at the Smithsonian)
Brewing A Revolution Opens At The Smithsonian (Washington, DC) – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will explore the history and industry of brewing in the US in a new exhibit located within the “FOOD: Transforming the American Table” exhibition beginning Oct. 25.
Brewing a Revolution showcases are the work of curator Theresa McCulla, who has led the museum’s American Brewing History Initiative since 2017.
A wooden home-brewing spoon that belonged to the legendary Charlie Papazian, a microscope used by Fritz Maytag at Anchor Brewing, and the travel notebook that helped inspire Kim Jordan and Jeff Lebesch to found New Belgium Brewing are among the artifacts on view. McCulla has also recorded oral histories with more than 75 members of the brewing industry.
What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Lexington, VA) – With the NHL season now ON we’ve been drinking a Devils Backbone limited release that they did to celebrate the Washington Capitals . Brewed to cheer the Caps to victory, Devils Backbone Capit-ALE is 7% ABV Game Day IPA with big melon and citrus aromatics, a slight hint of spice and a crisp malt finish.
