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Some of my #homebrew recipes.
I have previously written about how I come up with my own recipes for homebrew. Since I wrote that post in September of 2011, every batch since than has been of my own formulation. Some have turned out...
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Last chance to get tickets to http://brewerssummit.com
Friday July 13th is the Brewer’s Summit. This is your last week to get tickets to what is surely going to be a great event. We want you to get tickets, we need you to get tickets. This is a fund raiser...
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#KnoxBeer Brewers Summit round up and @TheCasualPint opens new location
It keeps getting better and better to be a craft beer lover here in Knoxville. Yes, we’re no Asheville, Denver, Grand Rapids or even Atlanta when it comes to what we have available, but things are...
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Getting ready for a big brew day on Sunday 8/12
I haven’t been able to brew in awhile. Not that I haven’t wanted to, just that my schedule (and finances) haven’t allowed it. I’ve been working weekends at The Casual Pint downtown, which is a second...
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Reader Request: The Basics of #CraftBeer Cellaring.
I love it when I get asked questions about home brewing and beer in general. Recently I was asked questions about craft beer storage by Joel D. on my facebook page. He wrote: “Ratchet, in your next...
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Gettin’ Crafty w/ Eagle: a distributor’s tasting of what’s to come for...
One of the signs greeting attendees to the event In Knoxville’s small but growing craft beer scene, I find myself in quite a few discussion about the local beer distributors and the role they play in...
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Brewer’s Jam recollection and looking forward to #GABF with #KnoxBeerCrew
What a weekend! I want to write about Brewer’s Jam, but don’t think I’ll do it justice. Instead I’ll just tell you about my craft beer weekend in general. If you read my last post, you know I was going...
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#KNOXBEERCREW #GABF Beercation Day 3 Saturday Recap
Saturday was the last day of the Great American Beer Festival. I was lucky enough to snag a members only session ticket during the great Ticketmaster GABF fail of 2012. Many people missed out, but I...
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Online brewing equipment shopping, upgrades and keg procurement
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot of about brewing equipment, upgrading mine and all the cost of turning my hobby into a career. I have spent way too much time recently browsing brewery supply websites....
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Solo #homebrew day, new hop variety, brewing of KBC 505 and Hurricane Sandy...
There’s a few things coming up in the Knoxville craft beer scene to tell y’all about. First a note on a few things that already happened. Last Tuesday was the election and America voted another term...
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Announcing #KnoxBeerWeek and Logo design contest. @KnoxBeerSnobs...
On Sunday January 13th at 1 pm many of Knoxville’s craft beer producers, distributors, venue owners and managers, bloggers and supporters met at a secret beer based location to discuss and plan...
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#AVLBeer Asheville’s Winter Warmer: Good Beer, Good People, Great Time
I was able to once again visit the nearby beer mecca of Asheville, NC for this year’s Winter Warmer Beer festival. The event this year was on the main floor of the Asheville Convention Center. The...
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Day off of work? It’s a GOOD FRIDAY to #homebrew (live blog)
Good Friday morning blog readers. I am lucky enough to have the day off work because it’s a holiday or something. I’m not entirely sure, but I think it has something to do with the Easter Bunny going...
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Live from @KnoxBrewFest, The Last Official Event of @KnoxBeer Week #KCBW
Hey y’all, Live posting for 2013 Knox Brew Fest here that Southern Railway Terminal. Going to post until my iPhone battery dies. I’ll be too busy to write, so the plan is to upload as many picture and...
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A #KnoxBeerCrew goodbye to @BigMagicBeer, A quick #beer run to #Asheville w/...
It’s been almost a month since my last post. A combination of being incredibly busy and not having anything substantial to write about are my excuses. I haven’t brewed for a while, and still have to...
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A Pleasure to Give Asheville’s MALT #Homebrew Club a #KnoxBeer Tour...
A while back my friend and legendary Asheville homebrewer, Adam Reinke, approached me about guiding a tour of Ashevillians through the Knoxville Beer Scene. I didn’t have to think twice about it. Over...
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Last Minute #Christmas Gifts for the #Knoxville #BeerGeek
Christmas is next week and I know some of you are struggling to find the perfect gift for the beer geek in your life. Unless you want to pay a fortune for shipping, it’s too late to order gifts online....
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