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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Craft Brewers Conference Adventure Pics - Part 1


At the World Beer Cup reception.  These are just some of the leftover beers from the judging.  Scooped a 2006 Barrel Aged Speedway Stout, Tree Double HopHead IPA, St. Feuillien Saison, Nogne-O Imperial Stout, Stone Sublimely Self Righteous... and more.

The sign out front of Clark Street Ale House, a Chicago landmark.  We grabbed out pints of Founders Diablo de Noche (a huge Black IPA), Southern Tier's Matt and Phin's ExtraOrdinary Ale, and headed out back to their patio to drink with the dogs....


Stone Brewery co-founder Greg Koch and I at the Stone/Nogne-O/Jolly Pumpkin collaborative dinner.  The face - check out Koch's twitter hash-tag (#gregface) to see what it's all about.

The bar at the State & Lake hotel bar near the entrance to the rail line.  All the kegs are stored underneath the bar and are showcased by the clear glass.  The State & Lake was our last stop (bar #15 for us) and had great deals on flights of beer from all over the US.

Here we have John Bowden from Great Lakes Brewing Co. and George Eagleson of F&M Brewery at The Local Option who were congratulating some woman on her birthday.  Don't you love the shirts?  "Proud to be a Canadian Craft Brewer" (some are still available)

And.....the draught menu at The Local Option.  Still drooling.

More pictures will come soon!

2 comments:

Eric said...

2006 BA Speedway? Holy hell!

Looks like an amazing time you lucky bastard.

Troy Burtch said...

Eric - that's just scratching the surface. It was an amazing time. Drank so much 'good' stuff that I didn't feel the need to bring anything back.

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