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3rd Annual Piedmont Brewer’s Cup
American Brewmaster is proud to announce their 3rd Annual Piedmont Brewer’s Cup on Saturday, October 20th 2012! The Piedmont Brewer’s Cup is a BJCP/AHA sanctioned homebrew competition that puts homebrewers from NC, SC, GA, VA, MD, & TN against each other in a competition to win the right to claim their place on the Piedmont Brewer’s Cup. The 1st Place Best of Show winner will receive the following: · Their recipe remade into a brewing kit for sale at the shop. They will be paid a portion of the profits throughout 2013· Another portion will go to benefit Pints for Prostates throughout 2013· They will get the…
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My Local
{xtypo_dropcap}T{/xtypo_dropcap}he term “Local” refers to a pub, formally public house, a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia, Newfoundland, and New Zealand. In many places, especially in villages, a pub can be the focal point of the community. This writer sees nothing wrong with branding a soon to open brewery and taproom in his American town as his “local”. At Noon on September 15th, the White Street Brewing Company in Wake Forest, North Carolina, will open its doors and dispense their first beer to a paying customer (it might even be me). I have watched as an idea has gone from napkin sketches to a fully functioning brewery. I have been privy to designs, I have watched…
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August 2012 Featured Brewery – Fish Brewing Company
CellarMonk’s “Featured Brewery” for the month of August is the Fish Brewing Company, located in Olympia, Washington. HistoryFrom its home in beautiful Olympia, Washington, Fish Brewing Company has been hand-crafting ales of Northwest proportions since 1993. Founded by Crayne and Mary Horton and a few dozen local investors, Fish began operations humbly. With a 15-barrel brew house, two 15-barrel fermenters, and one dairy tank. Growing steadily since, Fish is now an award-winning craft brewer with distribution throughout the great Pacific Northwest and beyond. At the turn of the century, Fish Brewing Company stepped in a greener direction with the release of it’s first Certified Organic beer, award-winning Fish Tale Organic Amber…
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International IPA Day
International IPA Day is just around the corner, August 2nd. On Thursday August 2nd, the craft brewing world will raise a collective glass for the iconic and centuries old style, India Pale Ale. From Wikipedia: {xtypo_quote}India Pale Ale or IPA is a style of beer within the broader category of pale ale. It was first brewed in England in the 19th century. The first known use of the expression “India pale ale” comes from an advertisement in the Liverpool Mercury newspaper published January 30, 1835. Before January 1835, and for some time after this date, this style of beer was referred to as “pale ale as prepared for India”, “India Ale”, “pale India ale” or “pale export…
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June 2012 Featured Brewery – Port Townsend Brewing Company
CellarMonk’s “Featured Brewery” for the month of June is Port Townsend Brewing Company, located in Port Townsend, Washington. History The original Port Townsend Brewing Company was established in 1905, but fell victim to Washington state’s prohibition initiative of 1914 (that went into effect in 1916). The brewery tried to continue by making a line of non-alcoholic beverages, but was unable to remain a going concern shortly after 1916. The modern brewery was established in 1997 and when the doors opened was producing only two beers. The brewery currently brews more than 10 beers. The growth rate of the brewery has necessitated the expansion of almost all pieces of equipment. In order to keep up…
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What is a CellarMonk?
{xtypo_dropcap}Y{/xtypo_dropcap}ou may be wondering, what exactly is a CellarMonk? If you were to break the word down, then you could define “cellar” as (a room or enclosed space used for storage). To define “monk” is to say (a person who is a member of a brotherhood, devoted to a discipline). When taken together we define a CellarMonk as someone devoted to the caretaking of that which can be found in the cellar or can be cellared. This site is designed for the devotion to beer. We are here to store and reinforce the vast knowledge of the art of beer and brewing, the enjoyment of beer (from mass market to premium…
