Beer Buzz 046: Post GABF Wrap-Up
Beer Tap TV News:
After the GABF Eli and Erik (and Dusty and David) are still trying to convince their livers to not move out on them. So what do they do? Dive back into the beer and talk about who won what, who they interviewed and a host of other nifty GABF facts! All this and so much more on this week’s episode of Beer Buzz!
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Show Notes:
UPDATES
Last week’s winner was Hoppy Ipa who managed to get the mega GABF themed three-part question 100% right! QUESTION #1: What year was the first GABF? ANSWER: 1982. QUESTION #2: How many breweries were at that year’s GABF? ANSWER: A measly 20. QUESTION #3: How many people attended? ANSWER: Only 900, compared with this year’s attendance of 49,000! For his trivia answering prowess, Troy gets himself a signed copy of George Wendt’s new book “Drinking with George”! Congrats Troy!
And what about this week’s question? Oh, you’ll have to go digging abroad to find the answer.
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BEER NEWS
Story #1 and Story #2: The 2009 Great American Beer Festival shatters records despite the economy – The GABF Competition continued its record setting ways, crushing last year’s entries by 16%, and remains the largest commercial beer competition in the world with 3,308 entries. Colorado and California typically dominate the competition each year for the most medals won by each state, with Colorado breweries and brewpubs coming out ahead for 2009. The top five medal winning states were: CO (45), CA (39), OR (22), WA (13), PA (12).
Story #3: U.S. beer industry posts 3rd consecutive year of increases
Story #4: The world’s oldest barmaid – The world’s oldest and longest-serving barmaid, 95-year-old Dolly Saville, wants to work as long as she can. She has been working as a barmaid for 69 years.
BEER RELEASES
Cherry Oak Doppelbock – Widmer Bros. – Portland, OR
India Barleywine – Odell Brewing – Ft. Collins, CO
BEER FESTIVAL OF THE WEEK
2nd Annual Rails & Ales Oktoberfest – Oktoberfest. On the Rio Grande Scenic train. In Alamosa, CO. The most unique beer festival you will ever experience!
BEER GADGET OF THE WEEK
N-Ice Rack Freezable Beer Pong Rack – $23.95 (Thanks to Sparky Mike for letting us know about this!)
BEER BLOG OF THE WEEK
The Captain’s Chair by Aaron Masterson
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