Brew Tour 2008: An Introduction
There is a fascination with the open road. Freedom maybe, adventure, the unexpected. Something about rolling on down the seemingly endless blacktop, white lines racing by. The past, once so close at hand, now dissipating behind you; a procession of the eternal present. Somewhere, there’s a destination waiting, unseen and untasted. But afterall, it’s in the journey, isn’t it? And somewhere along that road there is a brewery. In some town, in some city, there are beers one can only taste by making that journey. The road and beer; true Americana. Oftentimes quite the perilous and dysfunctional relationship. But, if done ...
Deep Thinking: Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the ...
Who Are You Guys?
Seriously, who are we? Well our mission or our purpose is covered in the About Brew Union page. So I won’t get into that, because that would just be rehashing the same stuff. And that is counter-productive. At Brew Union we have a saying, “Being counter-productive is when you drink a light beer. You spend more time urinating than you do drinking.” First, Brew Union has a core of four guys (it has grown to include more): Seth, Dane, Nate and Jacob. Unfortunately for Jacob, he lives 5 hours away from the other three, so he was physically on the outside ...
Top 10 Holidays to Have a Beer (Part 2 of 2)
#5 – Festivus (Dec. 23rd) A holiday that gets most of it’s origin from the TV series Seinfeld. Writer Daniel O’Keefe introduced the world to Festivus during the episode “The Strike” in 1997. The holiday is a reaction to the mass commercialism of the holiday season. With aluminum poles, feats of strength, and airing of grievances this holiday is an excellent way to celebrate the previous year. Festivus is celebrated traditionally on Dec. 23rd, allowing everyone to share in celebration before joining with family for other holiday celebrations. Have a brew and possibly you too will ...
Top 10 Holidays to Have a Beer (Part 1 of 2)
With the recent inauguration of Barrack Obama, my co-workers and I began discussing whether there should be work on Inauguration Day. There were some good comments: "we'll spend Tuesday watching it at work anyway", "this event is historic", and "this event will give a glimpse into the next four years of our lives". With all the talk about holidays I began to ponder which holidays weren't receiving their full due. And so, without further ado, I present the top 10 holidays to have a beer. Here are my top 10, with some you may have heard of and ...
Welcome to Brew Union!
Welcome to Brew Union! The site is currently under construction. Please excuse our mess as we get things nice and tidy and polished. We will be adding things each day hopefully, but the finished product (well as close as you can get to "finished") will be ready sometime... So if you're into judging and that kind of thing. Just beware that we have a lot of ins, lot of outs that we need to sure up. We are planning and getting ready to go on the second brew tour (middle of March), so after that we are hoping things will have settled down ...
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Deep Thinking: Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are...
Who Are You Guys?
Seriously, who are we? Well our mission or our purpose is covered in the About Brew...
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Top 10 Holidays to Have a Beer (Part 2 of 2)
#5 – Festivus (Dec. 23rd) A holiday that gets most of it’s origin from the TV...
Top 10 Holidays to Have a Beer (Part 1 of 2)
With the recent inauguration of Barrack Obama, my co-workers and I began discussing...
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Brew Tour 2008: An Introduction
There is a fascination with the open road. Freedom maybe, adventure, the unexpected. Something about rolling on down the seemingly endless blacktop, white lines racing by. The past, once so close at hand, now dissipating behind you; a procession of the eternal present. Somewhere, there’s a destination waiting, unseen and untasted. But afterall, it’s... [Read more of this story...]
New Belgium Tasting at Barley’s RECAP
New Belgium has great beer. Their flagship beer, Fat Tire, is a solid, balanced beer. One of the best things about the brewery is they take chances, like their Lips of Faith line of specialty brews. At their size and popularity it would be easy for them to just push out their regular beers and be content, but they don’t. Plus, their commercials feature... [Read more of this story...]
Tallgrass Brewing to Pair with della Voce
When: March 2nd, 2009 Where: Manhattan, KS Della Voce and Tallgrass Brewing Company present to you their first ever partnership for a beer pairing dinner. It will be held at della Voce located at 405 Poyntz, Manhattan KS 66502. The event will take place at 6:00 p.m. on the 2nd of March, 2009. The dinner will include four courses, with each being... [Read more of this story...]
Beer Event: New Belgium’s “Lips of Faith” Tasting
Event Preview: Barley’s Brewhaus, a local beer house in the Kansas City area with 99 beers on tap, is having a New Belgium Brewery beer tasting Wednesday, February 18th. The beer that is served will be New Belgium’s Lips of Faith line of beer. The Lips of Faith is a series of New Belgium’s specialty brews, that when drank, is accompanied by... [Read more of this story...]
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