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Interesting World map with beer labels representing the countries. I see at least one that looks out of place (Shiner for Chad). Anyone else?

This post is waaaaaaay overdue. But hey, that’s how I roll…tardy, bitches!

At the end of May, I was in San Francisco for WordCamp and to visit the mother ship of the company I work for, Voce Communications. The latter part is important because that’s how I met Richard Brewer-Hay. He’s a client of ours and the man behind the eBay Ink blog. But, most importantly, he is the proprietor of Elizabeth Street Brewery.

Elizabeth Street Brewery is not what first pops into your mind when you think of a brewery, but it is probably better than most breweries you’ve been to. ESB as it is called, is “a pub for the people, by the people” housed in what is the back end of Alyson and Richard’s garage at their house in Noe Valley. Lest you think this is just part of a garage, this is just part of a garage that TLC’s While You Were Out made it into a pub. They brew on the weekends (check their blog or @esbale on Twitter for details) and usually welcome visitors in for a pint. This is where they hone their brewing skills while scouting out a location for a “real” brewery and pub in the area.

Richard and Alyson were kind enough to open the pub for us after a long day at WordCamp and Richard shared his beers and stories with us. Time and maybe a few too many beers before and during our visit have made my memory a little foggy as to what we had, but I do remember the beer being great and the stories even better. If you’re in the area, be sure to check out what they are doing and ESB and stop by for a pint.

Here’s some photos from our night:

I have been following the “Beer Wars” movie and associated PR news in the beerblogohopsosphere over the past couple weeks and really wanted to write someting. Not something about the movie since I didn’t see it, but something about what it brought out. I never could quite get my thoughts into even a semi-coherent form.

So, I’ll just let Jay Brookston take it from here. Not only does he sum up much of what I’ve been thinking over the past few weeks, but he is a much better writer than I. The latter should not be news to anyone but my mom: she thinks I’m special and would have chuckled at the “brewhaha” reference that I refrained from using.

Dogfish Head has said the FDA is making them take the calorie counts off their web site. Since I actually refer to this info quite often, I’m putting it here for my reference. These were taken on 3/25/09. If you have any additions/corrections, please let me know in the comments.

• 60 Minute IPA: 209
• 90 Minute IPA: 294
• Midas Touch: 307
• Shelter Pale Ale: 168
• 120 Minute IPA: 450
• Black and Blue: 290
• Burton Baton: 320
• Fort: 415
• Red and White: 310
• World Wide Stout: 372
• Aprihop: 240
• Chicory Stout: 185
• Festian Peche: 160
• Punkin Ale: 230

The fine folks at Guinness (standard disclaimers about fine folks apply) are promoting the Proposition 3-17 movement to get SPD made into a national holiday in the US. Check out the site for details and sign the petition. You can add their Facebook page to your profile and get credit for anyone that signs the petition from your page. What’s that good for? Well, your name will scroll across the marquis on the Prop 3-17 site. Don’t be greedy, this is about a holiday about beer (not really) so raise a pint and sign the petition!

If you need SPD paraphenalia, check out KegWorks. I’m eyeing the shot glasses made of dark chocolate.

In related news, I’m promoting the movement to use SPD in place of St. Patrick’s Day to save on letters and punctuation in these tough economic times.