Ohio Brew Week

My town of Athens is perhaps the coolest place in America. It's like Boulder, minus the Rockies, plus the Appalachians, without all the smug Buddhists. We have hippies, true, but they are poor, get back to the land hippies, not Range Rover driving smug Buddhist hippies.

But alas, Boulder is a million times better in beer. The have the Avery Brewing Company, the Boulder Brewing Company, and simply by being in the same area code as Denver's The Falling Rock Tap House (perhaps my favorite place in America to get a pint) helps.

Finally, though, beer providence smiles upon my little town. Ohio Brew Week brings 15 Ohio micros to Athens July 17-22. Included in this shindig is a homebrew competition, where Asylum Ale will make its competitive debut. Fun-tastic!

World Cup Football Beer Guide

The SLWB Office of Sports and Recreation considers the World Cup Soccer tournament to be the greatest sports spectacle on Earth. This year's event is being hosted by Germany, making it perhaps the most beer friendly sporting event ever. (This post was unedited by the Still Life Office of Hyperbole).


Hence, SLWB expresses it's deepest appreciation to the good folks at German Agricultural Society (DLG), who have produced a guide to German beer, with suggestions on what to drink when you are visiting Berlin, Cologne, or any other WC host cities. Added bonus: it tells you how to order your beer in German. Achtung!