Archive for August, 2007

The World Loses a Great Beer Hunter, Michael Jackson

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

I was just informed that Michael Jackson passed away late last night in his home by a fellow beer advocate. I have no details at this time but will update this when I can find out more information. Michael has been a big inspiration for me in my beer explorations and I hope to carry on his […]

Walls of Paradise at Opal Divine’s

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Little Woodrow’s and B.B. Rover’s finally has a little competition in North Austin. Opal Divine’s Marina is a watering hole up in my neighborhood that has a decent beer and scotch selection. I dropped into the newest location of Opal Divine’s Austin locations, which was previously a Sea Island restaurant, and grabbed a seat at the […]

The Tudor Pub in South Lake Tahoe

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Continuing my Lake Tahoe brewpub explorations I came across a prototypical British pub, dark, with one of the largest selections of craft beer I had seen in the area. The Tudor Pub, an upstairs addition to the Fremont Bistro and Wine bar, was lively with bikers and tourists who had either been frequenting the pub for years or […]