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Monday January 30, 2012: Beer from that City Up North at The Petrol Station

Posted by john | Beer, Meetings | Posted on January 30th, 2012

The Petrol Station has some friends visiting from the Big “D” and is celebrating by tapping a keg of IPA from one of the newest craft breweries in Texas.  We promise this won’t be one of those “oh, I want my two friends who don’t have anything in common except me to meet and be friends” kind of awkward platonic set ups where everybody is uncomfortable and just wants to leave. Come out to sample the new beer, or to take advantage of their ‘pint and a burger‘ Monday night special, or maybe some rosemary feta french fries and a pint.  Or just a pint. See you at 985 Wakefield, in Garden Oaks, at 8 PM.

Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity

Posted by mike | Beer | Posted on January 25th, 2012

This thesis is an attempt to collect all the evidence for beer found in ancient Greek and Latin authors, from 700 B.C. to A.D. 900, and to provide analysis of and commentary on this material. The thesis is divided into three parts, one on the philology of beer, dealing with the various words and expressions for the beverage in Greek and Latin, one on the technology of beer, dealing with the methods of beer production in antiquity and the characteristics of the final product, and finally, one on the ideology of beer, dealing with Greek and Roman views concerning the drink and their subsequent influence on others.

via Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity.

Monday, 23 January 2011: Cool beer for a warm January at The Ginger Man

Posted by mike | Meetings | Posted on January 23rd, 2012

The Ginger Man (5607 Morningside) is a great place for a pint, especially in nice weather.  See you there at 8 PM.

Monday, 16 January 2012: The drinks that dreams are made of at Anvil

Posted by mike | Meetings | Posted on January 16th, 2012

Anvil Bar and Refuge, 1424 Westheimer, is the best bet on lower Westheimer for a good beer. (Yeah, sure, Hay Merchant is opening Real Soon Now.  And there really is a Santa Claus.)  See you there at 8 PM.  As always, take note of the local parking reality, and stop by for a draught or a cocktail.

Best letter ever written to a Lawyer

Posted by mike | Beer | Posted on January 13th, 2012

It’s a shame we won’t be getting a Freetail brewpub in Houston. These guys seem like a lot of fun.