The Beer Chicks

We can’t think of anything else we want for Christmas this year other than some special holiday craft beer.  Ok maybe an Absinthe fountain, Tieks ballet flats, and trip to Belgium - but in the absence of those things (although if Santa’s feeling flush...) we are perfectly happy to sit by the fire and sup one of our favorite creations from some of the best breweries in the world.

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As you may or may not know, the world of craft beer is everchanging!  We are hoping that we'll be getting some more beers in the next two days - whose names we dare not mention.  That being said, here is the list of the 90 beers and where they'll be along the LA Craft Beer Crawl this Saturday, August 13th.  Can't wait to share a pint with those of you who are attending! (**Revisions)

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If your dads are like ours, you love them dearly and appreciate all they’ve done for you, but you find them - how should we say it...a bit craft-beer challenged.  Perhaps too used to routine and, dare we say, a little set in their ways, you hear the phrase ‘I like what I like’ more than you’d like. 

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When the sun finally comes out of the June gloom, our thoughts turn to the obligatory summer barbecue.  We know that soon our friends will be calling us up and inviting us over, stressing that we need not bring any food for they will provide the vittles, if we provide the beer.  Our next thought is: Gotta get a growler....

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Ok some of you (perhaps those who have perused our book..) already know this.  But sadly, we still find that the misconceptions about the color of a beer dominates the minds of many a new craft brew drinker.  Misconceptions like ‘Dark beers are too strong!’ or ‘I don’t drink stouts, they’re like a meal!” are overheard in bars and make us shiver....

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Cider. That's right, cider. We'll say it again ... Cider used to be the bane of our existence. With so many people saying to us over the years, "I'm not a beer drinker, I'll just have a cider," its no wonder that we've become a little vexed and embittered towards this apple juice wonderland.  But our associative recollections are not all cider's fault.

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So, if you're anything like us Beer Chicks, you may have imbibed a little bit more (read, a lot more) delicious craft beer than was wise last night for St. Paddy's Day.  And seeing since March 17th is cruelly not an "actual" holiday, you're probably working today like we are ... in a kind of half-life misery, punctuated by extremely loud noises and very bright lights.  Fear not fellow beer geeks for we have some very important information and a possible cure for our shared predicament.

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It's finally here. St. Patrick's Day - one of the biggest beer drinking holidays of the year.  you know that drinking green beer isn't the way to celebrate this beer drinking holiday. Green beer is just the crappy fizzy yellow beer with food coloring. That's no cause for celebration! Celebrate with the "most Irish" of all beers styles, the Stout.

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This St. Patty's day as you step up to the bar to order your half stout half pale lager or pale ale concoction, please don't order a 'Black 'n' Tan'. Yes the bartender may not spit in your eye, but if he or she is a true Irishman or woman, they may be cursing you under their breath, albeit with an accent as smooth as butter. 

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We've mentioned ad nauseum our love for the holiday season.  Now that its over we're feeling a little depressed.  Lifting our lulled spirits however is the fact that some of our favorite holiday beers are still around!   Here are the beers that we're drinking while reliving the joyful memories of opening that wort chiller that was left for us under the tree by Santa because we were really good beer chicks this year.   

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