December 2, 2009
Sip some scotch and imbibe some bourbon while supporting the troops and their families.
Simon Brooking (Scotch Ambassador) and David Mays (Bourbon Ambassador) will debate the nuances of Scotch Whisky and Bourbon Whiskey, entertaining guests with the history of the two spirits. Guests can judge for themselves with samples of each. There will also be “menu offerings” — not sure if that means food is included or attendees can purchase food. But check it out, it is for a good cause: Operation Homefront.
Operation Homefront provides emergency assistance to U.S. troops, to the families they leave behind and to wounded warriors when they return home. Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide and has provided assistance to more than 45,000 military families.
DC Great Whisk(e)y Debate
When: Monday, December 7, 2009, 7pm – 9pm
Where: Farmers and Fishers, 300 K Street NW
Cost: $75
Why: All proceeds benefit Operation Homefront
Details: Farmers and Fishers
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November 19, 2009
Yours truly profiled on DC Beer.
An excerpt:
What does beer have to do with saving the world? More than you think. I recently sat down with local beer activist and sustainability expert Chris O’Brien to discuss drinking beer and saving the world. Chris is the Director of Sustainability at American University and author of Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World (Giveaway!! Comment on this post by Nov. 30th for your chance to win a copy of Fermenting Revolution. A random drawing will be held on Dec. 1st.)
Andrew: Tell me more about your role at American University.
Chris O’Brien: My role is in planning, implementing, tracking and communicating about all our efforts to be sustainable. Being sustainable means “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” In practical terms, that means we are charting a course to be zero waste and zero emissions.
Check out the whole story. Visit DC Beer.
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October 23, 2009
The Birch & Barley is now open at 1337 14th St., NW Washington D.C. The upstairs is called ChurchKey. They have hundreds of bottled beers and … what? FIVE cask beers on all the time. I could go on but with that many hand pumps do you really need any other reason to go there?
Well, okay, here’s one more: they have a beer organ.
The "Beer Organ" dispenses some 50 draft beers.
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October 21, 2009
Last Saturday I helped organize the first, and what will now be annual, Takoma Foundation Organic Beer Tasting fundraiser.
We had organic beers on tap from Gordon Biersch and Capitol City Brewing, and more in bottles from Wolaver’s. Everything was gone by the end of the event. Organizers say about 150 people attended, which means after you add in the sponsorships, the event raised over $6,000 for local community projects.
Next year I’m looking forward to inviting a couple other local brewers to make organic beers for the event. I’d like to get Rock Bottom and Flying Dog involved. And we might have one or two new local brewpubs in operation by then so I’d like to get them to brew organic for this too. Of course, my secret hope is that they will brew organic once and then be convinced to make organic beers all the time!
Here’s more coverage from the Gazette.
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David Sirota is the author of the New York Times best seller Hostile Takeover and The Uprising. This morning he interviewed yours truly on his morning drive-time radio show on KKZN-AM760 in Colorado. The show runs weekdays from 7am-10am MT. He also appears regularly on TV talk and news shows such as CNN.
