Despite what the groundhog may have predicted a few weeks ago, spring is coming up quite quickly. And with it, of course, is a bevy of notable news--
Tomorrow, tickets for the third annual Savor beer festival in Washington, DC go on sale. The event attempts to separate itself from other festivals in that each brewery's beer is paired with various gourmet food selections. As an attendee of the first two (and most likely this one as well), it's absolutely worth checking out. More information available here.
In other news, outstanding brewers Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River and Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head will be going in on a joint venture with two Italian brewers and plan on opening a massive Italian market, several restaurants and a rooftop brewery...smack dab in the middle of Manhattan (well, it's in the 20s, but who's counting?). Read up!
And finally, the Brewing News' 3rd Annual National IPA Championship, which pits 128 beers against each other in an enormous, nation-wide tournament, has just concluded the second round of judging. Yours truly has moved from 57th place up to 33rd. The run is just beginning! Check out the latest standings by clicking this.
That's it for this week's "What's Brewing?" news update. Be sure to check back next week for a new slew of goings on in the brewing world!
The journey of three amateur gastronomes—Dylan Katz (Dionysus), Chip Snyders (Silenus), and J.T. Jacobs (Radegast)—who set out to sample and evaluate the illimitable varieties of one of mankind's oldest intoxicants, beer.
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