Entries from May 2007 ↓

About three weeks ago, we added a new section to the sidebar of this here blog with links to beer shirts and other drinking merchandise from BoozinGear.com. I liked their site when I first wrote about it in late 2005 and it has only gotten better.

Speaking of better, what's better than a discount? Nothing, that's what. So, the guys at BoozinGear.com are giving you 10% off through Father's Day on all their stuff. Use the following coupon code for the discount: father7

I decided to add their links to our sidebar for a couple reasons. First and foremost is that both Kevin and Jeffrey are nice guys and have a nice looking site that sells cool beer stuff, not the same cheesy crap you see at other sites. Secondly, they offered to buy the ad space. That lets me buy some cool beers and share that with you (which I will be doing more of in the coming weeks).

This all reminds me that I need to order my Hamm's shirt…

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Hail the Ale! beer links for May 20th:

• Lyke 2 Drink: Semper Fidelis: Marines Allowed to Have Drinks on Base -
• On the German Beer Trail » Hair of the Dog Dave | Los Angeles Beer Blog | California Beer Ratings | Bar and Pub Reviews - Overview of an NYT article on a German beer pilgrimage

So, you like brats and you like Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat? Well, are you in luck since you can get both in one convenient package with Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey Beer Bratwursts.

From the press release:

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc. (May 18, 2007) - Just in time for summer grilling, two Upper Midwestern favorites, the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company and Jennie-O Turkey Store, are introducing the best new product since sliced buns. Leinenkugel’s, the leading craft brewer in the Midwest, has teamed with Jennie-O Turkey Store, to serve up a fully cooked, heat-and-serve turkey bratwurst seasoned with Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat.

The popular summertime grilling favorite has been infused with Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat, a Belgian wit style beer that features a citrus character and the gentle spiciness of coriander, a complementary flavor also found in bratwurst. Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat has become one of the fastest growing new beers in the country, and led Leinenkugel’s to expand into more than 40 new markets across the U.S.

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Hail the Ale! beer links for May 17th:

• Unemployed Scientists Prove Dog Likes Beer » Hair of the Dog Dave | Los Angeles Beer Blog | California Beer Ratings | Bar and Pub Reviews - Beer humor is good humor. Especially from The Onion.
• Craft beer sales continue to expand » Hop Talk - Good news for craft beers. Drink more and we’ll see if we can make it even better next period!
• Lyke 2 Drink: Canada’s Red Cap Rolls Out Stubbies for McKenzie Milestone - Take off, eh! Now I’m going to have to spend some of my Amazon balance on Strange Brew.
• Man Robs Bank In Publix, Sits Down For Beer At Shopping Center | DailyCognition.com - This is in my hometown. Boy, am I proud…

I finally did something I've been thinking about for a while. It took telling a friend how to do it to get me motivated.

My dilema is that I only have so much free time to dedicate to blogging. As much as I'd like to post more often, time doesn't allow it. I come across many good links on other beer blogs or web sites that I'd love to share but either don't have enough time to dedicate to a full post or don't have anything to add.

So, Del.icio.us and WordPress to the rescue. Starting today, as I see these links I think you'd be interested in, I'll post them to our Del.icio.us bookmarks. From there, a WordPress plugin will check every day for new links and post a nice summary to this here blog.

Pretty soon, I'll be able to automate myself and I'll just have to sit around and drink beer. 

[tags]beer,del.icio.us,wordpress[/tags]