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The People’s Republic of Flying Dog is now in session. It’s happy hour at Flying Dog Brewery, so here is your latest dose of irreverence.
The People’s Republic Celebrates Dogtoberfest 
As Fall approaches, the People’s Republic of Flying Dog is once again poised to celebrate Dogtoberfest. Dogtoberfest is one of those holidays that holds a special place in the Flying Dog heart. Much like it’s contemporaries, St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo, a majority of people don’t have any clue as to what or why they are celebrating. You should never need an excuse to go out and throw back a few beers with friends but if it makes you feel better about your decision, then who are we to judge? If you happen to have any interest as to why you are celebrating, click on this link to drink in the history of Oktoberfest.
Read a review of Dogtoberfest at Chris O’Brien’s Beer Activist Blog.
The Legend Of Flying Dog
Like any good legend, the Flying Dog story has many manifestations. We decided to go to Woody Creek and the story straight from the man that created it all, Flying Dog Co-founder George Stranahan. This doesn’t mean that we’ll quit telling all the other outrageous incarnations of this story; it just means now you’ll have a place to fact check.
Flying Dog Launches Two New Websites
BeerDinners.com is a new creation from Flying Dog Brewery, pairing food and beer in recipes you can prepare at home. Saving you from years of the oppressive thinking that wine creates better food pairings than beer, BeerDinner.com has a meal for every occasion with beer flavors to match. At first glance the recipes seem quite daunting, but I assure you that, if my domestically-challenged mind can grasp these concepts, then all you in the People’s Republic are in good shape.
If you have your own beer dinner recipes please share them at BeerDinners.com. Your meal could be featured on the website, subjecting you to worldwide praise and adoration.
As anyone can see from our labels, art is a big part of Flying Dog. We wanted to create a way to support local, independent artists who will turn into the world’s next Ralph Steadman and Hunter Thompson or better yet, the world’s first version of themself. Support Local Creativity was started as a means to promote independent creative culture. Flying Dog noticed that people needed a common place to share ideas and promote their own creative aspirations, whether it be finding new ways to express your creative ideas, finding new venues to showcase your talents, or simply asking for help to further your creative aspirations. This blog is intended to act as a forum for people that don’t have the backing of money, studios/venues, promotion, or perhaps even a network. SupportLocalCreativity.com invites you to share your independent creative culture
Till next time, cheers!
Chris
I’m
quite fascinated by the lives of the homeless. In Denver they lived
under the bridge across the street from the Flying Dog Brewpub, at
least until the bridge was removed. I know they had marijuana because
one said, “Come on down Wednesday evening, bring some beers and we’ll
smoke some.â€
In Los Angeles they wheel their shopping carts into street-side public
spaces where they sit and talk but little; men can be social with very
few words, where are the homeless women? With X-ray eyes I peer at
their belongings: clothes yes, but no cookware, no books, a few
toiletries, every so now and again a photograph from some time before.
I suppose that throughout human history there have been
homeless─cavemen without a cave.
I see them as a community that practices the art and craft of
homelessness, and wonder if I could make it there. How bad could it be
compared to hiding inside and peering out?
