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May

Flying Dog Triples Up At World Beer Cup

Posted by Chris  Published in Awards, Events, Announcements Permalinks

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Flying Dog Seeing TripleReferred to as the “Olympics of beer”, the World Beer Cup is a bi-annual competition put on by the Brewer’s Association
that brings together the best beers from the best breweries in the world. Winners were selected by an international panel of 129 beer judges from 21 countries. With 2,864 entries from 644 breweries in 58 countries, walking away with an award is no small feat. Flying Dog’s brew team had one of the best showings at the World Beer Cup, winning three awards. Gonzo Imperial Porter received Gold for American-Style Imperial Stout, Old Scratch Amber Lager had a repeat win (from 2006) of a Silver award win for American-Style Amber Lager and Wild Goose IPA, a brew we make for the Mid-Atlantic region, won Gold for English-Style IPA. Be proud, fellow members of the People’s Republic of Flying Dog; some well-deserved recognition is here.
Savor ReminderFlying Dog is partnering with the Brewer’s Association, the producers of the Great American Beer Festival, to bring you Savor, America’s premier food and beer event. Flying Dog will be exhibiting, complete with samples of our highly-regarded Canis Major Series, recipes from BeerDinners.com and food pairings. We will also be joining other craft breweries as attendees experience a reception-style sampling of their choice of 35+ sweet and savory appetizers and 96 craft beers. For tickets, visit SavorCraftBeer.com.
What People Are Saying About Us Mostly unsolicited, outside opinions about our beer and our company from the media and world wide web. To read what people are saying about us click on the links below.

  • CMH Gourmand
  • Baltimore Sun
  • Columbus Beer Wench
  • Buy Cincy

    • Till next time, cheers

    Chris

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    Apr

    Kerberos Released On Unsuspecting Public

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Beer, Announcements, Contests Permalinks

    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.

    Kerberos Released On Unsuspecting Public The long-awaited arrival of our Belgian-style Tripel is upon us. Named after the mythical Greek three-headed dog that guards the gates of hell, Kerberos is a traditional Belgian-style Tripel with a dark golden color has a sweet flavor with a dry and spicy finish. This nectar of the Gods is deceptively strong at 8.5% and is bottle conditioned for an authentic flavor. Beer nerd stuff below:

    ABV: 8.5%
    Plato: 19
    Specialty Malts: 2-Row Pilsner, Aromatic
    Hops: German Perle, French Strisserspalt, Saaz
    Process: Bottle conditioned to create authentic Tripel character.



    Check out www.FlyingDogAles.com for more on Kerberos and the rest of the Flying Dog litter of ales.
    Cross Country Tour    From April 25th-28th the Flying Dog RV will be taking a tour down I-70 to the east coast. Because a 28-hour drive is long enough to make anyone ponder their existence, I thought it would be fun to spice up the trip with a contest. If you get a picture of the RV on the road during our journey and email it to me at bullshit@flyingdogales.com with the date, time, and location you took the picture, I will send you a gift package full of Flying Dog gear. If you don’t live anywhere near I-70 (which will prevent you from participating), you can take comfort in the fact that you get the consolation prize. You are miles away from my road rage and I won’t be rear-ending you when you’re talking on your cell phone while driving like an asshole.Flying Dog Lands At #29 In Craft Beer RankingsWe here at Flying Dog want to extend our gratitude to all those out there in the People’s Republic of Flying Dog for making us one of the country’s top 30 craft beer breweries. The numbers, just released by the Brewer’s Association (www.beertown.org), have Flying Dog jumping several spots from 2006. We appreciate the support - and get those livers trained because we expect you to step up and land us in the top 20 this year.Our Quest For World Domination ContinuesOn Monday, a container chock-full of delicious Flying Dog brews will start its journey to Singapore. As our latest addition to the People’s Republic of Flying Dog, Singaporeans will join the likes of Austria, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Italy, UK (and more!), further strengthening our ever-growing international contingent. Now if only the Brewery would pony up the cash to send me on a 4-month long “sales tour” to all those regions. I get no respect.What People Are Saying About Us Mostly unsolicited, outside opinions about our beer and our company from the media and world wide web. To read what people are saying about us click on the links below. This week we have a ton of Garde Dog reviews.

  • 2 Beer Guys
  • Appelation Beer
  • Baltimore Sun
  • Brewing KB
  • Brookston Beer Bulletin
  • Freestyle
  • Forbes
  • Grey’s Beer Blog
  • Year of Beer

    • Till next time, cheers

    Chris

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    Apr

    Flying Dog Sponsors SAVOR

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Videos, Announcements Permalinks

    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.Flying Dog Sponsors SAVOR Flying Dog is partnering with the Brewer’s Association, the producers of the Great American Beer Festival, to bring you Savor, America’s premier food and beer event. Flying Dog will be exhibiting complete with sampling of our highly regarded Canis Major Series, recipes from BeerDinners.com and food pairings. We will also be joining other craft breweries as attendees experience a reception-style sampling of their choice of 35+ sweet and savory appetizers and 96 craft beers. For tickets visit wwwSavorCraftBeer.com.
    Executive Brewer Matt Brophy Gets Caught Garde Dogging On Camera“Everybody’s doing it,” he proclaims without the slightest hint of remorse. Flying Dog’s Executive Brewer Matt Brophy (fancy talk for a guy that really knows his shit) goes on camera to talk about his brew team’s new creation Garde Dog Biere De Garde. This is the first in our series of videos that will cover all our Flying Dog beer styles with complete style history, flavor profiles, food parings and Flying Dog’s unique twists. Matt, Head Brewer Bob Malone (that’s fancy talk for the guy that does all the work) and Flying Dog President and CEO Eric Warner (that’s fancy talk for a guy that golfs a lot) will be filling your brains with useful beer knowledge as they try not to overindulge on the fruits of their labor. 

    Click on the image above to view our new video.

    For more on Matt, Bob and Eric’s world-class brewing careers and other things
    Flying Dog related check out our blog, www.FlyingDogNews.com.    Flying Dog Launches Twitter UpdatesFlying Dog has launched a couple of new Twitter pages so you can stay even more connected and have yet another excuse to play with your computer and not your wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever.

    For those of you who aren’t familiar with Twitter, it’s a microblogging website that allows users to write and read posts that are shorter than 140 characters. The really nice thing is that you can write and receive messages via text message on your cell phone.

    Our first Twitter page is at www.twitter.com/flyingdog - This is where you can stay connected with everything going on here at
    the brewery - new styles to be released, promotions/contests, awards, Eric’s vacations, all of that.

    Our second Twitter page is at www.twitter.com/craftbeer - We love reading beer blogs and newspaper stories about Craft Beer, so we’ll be posting all of the good links on our Twitter page so you don’t have spend hours Googling crap. It will all be right here.What People Are Saying About Us Mostly unsolicited, outside opinions about our beer and our company from the media and world wide web. To read what people are saying about us click on the links below. This week we have a ton of Garde Dog reviews.

  • 801 On Tap
  • Adam’s Beer Blog
  • Baltimore Beer Guy
  • Blog About Beer
  • Brainard Brewing
  • Brewski Guy
  • Everyday Drinker
  • Hail the Ale
  • Home Brew Beer
  • Lizard Lobby
  • Michigan Beer Buzz
  • Musing Over A Pint

    • Till next time, cheers

    Chris

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    Mar

    NEW SPRING SEASONAL RELEASED!

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Beer, Announcements, Contests Permalinks

    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.Flying Dog Releases New Spring Seasonal Garde Dog Biere De Garde, our new Spring Seasonal has started shipping to distributors across the country this week. Hailing from the French Flanders, Biere De Garde is a classic French farmhouse ale with Belgian influences. Bier De Garde, or “beer for keeping”, is traditionally brewed in March for drinking in the spring and summer months.  I will avoid any humorous, yet harmless French stereotyping in this newsletter because it is available to read on the label.

    With it’s toasted aroma and spicy, malty sweetness, Garde Dog will liberate you from the winter doldrums.





    Beer MadnessThe Washington Post has come up with the brilliant idea to create a college basketball-style March Madness competition for beer. Now, if only they had Vegas-style odds to match each round it would be the perfect competition. Old Scratch beat down its first round opponent, Michelob, but we actually lost the popular vote (a la the 2000 election). Seriously? We lost the popular vote to Michelob? I need members of the People’s Republic to step up and flog the next round opponent, Brooklyn Beer. To follow all the action and show your support for Old Scratch check out this link.
    Flying Dog Photo ContestWith over 130 entries from the People’s Republic of Flying Dog we had a hell of a time picking a winner. There were many worthy entries and we thank everyone… blah, blah, blah. The winner entitled “The Last Call” was submitted by Mike Reaser and Mike Frederick. They win for creativity and execution. Congrats gentlemen, your Flying Dog neon will be shipping shortly. Check out their winning photo and all the contest entries at this link.




    What People Are Saying About Us Mostly unsolicited, outside opinions about our beer and our company from the media and world wide web. To read what people are saying about us click on the links below.

  • Radio Beer Hall
  • Senior Bicycling (No, this isn’t a joke)

    • Till next time, cheers

    Chris

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    Mar

    American Homebrewers Association Membership Drive

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Promotions, Announcements, Contests Permalinks

    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. Some email services will block the newsletterformat. If you see a black screen please view the newsletter at FlyingDogBlog.com Join The American Homebrewers Association Today! Although we would much rather they purchase our beer to consume, homebrewers have always been an important part of the beer community. The American Homebrew Association is looking for members to spread the gospel of good beer and Flying Dog has partnered with the AHA in a membership drive. Check out all the details below.

    For a limited time, you can sign up for membership to the American Homebrewers Association® (AHA) and receive a FREE Flying Dog Ales beanie.

    American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the community of homebrewers and empowering them to make the best beer in the world. Join the more than 15,000 homebrewers and beer enthusiasts who are already members.

    If you’re a not yet a homebrewer this is a great way to start. Or if you know someone who might enjoy learning more about beer and homebrewing, this makes a great gift!

    Members enjoy these benefits:

  • Six annual issues of Zymurgy. Zymurgy is the ultimate magazine for the homebrewer and beer enthusiast. From brewing better beer to building better homebrewing equipment, Zymurgy has articles that appeal to every brewer and beer lover.
  • AHA TechTalk Email Forum - More than 10,000 AHA members subscribe to TechTalk—an email forum for homebrewers. Here’s where you’ll go to get advice on topics that range from where to get homebrew supplies, which types of yeasts to brew with
    or where the best beer bars are at your next vacation destination.
  • Pub Discount Program- Enjoy discounts at over 350 pubs nationwide including 20% off purchase at Flying Dog Brewery
  • Exclusive access to the Great American Beer Festival Connoisseur Tasting.
  • Discounts on the AHA National Homebrewers Conference, National Homebrew Competition and beer and brewing books.
  • Click here to view additional benefits.

    Become a member for just $33 and receive your FREE Flying Dog Ales beanie (includes S/H); click here to purchase a membership. Offer ends March 15, 2008.

    • Philly Beer Week I don’t know if the people from the City of Brotherly Love are hallucinating from drinking too much of that Schuylkill River fungus or not, but whatever you guys are doing, keep it up. Philadelphia has a whole week dedicated to drinking good beer. That’s a place that has their priorities straight. Too bad that same fungus makes Philly residents turn into rabid, hate mongers on game days. For more information on Philly Craft Beer Week check out our event page.

     


    Flying Dog Photo ContestThis is your last chance to enter the Flying Dog Photo Contest and win a Flying Dog neon sign. The entry deadline is March 15th so check out our contest page  for complete details.



    What People Are Saying About Us This new section of the Flying Dog newsletter brings your outside opinions  about our beer and our company from the media and world wide web. I’m sure most of them will be rave reviews but we will try our best to be democratic and include the nay sayer’s opinions as well. To read what people are saying about us click on the links below.

  • Objectionable Material
  • Akelas Biggins
  • Bad Luck City

    • Till next time, cheers

    Chris

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    Jan

    The Big Beers Edition

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Beer, Announcements Permalinks

    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.New Canis Major Style on the WayWhat better way to kick off our big beer newsletter than announcing the release of our newest Canis Major brew, Kerberos Tripel? Kerberos is the Greek name for the three-headed hellhound that guarded the gates of the underworld, making it more than worthy of protecting the contents of this bottle. Kerberos will be available this Spring and will join Gonzo Imperial Porter, Horn Dog Barley Wine and Double Dog Double Pale Ale in our Canis Major Series, a complex breed of big and bold beers.

    We used the finest imported Pilsner malt and Belgian candi sugar to give this beer its’ light malt flavor and color, accented by the complex flavors and aromas imparted by our unique yeast strain.

    Alcohol by Volume: 8.5%
    Plato: 19
    IBUs: 27
    Specialty Malts: 2-Row Pilsner, Aromatic
    Hops: German Perle, French Strisserspalt, Saaz
    Flying Dog Covered in New York TimesToday, the New York Times released an article on big beers, A Taste for Brews That Go to Extremes. This article highlights the budding obsession American brewers and drinkers have with cranking out bigger and badder brews. The article features our Double Dog Double Pale Ale along with 20+ other beers produced from a myriad of brewers across the country. For the full article, check out this link.




    Flying Dog to  Release Canis Major Mixed PackMost big beers drink like a meal in a glass and were meant to be enjoyed with the same slow deliberation of a D.M.V. office. Well, Flying Dog is bringing to you the Canis Major Mixed Pack 4-pack, which is a sampling of one of each of our high gravity offerings so you can savor all four complex flavors without the fear of commitment. If only this were common practice with relationships. If variety is the spice of life, life just got a whole lot more scrumtrelescent.


    Big Beers, Belgians and Barley Wine FestivalIf you want a chance to see what the big beer fad is all about, join Flying Dog Brewery as we pimp our Canis Major Series of beers at the Vail Big Beers, Belgians, and Barley Wine Festival. There will be about 150 extreme beers sampled in this intimate setting,
    complete with with a world class beer dinner to kick things off on Friday night. Josh, our own beer dinner guru, will be slinging samples and spreading love to the People’s Republic, check our BeerDinners.com to see his work.    Till next year, cheers

    Chris

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    Oct

    TRICK OR TREAT OR… BEER!

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Videos, Promotions, Announcements Permalinks

    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.Eric Dresses Up As Invisible Man for Halloween
    I haven’t seen Flying Dog President, Eric Warner for at least a week so I’m assuming he is just in the midst of his annual week-long Halloween celebration, in his favorite “Invisible Man” costume. The question remains, what is the occasion for dressing as a Golfer the during the months of June, July, August and September?


    I got this image from a presentation Ralph Steadman did with the words, “I’m hoping Bush gets to look more like his pictures everyday… sooner or later even his wife won’t recognize him…” It’s going to make one hell of a Halloween costume as well.






    Rippe Eats It Raw Don’t be scared by the title. Our newest video has Flying Dog founders George Stranahan and Richard McIntyre chatting about starting the Flying Dog Brewpub in Aspen, their decision to use Ralph Steadman’s illustrations on their labels and what makes a person a “Flying Dog”. These guys are old, so they have to know something, right? And by the way, Eric wears girls clothes. Click on the image to the left to watch the video.
    Flying Dog Apparel Launches New Website


    Flying Dog Apparel (managed by the beautiful Brianne) has just launched our new online shopping website for all your holiday gift needs. Aren’t we savvy with that timing? We have a ton of new gear so log on and check things out. This year you can get your friends and family something they actually want.













    Flying Dog Loses World Series Wager With all the excitement of the Colorado Rockies going to their first World Series (and being winners of 21 out of 22 games), we were feeling pretty confident when Harpoon Brewery approached us with a World Series wager. Should the Red Sox win, we were to serve Harpoon IPA for a week in our Tasting Room. With a Rockies victory, Harpoon would do the same with our Doggie-Style Classic Pale Ale.



    Well, we took a beating that would make any red-headed step-child cringe. The Harpoon is on the way, so stop by for a victory beer, MASS-holes. For more info on the wager, check out the article in The Patriot Ledger.



    Till next time, cheers


    Chris

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    Oct

    OLD SCRATCH WINS GABF BRONZE

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Beer, Announcements Permalinks

    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.Old Scratch Wins Bronze

    With another Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in the books, Old Scratch has once again added to its trophy case. Old Scratch, our most award winning beer, now boasts 2 GABF Gold Medals - one Bronze, a World Beer Cup Silver Medal and a couple international awards; all in the past 3 years. Let’s hope Old Scratch can avoid the steroid scandals that have recently caused other world-class performers to be stripped of their hardware.

    Some of you out there in the People’s Republic might be asking, “One medal? Who’s judging this competition?” We prefer to look at the glass half full. There were over 2700 beers judged and many breweries walked away empty handed. Besides, we would rather impress all of the Citizen’s of the Republic than some snooty beer judge with a “Million Dollar Palate”.



     Great American Beer Festival Videos

    For all you members of the People’s Republic who wanted to come to the GABF festivities but made up some lame excuse to prevent yourselves from having the time of your life: We say shame on you! Luckily, we were kind enough record a bunch of the action, so pull up a chair and a six-pack and have your own GABF party in the safety of your own home. Click on the image to the left to check out the video footage of the GABF, our Zombie Dance Party, as well as the Wild Dog Release Party.

    Additionally, Justin Davis from the podcast Davis On Draft came and did a live taping at our Wild Dog Release Party, complete with an interview with our Head Brewer, Matt Brophy. He leads up to the interview by sampling and describing some of the specialty beers we had available. Click here to listen to the podcast.

    Till next time, cheers

    Chris


    Dad, I’ve heard your stories, and mostly more than once. And you showed me
    the medals and the expert rifleman pin, you know I love you and am
    proud of you. I know you were in the army; and I understand that was a
    big deal for you and that you need to retell the stories. Let me be
    clear about what I hate; I hate war. You went to war, your granddaddy
    went to war, and endless great great granddaddies back to the beginning
    of time went to war. You all together have built a world where I too
    will have to go to war, and I hate you all for this.



    When you glorify and make heroes of warriors, you will have warriors until the end of time.



    “Only the dead have seen the end of war.”        George Santayana

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    Oct

    NEW WILD DOG SPECIALTY BEER ON THE PROWL

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Beer Permalinks

    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.New Wild Dog Specialty Beer Released
    It may seem like we say this every time we release a Wild Dog beer, but our newest brew really is Flying Dog’s most unique beer to date. Collaborator Doppelbock was created through Flying Dog’s Open Source Beer Project, which gave amateur brewers a chance to give our brewing team recommendations and feedback on everything from the grain, hops and yeast to the brewing process itself.We combined your feedback and created a unique Doppelbock recipe to brew up and release. Collaborator has a full body with a sweet malt profile and a slight roast character. The complete recipe and printable labels are available for download at www.OpenSourceBeerProject.com. We want to thank everyone who contributed to creating this beer; it truly was a collaboration.




    The Great American Beer Festival

    It is once again time for the biggest celebration in beer, The Great American Beer Festival. As beer freaks from around the globe arrive here in Denver, it would be rude for Flying Dog (being Denver’s largest brewery) not to be a good hometown host. Just in case three days packed with 4 drinking sessions of over 1700 beers wasn’t enough for people we have planned a bevy of additional events, including our now infamous, completely unofficial and unsanctioned Great American Beer Festival after-parties. Below is a complete schedule with links to more information.

    Wednesday, October 10:
    - Brewery Tours, every 30 minutes, Noon-5pm

    Thursday, October 11:
    - Brewery Tours, every 30 minutes, Noon-5pm
    - Draft Magazine Beer Dinner, 6p
    - GABF Session, 5:30 - 10pm

    Friday, October 12:
    - Brewery Tours, every 30 minutes, Noon-5pm
    - Wild Dog Release Party, 3-5pm
    - GABF Session, 5:30 - 10pm
    - Zombie Dance Party, 6pm-2am

    Saturday, October 13:
    - GABF Members Only Session, 5:30 - 10pm
    - Brewery Tours, every 30 minutes, Noon-5pm
    - GABF Session, 5:30 - 10pm
    - Zombie Dance Party, 6pm-2am

    Till next time, cheers

    Chris

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    Sep

    The Flying Dog Legend Grows

    Posted by Chris  Published in Events, Videos, Beer Permalinks

    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 Flying Dog Legend Grows
    Two newsletters ago we released a video of George Stranahan, Flying Dog’s co-founder, telling the story of Flying Dog Breweries infamous origins. Well now it is George’s partner-in-crime, Richard McIntyre’s turn to spout poetic on the mess he’s got himself into including his checkered past. Click on the image to the left to watch the footage.

    Save Road Dog Campaign
    We had an overwhelming response to the “Save Road Dog Campaign” and you’ll be happy to know I read every one. I particularly like the emails throwing it back in our face with comments like, “If you assholes made Road Dog available in my area you might sell more.” Touche, good sir. The winner is below and I think I have enough fowl mouthed tirades to pull Eric back from the ledge. In the meantime, enjoy the lyrical stylings of Andy Borbely and drink up.
    To put down my Road Dog and make him a bitch
    All for some fiscal EFFICIENCY itch?!?!?
    Don’t tell your mother, who’s raised you so well
    That you’ll terminate her, too, if she ceases to sell!
    Your Road Dog is burly, a robustly good porter,
    A shotgun companion with every order.
    A classic, a legend, an epic, a beast…
    of water, of barley, of hops, and of yeast.
    Profits and margins and dollars come second
    To any dog bringing me sixers when beckoned.
    Your brewery constantly says “Fuck You” with ease,
    To drinkers that Coors Light would easily please.
    This porter may not be meant for the masses
    With heads so thoroughly lodged in their asses.
    So ball up, and man up, and shut up, and sell
    More Road Dog who’s loyally served you so well.

    Honorable Mentions: Brian Crandall, Andy Skinner, Tony Base, Randall Williams, Brian Shelton, Walter WhiteTrips of a Lifetime
    And we are not talking about the chemically induced kind either. Last weekend Peter Frey and Ryan Moll of Beaver Dam, WI joined Flying Dog Brewery in Telluride, CO for the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival. After winning Flying Dog’s national contest we treated the two winners to VIP treatment as they listened to world class musicians and drank there woes away.

    On a similar note, the winner of our Great American Beer Festival Sweepstakes has been chosen. Jonathan McIntyre hailing from Arlington, VA will be headed to the Great American Beer Festival for 3 days at one of the world’s biggest beer celebrations. We encourage all the members of the People’s Republic of Flying Dog to play hooky from work and join us in Denver for the Great American Beer Festival, we’re just not paying for your trip.

    Till next time, cheers!

    Chris

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