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		<title>Spontaneous Homebrew Takes First Place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, I entered the spontaneous homebrew created in October, 2010 into a local homebrew contest, and it ended up taking first place in the Sour Beer category! If you aren&#8217;t familiar, the specifics of the beer were discussed on the October 18, 2011 episode of Basic Brewing Radio.  Again, thanks to James and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heartbreak Brewing on Kickstarter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A startup brewery in Des Moines, Heartbreak Brewing, is trying a new way to fund a portion of the new nano-brewery, Kickstarter.  If you aren&#8217;t familiar with Kickstarter, it&#8217;s a new way to crowd-source funding for a variety of projects, including music, movies, and, in Heartbreak Brewing&#8217;s case, beer brewing. What makes Heartbreak Brewing unique [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2012/04/heartbreak-brewing-on-kickstarter/</link>
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		<title>Founders To Begin Distribution In Iowa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Founders Brewing Co. announced that they will begin distribution of their beer in Iowa March 19th.  I can&#8217;t tell you how excited I am with this news.  If you remember my review of Founders Porter (almost 2 years ago),  I have been waiting for this for a while. Red&#8217;s Alehouse in North Liberty is hosting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2012/03/founders-to-begin-distribution-in-iowa/</link>
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		<title>Samuel Adams Spring Brewers&#8217; Choice Mix Pack 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For spring, Samuel Adams this year decided to go back to the Brewers&#8217; Choice mix pack instead of again releasing the &#8220;American Originals&#8221; spring pack. The beers in this year&#8217;s spring mix pack show a few big changes, most notably Noble Pils is now a full-time beer, and no longer the spring seasonal. In the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2012/03/samuel-adams-spring-brewers-choice-mix-pack-2012/</link>
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		<title>Brrrfest 2012 Highlights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend was the first annual Brrrfest in Coralville.  Here were some of the highlights: 1) We got to &#8220;tour&#8221; the new Backpocket Brewery.  As of right now, it&#8217;s a wide-open building with little more than structure.  A few concept drawings, like the one labeled &#8220;Taproom&#8221; were placed in front of the caution tape, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2012/02/brrrfest-2012-highlights/</link>
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		<title>Next Beer Event: Coralville Brrrfest 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coralville is hosting the first annual Brrrfest &#8211; celebrating winter beer.  It will be held at the Coralville Marriott on January 28, 2012 from 1 PM to 4 PM.  More detail can be found on their website: brrrfest.org.  Hope to see you there! P.S. &#8211; A hardhat tour of the new Backpocket Brewery will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2012/01/next-beer-event-coralville-brrrfest-2012/</link>
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		<title>Samuel Adams Winter Classics Variety Pack 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Samuel Adams has once again announced the arrival of winter with the release of this year&#8217;s Winter Classics Variety Pack. In the pack, there are 2 bottles each of: Boston Lager Holiday Porter Black and Brew Coffee Stout Chocolate Bock Winter Lager Old Fezziwig Ale Again this year, Samuel Adams has kept the spices low [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2011/11/samuel-adams-winter-classics-variety-pack-2011/</link>
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		<title>Totem Keg Featured on Local News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, my friends and I were interviewed by the local news about the Totem Keg. Check out the feature on the Fox affiliate or on the CBS affiliate. I feel an Emmy isn&#8217;t out of the question&#8230; Related thoughts:Building a Keg Totem]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2011/11/totem-keg-featured-on-local-news/</link>
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		<title>New Belgium Clutch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Belgium has introduced several new beers to the Lips of Faith series.  One you may remember I mentioned tasting at the Iowa City Brewfest was a sour brown ale, Clutch.  I had the chance to try it in a more controlled environment over the weekend. With the first taste, Clutch has a nice roasted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2011/11/new-belgium-clutch/</link>
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		<title>Basic Brewing Interview About Spontaneous Homebrew</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week we had the pleasure of joining James Spencer, the host of Basic Brewing Radio, on his weekly podcast (it&#8217;s the October 20, 2011 episode) about brewing.  He (and two of his regular guests) interviewed Austin and myself on the &#8216;spontaneous&#8217; beer I made last October.  We had a lot of fun, and enjoyed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2011/10/basic-brewing-interview-about-spontaneous-homebrew/</link>
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