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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>
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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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		<title>Building a Keg Totem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After last year&#8217;s tailgating season, my friends and I started brainstorming ways to pay tribute to our game-day homebrew.  Slowly our ideas grew from a tap attached to a board sunk into the ground, to a way to contain the homebrew and dispense the beer.  After the Big Ten college football conference gained a member [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2011/10/building-a-keg-totem/</link>
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		<title>Northside Octoberfest/Brewfest 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend was the first Iowa City Northside Octoberfest.  This year, Brewfest was combined with the celebration, to expand the audience of the event.  In addition to Brewfest, there was live music, food  vendors, and Sodafest for those who wanted to try different sodas. At Brewfest, there were almost 90 different beer vendors with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2011/10/northside-octoberfestbrewfest-2011/</link>
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		<title>Boulevard Smokestack Collaboration #2 &#8211; White IPA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a chance to sample the Boulevard Smokestack Collaboration #2 &#8211; White IPA, a collaboration with the Deschutes Brewery in Oregon, over the weekend and I found it to be a great beer.  Imagine a Belgian style wit beer with more hop bitterness. At first sip, it definitely tasted like a witbier, with nice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thoughtsonbeer.com/2011/09/boulevard-smokestack-collaboration-2-white-ipa/</link>
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		<title>Festival of Iowa Beers 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday was the 7th annual Festival of Iowa Beers, and each year it continues to grow. This year,all the Iowa breweries, including the newly-named Backpocket Brewing, and many of the Iowa homebrew clubs participated. Overall, it was a great day, and a great day for beer, with interesting beers from the commercial breweries, including [...]]]></description>
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