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Alcohol substitute in development From the UK Telegraph:
An alcohol substitute that mimics its pleasant buzz without leading to drunkenness and hangovers is being developed by scientists.
The new alcohol is being developed by a team at Imperial College London
The new substance could have the added bonus of being "switched off" instantaneously with a pill, to allow drinkers to drive home or return to work.
The synthetic alcohol, being developed from chemicals related to Valium, works like alcohol on nerves in the brain that provide a feeling of wellbeing and relaxation.
But unlike alcohol its does not affect other parts of...
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Winter Brew Fest Jan 30 The Brewing Network hosts its first annual Winter Brews Festival, January 30, at Linden Street Brewery-Oakland.
http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/ontap
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SFBW10 Brewfest at the Beach Chalet Aron Deorsey, Brewmaster at the Beach Chalet Brewery writes;
As you may know SF Beer Week is coming up in February.We were sitting around one day brainstorming on what events to do for SFBW10. At first we planned on doing a beer fest and invite other local breweries. But then one of the owners had a great idea: Instead of inviting other breweries, why not invite local homebrewers to showcase their wares?
The event would feature, but not be limited to:-Tables of homebrew beer available for tastings-Homebrewed beer competition-Homebrewing 101-how-to demonstration-Some brewing tips and supplies...
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Rick Hendricks We lost a Malt, an amazing musician and dear friend Rick Hendricks on December 7, 2009. He died after a year long battle with cancer. The news came during a huge gathering of his fellow musicians and friends at the Amnesia Club in San Francisco all gathered to pay tribute to Rick.
Cheers to you Rick, you will be missed.
edit: Here's a video of Rick and clips from the tribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qs7YtsCE_c
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2009 California State Homebrew comp results Best of Show: Rick Reineman English Barleywine
Anchor Homebrew Club of the Year: Bay Area Mashers
Sierra Nevada Homebrewer of the Year: Mike Mraz
full results are in this .pdf: http://www.nchfinfo.org/StateComp/2009Winners.pdf
mark your calendars for Saturday, November 6th, 2010, for the 32nd
competition. Start brewing now!
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