Some exciting events happening soon at the Brick Store:

Larry Bell Meet & Greet!

Tuesday, January 19th 2010
Join us on Tuesday January 19th and meet Owner/Brewer of Bells Brewery Larry Bell. Larry will be shaking hands,kissing babies, and talking about all of the wonderful beers brewed at Bells. We will be featuring Bells HOPSLAM and some tasty food pairings. See you at the pub!

Meet The Brewer from B.F.M.

Thursday, January 21st 2010
Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes, also known by the abbreviation BFM is a small artisanal brewery in Jura, Switzerland whose products, including barrel-aged beers, have drawn international acclaim.Founded in 1997 by Jerome Rebetez, who had formerly been trained as an oenologist, this tiny brewery has rapdibly become known for making beers that stretch traditional beer style guidelines and use unorthodox ingredients. Come on down to the pub and meet owner Jerome Rebetez and taste the rare cask offering He is bringing along! Food pairings as well as some vintage B.F.M. stuff will be available!

Meet The Bruerys Patrick Rue

Monday, February 22nd 2010
We will be hosting Owner/ Brewer Patrick Rue for a special meet and greet session. Food pairings and special rare beers will be available. See you at the pub!

Wow, count me in for the Bell's and BFM dates, for sure. Let's hope BFM brings the good stuff.

And, for old times' sake, here's an email conversation between Vargo and some dude who runs a blog called "This Peanut Looks Like a Duck."

First, Vargo wrote:

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 4:01 PM, vargo wrote:
Awesome blog! Wondered if you had seen this brewery from NC.

Cool logo and great beer

http://www.duckrabbitbrewery.com/index.html

So the guy responded:

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Marc H wrote:
This is interesting - how did I get this email? Where did you send it to?
Cheers,
Marc

Vargo wrote back:

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:44 PM, vargo wrote:
hmmmm.? I sent it to beerfoam@thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

I got it at this post on the blog

http://www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com/quack/2008/01/08/this-beer-foam-looks-like-a-duck/

Vargo, did the guy ever respond to that?