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Try a Gordon Biersch at 36,000 feet

Dec 23, 2009 by Kathleen  |  

Gordon Biersch recently struck a deal with Virgin America airlines to serve its flagship beer, Marzen, on all flights in an eco-friendly 16oz. plastic bottle. Marzen, like all of Dan Gordon’s beers, is brewed in strict accordance with German purity laws from the sixteenth century, and is pr...

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Saint Nicholas and the Patron Saint of Brewers

Dec 22, 2009 by Kathleen  |  

Santa Claus is known in America these days as the big man in red who brings presents to children every Christmas in a sleigh pulled by eight flying reindeer. This image of him came from author Clement C. Moore, who wrote the original Christmas story “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” (now ...

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Kona Joins Ranks of Organic Beer

Dec 18, 2009 by Kathleen   |  

Kona Brewing Company recently earned organic certification from the Hawaii Organic Farmers Association for its new brew, Oceanic Organic Saison. The beer will be tapped next month at Kona’s two pubs and a few local restaurants. Saison is the first organic beer to be certified in Hawaii. It ...

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New Beer Magazine to Hit Stores

Dec 8, 2009 by Kathleen  |  

The print media industry isn’t what it used to be since online news and blogging made the scene years ago – newspapers and magazines downsize, merge, sell out or shut down as subscriptions dwindle and advertising goes to the internet. But new magazines emerge every day hoping to break...

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Gordon Biersch Story a Great Read in Southern Distinction

Dec 5, 2009 by Kathleen  |  

Gordon Biersch craft beer arrived in Georgia just a couple months ago, and it brought along an incredible history that was shared by co-founder Dan Gordon in an article published this month by Southern Distinction Magazine. Gordon went through college, graduate school, jobs and internships with b...

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