The Arizona Strong Beer Festival ‘07
One reason for the next show’s delay was my experience at the 7th Annual Arizona Strong Beer Festival. We’re talking dozens of breweries from all over the US, plus a few international folks, all pouring the good stuff. You really had to search to find a beer clocking in under 7 % ABV, and there were some big ol’ doozies represented: Sierra Nevada’s Bigfoot Barleywine, Dogfish Head’s Chateau Jiahu, Oskar Blues’ Gordon (in a can!), and many, many (blurry) others…
Here are a few pics:
Count the people hoisting a glass.
Who says there’s an East Coast/West Coast thing in beerland?
Some favored accessories of the day.
Delightfully drunk festival-goers. Listen for them on an upcoming episode!
May 10th, 2007 at 5:11 am
[...] Grab your diminutive glassware and let’s belly up to the beer tent! Today Speaking of Beer takes you through a beer festival, where you’ll meet brewers, a beer judge, and a whole gaggle of giddily drunk fest-goers. The bouncing strains of indie rock band Beatnik Turtle will be our constant companion as we knock back plenty of tasty brews and find out what it takes to get through one of these things unscathed. [...]