New Abnormal Brewers T-Shirts

March 27, 2009 · Posted in Annoucements · Comment 
Abnormal Brewers 20th Anniversary

Abnormal Brewers 20th Anniversary

The votes are in and a new Abnormal Brewers club logo has been selected. This is a special logo designed to help celebrate the club’s 20th anniversary. Since 1989 the Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers has promoted the art and science of brewing beer.

The 20th anniversary committee would like to thank the following people for their submissions: John Malkin, Don Davidshofer, John Emmert, John Chubick, Jim Hubbard, and Adam Aspbury.

The winning submission chosen by the club was designed by Kevin Kozlen. We will be using this design for this year only.

These shirts will only be produced this year and we do not know how many orders we will make. To ensure that you get your shirt we are accepting pre-orders until Friday, April 3rd. Shirts will be ready for pickup at the next club meeting on Monday, April 13th. You should be prepared to pay by cash or preferably check when you pick up your shirt(s).

The shirts will be available in sizes small to 3XL. Both regular and women’s cuts will be available. The shirts are black with the new club logo printed on the front. The lettering will be white with the brew-guy in yellow. The back of the shirt will have our “why be normal?” logo as well as our web address.

These highly collectible, limited-time-only, excellent quality, super-cool t-shirts can be yours for the small price of just $10. That’s right, the cost of just 2 pints of beer can get you into this awesome apparel.

We are accepting orders now!

If you have any questions please contact us.

San Francisco Brew Pub Tour

March 8, 2009 · Posted in Other · 1 Comment 

By Kyle Karraker, Club Member

San Francisco. Home of the Grateful Dead, Alcatraz and Anchor Brewing. Dana and I went out there a couple of years ago to visit my brother, take in the sites and find decent places to drink. Well, I went there to find decent places to drink.

Our flight was delayed, so we didn’t get there until early afternoon. We were staying a few blocks from the Wharf area so we decided to walk around down there. I’d read about a place called Jack’s Cannery Bar that had a good number of taps. We found it down some steps in an old brick building that had been converted into a number of shops. It was nice and dark with an old wooden bar. Definitely well used.

Not a bad crowd for early afternoon but we didn’t have a problem sitting at the bar. Not as many taps as I’d been led to believe, but most were beers we didn’t get here at the time. Got the Speakeasy Brewing IPA. Pretty good. Nice hop aroma with a balanced flavor and crisp finish. Dana probably had a Bud Light. What can you do.

The next day was the beer tour day. After a short bus trip up Columbus Avenue, we wandered around Chinatown and the surrounding area. Just a few blocks away was the E&O Trading Company. A brewpub that also serves excellent Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine. Unfortunately, they recently dropped the brewpub side of the business to concentrate on the food. It’s a shame, because the house IPA was great complement to some of the spicier plates.

What can you do after a good meal and a refreshing beverage? Go look for more refreshing beverages.
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