DOGFISH HEAD APRIHOP

IT'S HERE!!!

cheers,

dave

NEW ARRIVALS

1. Port Brewing Wipe-Out IPA

2. Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale

3. Lost Abbey Carnevale Ale

4. Lost Abbey Serpent's Stout

5. Moylan's Dragoon Stout

6. North Coast Cru D'Or (Organic)

7. North Coast Old Plowshare (Organic)

Come and get it!

dave

LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE-READ CAREFULLY!

PLEASE READ THIS POST CAREFULLY!!!

We have just recieved a small shipment of Lost Abbey's ANGEL'S SHARE in 750ml bottles. Because of the limited quantity and extreme demand for this beer, we're gonna do it like this:

-Angel's Share will only be available to Beer of the Month Club members from the time of this post until 5PM this Friday. Members should call and reserve a bottle if they want to make sure they get one. After that, it's available to anyone, limit 1 per person.

It will not be on the shelf, you will have to ask for it. Just one more benefit of subscribing to the blog :)

cheers,

dave

New Arrival-Big Sky Smoove Cherry Ale

This small batch release is limited to just over 2000 bottles, so get it while you can!

Released in an attractive 750ml hand-numbered bottle with a gold foil top.

cheers,

dave

BOTM March 2009

Just a reminder in case some people didn't get the e-mail. Beer of the Month for March is here. If anyone in the club didn't get the tasting notes in their e-mail, contact me with your address, and I will re-send it.

Thanks to everyone for their patience while we adjust to this new format.

cheers,

dave

New Arrivals

1. Ommegang Biere De Mars-Amber ale with brettanomyces. Haven't tried it yet, but it seems to be packed with yeast. Lots of floaty bits.

2.Eel River Acai Berry Wheat

3. Marin Brewing Company "Star Brew" Wheat Wine-For those of you who have never tried a wheat wine, you're missing out. It's a seasonal style, brewed by very few producers for only a limited time. This one is a great example of the style. Pick one up!

cheers,

dave

William Brand

Everyone should have a drink for William Brand today. He was a great beer writer, and a friend of Healthy Spirits. He will be missed.

SAN FRANCISCO — William Brand, a longtime reporter for the Oakland Tribune, died early Friday as a result of injuries suffered in a Muni train incident in San Francisco Feb. 8. He was 70.Brand died at San Francisco General Hospital, surrounded by family and friends, according to a friend of the family.A recently retired reporter, Brand was walking near Second and King streets around 9:10 p.m. Feb. 8 when he was hit by oncoming N-Judah train, SF police said.Brand was knocked into a nearby pole by the impact, police Inspector Dean Taylor said.The investigation is continuing, but it appears to have been an accident, Taylor said.Brand retired from regular news gathering at the Tribune in November after 27 years at the paper. He continued to write a well-read beer blog titled “What’s On Tap.”The night he was struck by the train, Brand was returning from the 21st Amendment Brewery on Second Street where he had attended a food and beer pairing event he was writing about for his blog.A memorial service is planned and details will be announced later today, a friend said.