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As you may or may not have noticed, I delayed this blog for a few days. I chose to do so for two reasons. First, because I wanted to be able to write about the Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival which took place on Saturday. The second reason is that I won't be writing another one until the last week in August, as I will be busy with some family eve ...

It's that last day of July, which also means it's the last day of dip net season, and I'm sure I speak for everyone on the Kenai except the RV park owners when I say: "Thanks goodness!" Everyone can bundle up their fish and trundle back up to Anchorage, and we denizens of the Kenai can have our roads, stores, and beaches back. Happy days! On ...

We are continuing to enjoy a pretty fine summer here on the Kenai, though we are still inundated with dipnetters. Only another week or so and then they can all trundle back whence they came and leave us to enjoy the rest of the summer in peace. Meanwhile, there has been plenty of beer news since my last blog. First off, if you didn't see my ...

I just received word from Gabe Fletcher of Anchorage Brewing Company that tickets for this year's The Culmination Beer Festival will be going on sale this Wednesday, July 22, at 2 PM . There will be only 200 total tickets sold. 150 will be sold from the festival's website(www.theculminationfestival.com), while the other 50 will be sold ...

It's that time of year again here on the Kenai, when about 40,000 folks from Anchorage and the rest of the state descend upon us to claim "their" share of our sockeye salmon run. While it's not the most extreme example in the state (10,000 cruise ship passengers descending daily on Skagway, pop. 850 holds that title), it's still quite jarring w ...

It's the middle of summer here in Alaska, and - wildfires notwithstanding- so far it's been a pretty nice one. I know Alaska seldom makes the national news, so for my readers in the Lower 48, I thought I'd post this graphic to illustrate how our wildfire season compares to yours. So thanks to the hard-working firefighters who are doing the ...

Andy Warhol famously said: "In the future, everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame." In my case, it was more like five minutes, when I was interviewed on KTVA Channel 11's Daybreak Show yesterday. The show regularly has local authors in to talk about their new releases, so I was there to talk about my new book, Alaska Beer.  In ca ...

It's the longest day of the year, and in Alaska that's always a cause for celebration. Down here on the Peninsula, we have all been keeping one eye on the Card Street Wildfire, which started last Monday and has burned more than 8000 acres and several homes. Fortunately, it looks like the prevailing westerly winds have pushed the active part of ...

Just got word from Gabe Fletcher about an event taking place tomorrow, Friday, June 19th, at Anchorage Brewing Company. Gabe will be releasing the next batches of both Bitter Monk DIPA and Love Buzz Saison! To celebrate, there will be live jazz music at the brewery from 5 to 9 PM.  If you will be in Anchorage tomorrow evening, this sounds ...

If you have been wondering why there have been no blog posts since Memorial Day, it's because I have been down in the Seattle area for the birth of my second grandchild. Madelyn Mae Thompson arrived on June 4 and is doing fine, as is her mother. But now I'm back in Alaska and it's time to try to get caught up on all the beer news I missed while ...