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Jay Brooks: Beer writer, syndicated columnist, university lecturer, father, potato nerd, View-Master nut, curmudgeon. Renaissance man, with a side of fries.

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Historic Beer Birthday: Conrad Pfeiffer tinyurl.com/3bnbyv25

08.03.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer In Ads #5149: Winter Brewed For Summer Flavor! tinyurl.com/mrwdbty3

08.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer in Art #1865

Birra Peroni, by F. Targia, 1899 (Italy)

07.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthday English author Andrea Levy (March 7, 1956–February 14, 2019)

07.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's reason to drink? It's Be Heard Day, Bird Day, Contradiction Day, Crown Roast of Pork Day, National Cereal Day, National Flapjack Day, National R&B Music Day, National Sauna Day, National Tartar Sauce Day, Nine Innings Day, Say Hello Day & World Oneness Day tinyurl.com/55bk32ut

07.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer In Ads #5148: Ach Himmel Mr. Goat tinyurl.com/y37ajvhj

07.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: Conrad Windisch tinyurl.com/5dw6vrus

07.03.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's bock oddity is a story that was told all over the country today. On March 6, 1938, as many news services all told the same story, with a few variations. The story is how Nazi Germany made brewing Bock beer that year forbidden, wanting to save the barley to feed livestock.

07.03.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: Samuel Wainwright tinyurl.com/5aeumuaj

07.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer in Art #1864

Stella Artois, by Neryl Walker, c. 2010s (Australia)

07.03.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer In Ads #5147: Frankenmuth Is Michigan's Largest Selling Bock tinyurl.com/yy5msjat

07.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: John Bird Fuller tinyurl.com/yeyk96msx

07.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthdy English poet of the Victorian era Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6, 1806–June 29, 1861)

07.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's reason to drink? It's Day of the Dude, Dress in Blue Day, International Day of the Sculptor, Middle Name Pride Day, National Frozen Food Day, National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day, Oreo Cookie Day, Silly Putty Day, Trampoline Day & World Conservation Strategy Day tinyurl.com/343z4ne7

06.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer In Ads #5146: Something Wonderful! tinyurl.com/usurh77k

06.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer in Art #1863

The Absinthe Drinker, by Viktor Oliva, 1901 (Czech Republic)

06.03.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: Frederick "Fritz" Brekle tinyurl.com/5s4zrwh6

06.03.2026 05:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer in Art #1862

Cardinal Kids Beer Wagon, by Louis ThΓ©ophile Hingre, c. 1890s (Switzerland)

06.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: Frederik C. Silkensen tinyurl.com/4x9evckc

06.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer In Ads #5145: Enjoy Big D, Drewrys Bock Beer tinyurl.com/7cv4xwk6

06.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthday American journalist and novelist Frank Norris (March 5, 1870–October 25, 1902)

05.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's reason to drink? It's Act Goofy Day, Cinco de Marcho, Goat Day, Nametag Day, National Absinthe Day, National Cheese Doodle Day, National Mobile Food Vendors Day, National R&B Music Day, Ramen Noodles Day, Stop the Clocks Day & World Sustainable Energy Day tinyurl.com/bdd9927k

05.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer In Ads #5144: Now... From Old Dutch Draft Bock Beer In Bottles, Too tinyurl.com/27ttu3rm

05.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: Leonhard Eppig tinyurl.com/34kmtkpj

05.03.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: Greg Noonan tinyurl.com/yzrpxyyp

05.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's Bock oddity is this post-prohibition story from the Brooklyn Times-Union on March 4, 1934, calling for the most beautiful goats to be entered for the chance to be declared "Mr. Bock Beer 1934." The contest was sponsored by the Brewers Board of Trade, with the winner announced March 17.

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: Jacob Ruppert Sr. tinyurl.com/5duw7tfc

05.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beer in Art #1861

Drunken Lovers, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1798 (Great Britain)

05.03.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Historic Beer Birthday: George Klotter tinyurl.com/4xy6dzzt

05.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hose shot of the day, at Birrificio Lambrate (Lambrate Brewery), Milano. (March 3, 2026) [Guest hose courtesy of John Holl] (who was on the same brewery tour yesterday with Maurizio Maestrelli)

05.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0