Dogfish chews, Flying Dog fests
Funny piece in yesterday's New York Times describing how Dogfish domo Sam Calagione chewed corn in an historically accurate attempt to make chicha, a Latin American corn beer.
The lengths some brewers go to.
On the calendar this weekend, the Gonzo Fest at the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick.
It goes from 3 p.m until 9 p.m Saturday and features a Hunter S. Thompson lookalike contest.
Thompson was the correspondent for Rolling Stone magazine who fathered "gonzo journalism" in the 1970s.
The artist Ralph Steadman illustrated many of Thompson's articles and books . Both Steadman and Thompson were friends of George Stranahan, one of the founders of Flying Dog, when the brewery and Thompson were in Colorado. Steadman's work can be seen on Flying Dog labels.
Thompson grew up in Louisville, Ky., where I once worked. I recall an article that a colleague of mine on The Louisville Times wrote about Thompson's early years.
Thompson's mother said that even as a youth, he had mythic appeal. She said that on summer mornings boys in Thompson's Louisville neighborhood would gather on the family's front porch, waiting for Thompson to wake up, and for the fun to begin.
One of my favorite examples of Thompson's writing is his account of sitting in the back seat of car with Richard Nixon. The two of them talked about pro football.
Are you a Thompson fan?
What are your favorites examples of his work?
Comments
DuClaw's holding their Real Ale Fest on Saturday, too, at their Bel Air location. It looks like they're featuring beer from most of the area breweries / brewpubs - little places like Franklin's (College Park) and Growler's (Gaithersburg) as well as the (slightly) larger places like Clipper City and Troegs. Like ADM said today though, it's disappointing not to see these guys involved in BBW (yet)...
http://www.duclaw.com/realalefest/
Posted by: MarkT | September 10, 2009 4:10 PM