As you travel through your world of beer, you may find yourself wanting to share your experience with others. The BN Army Blog is your place to do that by submitting articles about your festival experiences, report on beer news that you've scooped, or share a brewery tour you've taken. Think of it as a place to be creative and allow the reporter in you let the beer speak to the rest of us... Go ahead, it's easy... but keep in mind, the world is listening so play nice and respect beer!
Recent Articles:
The BN is offline for the next several days
We're moving locations and building a new studio! Read More >>
Cheese Wars
Author Andrew Konoff makes the case for beer's superiority in cheese-pairing Read More >>
Post Session 04-22-12: Freetail Brewing Co.
Show summary and Brewcaster video commentary Read More >>
The Yakima Chief Hop Processing Plant
Take a virtual tour with two of Washington's most prominent homebrew clubs Read More >>
Imperial Stout Festival at Beer Revolution
JP heads to Oakland to help inaugurate a new Bay Area beer fest Read More >>
Sacramento Beer Week: The Art of Beer
JP and Moscow head to the Sacramento Grand Ballroom for a celebration of craft beer and fine art Read More >>
Post Session 03-04-12: Boulder Beer Co.
Show summary and Brewcaster pics Read More >>
SF Beer Week - Double IPA Festival 2012
Brewcaster Nate's day judging some of Beer Week's biggest and boldest Read More >>
Sour is the New Bitter
Another article from John Reed, this time about a tart trip up and down Interstate 5 Read More >>
SF Beer Week 2012 Opening Weekend
BN coverage of the first round of Beer Week festivities Read More >>
Mohawks Make Beer
BN Army soldier John Reed's journey from punk-rocker to homebrewer Read More >>
Winter Brews Festival 2012
Pictures and video from Todos Santos Plaza in Concord, CA Read More >>
Post Session 01-15-12: Destihl Brew Works
Show summary and Brewcaster pics Read More >>
Post Session 01-08-12: Redhook Brewing / BNAs
Show summary, award winners, and Brewcaster pics Read More >>
C02 Myths and Rumors
Homebrewer Matt Coffman describes what to look for when purchasing C02 Read More >>
Post Session 12-11-11: Gluten-free Beer
Summary, post-show commentary, and Brewcaster pics Read More >>
Post Session 12-04-11: Joshua M. Bernstein
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Post Session 11-20-11: Tied House Brewery & Cafe
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Post Session 11-13-11: No Beer Show
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Post Session 11-06-11: Black Star Co-op
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Post Session 10-24-11: Festival Season Wrap-up
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Post Session 10-09-11: Almighty London Pub Crawl
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Post Session 09-19-11: Pizza Port
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Post Session 09-11-11: Zane Lamprey & Kjell Wygant
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Post Session 08-22-11: Beer Vocabulary
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Post Session 08-14-11: The Beer Sommelier
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BN On The Road 2011: Elysian Brewing Co.
The third beer stop in our series from the road Read More >>
BN On The Road 2011: Cascade Brewing Barrel House
The next beer stop in our series from the road Read More >>
BN On The Road 2011: Hopworks Urban Brewery
Our first beer stop through the Pacific Northwest takes us to HUB in Portland, OR Read More >>
Post Session 07-31-11: Hair of the Dog Brewing Co.
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Post Session 07-17-11: Trinity Brewing Co.
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Post Session 07-10-11: Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
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Post Session 06-27-11: Tröegs Brewing Co.
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BNA 6
Pictures and video from our 6th anniversary party at White Labs in San Diego Read More >>
Post Session 06-12-11: Loftus Ranches Hops
Summary, post-show commentary, and Brewcaster pics Read More >>
Post Session 06-05-11: Deschutes Brewing Co.
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Post Session 05-22-11: Fifty Fifty Brewing Co.
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Heretic Brewing Company: The First Brew Day
Heretic produces its first batch of not-so-ordinary beer Read More >>
Cleveland International Beer Festival 2011
Brew Strong heads to Ohio for the inaugural CIBF Read More >>
Post Session 05-08-11: Brasserie Cantillon
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SoCal Homebrewers Festival 2011
Video from the annual odyssey at Lake Casitas Read More >>
Post Session 04-24-11: Gordon Strong
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Post Session 04-10-11: Stephen Beaumont
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Post Session 04-03-11: The Electric Brewery
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Post Session 03-27-11: Anchor Brewing Co.
Summary, post-show commentary and Brewcaster pics Read More >>
Hoppotamus Maximus Revealed
A BN exclusive about a brand new style of beer from Gordon Biersch Read More >>
Post Session 03-20-11: Moon River Brewing Co.
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Post Session 03-06-11: Bison Brewing Co.
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Post Session 02-27-11: Live from Downtown Joe's
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Post Session 02-20-11: Bottling & SF Beer Week Wrap
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San Francisco Beer Week 2011
Video interviews from various events throughout the week's festivities Read More >>
Post Session 02-06-11: Mountain Goat Beer
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Winter Brews Festival 2011
Pictures and video from the festival at Civic Center Park in Berkeley Read More >>
Post Session 01-23-11: Brewing TV & BNAs
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Post Session 01-16-11: Great Northern Brewing Co.
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Post Session 01-09-11: Brett Beers
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Post Session 12-19-10: Shmaltz Brewing Co.
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Post Session 12-12-10: Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
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Post Session 12-05-10: Brew Masters, Pintley, & Base Malt
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Post Session 11-21-10: Live from Downtown Joe's
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Post Session 11-14-10: Barley Brown's Brewpub
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Post Session 11-07-10: Dr. Charles Bamforth
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Post Session 10-24-10: Beer 4 Boobs
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Post Session 10-17-10: Abita Brewing Co.
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Post Session 10-10-10: Great South Bay Brewery
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Post Session 9-26-10: Epic and Hallertau from New Zealand
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Post Session 9-12-10: Ithaca Beer Co.
Show summary and Brewcaster pics and commentary after the show Read More >>
Post Session 8-22-10: Cigars & Beer
Show summary and Brewcaster commentary after the show. Read More >>
Post Session 8-15-10: Tasting Beer
Pics, video commentary & show notes for our tasting show with Nicole Erny Read More >>
BJ's Grand Opening In Concord, CA.
Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson invites The BN to join him at the grand opening of BJ's in our neighborhood Read More >>
Tasty's Russian River Brew Day: Full Video
Watch the full video of Tasty McDole's entire brew day at Russian River Brewing Company Read More >>
5th Annual Sasquatch BrewAm
A Brief Look at the 5th Annual Sasquatch BrewAm Read More >>
Tasty's Russian River Brew Day: Video Footage
Vinnie and Tasty talk about their beer and some brewery footage too Read More >>
Tasty's Russian River Brew Day: July 22 2009
Tasty McDole brews at Russian River for GABF Pro-Am Competition Read More >>
Firestone Walker Double Jack SF Release
Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker talks about the new Double Jack Read More >>
Linden Street Brewery's First Brew Day 5-5-09
A look at the brewing of Urban Peoples Common Lager from Linden St. Read More >>
Samuel Adams Long Shot 08 Release Party in SF
Long Shot is released and the winners speak to The BN Read More >>
Post Session Commentary 4-12-09: Thornbridge Brewing
This week's Post-Session video commentary Read More >>
Post Session Commentary 4-5-09: Ballast Point
Find out what Yuseff Cherney of Ballast Point & BN crew thought about the show after the mics went off... Read More >>
Kona 09 Day Three:
Day 3 at the in Kona is the day of the Kona Brewers Festival. Here's your report. Read More >>
Post Jamil Show Commentary 3-16-09
The Jamil Show: Can You Brew It - Post-Show Commentary Read More >>
Kona 09 Day Two:
Day 2 of the BN trip to Kona includes a week of activities in one day... Read More >>
Kona 09 Day One:
I arrive in Kona to find a thriving homebrew scene and a bit of heaven on earth Read More >>
Post Session Commentary 3-8-09
Some post-show video commentary from The Session: Growing Hops Read More >>
Jay Brooks Birthday 5-0
Jay Brooks throws a Hawaii Five-0 for his Five-0 Read More >>
Utah Homebrew Bill Passes House
Utah homebrew bill passed by the legislature Read More >>
Bill Has Passed, But Not His Work
William Brand passed away this morning, but his writing still inspires Read More >>
Beer For Brand!
Beer writer William Brand struck by Muni Train in San Francisco Sunday night Read More >>
SF Beer Week Begins!
The inaugural SF Beer Week begins with a bash at iconic Anchor Brewing Co. Read More >>
Euro 08 - The End
Euro 08 continues with France and Belgium Read More >>
Euro 08 - The Beginning
BN Euro trip 08 begins with a gaffe, but works out for the best. Read More >>
Best-to-Brew
Two BNer's win a brew day with the pro's at Anheuser Busch!! Read More >>
SWIRCA Beer and Wine Festival in Indiana
5th Annual Beer and Wine Festival in Evansville Indiana Read More >>
Welcome to the BN Army Blog!
Welcome to the new BN Army Blog, which in essence, is your blog… Read More >>
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