Beer Jockey Honored to Meet Great Belgian Brewers

The New (and beautiful) Oread Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas was the site of Boulevard Brewing Company's Launch of its First Collaboration Beer in the Smokestack Series.

The venerable Jean-Marie Rock of Orval, Belgium (far right in photo) and humble, but incredibly talented, Steven Pauwels from Kansas City's Boulevard (Center), explained their creation to an appreciative Beer Jockey, Jim Quinn.

Their Imperial Pilsner is an elegant yet powerful artistic achievement.

Brewmaster Rock was in great spirits despite a nightmarish flight detained in St. Louis and lost luggage!

Tim Marks and Corey with the Show Me Beer blog were among the beerarati attending.

My guests were Fritz Kronschnabel and his beer godess wife, Elana ... great folks with Wisconsin connections.

BLVD Collaboration Launches in Lawrence!

Julie Weeks, a very nice, energetic Marketing professional who has returned to Boulevard Brewery after a brief hiatus, sent me the following news from America's finest Regional Craft Brewery:



Last fall Jean-Marie Rock, brewmaster at Orval in Belgium, came over and collaborated with Steven Pauwels on Boulevard’s first ever Collaboration beer in the Smokestack Series .

Well, the time has come for the final brew to hit the streets.


In addition, Jean-Marie is coming back this weekend to help us commemorate the brew.

On Monday night, 1/18, we’ll have a Collaboration party from 8 to 10 p.m. at Lawrence’s newest hotel, The Oread, in its Bird Dog bar. Jean-Marie, Steven and John McDonald will all be there to toast the new brew. We’d like to see as many Boulevard enthusiasts as possible at the event. As a KU graduate, John thought it would be a great opportunity for another collaboration and host the event at the new hotel located at

1200 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS


New Brew; New Hotel; Happy New Year!

Paul Quinn- Hegarty's Pub- Milwaukee , Wisconsin has Passed away

My oldest brother, Paul, has died from complications of diabetes.

Paul and my sister, Jean, owned Jim Hegarty's Pub near Marquette University on 11th & Wells Street in Milwaukee for 20 years.

Hegarty's was a classic Milwaukee bar.

When the legal age in Wisconsin was 18 a Marquette student could drink there as an undergraduate, perhaps move on to Law School and continue to stay in the neighborhood of the Milwaukee County Courthouse for decades!

Stop by St. Al's in West Allis per the link to pay respect and do consider contributing to Paul's Alma Mater and mine- Marquette High.

MilwaukeeWorld: BREWERY-OWNED DISTRIBUTORSHIPS SEEN ON A-B HORIZON

MilwaukeeWorld: BREWERY-OWNED DISTRIBUTORSHIPS SEEN ON A-B HORIZON

Beer Class at McCoys

This I Believe ...

Beer Wars Movie Thursday, April 16th w/Ben Stein

Wow!

Growing up in the shadow of Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee, hawking popcorn at the Great Schlitz Circus Parades, pouring beer for tourists on the very last day Pabst was open to the public .... I had never envisioned the day we could finally celebrate and contemplate the NEW BEER INDUSTRY in America!

Hit the link for KC area theaters showing this one night Live event.

Something to Think and Drink about.