About Beervana
nirvana (n) - The ineffable, ultimate state in which one has attained the transcendent union of wisdom and compassion.
Beervana (n) -(1) The ineffable state in which one has attained transcendent union of malt and hops;
(2) Portland; Oregon.
This blog carries on a tradition of writing about beer that I started almost ten years ago at the Portland weekly Willamette Week--back when craft brewing was new and interesting enough to support a regular columnist. Ah, the good old days!
I also wrote a regular column for the Celebrator Beer News--which still supports many regular columnists, though not in the full salary kind of way. (Depending on your habits, a column for the Celebrator might keep you in beer through the month.) My paid beer writing lapsed around the new millenium, but not, of course, my pub-going, beer drinking, or homebrewing.A few years back, I started political blogging (Notes on the Atrocities, the Oregon Blog, Low on the Hog, BlueOregon, et. al.), but my beer posts were rare. I toyed with the idea of a regular beer blog, but concluded I didn't have the time. Nevertheless, I was screwing around one day (one pretty busy day when I still had no time for a beer blog) and discovered that blogger had "Beervana" as an open url, and ....
Welcome to Beervana.
Labels: About
posted by Jeff Alworth at 6:55 PM
5 Comments:
This post has been removed by a blog administrator.
The Mash Tun Brew Pub isn't Honest I was there 6-14-08 on your recomendation and I got a 14 oz Pint
I saw TM above the word Beervana on the Bayou's website. I doubted their Trademark, so in searching I found your site. I like your definition.
Could they have trademarked that word?
Steven, I don't know too much about that--though I've seen the site, too. I think it would be pretty hard to restrict that mark beyond a narrow scope; it has been in the public domain as a reference to Portland/Oregon for 15 years. I think it's akin to "Steel City." You could trademark that name for gloves, say, but you couldn't enforce it by restricting a restaurant in Pittsburgh from using the name. Anyway, that's how I understand it.
Great blog. Saw your mention in Sunset. Have you ever been to Montana to visit/sample the brews? We have some good ones here in Billings. Yellowstone Valley, Angry Hanks, and Carters to go along with the more well known Montana Brewing. Also Red Lodge Ales down the road a little. All, except for Montana Brewing are "tasting" pubs. Open 4-8 pm with a limit of 3 per. Beers are very good and only $3.
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home