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Kiuchi Brewery: Hitachino Nest White Ale

10,000 Birds

Despite its ancient lineage, witbier appeared doomed to remain an obscure and curious footnote in the history of brewing when the last remaining producer in Belgium shut off its brew-kettle for good in 1957. As long as we’re getting our cultural wires crossed, as Tintin might have said to Toto: “I don’t think we’re in Hoegaarden anymore.”.

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Canada’s Naughtiest Dog contest

4 The Love Of Animals

Do you have the naughtiest dog? Bark Busters , the world’s largest dog training company, announced today its search for Canada’s Naughtiest Dog. The contest, which is set to run from now until August 1, 2009, is designed to dispel the myth that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Visit [link] to see Storm in action.

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“Christmas in June” – Brasserie au Baron: Saint-Médard Cuvée de Noël

10,000 Birds

And for the record, it rained like cats and dogs with thunder and lightning at my house on Saint Medardus’s Day this year and I didn’t see a single hovering eagle to provide any shelter from it. Good birding and happy drinking!

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