I have not had the time yet to write and reflect about my visit in the zone à defendre (#ZAD) in Notre-Dame-des-Landes near Nantes three weeks ago. Will do so soon.

The last thing I expected, and the first thing I bumped into, in that autonomous zone is #LaBulleNoire where Lucas creates his excellent #microbrews. I guess every revolution needs its own brewery!

The beers are excellent, and the labels — with local creatures drawn by Saskia (@saskiademz on #Instagram) — are gorgeous.

I just opened one of these 2024 Heart Shaped Box #microbrews from Oakshire, and whoa. It is black as the night, and it tastes like a maraschino cherry bonbon. https://oakbrew.com/beers/heart-shaped-box-2024/ It's a cherry chocolate bourbon coffee beer. It's more than I ever expected in one beer, and I'm not sure how to deal with it.
2024 Heart Shaped Box - Oakshire Brewing

Pouring thick and dark, Heart Shaped Box 2024 springs from the glass as an intertwined medley of sweet richness, bold cocoa, and tart fruit. This...

Oakshire Brewing

There’s a new beer fest coming to Bend on Saturday, October 29 that embraces the Halloween weekend theme — #BeersFromTheDead — celebrating classic Oregon #microbrews back from their graves. It's taking place at the Midtown Yacht Club from noon to 6pm.

Details: https://www.thebrewsite.com/halloween-weekend-in-bend-beers-from-the-dead-microbrew-festival/

just did some napkin math.. and a single 12oz bottle of my #homebrew hopped #kombucha costs about US $0.30, not counting the electricity cost of our well pump pulling the water out of the ground. That's a pretty good price considering the cost of commercial #booch and #microbrews
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