Beer Haiku Daily

Win entry to a
Beer Industry Conference
By being dirty

Written by Captain Hops.

Reference: Fizz Marketing is having a contest. “You could win a ticket to the 2010 Beer Industry Summit worth $1100! Simply come up with the best beer name that would never get approved by the Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) and you’ll be on your way to one of the largest beer events in the industry!”

Sounds like fun. Don’t forget to read the rules at the bottom of the post.

Thing of the day: Modern Moonshine Techniques

Chance of a lifetime
To learn the art of brewing
In a magic land

Written by Captain Hops.

References: The Oregon Tourism Commission is offering a chance to win an Oregon Bounty internship at Full Sail Brewery. Send in a 2 minute video and 140 character written explanation of why you deserve to win. Prize includes airfare, lodging, a week long internship and $1,000 cash. There are six other fantasy food/drink internships available as well. Enter all seven contests.

Thing of the day: The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane

Pairing food and beer
To help Central Oregon
Children and families

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Portland Food and Drink is holding a beer haiku contest. The winner gets two tickets to the Sagebrush Classic Feast, a fantastic beer and food pairing charity extravaganza sponsored by Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon. You must hurry and get your entry in by July 10, 2009. The event is held on July 18, 2009. Portland Food and Drink has full details about the contest. Good luck!

Even if you don’t win, you can still buy tickets to this worthy charity event.

Thing of the Day: Oregon’s Dry Side: Exploring East of the Cascade Crest

Winners and Losers
Share beer, tales, and fellowship
‘Til the next battle

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Flying Dog announced the winner of their Twitter haiku contest yesterday. Redhead Writing was the obvious champion with her subtle but poignant verse:

Congratulations to all the winners and entrants! Cheers!

Thing of the Day: The Story Behind the Glory: Winning Quotes from Sports Greats on the Game of Life

Why do beer lovers
Gravitate to short poems?
There’s more time for beer.

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Flying Dog Brewery is having a Flying Dog haiku contest. Your job is to come up with a Flying Dog Haiku (whatever you think that is) and submit it to them using Twitter. Check out the complete instructions here. The prizes are no joke… $50 gift certificates to the Flying Dog Online Store will go to the writers behind the top five haiku.

Thing of the Day: The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku

Free kegerator?!
Make your plea on video
And you could win one.

Written by Captain Hops

References: Kegerators.com is having a kegerator give-away video contest from August 1, 2008 until August 31, 2008. Just create a funny/shocking/cool/stupid video showing what you would do for a free kegerator. Post it on YouTube, and fill out an entry form. The folks at Kegerator.com will choose the winner on or about August 31, 2008. Good luck.

Thing of the Day: Flip Video Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Black)

We’ve hit the big time
When famous Czech beer writers
Have haiku contests.

Written by Captain Hops.

References: I was perusing the Really Simple Beer Syndication this morning, when this article caught my eye. It seems that Evan Rail the author of Good Beer Guide Prague and the Czech Republic and writer of the Beer Culture column at the Prague Daily Monitor is having a beer themed giveaway in the form of a beer haiku contest. Send him your beer themed 17 syllables by March 31, 2008 for a chance to win some fabulous Czech Republic brewery related prizes. Good luck!
Thing of the Day: Rick Steves’ Prague and the Czech Republic 2007

honor and duty
as Beer Drinker of the Year
to carry that flag

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Matt Venzke was proclaimed the 2008 Beer Drinker of the Year at the 12th annual contest held by the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado. Jay Brooks has the story and press release.
Thing of the Day: Denver Then and Now

hospitality
is an endless beer fountain
or something quite close

Written by Captain Hops.

References: Kegerators.net is having a kegerator give-away contest. To win you need to write and submit the best story of how you would put your new kegerator to good use. All of my readers are deserving of a new kegerator. Send in your story and don’t forget to invite me over to break it in when you win. Cheers!
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Thing of the Day: Outdoor Beer Kegerator

Digitally Essential – Turning code into beauty

If you haven’t already heard, Digitally Essential is giving away blog designs to the 4 blogs that create and submit the best haiku by July 22, 2005. Since haiku is the theme of this blog, I really couldn’t ignore the call. Besides, it’s a fun idea.

Here is my entry:

How sad my blog looks
it cries out for fulfillment
like an empty mug

Good luck to all participants!