Logan R.R. Perkins

(303) 330-9739 - loganperkins@gmail.com

Address: White Van - Colorado Plates - last seen in Austin*

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY OF DRINKING

I like beer, lots of beer, might drink it everyday.

Mild beers, bold beers, I like them either way.

From lambic beers to twice hopped beers,

Each lovely in their own way,

I like beer, lots of beer, usually drink them everyday!!

I've been legally drinking quality beers, traveling for beers, collecting paraphernalia, and watching the industry since 1979. Hunting for new beers is an exciting adventure and inevitably results in new acquaintances. For me drinking beer is about enhancing the quality of life through flavors, feelings, and friends. I love beer alone and especially enjoy sharing with others. There's a flavor you get from fine beers, a lovely feeling felt, and the fun of friends...lots of friends!! I believe in handling, collecting, and tasting beers with the same respect as a wine or music lover. My appreciation of beer increases yearly. On November 1, 2005, I put my belongings in storage and have been traveling the U.S., Europe, and Asia searching for and enjoying the nectar. I try to keep everything in moderation, including moderation itself!

MAJOR BEERY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• • Beer Hunter Since 1979

• • Have tried around 5000 different beers
• •Have Attended 15 Great American Beer Fests. Moved to Colorado in 1990, in part for the fest!
• • Attended Four Belgian Beer fests in 2006, including Zythos and two sour beer fests.
• • Sampled beer in 45 states, 21 European countries, 5 Asian countries, & elsewhere.
• • Have hosted major beer parties for the Great American Beer Festival weeks for industry, connoisseurs, and friends, including: Tom Doldorf, Steve Beaumont, Dr. Bill, Dave Keene, Vinnie Cilurzo, Todd Ashman, Jim Bush, brewers from coast to coast, and scores of contributors to Ratebeer, BeerAdvocate and the Burgundian Babble Belt.
• • Appeared prominently on the premier television episode of Three Sheets, where I informed the host about great Belgian beers at the Delerium Café in Brussels (early 2006)
• • Escorted Michael Jackson from the GABF Convention Center, down the Denver pedestrian mall, to a KROC homebrewers event where he spoke about rugby, and beer!
• •Attended the Copenhagen Beer Fest in May 2006 - it has the 2^nd largest variety of beers after the GABF. Met many European brewers and major Ratebeer contributors. Attended the Olfabrikken open house brew day event.
• • Attended the Kerstbier (Belgian Christmas Beer) fest in December, 2004.
• • Started home brewing in the early 1980s, became a member of the Maryland homebrew club: BURP. After a fifteen year absence I attended their Mashout - Annual camping trip in 2004.
• • In 2006 attended special tastings and homebrew club events in numerous states, including CO, TX, WI, IN, CA, OH, PA, NJ, NY, MD, LA, and in England, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Slovenia & Austria.
• • In 2006 tried beers for the first time while traveling in: Denmark, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos.
• •Attended the final two Dr. Bill and Steiny beer parties in Los Angeles, arguably the biggest selection of high quality beers at a tasting event in the world.
• • Toured 15 Belgian breweries in 1996 (including a brewing day at Vapeur).
• • Attended the 2006 Hamburg (Germany) International Beer Fest.
• • Mentioned in an article on Beer Geeks in the premier issue of Draft magazine.
• • Regular contributor to the Burgundian Babble Belt and Ratebeer.com, including travel stories from California to Brooklyn to northern Thailand.
• • Hosted dozens of free tastings over the past few years, mostly in Denver, but also in Austin, Dallas, New Orleans, Ohio, Washington D.C. and Amsterdam.

BEER HISTORY

Below are details thru 1993. There are more details going back to 1979.

2005: Attended: Vail Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival and Dinner with Adam Avery and Sam Calagione; two Stone Brewery dinners in Denver; BJ's in Boulder Winter Beer Tasting; Toronado Barleywine Festival; Dr. Bill's Toronado tasting; Ft. Collins blind Imperial Stout tasting; New Belgian tasting and Barleywine tasting at Falling Rock; 3^rd Annual Boulder Strong Ale Fest; Denver Cook Street Cooking School Beer & Food Tasting; numerous KROC & Boulder Homebrewers meetings; homebrewer events with the Mystic Krew of Brew and the Crescent City Homebrewers in La. and with the Austin ZEALOTS; Jackson Backyard Brewery Beer & Food Dinner; Beaver Creek Brews, Blues & BBQ Fest; Falling Rock Anniversary Party; Getting Vertical with Adam Avery Tasting; Avery Anniversary Party; Dr. Bill and Stieny's 9^th Annual 12 Hour Belgian Beer and Barleywine Birthday Bash and BBQ in Anaheim; Oskar Blues Brewery Dinner; Milwaukee YeHa (Ratebeer) tasting; Shelton Bros. Chicago Czech Lager tasting at the Hopleaf; Indianapolis Stille Nacht Reserva tasting; and brewery tapping parties in various states. Visited beer bars &/or breweries in Oklahoma, Kansas, Northern and Southern California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, New Orleans, Florida, Alabama, Little Rock, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, & Pennsylvania. Organized my beer coasters - 1100 different ones. Hosted six big beer tastings in Denver including a blind tasting with 24 Tripels, and tastings in both Austin and Dallas. Hosted my 3^rd Annual pre-GABF party, plus a GABF Ratebeer.com gathering. Attended three GABF sessions (sampled 67 the first night) and numerous private, homebrewer, industry and Falling Rock events. Put all my belongings in storage and started cross-country beery places hunt starting Nov. 1. Started a new (my second) website (www.gr8city.com) to feature photos and notes and be a guide to great U.S. beer places.

2004: Attended Boulder Strong Ale Fest, Avery Anniversary party, numerous beer tastings and beer dinners. Started posting on Ratebeer.com as DenverLogan. Visited beer places in British Columbia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ohio & throughout Michigan. Started some beer Ebay sales (have purchased for years). I hosted my second pre-GABF party with many brewers, Ratebeer, Beeradvocate and BBB attendees from the states and overseas. Attended three GABF sessions and tried 55 brews the first night, plus attended homebrewer events and late night parties at the Falling Rock. Fourth trip to Europe included visits in Belgium to: the Kulminator, 't Oud Arsenaal, Afspanning 't Waagstuk, Paters Vaetje, De Berenbak and t Karveel in Antwerp; Kerstbierfestival at Essen with 124 holiday beers, 14 on tap over 10% abv; Brasserie Erasmus, Dickies, Staminee De Garre and 't Brugs Beertje in Brugge; the Delirium Café, Beer Mania and Bier Circus in Brussels. Also visited Cafe In de Wildeman and Café 't Arendsnest in Amsterdam.

2003: Enjoyed Mardi Gras at the Wynkoop! Attended Salida Brewers Conference. Visited breweries in Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. In August started a six week drive to brewpubs in Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Wash. D.C., Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska. Attended BURP camping mashout in Western Maryland and Kennett Square beer fest in Pennsylvania. Held first pre-GABF party and beer swap at loft overlooking the Convention Center (GABF home) with resulting write up in Rocky Mountain Brews.

2002: (March) Started regularly posting on the Burgundian Babble Belt (BBB - Belgian beer lovers message board). Third trip to Europe, visiting Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria. Spain, and Italy. Would have gone to the tri-annual Hop festival in Poperinge, Belgium, but I was robbed in southern France. Visited brewpubs in Kansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington.

2001: Visited brewpubs in Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee & Utah. In September I visited 35 brewpubs in 18 days going to Montana, Oregon, California, Nevada and Utah. The night of Sept. 11^th I was at the North Coast Brewing.

2000: Mardi Gras at Wynkoop. Took a trip east for 25 days visiting brewpubs in Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Missouri and Kansas. Visited Cheshire Cat first week of their opening in Arvada, CO.

1999: Visited brewpubs in California, Arizona, Montana, Washington, British Columbia,Nevada and Utah. Attended the Oregon Brewers Fest in Portland.

1998: Tasted beers in Singapore & Malaysia. Drove cross country for five weeks visiting brewpubs in Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana & Texas. Second trip to Europe for five weeks, tasting beers in England, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy & Luxembourg.

1997: Visited San Francisco area brewpubs. Meet Pierre Celis at Falling Rock.

1996: Visited Arizona, New Mexico, Maryland and Wash. D.C. breweries.

1995: Visited newly opened Broadway Brewing, Chophouse, Sandlot and Columbine breweries.

1994: Attended Jimmy's Grille Micro Brew Fest and LoDo Brew Fest. Visited brewpubs in southern Colorado and New Mexico. New Year's eve at Wynkoop!

1993: First trip to Europe. 13 nations in 31 days. Visited Orange Brewery in London. Drank great brews in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, England and Scotland. Attended the Colorado Brewers Fest in Ft. Collins. Visited Idle Spur Brewery in Crested Butte, CO.

1991-2: I took my 70 year old mom to Coopersmith's Brewpub in Ft. Collins. Visited Denver's newly opened Champion and Rock Bottom breweries.

Visited newly opened Breckenridge Brewpub in Denver & Crescent City Brewpub in New Orleans.

1990: Found home in Idaho Springs, CO. Visited Wynkoop brewery in January. Visited the original Breckenridge Brewery Jan. 31 for their new brewpub opening. Have visited new and old brewpubs across Colorado and Utah nearly every year since moving west. Attended my first GABF: started at Abita Springs Brewery and went thru alphabetically. Each year since then I've focused on something such as stouts, fruity beers, hop monsters, previous Gold & Silver medal winners, and Belgian-styles.

1989: March, With BURP visited British Brewing Company in Maryland (later named Oxford Brewing). Moved to Colorado Dec. 31 in large part to attend GABF and ski (had never been to Co. before!) Have attended every GABF since 1990 except 1998 (I was on a road trip from Denver to New Orleans via Cosco, Maine, visiting brewpubs!).

1986-8: Bought the 500^th Anniversaire Chimay glass from Berose Liquors when it came out. Glass collecting had already begun with a 1985 Buffalo Bill's boot - collections includes over two hundred glasses today. Joined Brewers United for Real Portables (B.U.R.P.), homebrewers club in Wash. D.C. and started regularly attending meetings thru the 1980s. Visited Manhattan Brewing Co, NYC, my first brewpub (still have unopened, clear, triangular bottle). Since then have visited brewpubs in over 40 states, from Boundary Bay in Bellingham, Washington, to Abbey Brewing in Miami, Florida, from Pizza Port in Carlsbad & Solana Beach, California, to Gritty McDuff's in Portland, Maine, to Copper City Brewing in Bisbee, Arizona, to the Weeping Radish Brewpub in Manteo, N.C. Helped encourage Jim Busch (Victory Brewing) to home brew. 1983-5: Started (and have continued) spending a significant percentage of paychecks on beer. Started homebrewing many batches per year in 1983, including a pumpkin Octoberfest, porters, stouts, browns, bocks, strong ales and barleywines.

1982: Discovered Berose Liquors in Wash. D.C. Mark Weiner was handling the beer and had one of the best selections on earth. Started enjoying the U.S. micro scene.

1981: First recorded visit (March 2) to the Brickskeller, Wash. D.C. Spectacular place though it mostly had cans back then! First trip to Central Liquors, downtown Wash. D.C. to purchase a case of 3 Horses for $10. With later visits I discovered $6 - 7 cases of Yuengling Porter and Narragansett Bock.

1979-80: Legal Years begin - started University of Maryland, College Park. Just off campus is a deli with large international beer selection, including Carlsberg, Swiss Lowenbrau, Paulaner, Sierra Nevada, Anchor, Pilsner Urquel 4-packs, Kwak, Chimay, Mort Subite, Berliner Weisse, and Eku 28.

1977-78: Moved from Louisiana to Gaithersburg, Maryland (outside Wash. D.C.) - High school buddy and I drank German white wines for a while, but switched to beer after a price hike and frustrations with bottle sizes and corks! Start tasting imports such as Molson, St. Pauli Girl, San Miguel Dark, & Becks.

1975-76: Illegal Years - In Mandeville, Louisiana, friends would buy quarts of Falstaff or Jax for me. We'd sit under the stars and enjoy.

1966: First tasted beer: 5 years old - my father would watch the Saints football on TV and I'd fetch a returnable, long-neck Falstaff, Jax, Bud, or Dixie. He would pour the bottle and leave a wee little bit for me!

1961: Born March 19^th (St. Joseph's Day), New Orleans, LA

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