Beer Resume
Logan Perkins
loganperkins@gmail.com
PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY OF DRINKING
I like beer, lots of beer, might drink it everyday.
Wild beers, bold beers, I like them either way.
From lambic beers to wet hopped beers,
Each lovely in their own way,
I like beer, lots of beer, usually drink them everyday!!
I’ve been drinking beers, traveling worldwide for beers, meeting beer drinkers, collecting paraphernalia, and watching the beer industry since 1979. Hunting for new beers is exciting in that it can make any city or country visit an adventure. 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...worldwide!! I believe in handling, collecting, and tasting beers with the same respect as a wine or music lover. My appreciation of beer increases yearly. I try to keep everything in moderation, including moderation itself!
MAJOR BEERY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Summary
• Beer hunter since 1979.
• Have tried over 4000 different beers.
• Sampled beer in 43 states, 21 European countries, 5 Asian countries, & elsewhere.
• Appeared twice on the drinking show “Three Sheets.”
• 2007 Wynkoop Beer Drinker of the Year Finalist.
Great American Beer Festival
Have Attended 15 Great American Beer Festivals (GABF). Moved to Colorado in 1990, in large part for the GABF and booming microbrewery scene! In 2006 I took notes on 75 beers the first night of the festival (Thursday), up from 67 in 2005 and 55 in 2004.
Have hosted major beer parties over the past four years for the GABF week for industry, connoisseurs, and friends, including: Tom Dalldorf, Steve Beaumont, Dr. Bill, Dave Keene, Vinnie Cilurzo, Todd Ashman, Chuck Cook, Jim Busch, Liz Leinweber, Ray and Cornelia, brewers from coast to coast, and scores of national and international contributors to Ratebeer, BeerAdvocate and the Burgundian Babble Belt. My loft was one block away and overlooked the Denver Convention Center, home of the GABF!
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!
Europe & Asia
In 2006 I did my fifth European trip and included these new beer destinations: Denmark, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, and Croatia. Also went to great pubs and breweries in Austria, the Netherlands, England and multiple German cities. Toured Young's Brewery in London before they closed (now contract brewed in Bedford).
Attended 4 Belgian Beer festivals in 2006, including Zythos and two sour beer fests.
Visited 17 Belgian breweries in 2006, including De Ranke, Alvinne, Achouffe, Rochefort, Fantome, Caracole, Saint Feuillien, Dupont, Dubuisson, Kerkom, Drie Fonteinen, Half Moon, Het Anker, Huisbrouwerij Domus, Mort Subite, Cantillon, and a brewing day at steam operated Vapeur. Also visited 't Kroegske in Emelgem, and numerous beer places in Gent, Brussels, Antwerp, Brugge, Leuven, and Mechelen.
Attended the Copenhagen Beer Fest in May 2006 - it has the 2nd largest variety of beers after the GABF. Met many European brewers and major Ratebeer contributors. Visited numerous Danish brewpubs and attended the Olfabrikken open house brew day event.
Attended the 2006 Hamburg International Beer Festival in Germany.
Spent two nights in Bamberg, biking to various breweries & beer gardens one day.
In 2006 I was escorted to some of best brewpubs in Vienna with Conrad Seidl, the renowned Austrian journalist, beer judge and author who always wears lederhosen!
Appeared prominently on the premier (early 2006) television episode of Three Sheets, where I informed the host about great Belgian beers at the Delerium Café in Brussels.
In 2006 I went to Asia and had beers in Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos.
In 2004 I took my fourth trip to Europe, in Belgium visiting: the Kulminator, 't Oud Arsenaal, Afspanning 't Waagstuk, Paters Vaetje, De Berenbak and t Karveel in Antwerp; Kerstbierfestival at Essen; Brasserie Erasmus, Dickies, Staminee De Garre and 't Brugs Beertje in Brugge; the Delirium Café, Beer Mania and Bier Circus in Brussels. I also visited Cafe In de Wildeman and Café 't Arendsnest in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Attended the Kerstbierfestival in Essen, Belgium, in December, 2004, with 115 Belgian Christmas beers, 14 on tap (all over 10% ABV).
In 2002 I took my third trip to Europe, tasting beer in 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.
North American Travel and Tasting Events
Attended the final two (2005 & 2006) Dr. Bill and Steiny's Annual 12 Hour Belgian Beer and Barleywine Birthday Bash and BBQ parties in Los Angeles, with arguably the biggest selection of high quality beers at a tasting event in the world.
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, including a blind tasting with 24 tripels, and a Bink and Kriek party with silly hats and noise makers!
In 2006 attended special tastings and homebrew club events in numerous states, including CO, TX, WI, IN, IL, OH, PA, NJ, NY, MD, LA and CA.
In 2005 I 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 in San Francisco; Ft. Collins blind Imperial Stout tasting; New Belgian tasting and Barleywine tastings at the Falling Rock Tap House; 3rd 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 Louisiana and with the Austin (TX) 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; Oskar Blues Brewery Dinner; Milwaukee YeHa (Ratebeer) tasting; Shelton Bros. Chicago Czech Lager tasting at the Hopleaf; and an Indianapolis Stille Nacht Reserva tasting.
In 2005 I visited beer bars &/or breweries in OK, KS, CA, UT, AZ, NM, TX, LA, FL, AL, AR, IL, IN, WI, OH, KY, and PA.
In 2005 I started a new (my second) website to feature photos and notes and be a guide to great beer places. I have thousands of beer pictures from over the decades.
In 2004 I attended Boulder Strong Ale Fest, Avery Anniversary party, numerous beer tastings and beer dinners, and visited beer places in British Columbia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ohio & throughout Michigan.
In 2003 I visited breweries in MO, KY, VA, MD, DE, NJ, KS, NE, IA, WI, IL, IN, LA, MS, AL, FL and Washington D.C.
In 2003 I attended Kennett Square beer fest in Pennsylvania, the Salida Brewers Conference in Colorado, and Mardi Gras at the Wynkoop! In 2001 and 2002 I visited brewpubs in WA, UT, KS, OH, FL, GA, AL, LA, TX, and TN.
In September, 2001 I visited 35 brewpubs in 18 days going to Utah, Montana, Oregon, California, and Nevada. On 9/11/2001 I was at the North Coast Brewing, Ft. Bragg, CA.
Miscellaneous
Mentioned in an article on Beer Geeks in the premier issue of Draft magazine. Have been called a traveling beer evangelist!
In 2005 I organized my beer coasters - 1100 different ones.
In 2004 I started posting on Ratebeer.com as DenverLogan. I've hosted and attended many tastings and stayed with members from Indiana to Copenhagen.
In 2004 I started Ebay sales of beery items (have purchased thru Ebay for years).
Since 2002 I've contributed regularly to the Belgian beer lovers message board, the Burgundian Babble Belt, including posting travel stories from California to Little Rock, Brooklyn to northern Thailand. Have met dozens of members in the U.S. and Europe.
Started home brewing in the early 1980s, became a member of the Maryland homebrew club, the Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP). After a fifteen year absence I attended their Mashout - Annual camping trip in 2004 with Victory brewer, Jim Bush.
From 1979 to 2000 I was very active in tasting great beers and hunting for new beers in North America, and Europe (1993 & 1998). I also tasted beer in Singapore and Malaysia (1998). My first tasting of beer occurred when I was 5 years old - my father would watch the Saints football on TV and I'd fetch him long-neck Falstaff, Jax or Dixie bottles. He would pour the bottle and leave a wee little bit for me! Yumm!!
* Mail accepted at: 305 E. Bayaud, Denver, CO 80209
Most Visited Neighborhood Venue: The Falling Rock Tap House in Denver; T-shirt size: Large.
Beer pics: http://www.gr8city.com/beer-GABF-2005.htm
Website and Photos by Logan Perkins. For Inquiries, or to Donate: logan@priorities.org
""Commitment, by its nature, frees us from ourselves and, while it stands us in opposition to some, it joins us with others similarly committed. Commitment moves us from the mirror trap of the self absorbed with the self to the freedom of a community of shared values." - Michael Lewis
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Heorot, Muncie, IN (above and below pics)
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