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| Blind Pig Brewing Company Pub Glass |
I just bought this pub glass the other day at Urban Ore, and while I recognized the name ‘Blind Pig’ as an IPA that Russian River Brewing Company makes, I wondered why it said it’s from Temecula. I showed the glass to my sister’s boyfriend, who is a beer geek in the best sense of the term (not like this), and he told me that yes, it is the same Blind Pig, but it moved to Russian River.
So as I was drinking my coffee out of the glass just now, I was curious and looked into the story, and found that the brewery this glass came from closed in 1997 when one of the co-owners, Vinnie Cilurzo, left to become a brewmaster for Russian River Brewing Company. He’s famous for making some of the most innovative and delicious beers to be had.
So anyone, just a fun tidbit of beer history with my late morning coffee.
Amy M. Cools 