Android app: Problem with location

Some Beer Me! app users have reported problems with the app losing track of where they are, or not finding their location in the first place.

I have fixed, broken, fixed, and broken the location-finding code, but I'm pretty sure I'm on the right track now. I'll have it fixed and published as soon as I can — as long as my so-called real job doesn't interfere.

The next time the app updates, the fix will be included. Look for version 1.4.x sometime soonish.

Watch this thread for news: http://beerme.com/forum/index.php/topic,676.0.html

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Brewmaster Mark Carpenter Celebrates 40 Years at Anchor

Via the Brookston Beer Bulletin:

Last year, Brewmaster Mark Carpenter celebrated his 40th anniversary with Anchor Brewery. According to my notes, he started on September 30, 1971. During GABF, a film crew interviewed a number of us during some side events, and they put together this video that includes some luminaries from the craft beer industry. Congratulations Mark.

Congratulations indeed!

Click through to the Brookston Beer Bulletin for a video tribute.

Site updates

I've just found out about — and fixed — the problem with your updates not getting sent to me. It looks like anything sent after 9:30am CST on January 25 ended up in the bit bucket, so if you've tried to send anything in the past 3½ days, please send it again.

Thanks for all your help!

Backlog

If this site would make some money, I'd hire a data-entry staff...

Maybe I'll get caught up someday.

Schwag!

Beer Me! 20th anniversary commemorative t-shirts are now available at beerme.spreadshirt.com.

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of beerme.com and the first-ever Omaha Beer Week at the same time.

Fifteen Million

Visitor number 15,000,000 stopped by Beer Me just now!

At 2:47:28 PM CST, someone hit the site through the Amazon EC2 portal. I don't know who it was or what they were looking for, but I appreciate the support.

And thanks to the other 14,999,999 of you, too!

Twenty years

(I thought it was today, but it turns out it was yesterday.)

Twenty years ago, January 3, 1992, I started keeping notes on the beers I've tasted.

The first beer: Blitzen Barleywine, from the defunct La Jolla Brewing Company in California.

The notes in their entirety: "Light barleywine — good." OK, not the pinnacle of eloquence, but it was a start.

I remember this trip well; there was an annular solar eclipse at sunset on January 4, and I drove from San Leandro down to San Diego to see it.

(Click the picture to see the whole spectacular scene. Photo credit: biggestoffreds.)

I managed to visit a few more breweries along the way:

• La Jolla Brewing, La Jolla
• Callahan's Pub and Brewery, San Diego
• Red Kettle Brewing, Encinitas
• Pacific Beach Brewhouse, Pacific Beach

Twenty years. I think this calls for a beer.