My father, the original Bush Baby, was born in rural Kenya otherwise known as "the bush". The brewery sent him to Scotland to learn the craft of brewing.
He herded his family's goats protecting them from lions and other animals as well as thieves, from about age 5-9. At that point his family was sent to live in a prison camp for 4 years during the Kenyan war for independence. At about age 13 he began school and was very eager to get an education so that he could live a better life than herding goats. After college he began working for Kenya Brewery
12/14/2013
Super Sweet Swag Saturday!! Thanks for the Buy One Gift One deal on the bracelets and for the beautiful Maasai v-neck :-)
There's still a couple hours left folks, drop by the Big Blue House at 1102 E Cesar Chavez to support the great work our friends are doing in Kenya!
12/14/2013
Hey Austin! Take some time to drop by and show some love to our friends at Rafiki Link - CTC International We scored a great t-shirt and beautiful $BOGO beaded bracelets :-)
09/21/2013
Our hearts and prayers go out to our friends and family in Kenya after this horrific attack today taking the lives of 47 civilians http://tiny.cc/jb7r3w
Upscale Mall Becomes War Zone in Kenya Terror Attack Gunmen opened fire at a mall popular with the Kenyan elite and foreign expatriates in Nairobi, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens more. A Somali militant group suggested on Twitter that its fighters were responsible.
08/16/2013
We recently had the honor of visiting our good friend Bruce Collie down in Wimberley at his famous family owned and operated Brewster's Pizzeria. Bruce, his wife and their THIRTEEN wonderful children keep that place running in "ship shape". They served us up a delicious wheat crust pizza and one of the beers he brews on sight, Drop The Rabbit. Check out their page (brewsters-pizza) and websites (www.brewsterspizza.com, www. wimberleybrewingcompany.com), and if you have the chance DEFINITELY drop in and meet them (closed Mondays). They are a terrific family and Bruce personally helped teach us how to brew back in our early days :-)
08/12/2013
Saturday morning was a blast cleaning up Lady Bird Lake with the Austin Cosmopolitan Rotary Club :-) Afterward the prize for funniest/oddest item picked up went to this fella who found a "funky chicken"!!
08/10/2013
CORRECTION FOR TOMORROW: Apologies, folks, regarding tomorrow's project partnering with the Austin Cosmopolitan Rotary Club, the location to meet is the Memorial wall & pedestrian bridge to the east of the parking lot at 707 West Cesar Chavez Street. Please dress for the weather and wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring sunscreen & a hat, and a reusable water bottle to stay hydrated.
We'll work hard then head to Barton Springs or lunch to cool off for those who want to join :-)
Cheers friends!
Tomorrow morning, 9 to 11 :-)
08/09/2013
Tomorrow morning, 9 to 11 :-)
Happy Friday, friends! :-) Tomorrow we will be teaming up with the Austin Rotary Club to serve our beautiful city. From 9a-11a we're participating in a service project to clean up Lady Bird Lake, just south of Rainey Street. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU BY OUR SIDE!!
Have a great weekend :-)
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08/07/2013
BLUES ON THE GREEN SUMMER SEASON FINALE AT ZILKER PARK TONIGHT!
http://www.kgsr.com/bluesonthegreen/
07/31/2013
Enjoying nights in Texas! This evening at the Long Center will be live music and an outdoor- hope to see you there :-)
http://thelongcenter.org/event/sounds-cinema/
Sound & Cinema - All Summer Long at the Long Center Do512 and the Alamo Drafthouse are proud to present Austin Sound & Cinema: Music & Movies on the Lawn, from June 5 through August 21 at the Long Center.
We've been submerged the last month with a few brews and some new schedules, but we sure hope everyone is enjoying the summer heat with some delicious cold beer! Thanks for joining the tribe Keyyly, James, Rita, Rashanna, Javier, Francesco, Mark, Sophia, Liz, Jon, Maxine and everyone else :-)
06/20/2013
Good times with and at