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The Firkins

About Me

The Firkins? What the hell is a Firkin? Quick answer ... a small cask and/or a Rock n Roll Band Long Answer ... A Firkin is an old English unit of volume. The name is derived from the Middle Dutch word vierdekijn, which means fourth, i.e. a fourth of a full-size barrel. For beer and ale a firkin is equal to 9 Imperial gallons (about 40.915 l) or a quarter of a barrel. Casks in this size (themselves called firkins) are the most common container for cask ale.Why name the band "The Firkins"? - I love Real Ales. What the hell is a Real Ale? An unpasteurised, unfiltered beer which continues to ferment in the vessel from which it is served (‘cask-conditioned’ or ‘bottle-conditioned’).---------------------------------- ---------

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/06/2006
Band Members: .. Mark (IPA Fiend)

    Rhythm Guitar Vocals Mandolin Acoustic Guitar Telecaster Harmonica Accordian

Gloria (White Knuckle Girl)

    Bass Fretless Bass Vocals

Charles (Chuck Monster)

    Drums
Jesse Godoy
    Lead Guitar

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Influences:
    My Family My Friends Good Music Great Beer The Jazz Butcher Pat Fish Max Eider David J Graeme Downes Buck Owens Luther Perkins Chet Atkins BR549 Johhny Marr Johhny Cash Bill Monroe Lester Flatts Earl Scruggs Gram Parsons Ricky Scaggs

    Dale Earnhardt Sr Benny Parsons

The Los Angeles Kings

    Marty McSorely Bernie Nicholls Daryl Evans Larry Robinson Rogie Vachon Dave Taylor Anze Kopitar Dusint Brown Jack Mother Fuckin Johnson Dustin Brown Noah Clarke (NJ-Devils) Sean Avery (NY-Rangers)

Looking to be Under the Influence of:

    Russian River Brewing Pliny the Younger Pliny the Elder Toronado 20th Anniversary Ale Blind Pig Deification Compunction Supplication Temptation Beatification Dead Leaf Green

    Lost Abbey Angel Share

    Marin Brewing White Knuckle Double IPA

    Hoptown Brewing DUIPA

    Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale Scotch Ale

    Alesmith Old Numbskull Yulesmith Holiday Ale (summer) Speedway Stout Wee Heavy

    Avery Brewing Majaraja Hog Heaven The Kaiser The Czar The Beast

    Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA Dark Lord Imperial Stout

    DogFish Head 120 Minute IPA 90 Minute IPA

    Moylan Brewing Moylander Double IPA Hopsickle

    Pizza Port Franks Double IPA Cuvee De Tomme Hopsuey Nicklebag Double IPA Lou P Lin IPA Swamis IPA Guru Double IPA

    Alpine Beer Co Pure Hoppiness Chez Monieux Briscoe Exponential Hoppiness O'Brien's IPA

    Ballast Point Brewing Three Sheets Barleywine Sculpin IPA

    Green Flash Brewing Imperial IPA Barleywine Trippel

    Sam Adams Utopius

    De Struise Brouwers Black Albert

    Squatters Pub Brewery Cherry Luv
    Brouwerij Rodenbach Rodenbach Grand Cru Rodenbach Classic Rodenbach Vin De Céréale Redbach

    And of course any Ale on Cask. Yeah, I'll try that!

Sounds Like: Beer influenced Rock n Roll
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Upcoming Beer Festivals

Get your livers ready!The Firkins are playing at 2 beer festivals in November.- The San Diego Brewers Guild Festival on Saturday November 7th- The Hollywood Brew Fest on Saturday November 14th.Come on...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:55:00 GMT

The Firkins & The Jazz Butcher tonight in Hollywood

Come out to the Blue Palms Brewhouse TONIGHT (Saturday October 17th) to help us celebrate our 20th year together.Yes, you read that correctly. 20 years! Gloria and I have been together since October 1...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:05:00 GMT

The Firkins & a Firestone Dinner May 16th @ The Blue Palms

The Firkins will be performing May 16th @ The Blue Palms Brewhouse in celebration of American Craft Beer Week.May 16th is also going to be a Firestone Walker Brewery Night @ the Blue Palms Brewhouse. ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 22:21:00 GMT

Check out this Video - I am a Craft Brewer

Check out this video created by Greg Koch, CEO of the Stone Brewing Co. and Chris & Jared of Redtail Media. It features some of our brewing friends like Patrick Rue (The Bruery), Chuck Silva (Green Fl...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:37:00 GMT

2nd Annual Stone Sour Fest

Second Annual Stone Sour Fest July 20th, 2008 - Escondido, CAGloria and I were in Las Vegas this past weekend for my sister Rose's wedding celebration/gathering. We had a great time. We ate and drank ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:03:00 GMT

San Diego Real Ale Festival - Carlsbad, Ca

June 13 - 14, 2008 Carlsbad, CA - Gloria and I had a great time @ The 11th Annual Real Ale Festival at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Some of the beer highlights during the VIP session were: Brewery - VIP Bottl...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:45:00 GMT

Toronado San Diego - Grand Opening 5-24-08

May 24th, 2008 4pm-ish... April 2006, Gloria and I were sitting in the world famous beer bar Toronado - San Francisco (547 Haight St.).Gloria was drinking a Drakes Hop Salad Imperial IPA and I wa...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 11:34:00 GMT

White Knuckle Double IPA

Yesterday, I found out that the Liar's Club in Mission Bay had Marin's White Knuckle Double IPA on tap. Now if you know Gloria you might also know that her favorite beer is White Knuckle. It is no lon...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:25:00 GMT

The Great American Beer Festival

Gloria and I will be in Denver for The Great American Beer Festival on October 11 thru 13. We went last year and it was a blast. We got to try beers from all over this country. Gloria got to meet Arne...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:59:00 GMT