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		<title>2012 Member-Owner Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/2012-member-owner-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Membership]]></category>
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Meeting the needs of our growing and changing community is at the core of our cooperative philosophy, and you can help us nurture a passionate, engaged community by sharing your experiences &#038; priorities. This month, you&#8217;ll receive an email containing a link to our 2012 Member-Owner Survey. Your input will enable the Workers’ Assembly to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commercial Beer Focus on Belgian-style Ales</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/commercial-beer-focus-on-belgian-style-ales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chrisb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[commercial tap wall]]></category>
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Although Belgium is roughly the size of Maryland, they have almost 200 breweries.  And despite sharing borders with the much larger countries of France (which produces world-renowned wines), and Germany (known for pioneering many styles of lager), Belgium has created an incredible array of unique ales for quite some time.  It is interesting, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exciting New Bottles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chrisb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fancy Bottles]]></category>
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We hope you’re aware of how we continually work on offering unique new House Beers and a dynamic lineup of kegs on the back wall at our brewpub.  We take great pride in these things, as they’re very important to our business.  That being said, this month we’d also like to elaborate on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheesus</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/cheesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johnny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kitchen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cheese]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in Central Texas, we are fortunate to have so many great artisanal and craft producers in our region––a region that is so large and geologically diverse that it can support a variety of farms, ranches and dairies. At the Co-op, we owe much of our inspiration to the ingredients that come from the seasonal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl Party!!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/events/super-bowl-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jjc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 5, 2012 2:00 PM to February 6, 2012 12:00 AM. ] 


Yes, we will be open this year on Super Bowl Sunday!  Doors open at 2:00pm, enough time for you to get settled in for the game, starting at 5:00pm.  We'll have $12 pitchers of Rational Beers all day.

	Facebook Event



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		<title>Hop Bowl: The Results are In!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/pub/hop-bowl-the-results-are-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/pub/hop-bowl-the-results-are-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chrisb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, thanks to everyone for playing.  Now for the results:
1st Place: Independence Stash IPA
2nd Place: Sierra Nevada Celebration Fresh Hop Ale
3rd Place: Black Star Co-op Vulcan
4th Place: (512) IPA
The results from the Final Round were especially close, and came from 66 scorecards.
Runners Up: Real Ale Lost Gold &#38; Green Flash West Coast IPA
(these placed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Closer Look at Our Tap Wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicoler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While our favorite thing to serve here at Black Star is the beer we brew in-house, we also take a lot of pride in the selection of craft beer we carry from local and not-so-local breweries. The 20 commercial taps we carry rotate frequently in order to give our member-owners and guests variety, and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome New Workers&#8217; Assembly Members!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/welcome-new-workers-assembly-members/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/welcome-new-workers-assembly-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Johnny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[December marked a major milestone for your cooperative: new inductees to the Workers&#8217; Assembly! As you may know, the day-to-day operations of Black Star are the responsibility of our Workers&#8217; Assembly, or WA. The WA is made up of all of the workers of the co-op, which is divided into two categories: Voting Body Members [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrational January</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/brew-blog/irrational-january/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/brew-blog/irrational-january/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brewer's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers' Assembly]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeff is a Freak]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got word from the White House that January is officially the month of Irrationality!  The Dude must abide, so we&#8217;ll be rolling out some great Irrational Beer choices this month.  I&#8217;ll just go ahead and name them now, then talk about a couple of them.
Moontower
Brimstone Barrel Aged Moontower
Nitro Brimstone Barrel Aged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Star Co-op Homebrew Competition Winners Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/brew-blog/black-star-co-op-homebrew-competition-winners-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/workers-assembly/brew-blog/black-star-co-op-homebrew-competition-winners-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brewer's Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Brew Competition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After hours of tasting 16 of the best homebrews by our Member-Owners, 6 judges (3 Black Star Co-op Directors and 3 Austin Homebrew Supply Professionals) chose the top 3 beers for our 2011 Homebrew Competition.  The stakes were high; the competition was stiff&#8230;the judges were tipsy.  Without further ado, here are the winners [...]]]></description>
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