whatsontap
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Reporter, Oakland Tribune |
| Location | Oakland, California, United States |
| Introduction | William Brand: Native of Nebraska, Journalism degree from University of Nebraska, four years in U.S. Navy in a strategic targeting group in the Vietnam era. I was NOT in Nam. I'm a reporter at the Oakland (CA) Tribune, covering science, technology and mayhem, i.e. Unabomber to Laci Peterson. I also love beer and have been writing a beer column for the Trib since 1985. My first articles on beer were published in (long defunct) San Francisco magazine in the early 1980s. One story, for example, featured interviews with founders of the first two brewpubs in California: Mendocino and Buffalo Bill's. When not pursuing news or stories about beer or rare and exotic beer, I often can be found on my horse on Mt. Diablo. I can always be reached (even on the horse, usually) at: (510) 915-1180. My non-Tribune e-mail address is: whatsontap@sbcglobal.net. My favorite beer? I bow to the estimable Fred Eckhardt who says his favorite beer is the one close at hand (bland American lagers excluded, of course.) |
| Interests | Beer, Food, Travel, Horses |