What is it with August and beer events?
This month’s calendar is overflowing with sudsy get-togethers. And not a moment too soon, what with the recent record-breaking heat making a frosty beverage indispensable. It’s true that the Flying Dog folks brew Old Scratch, Tire Bite and the rest of the barking brood back East now. But several staffers still work here in town. One of them, Mike Freeman, worked as brewery manager until his health put on the brakes; he recently was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Freeman is undergoing treatment, and to help offset medical expenses and make up for lost income, his friends, family and colleagues are hosting a fundraiser – they’re calling it a “brainefit” – starting at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 in the old Flying Dog warehouse, 2401 Blake St., behind the Blake Street Tavern. There’ll be live music from six local bands – Freeman had fronted Gina Go Faster and Start Tomorrow – a raffle, food and beer from Flying Dog (of course), Breckenridge Brewery and Great Divide Brewing. You get it all fo
