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The Flying Saucer in Downtown Memphis is turning 15 years old this month, and on June 2, the craft beer mecca will throw a huge birthday bash.

Starting at 11 a.m. when the festivities begin, the Saucer will tap 15 rare kegs for 15 hours throughout the  day.

The list includes:
• 2011 Stone Imperial Russian Stout
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Life & Limb
• Sierra Nevada’s Fritz and Ken’s Ale
• La Trappe Quadrupel
• Troubadour Stout
• Tallgrass Brewing Co.’s Buffalo Sweat
• Sierra Nevada’s Charlie, Fred And Ken’s Bock 2010
• Stone Vertical Epic 11-11-11
• Green Flash Palate Wrecker
• Sierra Nevada’s Ovila Quad
• Sierra Nevada’s Hoptimum Double IPA
• Green Flash Trippel
• Plus, special releases from Yazoo Brewing Company and Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company

In addition to the beer, music will be provided by Memphis jam band Free World, starting at 9:30 p.m.

I’ve been saving up these videos, which range from funny to freaky, for one awesome beer video round-up. Enjoy!

Goose Island Beer Co. tapped its inner-Hall & Oates, with a nod to “(500) Days of Summer,” for this video promoting the release of 312 Urban Wheat Ale in cans:

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Great 80s haircuts kick off this funny spot from New Zealand’s DB Export Dry, which asks the question of the modern man: “Wine list, sir?” Um, no.:

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In this video(game) for Tallgrass Brewing Co.’ 8-Bit Pale Ale, the hero must collect the hops and get them back in time to make the next batch of beer!

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And then there is this bizarre ad for Flying Dog Brewery’s Wildeman Farmhouse IPA, which Adweek called “the most inexplicable commercial for a new-beer release that you may ever see.”

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Knoxville’s Marble City Brewing Company, which has been embroiled in a trademark dispute with New Mexico’s Marble Brewery, is getting a new name.

Marble City Brewing Company is becoming Saw Works Brewing Co., reports Knox Beer Snobs.

The new name was inspired by the history of the building that houses the Marble City Brewing Company — it was built in 1960 facilitate the expansion of Wallace Saw Works, once the largest sharpening and refinishing shop of saw blades in the southeast, the blog reports.

But that’s not the only big news from the Knoxville craft brewery.

It’s hired Dave Ohmer, formerly of Woodruff Brewing Company, as Head Brewer, Marble City revealed last week on its Facebook page.

We are excited to announce that we have hired Dave Ohmer as our new Head Brewer, and that he has spent the past several weeks revamping our brewing system, getting us ready to get back to our roots — brewing high-quality, locally-sourced English-style ales. As production ramps back up with Head Brewer Dave at the helm, we’ll be having a few changes at the Quarry for the month of May — call it “Friends Month.” As we’re ordering our grains and getting our yeasts, we want to know what your favorite beers are. So, in addition to a few taps of the “old” Marble City, Dave has picked out several of his favorite beer styles and brands, and for May, we’ll be carrying them in the Quarry. Come on down, try some of our favorite beers, and let us know what you think. And as always, thank you all for supporting and standing by us. Cheers!”

For more on all the changes at Marble City Brewing Co., check out the Knox Beer Snobs blog.

The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) members-only ticket pre-sale begins on Tuesday, July 31, at 11 a.m. CDT. The general public ticket sale opens on Thursday, August 2, also at 11 a.m.

All tickets will be available via Ticketmaster.com.

The Great American Beer Festival, which is held in Denver, has sold out each year for the past five years, and tickets sold out in a matter of days in 2011. So be sure to buy tickets early if you wanna go.

And for more details, the GABF website will be updated for 2012 in the coming weeks.