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title: 'Beer and Blog says “Konnichiwa!” to Tokyo and “Hello!” to Houston and Phoenix'
date: '2009-01-24T00:08:26-08:00'
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categories:
  - Beer
  - Beerandblog
  - Blog
  - Corvallis
  - Eugene
  - Events
  - Oregon
  - Portland
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  - 'beer and blog'
  - Corvallis
  - Eugene
  - houston
  - 'justin kistner'
  - 'las vegas'
  - phoenix
  - Portland
  - 'st louis'
  - tokyo
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# Beer and Blog says “Konnichiwa!” to Tokyo and “Hello!” to Houston and Phoenix

[![Beer and Blog](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/imgbeerandblog.jpg?w=925)](http://beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog")[Beer and Blog](http://beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog"), the weekly [Portland](http://portland.beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog Portland") get-together started by [Justin Kistner](http://twitter.com/justinkistner "Justin Kistner"), was been growing by leaps and bounds.

What kinds of leaps and bounds? I’m glad you asked.

Currently there is [Beer and Blog Portland](http://portland.beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog Portland"), [Beer and Blog Corvallis](http://corvallis.beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog Corvallis"), [Beer and Blog Eugene](http://eugene.beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog Eugene"), [Beer and Blog St Louis](http://stlouis.beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog St. Louis"), and [Beer and Blog Las Vegas](http://lasvegas.beerandblog.com "Beer and Blog Las Vegas").

But does it stop there? Oh no, my friend. Not by a long shot.

Tonight on [Strange Love Live](http://strangelovelive.com "Strange Love Live"), Justin announced the launch of Beer and Blog chapters in [Houston](http://houston.beerandblog.com/ "Beer and Blog Houston"), [Phoenix](http://tokyo.beerandblog.com/ "Beer and Blog Phoenix"), and—with its first international chapter—[Tokyo](http://tokyo.beerandblog.com/ "Beer and Blog Tokyo").

Sniff sniff. Our little Beer and Blog is all growed up.

Congratulations to Justin, his Portland-based team, and all of the chapter leads! It’s great to see something that has so strengthened the Portland tech community getting the chance to work its magic in other towns.