Glimpsed on Off On A Tangent, courtesy the BloggerCon Feedster group blog: Harpoon is now doing a limited series of “one-of-a-kind creations”—specialty brews in 100-barrel lots. The current one is Wit, and an Abbey version has been spotted. Um, waaah.

Rolling Stone says that Beck, Beth Orton, Grandaddy, and Conor Oberst from Bright Eyes are confirmed for a memorial concert for Elliott Smith on November 3rd in LA (assuming the city is still standing at that point).

Update: Beck and his band posted remembrances of Elliott on his official site.