Posts Tagged: American Beer
Election 2012: Decision Day Central - Beer Edition
Posted by on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 in - 8 comments
I was reminded over at this blog's formerly bigger and formerly bigger sister station that time was people live blogged elections. Frikkin' Twitter and Facebook took that ball away and ran away home. As Jordan barely squeezed in yesterday "...difficult to provide universally applicable guidance in …
Announcement: I Would Have A Beer With Mitt Romney
Posted by on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 in - 3 comments
Enough! There is a certain point where the pile on the goofy rich kid like we did in undergrad is not fun anymore. Worse is when Canadians weigh in and decide to kick the guy when he is down: • Mercer also weighed in on Mitt Romney's latest gaffe about the 47 per cent of Americans who don’t pay …
When Insects Rule The Planet There Will Be Beer
Posted by on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 in - 1 comment
Some news stories really need no commentary: • The Atomic Energy Commission decided to search for an answer by setting up bottles of beer and soda cans at varying distances around the Nevada desert and then exploding two atomic bombs nearby to see what would happen next. The drinks were set up … read more »
Book Review: Philadelphia Beer, Rich Wagner
Posted by on Sunday, July 15, 2012 in - 5 comments
As recently discussed, the past is a foreign land when it comes to US beer history. More like another planet it seems sometimes. I am not sure why this is but I suspect it has something to do with the drive to be authoritative rather than innovative when it comes to so many of the beer books being …
American Brewing And The Pre-Lager Question
Posted by on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in - 16 comments
One of the odder things about the history of American brewing is the failure to get a handle on the extent to which pre-lager brewing existed before roughly 1840. Earlier this fourth of July, Jeff, who is pretty good with this stuff, described it in negative terms this way: • For centuries, it …
Not Exactly The Sort Of Aged Beer I Was Looking For
Posted by on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in - 5 comments
There comes a time in every Canadian's year when NHL hockey is over and it is good that NHL hockey is over. The season lasts for two months after which the Stanley Cup tournament lasts another two. It is the most grueling schedule in sports... at least in Canada. We say stuff like that. Because we …
Good Beer Apparently Not Yet A Target For Crime
Posted by on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in - 3 comments
You know you only know you have made it when you become a target. Apparently that has not happened yet in an odd crime spree in the US south west: • ...mainly a beer run is just shoplifting. Often it's kids acting on a dare, but judging from the surveillance videos I've watched, it's typically … read more »
Shipping Beer May Save US Constitutional Provision!
Posted by on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in - leave a comment
Change is tough. The toothbrush that is always and ratty blue suddenly is new and green. Throws me off. So much more disruptive is the shock of the new information and communications technologies. And no one knows that better than the US Postal Service - but a bipartisan set of US Senators are to …
Session 56: Thanks To The Big For Being Big... Maybe
Posted by on Saturday, October 8, 2011 in - 4 comments
Irish blog Tale of Ale posed the question for this month's edition of The Session: • I decided that I wanted to do something out of character for many beer blogs on the internet. I wanted to say thank you to the large multinational brewers and show that we are not all against them. • Seems … read more »
America's Loss Of Beer Love Tracked Over Five Years
Posted by on Saturday, September 10, 2011 in - 9 comments
There is a good article at MSNBC today which details the loss of sales for eight of America's top selling beer brands. The conclusions are set out in this passage: • Other than lighter-calorie beers, drinkers have also turned to imports, such as Corona, and to craft beers, which are produced … read more »
