Posts Tagged: Beer and Culture
Do Empty Beer Cans Hurt More Than Toilet Paper?
Posted by on Saturday, March 10, 2012 in - 2 comments
While this really should be a story for A Good Toilet Paper Blog or maybe a Becks Booster Blog, it is interesting to note the reference to beer in this story: • I would like to point out that there was no beer involved in this matter. The can is clearly empty. As this story shows, the can …
As A Red Sox Fan I Can Only Agree With A Beer Ban
Posted by on Sunday, February 26, 2012 in - 8 comments
It was tough living though last September as a Red Sox fan. Being eastern Canadian, from that bit that sticks out in the Atlantic half way to Iceland, you looked to the far west growing up, many of us spotting that dot on the horizon called Maine and realizing there was another culture out there …
What Do We Really Expect From Bar Staff - And Why?
Posted by on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in - 16 comments
I go to pubs and bars far less than a lot of you. There are five kids in my house and I am 48 living in Canada. Why wouldn't that be the case? Yet when I read about the beer experiences of others like this one reported by Pete it makes me think about what I experience when I do go out - and also …
Oh, To Be In Milwaukee In A Beer Garden There
Posted by on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in - 1 comment
What an advanced form of civilization they must have in Milwaukee: • The county would likely get a percentage of sales from each beer garden. The county's request for proposals suggests a minimum of 15%. "I'm not saying I can pull it off, but I'm putting it before the public," Black said …
How Many Things Are Wrong About This Story?
Posted by on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 in - 1 comment
Start counting: • ...inquiries by the Labour MP Tom Watson have revealed attempts by Portland Communications, which is run by Tony Blair's former adviser Tim Allan, to improve the brand's online reputation on behalf of its client, the brewer AB InBev. Under the user name Portlander10 it removed …
A Good Beer Blog's Guide To Good Beer Manners
Posted by on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 in - 12 comments
At the outset, let me say one thing. A discussion of manners that crosses international boundaries is a mine field. There is no reason that rules in Prague help with situations in California or have any meaning in Leeds. Yet, fools go where angels fear to tread so let's get into it. The Pub …
Outdoor Skating Causes Haligonians To Lose Control
Posted by on Thursday, December 15, 2011 in - leave a comment
I had no idea that residents of my former home town of Halifax, Nova Scotia have such a problem with the drink... and ice skating: • Selling beer at the oval was not part of the sponsorship deal or any of the discussions leading up to it, Mayor Peter Kelly said Wednesday. “I wouldn’t think (we …
Your Late November Monday Night Beer Round Up
Posted by on Monday, November 21, 2011 in - 1 comment
While this contest gets some traction, there are other things worth thinking about. Well, other things that are about beer. Plus, I want to do more fancy bullet pointy lists on this blog. Fancy lists are a clear sign of quality. You agree, right? • Θ Is it just me or is it great that the …
Quebec: Monseigneur D’Esgly, M'Brass' Île d’Orléans
Posted by on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in - 3 comments
What would he thought of it all? Monseigneur D’Esgly, the first bishop after the conquest of New France. Strong, black ale. Fitting? Fitting enough for me. I needed something richly purifying after all that mixed ethical talk. Who knew Joe won't accept samples? Win leaves it to the informed reader …
Pete Revives The Beer Blogging Ethics Question
Posted by on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in - 14 comments
We did this one in 2008 but it is good to visit this question repeatedly. Me? I like cash. Because, apparently, the people who run pubs, make beer and publish beer periodicals like it as well. There is an odd assumption that bloggers (and drinkers) participate out of "passion" - a catch all word …
