Posts Tagged: Beer News
The Perfect Diet?
Posted by on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 in - leave a comment
OK, maybe only if you are a castaway... • “Search and rescue teams this morning found a North Fort Myers man who was reported missing several days after he set off on a rowboat trip, with little more than a case of beer to sustain him...Kimball told Punta Gorda police that he left Saturday …
Nova Scotia Beer College
Posted by on Friday, February 25, 2005 in - 5 comments
Big news from my old stomping grounds: • “The Labatt Beer Institute, which officially opened in Halifax on Wednesday, will train students on everything from the history of beer to how to pour it properly. "What I would have thought in my day is that there was very little about beer that the …
Update From Nepal
Posted by on Sunday, February 20, 2005 in - leave a comment
I picked this out of another email from Ben visiting a part Russian wing of his family in Nepal: • “As usual, conversation was about two-thirds Russian, • one-third English. And my vocab's picking up again -- I had forgotten • that draft beer was "razlivnoe pivo." (Alas, they were out -- the …
World Upside-down
Posted by on Monday, February 7, 2005 in - 3 comments
Unbelievable news about World Cup 2006: • “Germany is investing billions of euros to stage the 2006 World Cup that is expected to be the biggest yet in business terms, but the honour of hosting the event has failed to impress German companies, which are crying foul at being squeezed out by big …
Ontario Reviews Everything
Posted by on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 in - 2 comments
...related to the drink that is: • “In an attempt to provide more convenience and variety for consumers, the Ontario government is planning a major overhaul of liquor laws that could include the sale of beer and wine in corner stores. Finance Minister Greg Sorbara said yesterday a panel will … read more »
Discount Beer
Posted by on Monday, January 10, 2005 in - 3 comments
It is interesting to watch Canada's sugar-pop-beer market battle these days in light of the success of discount beers. The main maker of the low cost lagers which are grabbing a share of the market is Lakeport from Hamilton, Ontario. A new CEO has been appointed at Lakeport who has been a player … read more »
Beer Tales
Posted by on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 in - 3 comments
You may have heard in the news of a Swedish brewer that has made a cholesterol lowering light beer to be distributed in the USA. Sadly, we have on very good evidence that it is all a big fat buch of hoo-ey and we have our crack team of amateur journalists on the tale. There is, however, rumours of …
Queensland's Fourex Heritage
Posted by on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 in - leave a comment
Apparently the Australian state of Queensland, through its National Trust, has chosen its top 12 heritage icons and #2 is...Mr. Fourex of Castlemaine's XXXX beer. Seems slightly odd as a heritage symbol but I guess Queenslanders like their beer or at least this one.
Last of the Speakeasies?
Posted by on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 in - 4 comments
Big news from a little place. One of the last vestiges of the prohibition-era speakeasies of the first half of the last century has left the scene in Canada's smallest province. CBC PEI reports: • “In 1900 Prince Edward Island became the first province to ban alcohol. It was the last to end …
Beer Swilling Elephants
Posted by on Monday, November 15, 2004 in - leave a comment
If it were not for the word "beer", this story might not have been reported, at least not in the West: • “GAUHATI, India — Wild elephant herds have been terrorizing India's remote northeast, killing people, flattening houses and even guzzling local rice-beer supplies, prompting villagers to …
