Posts Tagged: Beer News
What's In The Beer News This Sunday Night?
Posted by on Sunday, January 16, 2011 in - 2 comments
As the last moments of the first weekend in well over a month that hasn't included too much guilt buying or a thousand kilometre drive, I actually have time to check out the news - including some news about beer: • Don't ban all drinks over 6%. Just ban the beer over 6%. That makes sense.Cold …
Beer News: "It's Not My Country But..." Edition
Posted by on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in - 5 comments
I am a lazy beer blogger. An intensely lazy one. I have not yet sent out the four prize packages that I am duty bound to mail to winners in Ontario, Norway, Costa Rica and the Czech Republic. Sure there were Christmas parties needing attending and holiday travel and also a cold that won't go away …
It's Really More About Murder Than Pagans, Isn't It?
Posted by on Monday, November 1, 2010 in - 11 comments
It's a slow Monday night for beer news. Blame the World Series meeting Monday Night Football taking on the night before US mid-term elections. Nothing of great beery import out there... so what about that witchy label... no, not that one to the right, the other one. • Frankly, I really don't … read more »
Three Tales Of Beery Negativity Today
Posted by on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in - 1 comment
It is a rare day that I do not feel that I am a little too negative. I should, frankly, find more reason to cheer up when thinking about beer. So, it was with some pleasure that I read others being crankier than me or at least turning a critical eye on good beer events and news: • Pete Brown is …
Why Is The Beer News So Dull Tonight?
Posted by on Monday, August 30, 2010 in - 1 comment
Some days the only beer news is stuff that you really don't care a bit about. Today is that sort of day. Consider these gems: • Deep fried beer.Does The New York Times implicitly diss beer blogging by picking this guy to highlight because, apparently, he has Shipyard IPA in the fridge.Princess …
Assassination By Beer In Afghanistan
Posted by on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in - leave a comment
The Christian Science Monitor has dug up an interesting beery angle from the whole Wikileaks controversy. Apparently, the documents which have been released include references to a pattern of the Taliban poisoning booze as a mean to assassinate key personnel. Like this: • James Yeager, an …
Sometimes A Beer Is Not Just The Thing...
Posted by on Sunday, March 28, 2010 in - 2 comments
Pity the poor dope who for one tiny moment though he was doing the right thing to make up for the bad thing only to find himself, again, doing the bad thing: • Police have apologised to a family after smashing down their door by mistake, then later offering a bottle of beer and some flowers to …
The Hobby Of Not Drinking Everything
Posted by on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in - 8 comments
Good article in the Los Angeles Times today by Evan George on the hobby of the beer stash. The hero of the story is Mr. Arrieta: • To grab a beer, Israel Arrieta doesn't just stroll to the fridge; he has to walk out his back door to the side of the house, where he pries a chicken-wire screen off …
Can't They Get The Rules Of Betting For Beer Right?
Posted by on Sunday, February 28, 2010 in - 6 comments
You may have heard that Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama bet a case of beer each on the outcome of today's Olympic men’s hockey final. Apparently, because Canada won, Obama now owes Harper a case of Molson Canadian. If the U.S. had won, Harper would have owed Obama a case of Yuengling beer …
Further Olympic Related Drinking Problems
Posted by on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 in - 5 comments
It is inevitable, I suppose, that folks get all whipped up and excited when the big event comes to their town but this is getting a little weird: • A B.C. government MLA is facing drunk-driving charges after an evening of Olympic-related events. In statement issued Tuesday afternoon, North …
