Posts Tagged: Beer News
Boycott Greene King!
Posted by on Thursday, March 1, 2007 in - 4 comments
Or at least so reports Stonch. Does that make me a Stonch supporter? • “...hungry giant Greene King snapped the pub up some years ago and introduced its own beers alongside Harveys. According the The Friends of The Lewes Arms, Harveys outsold GK beers three to one. Not content with making … read more »
A Beer For A Bag Of Toads
Posted by on Monday, February 26, 2007 in - 1 comment
The English language is a wonderful thing. It can be used to convey highly specific instructions to teach brain surgeons or to assemble a nuclear reactor. It can be used to create art or express love. And it can be used to explain how the beer for a bag of toads program works: • “Latest … read more »
Some Short Beery Bullet Points
Posted by on Thursday, February 8, 2007 in - 6 comments
Here are some notes from things that have been around the blogs, the internet and in the email: • Pause for a moment for the good people at C's Farm Market in Oswego whose co-owner, Maria, sends out regular email updates about what is going on. If you haven't heard, Oswego is in a state of …
Why Do Researchers Do What They Do?
Posted by on Monday, January 15, 2007 in - leave a comment
Sometimes beer news is not really news about beer at all. One would imagine that were this to be learned about common suckweed or the meadowblort, this would not be news at all: • “Japanese researchers are reporting that hops, which give beer its bitter taste, are effective in mitigating various …
Chief Beer Officer Job Still Vacant
Posted by on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 in - 4 comments
Of course I applied - why not? But, despite having all my vitals, Sheraton's Four Point's hotel chain is still looking...not to mention milking this promotional idea of a Chief Beer Officer for the hotel chain: • “Four Points reports that over 5,000 applicants from 31 countries want to be a CBO …
Richard Boston, 67, Beer Writer And Eccentric
Posted by on Sunday, December 31, 2006 in - leave a comment
I have just read that Richard Boston, one of the founders of the great river of interest in good beer (upon which this small blog plays the role of tiny canoe) passed away a few days before Christmas: • “Richard Boston, founder of one of Britain's first environmental magazines and a proponent of …
Best Beer Headine Of 2006
Posted by on Saturday, December 30, 2006 in - leave a comment
There are a lot of ugly headlines about dumb and nasty things done with some passing connection to beer. Then there are others that make you smile: • “Thirsty German sells beagle to buy beer • A thirsty German sold his 6-year-old step-daughter's pet beagle to the owner of a bar to pay for beer …
Excellent Holiday Safety Idea
Posted by on Monday, December 25, 2006 in - 2 comments
I love a good sensible idea. When you think about it, a little more preventative reminding could actually save lives: • “Eager to combat drunken driving during the holidays, police are distributing pint glasses embossed with the logo of the Bennington Police Department to bars and restaurants …
Have You The Oldest Beer In Your Basement?
Posted by on Thursday, December 21, 2006 in - 18 comments
My kind sponsors at Worthington's White Shield have a fascinating contest going on right now: • “Worthington White Shield has have launched a national search together with the Campaign for Real Ale to find Britain's oldest bottle of beer. The owner of Britain's oldest unopened bottle of beer … read more »
Beer And Party Delivery Service
Posted by on Thursday, November 23, 2006 in - 7 comments
When I was a high school kid in Nova Scotia, the bootlegger¹ was the guy who could get you, say, a pizza, two big bottles of Coke, a case of beer and a pack of smokes all delivered somewhere all illegally after hours or on a Sunday usually by a taxi driven by a very ugly guy. Apparently, a … read more »
