Posts Tagged: Beer News
Manly Crime
Posted by on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 in - leave a comment
I trust the tip was something more than "I think men were involved" as the crime pretty much speaks for itself in that regard: • “Authorities in Waupaca County have arrested four men in connection with a burglary that had all the makings of a giant tailgate party. Deputies say the four were …
Beer And Politics In South America
Posted by on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 in - 2 comments
Not being fixated on events in South America, I was a bit surprised to read this in the paper: • “"As of today, I want the National Guard to stop the beer trucks and take them to the nearest command post. No more trucks," he said in a televised speech. Chavez was speaking before participants in … read more »
Another Case Of Anti-Beer Activism?
Posted by on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 in - 7 comments
Is this part of a trend? • “About 4 percent of America's hops have gone up in flames. Most of America's hops are grown in the Yakima Valley in Washington state, where a 40,000-foot warehouse storing hops burned down yesterday...The cause of the fire is not known. Nor is the effect on beer and …
Beer Snob Beer
Posted by on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 in - 4 comments
It had to happen sooner or later. Just when I was thinking how wonderful it is that I can get the best beer in the planet for under ten bucks a 750 ml bottle, I find out that the beer snobs have begun their assault. Beware! • “Staff at Four High Petergate have added Deus to their drinks menu …
Anti-Beerist Activism?
Posted by on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 in - 1 comment
This is shocking news from the English district of Cornwall: • “A Cornish brewery is mopping up after a burglar used its forklift truck to pierce seven settling tanks containing about 5,000 pints of beer. Another 5,000 pints in other vats were contaminated with petrol at the Ring O' Bells … read more »
New York Beer Trail A Reality
Posted by on Thursday, August 24, 2006 in - 1 comment
Last year Julia from western New York posted about the idea of a beer trail from the state just like those wine trails from maker to maker that has help many learn about the great products from all around a given region. Now, the beer trail is about to move from idea to reality: • “New York is …
More Bulgarian Beer Industry News
Posted by on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 in - 5 comments
As you may have noticed, I love news about the Bulgarian beer trade, like this tidbit found via Google News today: • “According to the latest analysis of the Union of Brewers in Bulgaria... • [o]verall beer consumption went up by 11 per cent. Kamenitsa and Zagorka experienced a five to six per …
Sleeman Breweries Sold
Posted by on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 in - 3 comments
As hoped for on auction day, Canada's smallest macro, Sleeman Breweries of Guelph here in Ontario has found a buyer from Japan: • “Japan's Sapporo Breweries Ltd. plans to keep open all of Sleeman Breweries Ltd.'s operations and will retain John Sleeman as head of the company as part of a …
Cyclops - Perhaps The Worst Idea Ever
Posted by on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 in - 9 comments
Describing taste in words is funny business but making the effort is worthwhile as it provides you with a mechanism through which you can record your experiences with food and drink, and especially craft foods like real ale. We each take in the esters, phenols and other organic elements and …
New York Ditches Blue Laws
Posted by on Saturday, July 29, 2006 in - 4 comments
I have no idea why the laws were called the blue laws but they are history: • “You can now buy beer at breakfast time on Sundays, as New York says bye-bye to the blue laws. Gov. George Pataki signed into law Thursday a bill allowing beer sales to start at 8 a.m., superseding the former start … read more »
