Posts Tagged: Brewery Info
Following My Bliss In Oswego, New York
Posted by on Sunday, June 29, 2008 in - 6 comments
Have I mentioned I really dislike the idea of following your passion? It's so much based on the immediate and the result. "Follow your passion" is what people are told to entice them into entry position IT jobs that never pan out or pull out the credit card to act on the next spontaneous urge. And …
The Brewery Global Warming Will Destroy
Posted by on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 in - 4 comments
Interesting read about a brewery in Greenland, the Greenland Brewhouse, that is making beer from pure icecap...or rather free-range bergybits: • According to the company’s website, it only uses ice from icebergs, which have already broken off the main inland ice and are floating in the fjords … read more »
Two Companies = 80% Market Share
Posted by on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in - 3 comments
I have to admit that I care not a whit for the impending kerglomeration of much of the macro-tastic brewing power of the United States of America into the tentacles of two international macro-economic monoliths. It's so surreal that it's a bit like when two evil forces (say, Doctor Doom and the … read more »
Ontario: A Dry Visit To County Durham Brewing
Posted by on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in - 1 comment
Spending the day with the kids at the Toronto Zoo on a field trip, I thought on the way back I would pop into County Durham Brewing in Pickering just to grab a few brew and have a chat with brewer, Bruce Halstead. Instead, I got a brief glimpse into the most trim and most successful small Canadian …
Olde Towne Brewing Reborn in Alabama
Posted by on Sunday, June 15, 2008 in - 2 comments
Lew mentioned the fire last year. Olde Towne Brewing in Huntsville, Alabama had burned down. I probably thought about this for about five seconds back then but, what with events at Utica lately, I noticed this bit of good news right away: • “Less than a year after watching his business destroyed …
"Miller Is Tasteless" Protest Starting
Posted by on Saturday, June 14, 2008 in - leave a comment
Windell Middlebrooks: "I sure hope there's still enough money • for the kid's doctor even if I have to keep closing down • all these Miller accounts like the boss says... • I have a soft spot for Miller beer. Not the premium draft or orignal lite or premium original draft lite or any other … read more »
Travis Tries A Kerberos Tripel By Flying Dog
Posted by on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 in - 21 comments
A few weeks ago I was the lucky recipient of a wonderful package; a bottle of brew! Not just any brew, but a Belgian beer! I love the Belgian brews. Flying Dog beer mailed me bottle of their Kerberos Tripel. • The fourth member of their Canis Major series, the Flying Dog Kerberos¹ Tripel is a …
One Upstate Brewpub That I've Never Heard And May Not Visit
Posted by on Sunday, June 8, 2008 in - 5 comments
...because I can't get on base! • Who knew that there was Busters Brew Pub and Microbrewery on the US army base at Fort Drum in upstate NY? Not me. But there they were making an impression as they were pouring beer at the first Sackets Harbor 1812 Beer and Wine Festival as reported in the …
Harvey's To Brew Its Own Heritage Ales!
Posted by on Saturday, June 7, 2008 in - leave a comment
Nothing like blogging about another blogger's post to make for a cheap and cheery Satuday's post when there is mowing to do. Stonch took the tour at Harvey's recently and has this news: • “One interesting piece of news emerged during the tour: later this year, a new five barrel microplant will … read more »
Are Heritage Beers Being Brewed In Cincinnati By Moerlein?
Posted by on Sunday, June 1, 2008 in - 4 comments
I still have not yet expanded my beer travels into Ohio but when I do I am going to check out the beers of Christian Moerlein Co. There is a good story in the Chillicothe Gazette today on the brewery and the revival of its own tradition: • “Hardman bought the 1853 Cincinnati beer label four … read more »
