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Wow…more of what I call crafty beers — craft-like beers from the big boys, and craftier still when the big boys forget to put the words “Anheuser-Busch” anywhere on the label. But this seems to be pretty sincere flattery…
September 12th, 2008 | Posted in The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on This craft-brewing fad must be catching on…
“Over the last year, we have been working on 21, a special beer to celebrate the brewery’s 21st birthday,” said Jamie Emmerson, Full Sail’s Executive Brewmaster. A beautiful label, and every one applied by hand, says Full Sail’s Sandra Evans……
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in beer history, beer tastings, beer touring, Buzz Beers, Life in Beervana, New Beers, The Beer Bizz, Upcoming Beer Events | Comments Off on Full Sail’s 21st birthday: Special beer and events
…well, 10 of ’em, anyway, who are suing to prevent the InBev purchase of Anheuser-Busch… here’s the lede of the AP story on MSNBC: Has anybody thought about the horses in this deal? Moving to Belgium would disrupt the Clydesdales’…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on Bud Drinkers in open revolt!
The Pelican Pub & Brewery’s Fifth Annual Brewers Summer Games, held on June 21, raised over $5,600 which will be distributed to two local charities: Nestucca’s Booster Club and Caring Cabin. These funds were raised from beer, root beer,…
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in beer festivals, beer touring, General Beer Chat, medals/awards, The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on Brewers Summer Games raise $5,600 for charity
Daily Post (Liverpool) September 9, 2008 – British pubs have closed at the rate of five a day during the first half of this year, according to figures released today. Closures have accelerated to 36 a week, up 33%…
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on A sad statistic
The Brookston Beer Bulletin has a post about Forbes Traveller picking the the top US beer festivals, and the Oregon Brewers Festival was second after Denver’s Great American Beer Festival: We have more people, but Denver has WAY more…
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in beer festivals, Beer on the Web, beercasting, Life in Beervana, The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on Forbes picks OBF as #2 beer fest in the U.S.
This is from a friend in the food processing industry who subscribes to Food Processing News…and wasn’t there a rumor that Coors bypassed that pesky barley and uses tankcars full of high fructose corn concentrate for their fermentables??? Must not…
August 11th, 2008 | Posted in The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on Peter Coors talks to Barley Farmers
By JULIET WILLIAMS SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California’ brewer who tangled with federal regulators over the caps on his beer bottles said Tuesday officials have given him permission to keep the message “Try Legal Weed.” The Alcohol and…
August 6th, 2008 | Posted in The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on Feds okay “Legal Weed” bottlecaps
(Portland, OR) Beverage distribution companies The Odom Corporation (Bellevue, WA) and Maletis Beverage (Portland, OR) have formed a joint venture called Odom-Maletis Beverage to enable combined expansion of beverage distribution services for suppliers and retailers. Their initial push will be…
August 4th, 2008 | Posted in The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on Maletis Beverage and Odom Corporation announce joint venture
According to a new Gallup poll, beer’s lead over wine and spirits has returned to double-digits for the first time since 2002, particularly among adults between the ages of 30 and 49 who tried wine for a few years then…
July 29th, 2008 | Posted in The Beer Bizz | Comments Off on Beer’s back on top, says new Gallup poll