Archive for June, 2008

Sioux Brew: Colt 45 ad drawing fire

Date: 06/26/2008 05:44 AM
By PATRICK WALTERS
Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Graffiti-style malt liquor ads are drawing fire from parents and anti-blight advocates in a city known for its colorful murals.
The ads for Colt 45 malt liquor s…

Brew Blog – Beer Industry Market Analysis, News and Commentary: Brew News

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Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway is the second-largest investor in Anheuser-Busch, tells Reuters he has not taken a position on InBev’s proposed acquisition of A-B.

The Jacob Lein…

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Railway City Brewing in the News

Nice little article in the London Free Press newspaper today about Ontario’s newest craft brewery – Railway City Brewing Co. in St.Thomas.

Hop Talk: Candy store: Bier-Spezialitäten-Laden

Norwegian Knut Albert is traveling in Germany and writes on his eponymous blog about a specialty shop in Berlin.

Bier-Spezialitäten-Laden
Sind sie eine Etikettensammler or ein Biergenisser, asks the man behind the counter. Are you a label collector …

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: Another Black Bavarian coming soon

Euro Cup 2008 is coming to a close this coming Sunday, 6/29. That can only mean one thing at Memphis Taproom…another bar-top firkin of Black Bavarian from Sprecher. If you didn’t know, this is a very good thing.

Hm, could there be a stop there on m…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Brussels

Don’t ask me why I hadn’t been to Brussels for so long. I have no explanation. The EBCU constitution signing/reception was a good excuse to put that right.

Brewers of Europe house, where the event was held, is in the European quarter of Brussels . An…

Stonch’s Beer Blog: Love your local

Love your local

MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Four Firkins gets more press

Congrats to Four Firkins for getting coverage yet again, this time from James Norton at City Pages! Click here to read the article.

On the House: More on A-B and InBev (and SABMiller and Modelo)

Things are getting even more interesting in what now seems destined to become a hostile takeover attempt of Anheuser-Busch by Belgium-based InBev. With the Wall Street Journal now reporting that A-B is expected to soon officially reject InBev’s bid …

Beer Bits 2: A Kölsch Köbe’s worst nightmare…

As you know I’m trying to stock pile beer to share at various picnics. I think I’m almost caught up. One more batch and then I’ll be burned out ;-)Last night I brewed a beer that I’d like to call A Köbe’s Kölsch Nightmare. Only because I’m sure nobo…