Archive for June, 2008

Beer Bits 2: Sampler: Fermentation Friday, Brewvana, H.G. Wheat…

Sampler as in a little taste of each topic:Brew bloggers don’t forget CNYBrew is hosting this months Fermentation Friday. I’ll try to post my story later today. If you have questions about this month’s theme. Let Travis know with a comment to his post…

Beer Examiner: The World Needs More Dannys

Jamie Schwaberow for The New York Times Danny Williams, featured in this column on April 17, has found his way into the New York Times.  The story, Beer Lovers Make Room for Brews Worth a Wait, appears in today’s New York Times.  His stash …

stlhops.com: Schlafly to Buy InBev?

I know I’ve kept pretty quiet about the whole AB/InBev deal, mostly because I’m pretty apathetic to it.  I know it sounds pretty terrible, but in my eyes it’s just a business decision. (In fact this article sums up my feelings prett…

The Second-Best Beer Drinker in Britain: Official: pubs are better than Ant and Dec

It’s true. Pubs are nearly as good as the Queen. But not as good as fish and chips. But then… what about fish and chips IN A PUB? Being eaten BY the Queen? How good would THAT be?What am I talking about? A Cornish Pasty, yesterday. Better than real …

The Second-Best Beer Drinker in Britain: I promise this is the last post banging on about binge drinking hysteria for a while – but it’s a good one

A new pressure group has appeared which, finally, is seeking to establish an opposing voice in what has until now been a largely one-sided debate over the moral panic around binge drinking.The Responsible Drinkers Alliance (RDA) – has been estabished …

Michigan Beer Buzz: Video tour of Bells Brewery

Thanks to our friends at Kalamabrew for making this video.  Very cool!!

Tour Bell’s Brewery Inc.

Sioux Brew: InBev stands by its $46B A-B offer

Date: 06/25/2008 09:16 AM
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) – Brewer InBev says it’s sticking by its bid of $46 billion for Anheuser-Busch.
The Belgium-based maker of Stella Artois sent another letter to the largest American brewer Wednesday to assure the …

Brew Blog – Beer Industry Market Analysis, News and Commentary: InBev to A-B: “Time Is of the Essence”

Brito reaches out for a third time to A-B board.

In his latest missive to the Anheuser-Busch board, InBev CEO Carlos Brito says InBev has obtained committed financing for its unsolicited, $65-per-share bid for A-B.

That demonstrates “InBev’s resolv…

Seen Through a Glass: First batch brewed at “new” Boston Beer brewery in Pennsylvania

I just got an e-mail from Boston Beer: there will be a media event this Friday at their new Pennsylvania facility, the former Pabst/former Stroh/former Schaeffer brewery outside of Allentown (the location was variously tagged as Fogelsville, Trexlert…

Thom’s Beer Blog: 812. New York: Lederhosen

After leaving The Blind Tiger David and I headed to Lederhosen for dinner and German beer. We must have had more beer at The Blind Tiger because I was fairly inebriated by the time we arrived. I had the Zigeunerschnitzel for dinner, I don’t remember…