Archive for June, 2008
The next beer I plan on brewing is a Saison. For my birthday, my wife picked up some homework for me to sample. Of course, I won’t drink them all at once, but I’m sure I will enjoy them!
From left to right – Ommegang Hennepin, North Cost…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Michigan Beer Buzz: A Saison Birthday
It’s nice to get some good news for a change. I got an e-mail this morning from Mike Altman, owner of Iron Springs Pub & Brewery in Fairfax, California. You may recall that their landlord was trying to raise their rent by 53%, an unreasonab…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brookston Beer Bulletin: Iron Springs To Remain Open
Date: 06/20/2008 12:03 PM
By JIM SALTER
AP Business Writer
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The head of Mexican beer company Grupo Modelo is stepping down from the board of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. as the remaining directors of the iconic American brewer of Budweise…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sioux Brew: Grupo Modelo CEO resigns A-B board
The likelihood that Belgian brewing giant InBev will eventually assimilate St. Louis’ own Anheuser-Busch is getting greater with each passing day, it seems. The rhetoric surrounding the story on the web is taking on more and more of a tone of inevit…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Beer Philosopher: InBev Inevitability?
Texas’ Oldest Craft Brewery has been honored and humbled by all the newspaper and magazine type folk that have felt like our little operation is newsworthy lately. Here is a sampling of some of the articles with links to their stories.
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June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Saint Arnold Brewhouse Blog: Dateline: Saint Arnold!
When the McMenamins make their anniversary ale, they add things to the kettle that is of signifigance to the company and the people. Ech item is selected and celebrated by the Drin Tank, an informal assemblage of a couple dozen…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Life in Beervana | Comments Off on McMenamins Drink Tank: The Making of 25th Anniversary Ale
When the McMenamins make their anniversary ale, they add things to the kettle that is of signifigance to the company and the people. Ech item is selected and celebrated by the Drin Tank, an informal assemblage of a couple dozen…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: McMenamins Drink Tank: The Making of 25th Anniversary Ale
As promised, far more details than you could possibly want, courtesy of the Whitbread and Truman Gravity Books and the Whitbread brewing logs. I’m sure you wanted to know how strong SS was in 1844.Below are the gravities of the Whitbread Porter and th…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Whitbread Porter and Stout 1805 – 1937
After one letdown after another, I’m finished sampling the beers of “Belgian-style” American brewer OMMEGANG. I’ve yet to drink a single beer of theirs I’d want to have again, and at this point I’ve had Ommegang, Hennepin, Three Philosophe…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hedonist Beer Jive: I’M FINISHED WITH OMMEGANG
11 a.m. -’til close, Saturday, June 21 Saturday, McMenamins Barley Mill Pub, 1629 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.; all ages welcome, 503-231-1492 That’s it! The giant old mill in the backgeround lent its name to the first of 60 or so (and…
June 20th, 2008 | Posted in beer characters, beer festivals, Life in Beervana, Upcoming Beer Events | Comments Off on BARLEY MILL 25th ANNIVERSARY PARTY Sat June 21st