Archive for June, 2008

Michigan Beer Buzz: A Saison Birthday

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…

Brookston Beer Bulletin: Iron Springs To Remain Open

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…

Sioux Brew: Grupo Modelo CEO resigns A-B board

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…

The Beer Philosopher: InBev Inevitability?

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…

Saint Arnold Brewhouse Blog: Dateline: Saint Arnold!

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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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…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: 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…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Whitbread Porter and Stout 1805 – 1937

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…

Hedonist Beer Jive: I’M FINISHED WITH OMMEGANG

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…

BARLEY MILL 25th ANNIVERSARY PARTY Sat June 21st

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…