Archive for July, 2008

Drink-a-Pint: This Bud’s for EU

I haven’t written much about Belgium-based InBev’s efforts to buy Anheuser-Busch over the past couple of weeks because it involved staggering numbers that made my head spin ($52,000,000,000?), was being talked about in every major newspape…

Sasquatch Brew-Am Friday July 25th

The tall gent ios the late Glen Hay Falconer… Mark you calendar because the Sasquatch BrewAm is taking place again this summer, and it’s a well known fact thatit’s better to golf with a brewer than the other way ’round……

Belmont Station Beer Forum: Prepare to Pucker!

The day has finally arrived, and Puckerfest 2008 is upon us. We have 5 funky beers on tap right now, and we’ll be adding more as the days go by.More details to follow, but here’s the initial line-up:Cantillon – VigneronneNew Belgium – La FolieDogfish …

Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: Putting the ‘whine’ back into ‘barleywine’

Yes, brewing tonight is on. No, I will probably not be there. Still sick – though they found some ulcers, which is great news. Even though I won’t be there, it falls upon me to alert everyone. Why? Because Joel is a whiner.
Go hang out with J…

Seen Through a Glass: New Poll on the PLCB blog

“What factor is most likely to block any meaningful reform of Pennsylvania’s Liquor Code?” is the new poll at “Why the PLCB should be abolished.” Go take a look, and realize that every answer (except the obviously fun last one, and I hope you all catc…

Sioux Brew: North Dakota barley growers wait for details of A-B, InBev deal

Date: 07/14/2008 12:27 PM
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota Barley Council official says growers are waiting for more information about the $52 billion takeover of Anheuser Busch Cos. by Belgian brewer InBev SA.
“I’m not going to specu…

Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Folkestone

The last couple of years I’ve visited Britain much more frequently than in the previous two decades. Many of these visits have been beer-connected. Trips to the archive, judging for Tesco, Beer Writers’ Guild dinners. That sort of thing.My short stay …

BeerDinners.com: Flying Dog Beer Dinner @ The Flying Saucer, Columbia, SC – July 24

There’s an upcoming Flying Dog beer dinner on July 24th at the Columbia location of The Flying Saucer. It looks like a pretty cool craft beer restaurant, and I think the dessert course (cinnamon gelato paired with Horn Dog) sounds muy interesant…

Hedonist Beer Jive: KICKING IT FARMHOUSE STYLE

“Farmhouse” is in, folks. It’s Summer 2008’s choice beer term. Belgian saisons are hot hot hot. With that in mind, I picked up a bottle of LA BIERE DES COLLINES SAISON 2000 farmhouse ale, created by Brasserie Ellezelloise in Ellezelles, Belgiu…

LIQUID DIET: the blog: April Ran Away With The Limo Driver & Other Rad Prom Stories.

Sensitive soul that I am, I was of course in tears at not being invited to the Prom Friday night, locking my bedroom door and pounding my fists on the bed while my parents paced helplessly outside….
Whoops! Bad flashback there.
Anyway, now not …