Archive for July, 2008
Date: 07/28/2008 12:49 PM
MEXICO CITY (AP) – The head of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo SAB, which is half-owned by Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., said the company has been talking with InBev SA about its contractual rights regarding the Belgian brewer’…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sioux Brew: Grupo Modelo is “reserving contractual rights” in InBev’s A-B purchase
It’s an eventful day at the Public House. Josh, Andy and the gang are cooking and prepping for tonight’s “Pub Snacks, Revisited” beer dinner, which is sold out. Jared has facilitated a massive tap swap, and last week’s four Italian microbrews are gone…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Potable Curmudgeon, The: Dogfish Head Off-Kilter Sixers: On tap today.
Hey all,
Just a reminder to our Sunday/Monday regulars, we will be closed on August 3rd and 4th for Town Hall’s summer outing.
We will keep normal hours Tuesday August 5th, although our servers may be a bit slow.
Older employees may take a f…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Town Hall closed August 3 and 4
This Friday is the first Friday of August, and will be the first of our First Friday parties. Wow! That was a lot of ‘firsts’ in one place. Here’s the rub: We’ve got a HUGE stash if super secret beer tucked away in the back of …
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on IHB Blog: Beer You Can’t Get Beer
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on My Beer Pix: Erin and Brett were enjoying the festival
It’s Sunday, I’m on my way back to San Diego, and I’d like to leave you with some final thoughts on my visit to Portland and the Oregon Brewer’s Fest.
First, if you plan to go and want a chance to taste most if not all the beers, then go …
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on My Beer Pix: OBF Wrap-Up
Stoudt’s Brewing Company hosted their first ever BATTLE OF THE BREWERY BANDS for charity and I was happy to attend representing Iron Hill. Iron Hill did not have an actual band in the battle of the bands…but hey, who’s counting? My…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on IHB Blog: Stoudt’s Battle of the Bands
[The photo above is of the Oregon Brewers Dinner late last week. Comes from Portlandbeer.org, one of the best regional beer-centric sites out there. They have more stunning shots featured on their Flickr PhotoStream.]
There is a smorgasboard of upd…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on beernews.org: Weekend wrap-up: OBF and Michigan fests, Cuvee and Ne Goeien releases,Pliny in Oregon
By Angelo M. De Ieso II2008’s Oregon Brewers Festival was the best yet with more beer and more attendees than ever before. The state’s rich culture of craft beer was highlighted by more than 70 breweries offering their tasty selections to a boisterou…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Portland Beer Blog: A Fantastic Four Days
My experience of the Belgian coast was limited to a couple of weekends in Oostende and an hour or two in Blankenberge. Until last weekend. Which the whole family spent in Oostduinkerke.BumWe began by taking the train from Amsterdam to Antwerp. How man…
July 28th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Belgian coast