Archive for July, 2008

Monday Night Brewery : Atlanta, GA: Underage drinkers

In the spirit of the Despair Demotivational posters, everyone is now creating their own nugget of truth. Most aren’t funny. This one is. And unfortunately I couldn’t find a source. If you created it, let me know. Click for a larger image.

Beer Examiner: Denver brews special beers for the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Drink beer? Yes we can!

Rock Bottom – Denver will be tapping Political Ale to commemorate the DNC..floatright { float:right}.floatleft { float:left} Ask an incoming Democrat delegate coming to the DNC in Denver whether they drink beer. Their reply most certainly woul…

maeib’s Beerblog: A Shop With No Beer

If there’s one business venture I’ve read about this year which deserves to succeed, it’s the shop Stephen Thompson is opening next month in Leyland, Lancashire.Stephen is described as a reformed alcoholic and his love of booze saw him at Death’s door…

Beer Bits 2: Homebrew as a frugal tip @ The Simple Dollar :-)

We’ve heard people remark about how homebrewing can be cheaper than buying craft beer or wine. Trent posts it as #4 on his list of frugal tactics he learned so far this summer. A man after my own heart 🙂

07-31-08 Basic Brewing Radio – Mt. Carmel Brewing

We sit down with Mike Dewey of Mt. Carmel Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio – a commercial home-based brewery.

Seen Through a Glass: Tullamore Dew 10 Years Old

I’m doing an Irish whiskey tasting on September 11 in Somers Point, NJ (e-mail me if you’re interested; my New Jersey Breweries co-author Mark Haynie is organizing it, and I’d be happy to put you in touch with him), and one of the new Irish whiskeys w…

Sioux Brew: MillerCoors halts craft-style Miller Lite tests

Date: 07/31/2008 12:53 PM
AP Business Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) – MillerCoors LLC is ending testing of its trio of craft styles of top-seller Miller Lite so it can rethink the brand, the company told distributors this week.
The so-called Miller Lite Brew…

Michigan Beer Buzz: Backyard BBQ @ Corner Brewery

When:  Sunday, August 3, 2008 4 p.m.  – 8 p.m.
Where:  Corner Brewery – Ypsilanti, MI
What:  Please join us for our first annual Backyard BBQ and Pig Roast.  Featuring:
MUSIC – John’s Afterhours Experience – this rock and blues band that has …

Kasper On Tap: A peach beer that made me pucker.

As Grant and other correspondents have  warned, Dogfish’s Festina Peche is one sour brew. I had one the other night while watching the Os beat the Yankees. The result of the baseball game was sweet, but not the beverage.The folks from Dogfish tel…

Seen Through a Glass: Samuel Adams Patriot Homebrew IPA

You know Boston Beer does their big Longshot contest every year, giving a couple homebrewers the chance to put their beer in the Big Time and get it brewed, bottled, and distributed by Boston Beer. Pretty cool stuff, and just one more way Jim Koch pro…