Archive for July, 2008
This is the 61st of a weekly trivia quiz on beer and all things beer related. This question comes courtesy of John.
If Anheuser-Busch’s sale to InBev goes through as expected, ____________ will become the largest American-owned brewing compan…
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Sioux Brew: Take the Sioux Brew weekley quiz #61
A litte news round-up from the world of beer in Canada.*The core members of the CASK Toronto group have recently announced that there will be a follow-up to their very successful summer cask festival held back on July 13th at Victory Cafe. Word has i…
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Cask, pubs, Weissbiers, Awards, Oh My….
HAZY THOUGHTS on a humid day:
Now that Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors are all foreign-owned, does that mean their beer will finally be booted from Denver’s Great American Beer Festival?
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Entertainment: Joe Sixpack — Philly.com: Joe Sixpack: Will Bud be booted? and other key questions
Good man pouring a Stonehammer Dark Ale -Victory Cask Festival Granite Best Bitter Special and Cascade Hops at Victory Cask Festival
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Picture(s) of the Month
Looks to be a pleasant weekend weather-wise, for Virginia anyway. You know what they say about Virginia weather? Don’t like it? Wait 5 minutes, it’ll change. I hope to see some of you next week at the Fredericksburg Blogger Happy Hour on Thursday, Jul…
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Musings Over a Pint: Tasting Events This Weekend
Another book arrived yesterday. It’s an overview if Irish agriculture and industry published in 1902. I’m only really interested in one chapter. Any guess which?A thought struck me while flicking through the tables of statistics. Ireland had the first…
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Irish breweries
I admit it, I’m befuddled by the moves made by Capital Brewery. What is going on over there is, really, beyond me. I’ve thought about it. I’ve talked to others about it. I’ve tried to talk to them about it. At the end of the day, I’m left with the ide…
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Madison Beer Review: Capital Rustic Ale
Confirmed by two sources: Scott Zetterstrom, Vice-President of Brewing Operations for Coastal/Dominion Brewing of Annapolis Md/Ashburn, Va. has left that position.He will be working at another mid-Atlantic brewery.Zetterstrom began with Dominion Brewi…
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Yours for Good Fermentables ™: a Dominion departure
No.What? You expect more detail? Usually the complaint is that I provide far too much detail. What a picky lot you are.Mega deals like that between Inbev and Anheuser-Busch usually concentrate the minds of those suddenly confronted with an enormous co…
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Is brewery consolidation over?
While I write rather short and uninformed blog posts on things beery, often with blurry photos as the main attraction, others really put some effort into their writing. Some of them even have in-depth knowledge on the topics they cover.
The Zythophile…
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Knut Albert’s Beer Blog: Bheóir Lochlannach and other tales