Archive for August, 2008

Confessions of a Beer Geek: Septembeer is almost here!

Septembeer means only one thing… OKTOBERFEST!!!I know… it makes no sense. Why call it “Oktoberfest” when it starts in September? Blame it on those silly Germans. Those silly, wonderful, beer making, beer guzzling, life loving Germans. Aaaaah….

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Spanky-vision!

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Prince Albert Public House: Mt Albert, ON

Saturday was a great day. My fiancé and I headed to Newmarket to pick out a wedding venue and decided to make a detour on the way home stopping in Mount Albert to visit the Prince Albert Public House, a pub tucked away along the small town’s main st…

Appellation Beer: Beer From a Good Home: Important news for light beer drinkers

Brew Blog reports that MillerCoors is bringing back the classic “Great Taste, Less Filling” advertising tagline for Miller Lite.
MilllerCoors has said it plans to drive growth for its two lead brands by focusing on sharply differentiated marketing…

Barley Blog, The: Great Taste, Less Filling

It looks like MillerCoors LLC is reviving its “Great Taste, Less Filling” tag line. I, for one, can’t wait for the new ads.

Barley Blog, The: Amethyst Initiative

Rick Lyke has a brief summary of what’s going on with the debate over the legal drinking age. I can tell you this… as soon as I came of age to legally purchase beer, my alcohol consumption slowed dramatically. Oh, I still drank a good amou…

Sybeeritic: Waterfall of Beer or Honest Politics?

The Economist’s Free Exchange blog writes that the emergence of honest politicians who say what needs to be said would be refreshing but unlikely:
But then I guess a waterfall made of beer would be refreshing too, and slightly more probable.Sounds go…

Madison Beer Review: On India Pale Ales – Central Waters Glacial Trail IPA

To follow up on Matt Lange’s entry on Monday, I wanted to talk today about India Pale Ales. It always seems that the worst offenders of the unbalanced beer syndrome are IPAs. It is a style that is easy brew, it is a style that readily covers mist…

Sybeeritic: Olympic Beer

Via China Law Blog, Ben Ross reports that this may be the most affordable Olympics ever – even the beer!
Tickets range from around $4 (USD) to $20, and with the dirt cheap concessions (they sell beers for 70 cents!) this Olympics has turned into the b…

Hoosier Beer Geek: Beer Diary #10 – Jim | What would Batman drink?

8 August 2008, 8:00 p.m.Location: Indianapolis, Northeast SideAt the home of my good friend and occasional homebrewer Matt (not to be confused with the illustrious Matt R. and Matt E. of the KOTBR), having a pre-Dark Knight get-together. This is a ni…