Archive for September, 2008

Maureen Ogle: Beer Festivals Coming At You

Yes, it’s fall (or it feels like it here) and that means freshly sharpened pencils, the end of the peaches, the appearance of the apples and — beer festivals right and left, including the Big Daddy, the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, now jus…

Beer Culture: The Slunce ve Skle Beer Festival in Plze? September 20

Credit this one to Honza Ko?ka at Sv?t Piva and Pivovar Kocour Varnsdorf, who just passed the word about an upcoming beer festival taking place this month at Pivovarský dv?r Plze?, aka Purkmistr.
Starting at noon on Saturday, September 20, the n…

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Last minute updates on local beers for the RNC in the Twin City area.
What beer might John McCain drink during the RNC?
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Flossmoor Beer Blog: City Provisions Farm Dinner

We have a very special and exciting announcement to make.Saturday, September 20th at 2 :00pm we will be embarking on a potentially life changing beer dinner that involves food pairings, bus trips, and farm visits. From the City Provisions site.Join …

Wort’s Going On Here?: Lone Star Collectibles Wanted

I recently received an email from a representative of BRZoom, a promotional agency that does work for Lone Star beer. Lone Star is looking to build up their collection of pieces, especially some big pieces for their offices. They want items before 19…

Hoosier Beer Geek: Random Beer Roundup – Early Edition

It’s been a little crazy this week so I thought I’d put this together a day early…Bars/Breweries/Brewpubs/Restaurants:Andrew at the Brass Monkey Brewing Company in historic downtown Kokomo drops us a line:Flagship beers we always try to have on:Whit…

Brewed For Thought: AB InBev Goes Craft

By now, we’ve all seen the commercials, Anheuser-Busch is going craft.  Last week I received a package with each of the new brews and a little press release.  Here’s the skinny on the upcoming craft releases from Anheuser-Busch as well a…

Sioux Brew: InBev shareholders to vote Sept. 29 on A-B bid

By AOIFE WHITE
AP Business Writer
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _-Shareholders of brewer InBev SA will vote Sept. 29 on the company’s $52 billion  bid for U.S. rival Anheuser-Busch Cos., InBev said Thursday.
The company said it also would ask sharehol…

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Major News Story: Iron HIll’s New Jersey pub finally happens.

Read all about it right here.
The tipping point, according to Mark Edelson, was the approval of the liquor license last night.

Portfolio.com: First Draft: You Don’t Mess with the Patron

Reporting from Train Car No. 50: John Paul DeJoria, the billionaire co-founder of Paul Mitchell hair products, has some advice for John McCain. "The only thing that would make [McCain] look better is long hair pulled back in a ponytail. My …