Archive for September, 2008

It’s The Beer Talking: News: InBev shareholders to vote on Anheuser-Busch bid

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 shareholders to back a capital increase and the issuing of new shares…

It’s The Beer Talking: Review: Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA

An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Easton, Pennsylvania USA
ABV: 9%
Glassware: Tulip
Had on tap and the Gingerman. Hops, hops and more hops in this one. There are hops and some citrus tones in the aroma. There are a ton of hops …

My Beer Pix: Back Home

I’m back in town and one of the first stops after unpacking luggage was Churchill’s.  Mmmm this Pliny the Elder is good. 

Utah Beer: 2008 Utah Brewers Festival

It’s been a tough couple years for the Utah Brewers Festival. After trying to convert back from the previous Blues and Brew fest and last years bad weather, this years fest met it’s demise due to Salt Lake City’s new 20% take on ticket sales and co…

Potable Curmudgeon, The: NABC at the Nachbar this Saturday, Sept. 6

When we began discussing potential partners for our autumn guerrilla marketing effort, The Nachbar sprang immediately to mind. Check it out on Saturday night.

Musings Over a Pint: A Beer and Tourism Partnership

The MillerCoors sponsored “Brew” blog brings word of an interesting tourism ad campaign. From “Leine’s in Wisconsin Tourism Ad”:Celebrate “a taste of fall.”The Leinenkugel family, which has been brewing beer for five generations, is celebrated as …

Hedonist Beer Jive: BEER AMONG THE FOODIES AT “SLOW FOOD NATION”

You know about the Slow Food movement, right? Though its actual tenants are not exactly crystal-clear, even to its adherents, they tend to revolve around sustainable agriculture & food production, locally-grown ingredients, organic farming, and a …

Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: Grab a Beer; Football Season is Upon Us

The football season is upon us once again. Football of the oblong type, that is, here in the United States. While I’ve enjoyed professional football and suffered my life through season after (usual) season-ending misery in my home turf of Philadelphia…

Thirsty Pilgrim: How to Avoid Beers Made from Cactus and Quinua.

A couple of years ago two friends of mine approached Belgian Beer Weekend on the Grand Place with a perverse idea: a competition to see who can find the absolute worst beer at the fest. After a few trials they arrived at Huyghe’s Mongozo Coconut. Ther…

Madison Beer Review: Madison Beer Review Presents Beer Talk Today

Week 2. Part 2. Capital Brewery’s foray into “super duper special” beers with their Capital Square Baltic Porter. Rogue mixes part gin, part beer to give you a Juniper Ale. What’s the verdict? Inquiring minds want to know.

You can get the MP3 here….