Archive for September, 2008
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…
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on It’s The Beer Talking: News: InBev shareholders to vote on Anheuser-Busch bid
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 …
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on It’s The Beer Talking: Review: Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA
I’m back in town and one of the first stops after unpacking luggage was Churchill’s. Mmmm this Pliny the Elder is good.
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on My Beer Pix: Back Home
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…
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Utah Beer: 2008 Utah Brewers Festival
When we began discussing potential partners for our autumn guerrilla marketing effort, The Nachbar sprang immediately to mind. Check it out on Saturday night.
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Potable Curmudgeon, The: NABC at the Nachbar this Saturday, Sept. 6
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 …
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Musings Over a Pint: A Beer and Tourism Partnership
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 …
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hedonist Beer Jive: BEER AMONG THE FOODIES AT “SLOW FOOD NATION”
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…
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Brew Lounge : Beer Tasting Brewing and Culture, The: Grab a Beer; Football Season is Upon Us
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…
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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….
September 4th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Madison Beer Review: Madison Beer Review Presents Beer Talk Today