According to advertising trade mag Marketing Week, sales of the top beer brands are down 5 per cent up to April 2008.
The biggest drops are in sales of Kronenbourg 1664, Stella Artois, Carlsberg Export and Grolsch. Sales of John Smith’s Extra S…
This is very good news (thanks to Suzanne Woods for the lead) for a whole variety of reasons, ranging from the fact that the absence of a good German beer location in America’s Best Beer-Drinking City was an outright embarrassment to my already …
The weather is getting cooler and it has been far too long since I have stirred a mash. I’ve been dying to make a pumpkin spice beer for quite some time now, and I think the time is right to give it a shot.
Sadly, I’ve read that you won&…
Some of the first beer-related news I noticed upon my return to the U.S. a couple of weeks ago was the television advertising for Budweiser American Ale, which should be showing up on store shelves this week.
Anheuser-Busch’s move is part of its strat…
Last call – win free beer
A friend of mine sent me this priceless YouTube clip of what passes for debate in our state legislatures on alcohol-related issues a while ago, and now that Lew Bryson has posted on it as well I thought I’d move it up in the posting queue:
Alabama …
Most of us know and love Duvel – the frighteningly drinkable Belgian golden ale that carries a healthy 8.5% ABV. Duvel was one of the first Belgian beers I ever tried and I’ve loved it ever since.News is coming out now that Duvel Moortgat is planning …
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Hop shortage turning small brewers into farmers
It really seems to be a simple solution: If you can’t beg, borrow, or steal the hops you need, grow your own.
Small brew…
The Foobooz crew has a nicely compiled list of upcoming Oktoberfest/Fall Fest happenings in the Delaware Valley posted over at their site. And if there’s something that is near and dear to The Brew Lounge’s heart…it’s a well compiled reference list!…
(Boston, MA) – Because of fatigue brought on from working on yesterday’s top Belgian Fest beer picks (Saturday sessions) post, I am keeping the Night of the Funk picks to a mere five selections even though, pound for pound, the Friday night at…