Archive for October, 2008

RealBeer.co.nz: Bleak economy’s best investment? Beer

An Australian business news website is reporting that beer is a solid investment option in hard times.

A 30-year study of Australian beer sales tracked against the Westpac Consumer Confidence Survey has unearthed compelling evidence that beer sales f…

MNBeer – By, for and about Minnesota beer. Dedicated to MN breweries, brewpubs & homebrew: Half Price Arisanal Beer Night at The Bulldog Lyndale

October 28, 20087:00 pmHere’s a quick blast from Corey at Hohenstein’s – TONIGHT (yes, Tuesday, Oct. 28th) is half price Belgian night at The Bulldog Lyndale at 7pm. This event features beers from Duvel, Maredsous and Brewery Ommegang. Omm…

Great Canadian Pubs and Beer: Meet Sean Dunbar: Owner Northhampton Brewery NB

Meet Sean Dunbar, owner/brewer/marketer extraordinaire of Northhampton Brewery in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Dunbar recently visited Toronto to accept a handful of Canadian Brewing Awards and we had a chance to catch up to discuss our favourite hobby…

Beer Culture: Some Thoughts on the New Czech Brewery Kocour

Author’s note: the following “classic” Beer Culture post is from Friday, October 3, 2008. Along with many other posts, it disappeared in the Wormhole Incident™ and is therefore being re-posted here with a new permanent URL. If you …

boakandbailey.com: More ale in literature: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Courtesty of Anne Bronte:
‘I don’t take wine, Mrs. Markham,’ said Mr. Millward, upon the introduction of that beverage; ‘I’ll take a little of your home- brewed ale. I always prefer your home-brewed to anything else.&#8…

Beer Haiku Daily: On the Golf Course

I don’t drink beer on
the golf course. If I did, I’d
never be sober.
Written by Dave Undis.
Thing of the Day: Golf Bag Beer Tap Handle
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Draft Magazine Feed: Some coffee in your beer?

Beverages we love, in no particular order: beer, coffee, Clearly Canadian. Fortunately, Jon Bloostein — owner of Heartland Brewery — and his brother Oren — founder of Oren’s Daily Roast — share our admiration for the firs…

My Beer Pix: Nice taps!

Rooftop Brew: Hoarding Full Sail Doppelbock

I missed out on Oktoberfest somehow, and its one of the few times of the year I relish in German brewed beers. Normally, I prefer to drink the locally brewed equivalents, of which there are many fine examples. However, this year I would have totally m…

Brewed For Thought: This is Why Gambling Rules: Part 2

Baseball is a great sport.  Unfortunately, the Giants weren’t a great team this year.  That didn’t stop me from finding a friend who was a fan of another struggling organization.  Enter Esther, the liflong Orioles fan living in the Wash…