Archive for October, 2008

The Thirsty Hopster: Seattle at last!

I’ve been totally delinquent about covering Seattle, and for no particular reason.  I wasn’t busy, I was just being lazy, and now I’ve got a weeks worth of beer to wrap up.  I’m going to try to keep things snappy though, beca…

Brookston Beer Bulletin: The Cheese and Beer Dinner

The Beer Chef, Bruce Paton, hosted his first cheese and beer dinner October 20, with Sheana Davis providing the cheese knowledge portion of the dinner, with beers from San Francisco Brewers Guild. The dinner was sold out and began with four San Franc…

Hail the Ale!: Zima Gets Ze Axe

Good riddance to the end of a horrible chapter in what will hopefully be a short book on “malternatives”. Just typing that word made me throw up in my mouth a bit.

Beer Haiku Daily: Times are Tough 2

Some things are so bad
Even a beer can’t fix it
But you can still try
Written by Captain Hops.
Thing of the Day: Beer Man & Beer Girl Adult Standard Couples Costume Set

boakandbailey.com: Insidious Stella Artois campaign sadly effective

The most recent issue of Marketing casually mentions, in an article on Stella Artois’ branding, that the lager contains “only the four traditional ingredients of beer” — malt, water, hops and maize.
So, it seems that the sneaky…

Realbeer.com Beer Therapy: Zima Ziscontinued

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, MillerCoors announced today that they will discontinue their clear malternative Zima, Arguably one of the first alcopops made in the U.S. when it debuted in 1994, Zima has managed to stay around longer than…

Portlandbeer.org :: Brew > Drink > Repeat: If you have to leave, go to Beervana

Let’s face it, there are hundreds of beer blogs out there for you to read–some, definitely better than others. While we bring you news, photography, interviews, and beer tools, we can’t be everything to everyone. Though we try to keep up with your …

maeib’s Beerblog: Too Much Beer Or Not Enough?

The life of a beer festival organiser cannot be a happy one at times. Sure it’s very rewarding seeing the crowds of drinkers having a great time sampling all those wonderful beers, but something that would haunt me for weeks beforehand is getting the…

Slashfood: Free drinks in six cities

Filed under: Wine, Beer, Whisky, Vodka, Hors D’oeuvres, Snacks, Champagne, Cocktails, Gin, Rum, Spirits, Liqueurs, Tequila, BrandyTired of not being in the know?Everyone knows that every night, somewhere, people are drinking for free. Various bars hav…

Lost Abbey Brewer’s Log: Concrete= Progress

They’re pouring concrete in what used to be our conference room today.  For those of you who have visited the Abbey in the last few months, you might have noticed, we’re running out of places to put all of our beers.  As such, it was dec…