Archive for October, 2008

Justifiably proud

which is a series of press releases from GABF-winning breweries… FULL SAIL BREWING WINS TWO GOLD MEDALS AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL Hood River Or- Full Sail Brewing Company recently claimed two gold medals at the 2008 Great American…

The Beer Here – OregonLive.com: Justifiably proud

which is a series of press releases from GABF-winning breweries… FULL SAIL BREWING WINS TWO GOLD MEDALS AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL Hood River Or- Full Sail Brewing Company recently claimed two gold medals at the 2008 Great American…

Champagne of Blogs, The: Vancouver Beer: Central City Brewing

Let me start by saying that “Central City” in the context of “Vancouver Beer” is a bit misleading. You see, Central City Brewing is central to Vancouver’s suburb, Surrey, which is about a 45-minute train ride from downtow…

Draft Magazine Feed: We’re buying a beer for… Ben Silverman

Last May, NBC hired the golden boy, responsible for hits such as The Office and Ugly Betty, to be co-chair its Entertainment and Universal TV divisions. He was responsible for dragging the formerly unstoppable network — remember the golden days …

Mash, The: Chicagoist’s “Beer of the Week”: Dark Horse’s Crooked Tree IPA

In keeping with our stated goal of focusing the remainder of this year’s “BotW” selections on breweries we’ve not covered, we turn our attention this week to Dark Horse Brewing Company in Marshall, Michigan. It’s a 3 hour…

Sioux Brew: Finding God in a glass of beer

Date: 10/16/2008 04:00 AM
 

Crosses top the taps at The Lost Abbey Brewing Company booth at the 27th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
By ERIC GORSKI
AP Religion Writer
DENVER (AP…

LIQUID DIET: the blog: Fava out at Dock Street.

Suzanne Woods is reporting that Mike Fava is out at Dock Street, being replaced by Ben Potts. Bummer (for Mike, obviously; I don’t know Ben).

Sioux Brew: Schleswig Wine and Bier Contest This Weekend

Home brewers and vintners from across the region will have the chance to see how their beverages stack up against each other during competition at the 33rd annual Schleswig (Iowa) Wine and Bier Contests.
Judging in 18 wine and 26 beer categories will…

Brookston Beer Bulletin: Cheese It, It’s the Beer Dinner

The next beer dinner of the Beer Chef at the Cathedral Hill Hotel will feature something a little more unusual. Instead of one brewery’s beers, it will feature a variety of San Francisco beers paired with various local cheese and dishes made wi…

RealBeer.co.nz: Is Beer a Recession Proof Industry?

Since the summer of 2007, the shortage has pushed the cost of hops from around $3-$5 a pound to $20-$40 a pound. It has forced almost all craft brewers — small, independent and traditional breweries — to raise retail prices. Smaller brewers, who don…