barclayperkins.blogspot — Drinking in breweries used to be common. I doubt there was a dry brewery in the country 50 years ago. Drinking went on before, during and after work. Health and safety concerns have, I fear, ended the fun.Here Jimmy Manson, once an Aitken employee, remembers:"We used to get free beer....
beernews — Photo Credit: Alan Newman via pdbreen on Flickr (via Creative Commons) (Burlington, VT) – The Burlington Free Press has an interview up with Magic Hat Brewing founder and Alchemy and Science (Boston Beer Co. subsidiary) chief, Alan Newman. This quote, piggy-backing on recent discussions around criticism of large craft brewers, grabbed...
appellationbeer — Remember those hilarious videos from Breckenridge Brewing a while back? My favorite was “Gravity Activated Pouring.” They’ve released two more. Probably as good as at least half of those that will be on display Sunday during the Super Bowl.
beernews — Sales start today and in two weeks, the kegs will be dry. Russian River made about 30 percent more Pliny the Younger this year using the production facility off Corgan Avenue, Cilurzo said. On Thursday, Gorton was in the process of filling 307 kegs. “The younger makes me older very quick,” the...
beernews — Press Release: (Pilsen, CZECH REPUBLIC) – In 2011, Plzeňský Prazdroj exported 889 thousand hl of beer, which presents an increase of more than 6% on prior year, and a historical record. Despite difficult economic conditions, sales did well in established markets such as Great Britain, Slovakia, Germany and Hungary. We have...
thefullpint — Trouble Brewing is a brewing industry comic by Arne Frantzell, and this is the final piece being published here at The Full Pint. Please make sure to thank Arne for all the great comics he’s provided us with over the past year. Trouble Brewing merchandise: www.printfection.com/troublebrewing Arne Frantzell lives...
beernews — (Lexington, MA) – Clown Shoes Beer updated its blog readers on some brewery news this week. — Today we brew Chocolate Sombrero, formerly known as Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Monster, Cocoloco, and Cocoa Sombrero. This Mexican Imperial Stout features Ancho Chile powder, cinnamon, and organic vanilla extract. The chocolate comes from dark and...
beernews — A beer called Top Totty by a Stafford-based brewer has been banned from a parliamentary bar because its pump plate featuring a half-naked lady caused offence. The shadow equalities minister, Kate Green, was left "disturbed" after seeing the 4% ale’s advertising in a popular Westminster watering hole and demanded bar staff...
beernews — In July, Wilcox opened The Local Pub and Brewery at the former location of Zigs Kettle & Brew, which closed in 2003. "I’d like to thank my customers and employees," Wilcox said. "It was a good run. I wish we could have been supported more financially." Seven months is a good run?...
beernews — Copyright Brewers Association(Washington, D.C.) – Some news this morning on SAVOR via DC Beer. For some context, Beernews.org reported upcoming Craft Brewers Conference destinations in March of last year: Brewers Association Director, Paul Gatza, revealed the following on Beer Sessions Radio… “After San Francisco this year, we’re already booked for San Diego next...
barclayperkins.blogspot — James Aitken's bottling hall. We're learning more about it than any man ever need know. This time it's from a newspaper article written at the time the shiny, modern bottling hall opened.I learned something else today. That the British Newspaper Archive isn't as complete as I'd hoped. I didn't find...
thebeernut.blogspot — Dunno what I'm supposed to do with this month's Session topic. Our host, Kendall at The Washington Beer Blog, has chosen "Growlers Galore" as the topic. I trust I can leave the more puerile responses to some of my colleagues from this side of the Atlantic. I shall simply explain...
beernews — Hood County beer? It’s coming. “People’s interest in craft beer is exploding in Texas,” according to master brewer Grant Wood of Revolver Brewing. Rhett Keisler has established Revolver Brewing LLC — a production brewery — right here in Hood County. Revolver Brewing officials hope to have the facility up and...
beernews — "His beer tasted awful and he wiped off what looked like dirt from the bottle cap," the woman said in a post on viral news site reddit, under the username Seenbean. "We go into the kitchen, pour the beer down the sink and something slipped out. I turned it over and...
beernews — Press Release: (New Orleans, LA) The Abita Brewing Company is pleased to announce the debut of three of its flagship brews in cans: Amber, Purple Haze® and Jockamo I.P.A.®. The Abita cans will appear in stores, restaurants and bars in the New Orleans area Monday, February 6 and with wider distribution...
barclayperkins.blogspot — In the Wikio rankings. I'm so proud.Can't say I quite understand how they come up with the rankings. A couple of months ago I was in position 20-something. The number of visitors I get hasn't changed appreciably in that time.If only it meant something in terms of money.Did I mention...
beernews — Press Release: (Milton, DE) – Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Deltron 3030′s Dan the Automator have teamed up to create Positive Contact, a hybrid of beer and cider based on Dan’s favorite ingredients and Dogfish Head’s innovative brewing practices. Deltron 3030 is an adventurous hip-hop collaboration between Dan and Del the Funkee...
barclayperkins.blogspot — It's Thursday, it's five to five, it's . . . . Crackerjack! Let's brew, really. A day late. Well, 8 days late, technically. But who's counting?This is a terrifically exciting day for me. Because we're getting into known territory. For me, at least. Let me explain. I have a special...
appellationbeer — In the early 1980s, Anheuser-Busch chairman of the board August Busch III ordered that freshly brewed cans of Budweiser and Bud Light would be cryogenically frozen, so that they could be tasted against each other over time. More than 20 years later, Wall Street Journal reporter Sarah Ellison described a scene...
beerblog.genx40 — Stan asked me to elaborate on something:Could you elaborate on what you mean by 'beer thinking'?Hmm... I think there is beer thinking. If there is anything, there is a lot of under-thinking about beer thinking. If I were honest with you, there is a lot of under-thinking about over-thinking, too....
boakandbailey — Re-reading Stan Hieronymous‘s Brew Like a Monk, we were struck by this statement from brewer Yvan de Baets on p213: One of the main goals of Belgian brewers should be to fight against the Coca-Cola flavors and those kind of gadget tastes… We should be about cultural tastes, not animal tastes. He...
appellationbeer — Ray Daniels predicts that his Cicerone program will 10,000th certification in a matter of weeks. And it seems like only yesterday, as opposed to 79 AD in Pompeii (which is where this photo was taken; in 2008 rather than before Mount Vesuvius erupted). Here are the basics from a little...
beernews — I don’t think I need to go into why BrewDog do what they do, I think we’re all familiar with their shock tactic methods by now, but it’s one thing to thumb your nose at authority and it’s another to tell outright lies. The comment, photographed right, is simply outrageous, the...
beernews — Press Release: (Providence, RI) – The Famous Narragansett Beer announces the seasonal release of its spring craft brew, Narragansett Bock. A silver medal winner at the 2011 World Beer Championships, Bock will be available on draught and in ‘Gansett’s signature 16oz. Tallboy cans. Narragansett Bock is brewed under the supervision of award-winning...
beernews — This news comes from Matt Gamble of Arborway Imports, Inc., distributor for The Alchemist in Massachusetts. Just got the word, next week there are 160 cases of Heady Topper being shipped into MA for distribution to bars and restaurants only. Not definitive on where it will be distributed exactly, but with...