Monday’s ad is for Tsingtao, but it’s not an old one, but instead is from this year, as the Chinese New Year began yesterday. This year is the Year of the Snake, and that’s what this ad is all about. Happy New Year.
Archives for February 11, 2013
US News & World Report on the Hopslam Between Big & Small Breweries
If you haven’t seen it yet, U.S. News & World Reports had an interesting read entitled Hopslam: How Big Beer Is Trying to Stop a Craft Beer Revolution, and subtitled “The blocked merger between Modelo and Anheuser-Busch shines a light on the long-brewing fight between big beer and craft brewers.” It’s a long piece, but worth it for pulling together a number of threads that have been pulling together lately.
Another kind of Hopslam.
SF Beer Week Opening Event 2013 Video
Each year, videographer Steve Atkinson has done a video of the opening celebration for SF Beer Week. There’s a lot of fun interviews, though I confess I’m slurring my words a bit in my short ramble about the beer scene 25 years ago. Enjoy.
Weyermann Specialty Malts
Today’s infographic is from Weyermann Specialty Malt, which is located in Bamberg, Germany. If you get a chance to visit them, jump at the chance. This poster shows the production steps for malting and the spectrum of colors in malted grains.
Click here to see the poster full size.