Breweries

Coors Light: Now The Avis Of Beers

January 14, 2012

I’m not exactly sure why this appears to be such big news, but it seems to be everywhere. Beer Marketer’s Insights is reporting that, based upon estimated numbers for 2011, Coors Light has overtaken Budweiser to become the 2nd best-selling beer in America. According to the report, “[t]his is the first time in almost 20 [...]

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Yuengling Becomes Biggest American Brewery

January 13, 2012

According to new estimated beer sales data for 2011 from Beer Marketer’s Insights, Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania has now eclipsed the Boston Beer Co. (makers of Samuel Adams) to become the biggest American brewery. Yuengling’s area newspaper, the Lehigh Valley’s The Morning Call, had the story this morning. The numbers shake out like this: [...]

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There Are 1,952 Craft Breweries In The United States

January 9, 2012

This is a pretty cool piece or artwork that would look great on your wall. Los Angeles-based artist David Odere has created a poster entitled There Are 1,952 Craft Breweries In The United States, in which the glass of beer, head included, contains the names of every one of those 1,952 breweries. The poster is [...]

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Winter Brews Festival In Concord January 28

January 4, 2012

The 3rd annual Winter Brews Festival, sponsored by the Brewing Network, will be held this year on Saturday, January 28 from Noon to 4:00 p.m. Thanks to the Occupy Berkeley movement, last year’s location was not available and BN thought they’d have to cancel. But the City of Concord came to the rescue, and this [...]

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Burma (a.k.a. Myanmar) Beer

January 4, 2012

Today in 1948, Burma gained their Independence from the United Kingdom. Burma (Myanmar) Burma Breweries Dagon Beer Myanmar Brewery and Distillery Burma Brewery Guides Beer Advocate Beer Me Rate Beer Other Guides CIA World Factbook Official Website U.S. Embassy Wikipedia Guild: None Known National Regulatory Agency: None Known Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known Drunk [...]

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Damaged Lagunitas Equipment In Petaluma

January 2, 2012

When last we looked, the damaged Lagunitas brewing equipment was at the dock, at the Port of Stockton. Earlier today I stopped by the Lagunitas Brewery to pick up some samples for a tasting tomorrow for the Celebrator Beer News and, not surprisingly, the broken lauter tun was around the back of the brewery. Having [...]

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Cameroon Beer

January 1, 2012

Today in 1960, Cameroon gained their Independence from France and the United Kingdom. Cameroon Cameroon Breweries Guinness Cameroun: Douala, Yaoundé Les Brasserie Cameroun SIAC Brasserie Isenbeck S.A. Union Camerounaise de Brasseries Cameroon Brewery Guides Beer Advocate Beer Me Rate Beer Other Guides CIA World Factbook Official Website U.S. Embassy Wikipedia Guild: None Known National Regulatory [...]

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The Beer Hunter Documentary On Kickstarter

December 31, 2011

Most, if not all, of us who write about beer, and by extension blog about it, would not have a job were it not for one man: Michael Jackson. I think most of us who’ve been doing this for at least a few years now feel that way. I first met Michael at GABF in [...]

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Brewing Up: WSJ Beer Sales Infographic

December 29, 2011

The Wall Street Journal, through their WSJ News Graphics twitter feed, posted the following graphic on TwitPic, showing yearly beer sales through November 2011. This data is from Nielsen and the Brewers Association. A couple of weeks ago I posted similar numbers, but with data from Symphony IRI, in Beer Sales By Style Through Thanksgiving. [...]

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Texas Beer

December 29, 2011

Today in 1845, Texas became the 28th state. Texas Texas Breweries (512) Brewing Company 8th Wonder Brewery Abilene Brewing Adelbert’s Brewery Anheuser-Busch InBev Armadillo Ale Works Ass Kisser Ales Atomic Moss Brewing Austin Beerworks Ballyhoo Brewing The Barber Shop BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery: Webster Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery Blue Star Brewing Brigadoon Brewery [...]

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Iowa Beer

December 28, 2011

Today in 1846, Iowa became the 29th state. Iowa Iowa Breweries Angry Cedar Brewing Appanoose Rapids Brewing Backpocket Brewing Beck’s Sports Bar & Grill Blue Mountain Culinary Emporium Briar Creek Brewing Broad Street Brewing CIB Brewery Confluence Brewing Court Avenue Brewing Depot Deli and Lounge Granite City Food & Brewery: Cedar Rapids, Clive, Davenport Great [...]

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Mission Rock Cafe To Become Brewery In 2012

December 27, 2011

Yet another new brewery is apparently coming to San Francisco next year. According to the San Francisco Chronicle and SF Weekly, the Mission Rock Cafe, in China Basin not to far from the stadium where the Giants play, will soon become a brewery. Local publican Peter Osborne, who currently owns MoMo’s, Pete’s Tavern and Pedro’s [...]

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Hoppy Christmas

December 25, 2011

From my IP address to yours. Have a very Malty Christmas and a Hoppy Holiday. Peace On Earth, Good Beer to Men (and Women). “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” [...]

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Mother’s Brewing Spoofs Laverne & Shirley

December 22, 2011

Ha, this is funny spoof, especially if you remember the Happy Days spin-off Laverne & Shirley, who worked at the fictional Shotz Brewery, which was located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mother’s Brewing is not to far away (just a few states and not quite 600 miles) in Springfield, Missouri, and they’ve created their own version of [...]

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Twas The Beer Before Christmas: A Brewery Visit From St. Nicholas

December 22, 2011

While not widely known, St. Nicholas, among his many patronages includes brewers. He is a patron saint of brewers. The way we think of St. Nick in America begins with the publication of Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit From St, Nicholas by Clement C. Moore in 1823. So with my tongue firmly set [...]

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Pearls Before Swine On A-B InBev

December 21, 2011

Today’s comic strip Pearls Before Swine, written by former San Francisco attorney Stephan Pastis, took a funny swipe at Anheuser-Busch InBev. [Thanks to Motor for sending me the strip.]

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