Today’s beer video, in honor of it being Sour Sunday, is a film of a talk given by Jeff Clawson, who’s the Pilot Brewery Manager at Oregon State University’s Food Science & Technology Department. In the 23-minute video, Clawson “discusses a recent study on sour beers at a Science Pub event at the Calapooia Brewery in Albany, Oregon. OSU is one of the world’s leaders in research on hops and the brewing sciences, and many graduates of the fermentation sciences programs go on to have a huge impact in the industry.”
Beer In Ads #1096: Schaefer All Around
Saturday’s ad is for Schaefer, from 1959. Schaefer did a number of ads with the round theme, often showing the top of a beer can, emphasizing the round shape of them. This one shows a round plate full of snacks, including some not-terribly-appetizing potato chips (they’ve got brown edges indicating they were burned or the oil used was old).
Bistro Double IPA Winners 2014
Kinetic‘s After Burner was chosen best in show at the 14th annual Double IPA Festival today at the Bistro in Hayward, California. A total of 46 Double IPAs and 26 Triple IPAs were judged. The full winner’s list is below.
Double IPAs
- 1st Place: After Burner, Kinetic Brewing
- 2nd Place: Double Standard, Third Street Aleworks
- 3rd Place: Hop Salad, Triple Rock
Triple IPAs
- 1st Place: Compulsory, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
- 2nd Place: Hop Craic XXXXIPA, Moylan’s Brewery
- 3rd Place: Muriqui, Monkey Paw
Peoples Choice Awards
- People’s Choice Award — Double IPA: Kern River Citra Double IPA
- People’s Choice Award — Triple IPA: Pizza Port Carlsbad Triple IPA
Congratulations to all the winners.
The scene at today’s Double IPA Festival at The Bistro.
Beer In Film #39: Griz’s Lawnmower Ale Collaboration
Today’s beer video is a short film about this year’s collaboration beer made by the San Francisco Brewers Guild for SF Beer Week, Griz’s Lawnmower Ale. The beer was made to honor Greg “Griz” Miller, longtime owner of SF Brewcraft, who passed away in September of last year. The beer debuted last night at the Opening Galas for SF Beer Week.
Beer In Ads #1095: The Crisp Refresher
Friday’s ad is for Ballantine Ale, from 1959. Showing a winter scene, with a giant glass of Ballantine Light Lager Beer showing some exquisite lace. And I guess it must be pretty cold, too.
Beer In Film #38: Pliny The Younger
Today’s beer video is a short documentary on Russian River’s seasonal release of their triple IPA Pliny the Younger, which is released today in Santa Rosa, as it has been every first Friday in February for the past ten years.
Beer In Ads #1094: The Old Tyme Train
Thursday’s ad is for Ballantine Ale, from 1946. Part of a series of historical ads Ballantine did in the forties. This one shows an early iron horse stopping by the tavern as the barkeep brings a few tankards of beer to the thirsty travelers.
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
Here’s an interesting review of a marketing book, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, but with decidely beer-themed examples, by WaveTrain Intermedia, an integrated marketing group.
Beer In Film #37: Food Tech — Hot Dogs & Beer
Today’s beer video is an episode of Food Tech, which used to be aired on the History Channel, focusing on Ballpark food and beverages, specially beer. This was the last episode of ten total shows, and although it was called “Ball park,” it featured segments about “Kegs, Hops, Beer, Hot dogs, Casings (sausage), Mustard, Cracker Jack and Drumsticks,” the ice cream. Who’s hungry now?
Trouble Brewing: Changes In FDA Rules For Spent Grain
There was an interesting article recently on Craft Beer Business detailing how changes to the FDA regulations regarding spent grain might effect breweries. Under a proposed new “definition, craft breweries would be labeled animal feed manufacturers and be regulated as such by the FDA.” Given that most breweries have to find something to do with their spent grain, whether selling it or donating it, if the proposed rules take effect, it will undoubtedly alter the way breweries dispose of their grain. Check out the article, FDA rule regulates spent grain sold as animal feed, to see the rule changes.
Spent grain at Russian River’s production brewery after brewing a batch of Pliny the Elder in May 2009.