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If you are still looking for something to stick into the stocking of your beek geek friends this Christmas (oh and if you are near Belmont Station in Portland), grab some hard candy.
Oh, it’s made with hops. Bitter and sweet and tasting of Fuggles or Cascade hops.
I googled and bing’d the heck out of the interwebs but could find no company that manufactures them or any photos. All I know is that they exist, like the Yeti.
I have added this book to my Kindle for iTouch and from the looks of the reviews, I will be e-turning pages very fast.
This is the story of how InBev took over the King of Crappy Beers. And it goes over the Busch legacy and the torch passing from father to son.
UPDATE:
I am part way into the book and it is telling that the beer itself is rarely talked about. A lot about Busch 3 and 4 and their conversions to adulthood and the damn Bud frogs have made an appearance but as I have told too many people to count. AB is a selling company, not a beer company.
…from the extremely hillarious Onion
Click the image to be able read the dig at the industrial water lager makers.
A brewery that I had not heard of before is making quite the interwebs buzz. Buzzards Bay from Massachussetts has created a serialized beer with a mystery on the label.
““The Case of the IPA” is a hard-boiled detective farce printed chapter by chapter on 12 bottles of a newly released India Pale Ale. Each 22 ounce bottle not only has 22 ounces of brilliantly deduced IPA, but also 1 of the 12 chapters of the story. Each case has 12 bottles, which makes for the entire tale told in a case. And so, the Case of the IPA is indeed a case of the IPA.
Brewer Harry Smith proposed the idea to author Paul Goodchild and they quickly agreed on a format: a noir-ish detective serial. Smith brewed up a batch of hoppy craft brew whilst Goodchild penned the story. It’s a mystery of zany brewers and their intrigues; sure to tickle the ribs and please the belly of any fan of craft beer.”
And here is the first installment (not the beer, the mystery):
In my usual better late than never style, I ran across this interesting bit of news from the New School Beer Blog.
Portland already has Prost! which is a lovely German beer bar located right next to a food cart pod so this next evolution sounds promising. Maybe the LA area can try this too! Verdugo and Eagle Rock invite trucks in but if you don’t care for that particular truck that night then you are out of luck (plus the lines can get enormous). A group of carts would minimize both problems.
The fine folks behind the Dionicess events that have added immeasurably to the LA Beer scene got some well deserved press and recognition for their latest adventure during LA Beer Week.
Tom Leykis invited the DIO crew to the Tasting Room show to talk about craft beer in LA and what events are coming next.
Direct link to iTunes HERE:
That is not the best start to an article. But in the end craft beer wins out!
Check out this article from NPR.
(I know it’s from last month, but good reading is still good reading)
Thanks to the Brookston Beer Bulletin for finding this so that I could pass it on.
Taking the Hopworks bike one step further is the WOODY!
Here is what the Deschutes people have to say about this new toy…“Who is this guy? Woody, the good-times-on-wheels mobile bar, is a giant wooden beer barrel featuring multiple delicious Deschutes Brewery beers, a stereo, and a disco ball. He is a natural gathering spot at any event for all thirsty individuals (and any misplaced members of your party). Woody’s lounge atmosphere, complete with bar tables, is as inviting as an undiscovered oasis in the California desert. So stop by for a tasty beer and create your own public house.”
The bandwagon is gaining steam. The normally cocktail only Los Angeles magazine mentioned craft beer not once…
…but twice…
It’s a good way to celebrate LA Beer Week