Sorry for no posts in a while - it's been a busy few days. Friday was a fun filled evening (posts will detail the eve), and the weekend was a lot of house/yard work and helping a friend move. Monday Mario Kart for the Wii arrived - what would you have done - post or play?Here's a too long round up of the news:
- Courtesy of the Brew Blog - sales of craft beers (in supermarkets) are still growing, but at a slower pace. A good sign is supermarkets are carrying more types of craft beers.
- Student republicans in CA protested the proposed beer tax increase.
- Courtesy of sevenpack.net - an interesting experiment with different types of glasses and Sam Adams. Of course one of the glasses was the newly released Sam Adams glass.
- Applebee's is struggling. Here's a USA Today article on some of what they're trying to do to turn things around. Unfortunately they're not taking Ruby Tuesday's lead by having more craft beers. Nope, they want to focus on "the coldest beer in town". Oh, yeah and Black and Tans. Not a coherent beer/bar strategy, if you ask me. Maybe they'll get Heineken on tap.
- For our friends in TX (or those soon visiting), here's a quick summary of the local craft beer situation.
- A great profile on The Covey in TX and how they grew, in two years, into a gold winner at the World Beer Cup.
- Looks like InBev will raise prices in May.
- Some good news about enjoying a beer or two an evening - it can be healthy for you!
- Looks like HBG is planning another event!
- Barley Island is looking to add an outdoor seating area. As a side note - the wife and I tried to go there for a post dinner beer (can you believe Dom DiCarlos doesn't serve beer!). We walked in and got no acknowledgment from anyone (after standing around the front entry for at least 4-5 min), and then we walked out.
- Magic Hat and Pyramid are looking to merge (courtesy of Brew Blog).
- Can stale or cheap (very basic) beer be used to run cars? Gizmodo says maybe.
- Looks like Washington Nationals fans might have more beer selections (as well as craft beers from visiting teams areas).
- Sierra Nevada is introducing two new fresh hop beers. Courtesy Brookston Beer Blog.
- Here's an interesting map showing a US map and the annual consumption of beer (by state).
1 comment:
Awesome news about the additional Sierra Nevada Harvest Ales. I loved the one that came out last fall and bought many bottles while they were available. I look forward to tasting what they can do with other fresh hops.
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