October 2007

Toast Organic and Help Team in Training

by Luke

(Portland, Oregon) – You are invited to ROOTS Organic Brewery on Wednesday October 3rd to help Craig Nicholls’ wife, Jeannie, raise funds for her run at the San Francisco Marathon, on October 21st. You will help raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. All tips and a percentage of sales for that night will go [...]

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More Beer News Tidbits…

by Luke

UK-based Cobra Beer has signed licensing agreements with two breweries in the Indian provinces of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. The move is a part of Cobra’s strategy of setting up breweries and increasing distribution channels across India. The company is aiming at producing 10 million cases by 2010. Last year, it sold 0.5 million cases whereas it [...]

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CHARR Honors Alaskan Brewing Co.’s Leadership With Award

by Luke

JUNEAU, ALASKA — October 1, 2007 — The Alaska Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailer’s Association (CHARR) recently presented the Alaska Spirits Award to Alaskan Brewing Co. for its leadership to improve the hospitality industry. “The hospitality industry is a very important part of Alaska’s social and economic fabric, and the people in the industry represented [...]

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Today’s Beer News Worth Noting…

by Luke

Two groups in the city of Milwaukee are working to create a beer-themed museum. The Museum of Beer & Brewing, headed by Jim Haertel, hopes to open a museum in one of the buildings he owns at the old Pabst Brewing works. The other group, the Milwaukee Beer Museum, has a storefront on S. 5th [...]

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Dutch bars sue Heineken over alleged price fixing, demand lower prices

by Luke

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – An industry group representing Dutch bars sued Heineken NV and two other brewers on Monday, seeking damages for alleged price fixing that the EU says kept beer prices artificially high for years. Spokesman Anthony van der Klis of the Horeca association–which also represents hotels, restaurants and caterers–declined to say whether it [...]

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Fifty-Fifty Brewing Co. Premieres Extreme Sports Films

by Luke

On October 4, Fifty-Fifty Brewing Co. (Truckee, California) will begin a month long winter film premiere series to get everyone excited and ready for the 2007-2008 season. Each Thursday throughout October, Fifty-Fifty will feature the newest, hottest films to give everyone the itch to get on some snow and ride. Capita and Autumn Line will [...]

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