November 2007

Widmer & Redhook Unite

by Luke

After many years of working together (*The Roodhook brewery in Portsmouth, NH was the official east coast brewery of Widmer’s flagship Hefeweizen, for instance), two American craft brewing giants - Redhook Brewing and Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. have finally agreed to join forces, under a new company called Craft Brewers Alliance. According to the official press release, The [...]

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Three Thousand Year Old Chocolate Beer Discovered in Central America

by Luke

A study released today claims that natives of Central America were drinking beverages made from cacao (the seeds which chocolate comes from) even before 1000 BC, 500 years earlier than previously thought. What’s so important about that to a blog all about beer, you ask? According to a report on the study, These early cacao beverages were probably [...]

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10 Gods of Beer

by Luke

Dionysus, the Greek God of Intoxicating DrinksThe guys over at hop-talk.com blogged about this earlier in the week so forgive me for poaching, but it was just too good to pass up. Socyberty.com has compiled a list of ten Ancient Gods of Beer, from across a wide range of ancient mythology. The list includes such [...]

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Try an Ommegang Ale

by Luke

Tonight I was lucky enough to have my first bottle of Ommegang Abby Ale (available, for you Portland locals at The Pepper Club for $9 for a 25oz bottle) and I can tell you, it certainly won’t be my last. The Ommegang Brewery‘s website describes the ale as, Ommegang, our first brew, was inspired by the centuries-old [...]

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Spring House Brewing Co. Coming Soon to a Pennsylvanian Home Near You

by Luke

Five years, one failed plan for a brewpub, a $350,000 investment, and the refurbishing of a 2,200 square-foot barn (circa 1794)  later, homebrewer-turned-entrepreneur Matt Keasey is finally living the dream all of us homebrewers have – he is opening his very own micro-brewery, in the Lancaster County town of Conestoga, PA. Keasey’s Spring House Brewing [...]

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This weekend: Drink Beer, Think Clean Snow

by Luke

A weekend long “Get Snowed In” event at Seattle’s Pyramid Brewering Co. this weekend will benefit The Snowrider Project (“an offshoot of  the ocean-centric Surfrider Foundation, Snowrider focuses on keeping snow and mountains clean so as not to pollute our waterways”; think Coastal Code, but on snow). The party will run Friday and Saturday nights [...]

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