January 2008

Beer & Cheese Event in Portland

by Luke

Just a quick note to all the Maine readers out there: Vignola, which is located at 10 Dana St. in Portland’s Old Port is hosting its second annual Belgian Beer & Cheese Tasting party on Saturday January 19th from 2:00-5:30pm. Come experience 30 Belgian and Belgian-style Beers perfectly paired with 25 artisan cheeses from around [...]

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Changing of the Guard at Brewery Ommegang

by Luke

Brewery Ommegang, a personal favorite of mine, is sad to see one of its veterans moving on, but is excited about the changes to come. According to a statement released by the company today, Randy Thiel, Ommegang Brewmaster since 1997, is heading home to his native Midwest. In February, 2008, he will become Director of [...]

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Popular BeerTender Kegerator Crossing the Pond

by Luke

The BeerTender, a beer storing-and-pouring product made by Heineken in conjunction with appliance manufacturer Krups, has long been a favorite across Europe but hasn’t ever succesfully made the trip stateside. That is, until now. Krups announced today in a press release that, “San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma Inc. will begin offering the BeerTender March 1, and other stores nationwide [...]

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Can Modelo Be a U.S. Success?

by Luke

Can a beer cherished by Mexican-Americans become a hit in the general U.S. market? That’s the question Crown Imports, importer of Modelo Especial, is hoping will be answered with a resounding “yes”. Crown plans to advertise the wildly popular Mexican lager to a general American audience for the first time. The company will run ads [...]

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Thank You Celebrator!

by Luke

Just a quick thank you to Adare and the folks over at the beer news magazine Celebrator for including BlogAboutBeer.com as one of the first to be listed on the industry blogs page of their newly revised (and snazzy-looking) website. They even called me an enthusiast! It’s the little things like this that make blogging [...]

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A Great Barleywine on a Great Winter Day

by Luke

Today marked the beginning of Maine’s oft-annual January Thaw and temperatures reached 41 degrees (and they say it should read 50 on Tuesday). To celebrate, we got up early and headed to Shawnee Peak for a down-right perfect day of hitting the slopes. The conditions were excellent and we returned home this evening sore in all [...]

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