January 2008

Mayflower Brewing Company: Taste the History

by Luke

People of Massachusetts rejoice – According to an official press release, Mayflower Brewing Company, a self-distributing microbrewery located in Plymouth, Massachusetts is all set and ready to brew. Director of Brewing Operations, Matthew Steinberg told the press, “We have spent nearly 4 months building our brewery and we are excited to get things started.”  Firing [...]

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Which Candidate Would You Rather Have a Beer With?

by Luke

The Washington Post announced today that the National Beer Wholesalers Association is putting that very question to voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina via a new Web site the beer lobby created — www.whodoyouwanttohaveabeerwith.com. So far, Barack Obama is winning the overall beer vote with 13% of the vote, followed closely by Rudy Giuliani at 12%. John [...]

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Beer Can Patio Furniture, Circa 1936

by Luke

[image via boingboing.net] There was a great photo posted on boingboing earlier today that I couldn’t help but repost here. According to the source, the image is of a beer can table and chairs made from 420 soldered-together tin cans, created by Bernard Dier of Chicago. The image originally appeared in the August 1936 issue [...]

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New Belgium’s Fat Tire is for the Fishes

by Luke

New Belgium Brewing made a lot of news in 2007 — from their wildly popular Fat Tire Amber Ale, to their on-going efforts to make brewing sustainable. Well 2008 seems to be no different. The famous Colorado brewery’s flagship beer suddenly has another characteristic: It’s now a key ingredient in an environmentally friendly form of fish [...]

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And the Winner of the Shipyard Brewing Giveaway is…

by Luke

First off, let me thank everyone who entered the drawing – the turnout was fun. Check back throughout 2008 as I plan to do my best to have more drawings (Shipyard has already promised more goodies… who says “goodies” anyway?) and award more prizes. Everyone likes prizes, right? Alright, enough with the suspense. A few [...]

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Win Free Stuff: A Friendly Reminder

by Luke

I hope you’re all enjoying the first day of 2008. Here in Maine we’re currently snowed in with what should amount to a fresh foot of snow (on top of the over two feet on the ground already) and a pint of beer – not a bad way to begin the year. Remember: Today is [...]

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