July 2008

Around the Web in Beer: NBC

by Luke

I don’t know if it’s in light of recent events (i.e. the A-B takeover) or if the folks over at NBC Universal just have a new-found interest in beer, but there seem to be an awful lot of sudsy stories popping up at CNBC and MSNBC. CNBC is airing a show tomorrow (Thurs July 17th) [...]

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Recapping the July Meeting of the MBWG

by Luke

Last Wednesday saw the July meeting of the Maine Beer Writers’ Guild. This month’s meeting was at Portland’s newest beer destination (they’re spreading like wildfire, aren’t they?), Prost! International Taphouse. The meeting was preceded by the 2nd weekly “Beer 101″ class at Prost!, each of which was run by me and Jason (co-founder of the [...]

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Good Bye Stone Coast

by Luke

I received word today that one of Maine’s most iconic beer brands will be closing their doors on August 1st. Stone Coast Brewing Co. — which first opened its doors here in Portland in 1995 — sited money (mainly taxes) problems as the reason for the closure. Although their beers were never some of my [...]

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Budweiser: The Great Belgian Lager

by Luke

It’s official: Anheuser-Busch agreed on Sunday night to sell itself to the Belgian brewer InBev — The makers of brands such as of Stella Artois, Bass and Brahma — for $70/share, or about $52 billion; putting control of the nation’s largest beer maker and a fixture of American culture into the hands (and wallets) of [...]

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Around the Web in Beer

by Luke

I’ll start by apologizing for the utter lack of posting around here lately; things have been extremely busy these last few days. But I guess that’s part of what Summer in Maine is all about. but its left me with very little time for posting, and even less time for research. So I figured I’d [...]

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Don’t Forget: Dogfish Head Night at Novare TOMORROW

by Luke

Hey Portland! Don’t forget that tomorrow (Tuesday July 8th) Sam Calagione and all of the other owners, brewers, assistant brewers, managers, sales folks, distro guys, and anyone else who has any ties at all to Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Delaware will be on hand at Novare Res pouring some rare Dogfish brews, answering questions [...]

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