The economy has taken a turn for the worst and people everywhere are feeling the sting of a lengthy and unforgiving recession, but no one is feeling it as hard as the beer industry spokespeople. The Budweiser frogs have been bouncing from gig to gig, the Labatt Blue Bear has been on unemployment for three [...]
Filed under: Administrative, microbrew on November 4th, 2011 | No Comments »
Fashion is the true king of beers. “This Autumn, It’s AAALLLLL about maple syrup!†says beer fashionista, Pepe Velázquez. He points out a new brew with a truly chic label. “This beer is a pale ale infused with dead leaves. It’s not particularly appetizing, but nowadays who really cares?†Velázquez is a leader in the [...]
Filed under: Beer, cold weather booze, microbrew, microdistillery, seasonal beer on October 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
Craft Beer Drinkers Require a Different Fashion. It’s no secret that the beer industry has been changing rapidly over the past twenty years. In the past, stores only carried traditional American lagers. A guy had his pick from one of several beer giants: Coors, Budweiser and Miller. Occasionally one might find a single six pack [...]
Filed under: Administrative, Beer, microbrew, microdistillery on October 5th, 2011 | No Comments »
Malt Advocate, a whisky magazine, has named its pick for the microdistillery of the year. Before I tell you who the honoree is, take a guess where it’s located. Scotland? Ireland? Kentucky? Nope. Nope. And Nope. The big winner for 2008 is Penderyn Distillery in Wales. Who knew there was good whisky made in Wales? [...]
Filed under: Beer, microbrew, microdistillery, whiskey, whisky on November 20th, 2008 | No Comments »