Archive for April, 2009
AB InBev to cut Olympic ad spending in half
AB InBev is drastically cutting its spending on NBC’s Olympic coverage. Is this a sign of weaker macro beer sales, a more frugal InBev, or a shift away from the US markets? Anheuser-Busch InBev is not likely to remain the exclusive beer advertiser during NBC’s broadcasts of the next two Olympic Games, cutting ad spending [...]
I Am A Craft Brewer
The video below is from the Keynote Speech at the Craft Brewers Conference Wednesday morning by Greg Koch, co-founder of Stone Brewing. “I Am A Craft Brewer” is a collaborative video representing the camaraderie, character and integrity of the American Craft Brewing movement. Created by Greg Koch, CEO of the Stone Brewing Co. and Chris [...]
A Geek Tasting Colonel Blides Cask Ale Part 1
Cricket Hill is one of the newer microbreweries in New Jersey. They have been around since 2002. Colonel Blides Cask Ale is one of their flagship beers. It’s as the name says, cask-conditioned beer which was bottled from a cask without extra nitrogen or carbonation. I first ran across this brewer at the 12th Annual [...]
Pyramid Breweries getting new packaging
Pyramid is updating all of their packaging and rebranding their beers with “active and dynamic” names. PYRAMID BREWERIES EMBARKING ON BOLD NEW ADVENTURES Revitalized Brand Positioning, New Packaging and New Names Launching in April SEATTLE – April 16, 2009 – Pyramid Breweries, brewers of the award winning Pyramid Hefeweizen and the 2008 Brewery of the [...]
Sign the Declaration of Beer Independence
Craft Brewers Ask Public to Sign Declaration of Beer Independence While Celebrating American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17) Hundreds of Small and Independent Brewers to Host National Celebration Boulder, Colorado • America’s small and independent craft brewers (see Craft Brewing Statistics) are making special plans for the annual American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17), a [...]
Beach To Brewery Beer + Music Fest to Benefit Surfrider
I wish I lived near San Diego. This looks like fun. San Diego, CA – April 15, 2009 – The 6th annual Surfrider Foundation Beach to Brewery Beer + Music Fest is being held Saturday, May 9 at the Karl Strauss Brewing Company main brewery in Pacific Beach. The event will feature 20 beers on [...]
Top 50 U.S. Craft Breweries
The Brewers Association has released it’s list of the top 50 craft breweries. Brewers Association, which represents the majority of brewing companies in the U.S., announced the annual list of top 50 brewing companies. Released are lists for both Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies¹ of small and independent craft brewers (see Craft Brewing Statistics) plus [...]
Beer Contributes $200 Billion Annually To U.S. Economy
Here’s a stimulus I can really appreciate! Data Shows Quality Jobs, Solid Wages, and Overall Economic Impact WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new economic impact study shows that America’s beer industry, made up of brewers, beer importers, beer distributors, brewer suppliers, and retailers, directly and indirectly contributes $25,252,333,555 annually to California’s economy. The study, [...]
A Geek Tasting: Black Hawk Stout from Mendocino Brewing Company
Brewed by Mendocino Brewing Company , Style | ABV, American Stout | 5.20% ABV Serving type had: growler poured into an SA Boston Lager Glass Recently, a friend/coworker of mine did a brewery tour at the Olde Saratoga Brewing Co. located in historical Saratoga Springs. It’s a brewery where they make 30 different types of beer [...]
Cool brewery video from the 1920′s
I ran across this great video of how beer was made in a German brewery in the 1920′s on the Brookston Beer Bulletin. It is silent with a seemly random choice of cheesy music and German titles but it is easy to understand what is going on. It’s almost 12 minutes long but worth watching, [...]



