Archive for the ‘Beer Culture’ Category
Brewery builds electric truck to deliver beer
Happy Earth Day! We’ve talked a lot about how beer and homebrewing can be good for the environment and brewers who consider the impact of their business on the earth, but this is really cool. A Canadian brewer has converted an antique truck to electric to deliver their beer. They apparently are known for using [...]
The United States of Good Beer
The GOOD blog asked its readers to “nominate the most awesome, best-tasting, sustainably brewed, independently owned, community-oriented craft beer brewed in your state.” The result is the map below (click to embiggen). It’s interesting that Idaho doesn’t have a beer on the map. I lived there for four years and I can think of several [...]
Upside-down draft system dispenses beer from the bottom up
The BottomsUP system uses magnets to fill plastic cups really, really fast. It’s obviously meant for ballparks and other venues more interested in fast pours than good beer but a home system is supposed to be available in 2013. I wonder if there will be real glasses available. If not, it will never be popular [...]
Forget apples, a pint a day keeps the doctor away
Another study is touting the health benefits of moderate beer consumption. We’ve talked about beer and health a lot in the past but it’s nice to see another confirmation that there are health benefits associated with our favorite drink. Moderate drinking of ale and lager can cut the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure [...]
Enjoy Intercourse beer
Craft brewers have to find ways to stand out in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Having a provocative name like Intercourse Brewing Company is definitely one way to do that. Courides founded the Intercourse Brewing Company (intercoursebrewingco.com), which she named after the rural Pennsylvania Amish community of Intercourse, ironically a dry town. The name always prompted [...]
Looking back
I have been in TV since college. I started there as an noon news anchor and loved begin on camera. My career path took me away from talent and into production but I always loved being in front of the camera. I produced and directed live TV and at one point helped host a late [...]
You Arrogant Bastard!
Greg Koch of Stone Brewing Co, known for it’s Arrogant Bastard strong ale, started his Total Tap Tower Takeover Tour 2010. At Birch and Barley in Washington D.C. Stone Brewing dispensed 40 different beers. As cool as that sounds I found the most interesting comment was how they use the web and social media to [...]
$750 beer stuffed in a squirrel
We’ve written before about Brew Dog Brewery, the Scottish brewery that likes to push the envelope of brewing. Their latest extreme beer really takes the cake, though. It’s not enough to create a 55% ABV beer called “End of History”, they decided to stuff the bottles into dead animals (WTF?) and sell it for £500 [...]
Abita Brewery donates S.O.S beer proceeds to oil spill victims
We recently posted a press release from Abita Brewing Company about their S.O.S. Beer which is being sold to raise money to assist those impacted by the oil spill disaster. See press release here We were able to interview David Blossman, President of Abita Beer, and he was kind enough to answer a few questions: 1) [...]
North Carolina Hops For A Future
Hops are what gives beer it’s unique taste, bitterness and aroma. Researchers at N.C. State University are trying to see if Hops are a viable crop to grow. Hoping to build on the craft-brewing and local food movements, N.C. State University researchers in Raleigh and a handful of farmers in the mountains are growing experimental [...]



