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Praire Artisanal Ales Tours Start In December

Prairie Artisan Ales will have its Grand Opening on Saturday, December 21, 2013 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Tours will be available each hour, on the hour.  The brewery will be pouring Prairie Weisse and Potlatch. 

In Tulsa, Oklahoma? Find Praire here…

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Amsterdam Puts Alcoholics to Work

Brilliant? Maybe. Amsterdam is always thinking outside of the box. Recently, the city put alcoholics to work cleaning the streets.

Before the program was implemented, alcoholics would hang out in parks, starting fights, littering, yelling at park goers. Something had to Continue Reading →

Terrapin To Retire Big Hoppy Monster

Sad news for the lovers of Terrapin Beer Company’s Big Hoppy Monster. The brewery will retire it after this year.

Big Hoppy Monster, and Oak Big Hoppy Monster have both been successful for Terrapin. However, as the brewery grows, and the Continue Reading →

Senator Schumer Pushes For Beer Mail

Food for thought. You can ship ammunition. Guns and rifles. Various gases, even small fireworks/explosives. However, you can get fined or ever jail time in some states for shipping booze.

This week, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called to overturn the law that Continue Reading →

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Praire Artisanal Ales Tours Start In December

Prairie Artisan Ales will have its Grand Opening on Saturday, December 21, 2013 from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Tours will be available each hour, on the hour.  The brewery will be pouring Prairie Weisse and Potlatch. 

In Tulsa, Oklahoma? Find Praire here…


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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Don't Miss This

Amsterdam Puts Alcoholics to Work

Brilliant? Maybe. Amsterdam is always thinking outside of the box. Recently, the city put alcoholics to work cleaning the streets.

Before the program was implemented, alcoholics would hang out in parks, starting fights, littering, yelling at park goers. Something had to change if they weren’t. Each person receives 13 Euros, some tobacco, and five cans of beer. Basically two beers in the morning, two beers with a warm lunch, and a beer after their shifts are over.

Turns out, it’s working. The individuals actually drink less because their are distracted by the work they are doing. A few say they like the satisfaction of the work well done, and too tired to get completely plowed at the end of the work day.

Challenge. Find a law that prevents this from working in the United States.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Don't Miss This

California Man Goes For Brewer World Record

An Auburn, California brewer is going for a Guinness World Record. Alfred Lee hopes to gain the title for ” Most beers on tap by a single person.”  How many does he currently have? 110.

That’s right. 110 beers. On tap. All brewed by one man. Doesn’t seem plausible does it? I’ve reached out to a few local professional brewers that don’t buy it. Atlanta’s Red Brick Brewery has a staff of brewers, and packaging coordinators just to manage 3-5 beer offerings. How is one man brewing 110?

Apparently, the methodology is a secret. A secret that will be divulged when the record is set. All the beers are poured through a patent-pending device called Tapzilla (seen above.)

Full discloure. Lee mentions on his website that not all his beers are all-grain (no liquid malt extracts.) His massive lineup is a combination of all-grain, partial mash, and extract brewing. [SacBee]

Thoughts on this? Drop a comment.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Don't Miss This, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin To Retire Big Hoppy Monster

Sad news for the lovers of Terrapin Beer Company’s Big Hoppy Monster. The brewery will retire it after this year.

Big Hoppy Monster, and Oak Big Hoppy Monster have both been successful for Terrapin. However, as the brewery grows, and the desire to experiment with new beers arises, someone needs some time off.

Big Hoppy just hit shelves in October. This is your last chance this oaked imperial red ale. It cellars nicely if you want to stock up.

Above – the last of this Monster sits in the warehouse in Athens, Georgia.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Headlines, Innis & Gunn, Videos

Beer Street Journal Video: The Story of Innis & Gunn

Beer Street Journal (ok, it’s just me), got a rare opportunity to spend some time with the Founder and Master Brewer of Innis & Gunn, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

If you live on the east coast of the United States, chances are you’ve seen one of the iconic bottles with the Innis & Gunn branding on it. For me, my first taste of Innis & Gunn Original opened up the world of barrel aged beer for me. I’ve never forgotten it.

I’ve always wanted to know more about this beer, and a few days with Dougal gave me a new perspective on the brewery and its origins. I think I love their beer even more now I spent time getting to know where it all came from.

There are two videos I did with Mr. Sharp. This first one gives you the background how the brewery got its start, and how Innis & Gunn Original is made. The second (coming soon) gives you the rundown on the current seasonals, and a sneak peek of a couple of things to come.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, The Lost Abbey

Lost Abbey’s Box Set Tracks, One Last Time

Are you a lucky owner of a Lost Abbey Box Set? If you are, you’ll get an opportunity to reload that bad boy one last time.

Starting at 12 noon PST today, some individual tracks will be available again for purchase.

Track 5 – 3 Bottle Limit
Track 6 – 2 Bottle Limit
Track 7 – 3 Bottle Limit
Track 8 – 2 Bottle Limit
Track 9 – 3 Bottle Limit
Track 10 – 2 Bottle Limit
Track 11 – 3 Bottle Limit

Pickups will begin on November 22nd and last through December 1st.

If you are an original Box Set owner, there will be a wrap party for you (not open to the public) on November 23rd at the brewery.

 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

Senator Schumer Pushes For Beer Mail

Food for thought. You can ship ammunition. Guns and rifles. Various gases, even small fireworks/explosives. However, you can get fined or ever jail time in some states for shipping booze.

This week, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called to overturn the law that disallows the U.S. Postal Service from shipping beer, wine, and spirits in New York. A move he calls – a win, win, win.

In a time where the postal service needs cash, and craft beer is growing in the state (and beyond), there isn’t a whole lot of room for partisan politics in this one.

The existing law dates back to 1909. Schumer states that a law change could bring as much as $225 million in increase revenue.

 

 

by Reid Ramsay