Beer News

Brewdog Ponders Diageo Debacle Beer

Brewdog wouldn’t be Brewdog if they didn’t make  beer “commemorating” the Diageo award debacle.  The above is from James Watt.  Brewdog was recently denied an award they rightfully won, under pressure of event sponsor Diageo.

 

Bride Slammed For Drinking Beer

A bride drinking beer has caused a stir in New Zealand.  The above photo was published in the Taranaki Daily News, as the front page photo for the event.  The picture is taken at the Taranaki Bride Of The Year Continue Reading →

Posted in Beer News, Pabst Blue Ribbon

Spiffy New Website For PBR

Hipsters and PBR loyalists, go take a look at Pabst Blue Ribbon’s new site.  Pretty.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Brooklyn Brewing, Videos

Fracking Threatens NY Water And Beer Quality

Water is a vital ingredient in beer.  It’s imperative that the water come from a clean source. In New York, the water source is threatened due to a process called “fracking.”  Fracking is using in the mining of petroleum and natural gas. [Grist.org]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

You Can Rest Easy Knowing Bieber Has Drunk A Beer

Biebs admitted in recent interview that he has had “alcohol” before.  He recently told GQ Magazine:

 “For me, it’s just like, I like to be in control of myself. I mean, I’ve had a beer, like, before…. But I never get out of control,”

Whew.

pic: Kevin Aranibar of Kerosene Photography from New York, United States

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Brewdog

Brewdog Ponders Diageo Debacle Beer

Brewdog wouldn’t be Brewdog if they didn’t make  beer “commemorating” the Diageo award debacle.  The above is from James Watt.  Brewdog was recently denied an award they rightfully won, under pressure of event sponsor Diageo.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

Bride Slammed For Drinking Beer

A bride drinking beer has caused a stir in New Zealand.  The above photo was published in the Taranaki Daily News, as the front page photo for the event.  The picture is taken at the Taranaki Bride Of The Year Competition, where 33 brides compete for bride of the year.   Before walking out in front of 400 people, Katrina Hayman drink a cold one to calm the nerves.

Since the picture, commenters have blasted her for being “unladylike.”  The organizers of the festival are pissed that the above picture  was run at the lead-off photo, and wants an apology from Taranaki Daily News.  Apparently wine is this only acceptable drink for a bride.  [Stuff.nz]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

Harp Shandy Officially Launches (In 2 Places)

Another appears in 2012.  The blend of lager and lemonade is gaining in popularity, especially as summer creeps in.  The brewery mixed Harp and lemonade to create this offering.  Here’s the kicker.  It officially launched this week in a mere 2 markets.  Atlanta, and coastal Rhode Island.  (No joke.)

Born in the pub and brewed for summer, HARP Lemon Shandy is inspired by how the Irish always squeeze the most out of summer.

In Ireland, summer is fleeting, so the Irish savor every moment.  During the summer months, they call for a HARP® Lemon Shandy Aroma — Bouquet of fresh citrus, laced with notes of candied lemon zest Flavor: A perfect balance of sweet and sourness, as one would expect from lemonade, preps the palate for bright lemon and citrus followed by a subdued malt character and pleasant bitter hop finish…like the authentic pub mix of lager and lemonade!

Style: Shandy

4.2%ABV, 18 IBU

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, New Releases, Troegs Brewing

Troeg’s Perpetual IPA (Now Available Perpetually)

Troegs knew they had a winner on their hands when they released Perpetual IPA.  Every time someone knew I was going to step a foot in Pennsylvania I was asked to bring some back.  (That and Nugget Nectar, duh.)  Well, out of the mouths of Trogners, Perpetual IPA is returning.  Year round.  Hop it up.   Ships June 1st. In all Troegs markets by mid- June, 2012.

In our constant evolution as a brewery, we’ve developed on undying drive to meld the organic and the mechanical.  Perpetual IPA utilizes our hopback and dry-hopping to engineer a bold Imperial Pale Ale. Perpetual IPA is 7.5% ABV and 85 IBUs. It features Bravo, Chinook and Mt. Hood hops in the boil, Mt. Hood and Nugget hops in the hop- back and Citra, Cascade and Nugget hops in dry-hopping.

“Straw in color and bittered with an abundance of citrus and spicy hops, Perpetual IPA is a tribute to building our new brewery and our desire to continue exploring,”

Style: IPA
Hops: Bravo, Chinook, Mt. Hood Hopback Hops: Mt. Hood, Nugget Dry-Hopped: Citra, Cascade, Amarillon
Malts: Pilsner, Crystal 80, Munich Hops: Bravo, Chinook, Mt. Hood Hopback Hops: Mt. Hood, Nugget Dry-Hopped: Citra, Cascade, Amarillo
Yeast: Gently Filtered Ale (slightly fondled?)

7.5% ABV, 85 IBUs

[PressRelease]

by Reid Ramsay