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The festival of winter with beer is coming!

The Washington Beer Commission’s Winter Beer Fest is coming to a (the) Hale’s Palladium near you (if you live in Seattle) this weekend! Get your tickets and more information here all quick like if you haven’t already done so. After finding out that my … [...]

The Beer Experts Have Expressed Their Polite Silence on Habenero Chili Stout

You’d think after the last three batches of home brew that ranged from barely drinkable to down right awful, I should just give up brewing altogether.  But then, there have been times running where long term fatigue and multiple inj… [...]

Stone Pale Ale

Kapsylen av på Stone-bryggeriets flaggskeppsöl som stabiliserar lönekontot hos dem, en American Pale Ale på 5,4%. Djupt bärnstenfärgad och den går ut starkt med att dofta brödig malt och fruktig humle.  Välbalanserad och en bra beska för en … [...]

Occupy L.A. camp shrinking, but arrests inevitable, Beck says

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that his department’s Occupy L.A. eviction order had reduced the numbers of protesters camped on the City Hall lawn but acknowledged that the LAPD would have to make more arrests to completely clear th… [...]

Tovarish

When I get a press release that says “Beachwood BBQ & Brewing to Release….”, my ears perk up and I fire up WordPress because Julian does awesome work. So without further ado…. “Well craft beer fans… you asked for it and it’s finally here. Beachwood BBQ & Brewing Tovarish Imperial Espresso Stout will be released [...] [...]

trainwreck barleywine

Trainwreck Barley Wine in Crash Course with Your Local Liquor Store Trainwreck is once again chugging down icy rails towards your local liquor store just in time for the holidays. Providing a boxcar of big malts and carrying a rich caramel aroma, th… [...]

Solstice: Dance of Light

This December 9 to 11, 2011 the Vocal Art Ensemble (VAE) will present Solstice: Dance of Light. The mixed a cappella chorus will perform intimate medieval, renaissance, and modern works, both sacred and secular, on the theme of embracing darkness and light.  The chorus will be joined by Ecokinesis Dance Company, a Davis troupe celebrating [...] [...]

Camp Beer IX: Yule Smile

Tickets for the ninth edition of Camp Beer from Live it Big go on sale at 9:00am on Tuesday, November 29th. The actual event will take place on Saturday, December 10th at 1:00pm at an undisclosed location (participants will receive an email notifying t… [...]

On Goose Island Old Clybourn Porter (two ways)

On Black Friday I made a stop in at Goose Island’s Clybourn Pub to buy their release of King Henry Barleywine. Unfortunately, they sold out in less than 2 hours and had to turn away over 70 people. But I was determined to get some beer so I took a… [...]

Holiday Beer Lovers Gift Guide

While everyone handles gift giving differently, there are always those people who might be a little difficult to shop for. If you’re like me, the last minute gift buying frenzy can stress you out. To help those of you out shopping for the beer lovers in your life, I’ve created the 2011 holiday beer lovers [...] [...]

Karl Strauss Welcomes Author Josh Bernstein With “Brewfestivus”

San Diego, CA – Karl Strauss is celebrating the release of Josh Bernstein’s book, Brewed Awakening: Behind the Beers and Brewers Leading the World’s Craft Brewing Revolution, with a holiday bash at the main brewery. Brewfestivus: a Craft … [...]

Arne Frantzell Designs Label for De Struise Brouwers

We’d like to congratulate our brother Arne Frantzell. He has recently been contacted by De Struise Brouwers to design some labels for their upcoming “Comic Series.” To the right is the graphic for the first beer in the series, as wel… [...]

New Orleans Beer Guide: A New Local Beer Project

Just wanted to let you all know about a new beer project I am working on along with some other great local bloggers. Make sure you check out NOLA Beer Guide. The Beer Buddha is still going to be around I just wanted to create a project that I could … [...]

Advice from a Functional Alcoholic: Part 1

To my dearest lightweights, it is time to stop embarrassing yourself and embrace who you are becoming, part of the 1 in 3 American adults who abuse alcohol.  As a seasoned veteran of inebriation, I like to reach out to my community and help, by starti… [...]

Una cervecería ¿cúantos estilos?

Hace unas semanas, el Filósofo Cervecero planteó la pregunta hipotética sobre los primeros estilos que haría la cervecería de cada uno de los blogueros.En estos días, me he puesto a pensar un poco sobre esto y me salió este interrogante (aplicad… [...]

Santa Paws Festival: Great Meow Mart Gifts for your Kitty

Santa Paws Festival is Dec 2 & 3 2011   Enjoy Yummy Baked Goods, Artisan Crafts & Kitty Gifts Friday December 2: Noon – 5:30 p.m. Saturday December 3: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Cat Care Society, 5787 W. 6th Avenue Lakewood CO “The Santa Paws Festival is a holiday tradition at our cat shelter in [...] [...]

Herman Cain denies report of 13-year affair [video]

Embattled GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain took the unusual step Monday of taking to the airwaves to preemptively defend himself against allegations that he carried on a 13-year affair before the report detailing the accusations had aired. [...]

Gathering Great People

A shout out today to the recent donors of goods and for their generous support of WEB. Let me explain. WEB is in business, like many others are, and we all need to make a living. We rarely ask for donations of any kind from anyone – rather, we talk with people and their businesses, [...] [...]

The nation’s oldest brewery

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Repubblica.it » Birra Peroni risparmia acqua e si fa ‘sostenibile’

Birra Peroni risparmia acqua e si fa “sostenibile” Per produrre un ettolitro di birra la Peroni ha ridotto negli ultimi cinque anni del 25% il consumo di acqua, del 13% i propri consumi energetici e ricicla circa il 96% dei propri rifiu… [...]