Charleston Brewvival Video!
Posted Mar 12, 2010 in Beer, Breweries, Coolness, Goings on, People, Travel, Video
2010 Charleston Brewvival from chrys on Vimeo.
New at Bruisin’ this week (or relatively)
Posted in Beer, Breweries, Limited Release, New this week, Rarerities, Seasonals
The Lagunitas folks are a funny bunch. This is their WTF beer. Or, Wilco Tango Foxtrot.
AECHT SCHLENKERLA Rauchbier Weizen
CATAWBA VALLEY Hyper Monkey Java Stout (growlers)
DOGFISH HEAD Aprihop*
DUCK-RABBIT Barleywine*
HEAVY SEAS Gold
HEAVY SEAS Lager
HEAVY SEAS Märzen
HEAVY SEAS Siren Noire Imperial Chocolate Stout* (Mutiny Fleet)
HOPPIN’ FROG Hop Dam Triple IPA*
LAGUNITAS Wilco Tango Foxtrot*
MOTHER EARTH Dark Cloud Munich Dunkel
MOTHER EARTH Endless River Kölsch
MOTHER EARTH Sisters of the Moon IPA
MOTHER EARTH Weeping Willow Wit
ORKNEY The Red MacGregor
PINKUS Münster Alt (ORGANIC)
PRIMÁTOR Double Bock
ROGUE Double Mocha Porter*
ROGUE Irish Lager*
SIERRA NEVADA “30″ w/Anchor Brewing’s Fritz Maytag
SWEETWATER Dank Tank BSP Quad*
URTHEL Saisonnière
April 1: No joke! The Terrapin Beer Co. Asheville Pub Crawl
Posted Mar 11, 2010 in Beer, Beer Places, Breweries, Coolness, Events, Goings on, People
On Thursday, April 1, we’re participating in a uniquely Asheville event in lieu of our regular tasting: The Terrapin Beer Co. Asheville Pub Crawl. John Wetzel from Terrapin Beer Co. will be leading the crawl, starting at 6:30 p.m. that evening beginning at The Bier Garden. The brewery has done several crawls in Atlanta and their hometown of Athens. Deets:
Join us on a crawl of downtown Asheville, visiting five great beer spots! Bier garden, Mellow Mushroom, Bruisin’ Ales, Barley’s Taproom and The Thirsty Monk! Each stop along the way will have a Terrapin beer selection. Cost is $30/pp and includes beer at every stop and a Terrapin Beer Co. t-shirt.
Pre-registration and payment at Bruisin’ Ales is required to participate. CASH ONLY.
Conan O’Brien drinks beer with the late Michael Jackson
Posted in Beer, Beer Humor, Beer Pairings, Books, Breweries, Coolness, People, Video
Courtesy of Twitter feeds today, here’s a clip of Conan O’Brien drinking beer with the late, great Beer Hunter, Michael Jackson.
Beer sales down, but craft beer sales are UP!
Posted Mar 10, 2010 in Beer, Breweries, Brewpubs, Coolness, In the news
The Brewers Association announced the 2009 craft beer sales numbers and other statistics yesterday in its annual report, released just before the Craft Brewers Conference in Chicago next month. (Click the graphics for larger version.) From the Brewers Association:
“Beer lovers continue to find great value and enjoyment in fuller flavored craft beers,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “Americans have an increasing appreciation of craft beers, and the growing number of brewers behind them. They’re eager to try the latest seasonal release and to sample a variety of beers from different breweries.”
In 2009, craft brewers represented 4.3 percent of volume and 6.9 percent of retail dollars for the total U.S. beer category. With the total U.S. beer industry representing an estimated retail dollar value of $101 billion, the Brewers Association estimates the actual dollar sales figure from craft brewers in 2009 was $7 billion, up from $6.3 billion in 2008.
The total number of U.S. craft brewers grew from 1,485 to 1,542 in 2009, and they produced 9,115,635 barrels, up from 8,501,713 barrels in 2008. Overall U.S. beer sales fell from approximately 210.4 million barrels to 205.8 million barrels.”
