Vote for Highland in the AJC’s March Madness beer bracket
Highland Brewing Co. needs your help. Our friend, Bob, over at the Atlanta-Journal Constitution put together an East Coast and West Coast bracket. Highland didn’t make the Elite Eight, but they can still win the popular vote. Go vote for Gaelic. [Source: AJC.com]

Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway having a planting weekend
Next Saturday, April 5, Friends needs volunteers to help plant saplings at milepost 383.4. This ViewShed Planting will run from 8:00am-2:00pm. Click here to get the Volunteer form.

Dubai’s Crowne Plaza opens the Belgian Beer Café
Odd choice of location (seemingly) to try this experiment, but then again, perhaps not. The hot spot of the United Arab Emirates and one of the richest places on earth, Dubai City gets a taste of Belgium.
[Source: 7days.ae]

UK Treasury Chief banned from pubs across the UK
What happens when you raise beer taxes? Alistair Darling has found out. British pub owners ban you and you can’t go anywhere for a beer. Those Brits are so feisty. [Source: MSNBC.com]

Oh, sonny
Governor Sonny Purdue of Georgia is against Sunday beer sales because “allowing beer sales will make Sundays more dangerous in Georgia.” He submitted an op-ed on his stance to newspapers throughout the state that should be published soon. [Source: wdef.com]

Where o’ where is Asheville Beer Blog
We’re calling out Kilgore Trout over at the ABB. Slacker. He’s not posted a lick of news since March 5! It must have been that multiple posting day—poor feller got all tuckered out. We’re on to you, Kilgore. Oh, and we’re kidding.