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Molson wins bid for Olympics
Looks like Molson got the deal to be the official beer of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Too bad that B.C. had to expand the highway from the city to ski-mecca, Whistler, to accomodate traffic to the games, thereby changing some of the coastal drive permanently. Sad. We do not like the Olympics. [canada.com]
Tennessee wants beer
“Tennessee Athletic Department officials say beer sales could help offset Thompson-Boling Arena’s more than $1 million annual operating deficit.” [sportingnews.com]
Sweetwater expands
The fine folks at Sweetwater Brewing Co. are enjoying their brand-spanking new 400-barrel fermentation tanks. [ajc.com]
Get with the program!
Trouble brews for Free the Hops campaigner after an LA times journalist outs him as a homebrewer, which is still illegal in Alabama. Shocking, we know. So many battles, so little time. According to the FTH forum, The Alabama State Senate doesn’t appear to be in a hurry to help, because today they “continued arguing about bingo in Macon county.”
[MontgomeryAdvisor.com]
