Yesterday, we had the pleasure of meeting Alain—owner of Delirium in Belgium. He’s quite charming and the other half even bantered a little bit of French with him. (He doesn’t do that often.) The best part? He signed our Delirium tray! “To Jason & Julie, pioneers of Belgian beer in North Carolina.” Wow, wow, wow. It’s completely geeky, but we love it.

Tom did an awesome Heavy Seas tasting. He even brought props! Don’t miss his firkin tapping of Loose Cannon at the Pinthouse tonight.

Anyway, news time!

“The Merger” might happen after all
After a very strange week that started with A-B possibly suing InBev, InBev raised their offer by $5/share and now it looks like it might happen. When you have Warren Buffett involved, things move along, right? Both stocks shot up on the market today, so we can all see where this is headed. Or not.

Flying Dog’s CEO flew the coop
Eric Warner resigned as CEO of Flying Dog Brewery this week, saying he was seeking “a fresh new challenge.”

Scotland is flipping out over beer
A microbrewery in Scotland, BrewDog, has produced the “UK’s strongest beer ever” and created an unwanted firestorm. Regulators are screaming about health issues. The beer is 12%, well within the realm of wine, and way below Scotch. Ah, irony.