When we first started the Pop The Cap campaign five years ago, our focus was united around one single goal: lift the archaic 6% alcohol cap on beer in North Carolina. We reached that goal in two years and have been enjoying (and buying) the fruits of our labor ever since.
Once we lifted the cap, Pop The Cap shifted its mission, knowing that the opportunity to promote craft beer in North Carolina is unlimited. Over the past two years, we’ve traveled throughout the state to lead beer dinners, head up small festivals, and promote North Carolina craft beer. Within the past two months, we’ve served local beer to the governor in Winston-Salem and promoted North Carolina beers in New York City.
Now, it’s time to take on that next challenge. It’s time to take beer beyond the bar.
Introducing Barley Legalby Pop The Cap, the first ever Farmhouse Ale perfume for women. Fruity malts and fresh, circusy hops provide the perfect balance of spicy and sweet. Barley Legal by Pop The Cap is for that discriminating woman who knows the intoxicating power of beer. Plan accordingly: the slightest application and two lovers will want to dry-hop for 30, 60, or 90 minutes. (120 minutes is not legal in North Carolina; we have no plans to pursue its legalization).
Because of the added SD Alcohol-40, Barley Legal can only be sold in North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) stores. Ask for it by name!
Proudly brewed and bottled by world-renowned parfumeur Brasserie d’Imbéciles d’Avril.
While perusing the RateBeer forums, we found this gem of an auction on eBay. Complete with flashing Drudge lights and just about all the animated .gif’s you can handle!
First of all, let us apologize to our many friends in the beautiful state of Alabama who have to deal with these elected officials. In case you never quite imagined with Free the Hops is up against, here’s your chance to be in the know. Witness this absolute splendor of a debate on the “Gourmet Beer Bill” by watching this video. It’s hard to imagine that the opponents even took the time to actually read the bill or even pretend to understand it. There’s discussion of cans, getting these “gourmet” beers into the hands of teenagers, and god forbid we bring in “foreign” beer! Nevermind that Alabama laughs all the way to the bank when it takes huge bundles of tax money from Mercedes, which has its largest U.S. manufacturing facility just outside our former home of Tuscaloosa. Oh, and then there’s the issue that you can buy 190 proof liquor in any state-owned ABC store.
Filed under: Beer, Beer Humor — Posted by Julie @ 11:09 am
We’re tired today. We have a meeting for the other thing we do. And we don’t have much energy after a week of not-so-much sleep. (We love sleep.) To kick off your weekend, Pop The Cap has the funniest thing we’ve seen in a while. Sean has one of those incredibly dry, English-type senses of humor. He likes a good harmless prank. Here he is holding a blind tasting at Sam’s in Durham.
Someone sent us a link to the above. This is probably not the way to beat a breathalyzer. It should also be noted that if your first impulse is to eat your underwear, you have no business driving in the first place. [Beer100.com]
Highland Brewing Co.’s popular Tasgall Scotch-style ale will no longer be brewed year-round to make room for a new seasonal line-up. We are both sad and excited. [Highland Brewing Co.]
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