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Breaking news: Bands like beer We joke. This is actually really cool. If we had the stamina to try this, we would, but we just don’t: All 26 North Carolina breweries and brewpubs in one week, playing shows all along the way. Yep. One flippin’ week. According to The Beer Guy, local band Rat Jackson is taking a roadtrip across the state from July 18 through July 25. The inspiration was the film, American Beer, which is sort-of a cult classic in the beer geek arena. In the end, they will be recording their adventure and turning it into a film, called Drunken State.
French Broad’s Berliner Weiss is ready and new bottles are coming
We had the fortune of trying this the other week. Well, the Berliner Weiss is ready at the tasting room in Biltmore Village. Go get yourself some. They’ve even got a variety of syrup to go along with it. Beer spies say that the Alt Bier and Gateway Kolsh will be in bottles by end of summer. Cheers to that.
New Belgium is coming to North Carolina next year
Not sure how we missed this one, but Asheville Beer Blog ran into the owners of New Belgium Brewing on his birthday at The Thirsty Monk last week and they told him that NB’s brews are soon to make an appearance in North Carolina. They were just “checking out the scene.” Soon, as in next-year-soon. We are asked daily “Do you have Fat Tire?” Pretty soon, the answer will be “Yes. Yes we do.” Until then, you can get your Fat Tire over there in Tennessee.
Beer for a Cause: Pints for Prostates
Yes, you read that right. Rick Lyke, a writer of blog Lyke2Drink and regular feature writer for All About Beer and other publications, has launched his campaign, Pints for Prostates after a scare last year. “Pints for Prostates is an awareness campaign designed to reach men through the universal language of beer. We want to communicate with them in a friendly and non-threatening way about the need for regular PSA testing,” says Rick Lyke, a 47-year-old Charlotte, N.C., marketing executive and drinks journalist who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February. “Early detection is the key to fighting prostate cancer and a PSA test and a physical exam are the best method to catch it early.” Make a contribution here.
Asheville Pizza & Brewing send brew to Bonnaroo Looking Glass GoldRocket 77 Rocket Girl is heading to the big Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee this year. That is some pretty sweet news.
A-B hires Goldman Sachs In what looks to be a power move in preparation for the takeover of A-B by Belgian brew giant, InBev, A-B has hired Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to prepare. We doubt this much money would be flying around if the deal weren’t a serious option at this point. Read this story, too: InBev: From upstart to global beer bully.
Prince William can’t drop anchor And according to tradition, he now owes his mates a “crate of beer.”
Long live the Queen The Foster’s Group is set to release a “luxury lager” in honor of HM Queen Elizabeth II coronation anniversary called the Crown Ambassador Reserve. Only 5000 bottles are being made in 750ml bottles at 9.2% abv.
What’s a pint cost in Uzbekistan? We found this little site called pintprice.com, where you can plan for travel—especially your beer costs. Nifty!
We heart Iron Chef The Fine Living Network (which honestly we’d never even noticed before) started replaying the originalIron Chef this week—as in the Japanese version, not the crappy American spin-off with bobblehead chefs Bobby Flay and that Italian dude. This is the real deal with Chairman Kaga in all his flamboyant glory in Kitchen Stadium. Back in the day, we spent many a Friday night watching this oddly mesmerizing show. Nothing says quality television like chefs in shiny colorful costumes rising on hydraulics. And the secret ingredient? It’s just too much. It’s like food theater!
Tom Waits playing in Knoxville We picked up a Mountain Xpress yesterday and flipping through, out of nowhere, we see this big picture of Tom Waits. He’s touring. And playing Knoxville. The Glitter and Doom Tour went on sale at 9am this morning. The awesome hubby got us orchestra seats, though a credit card glitch bumped us from row C to row T. At $85 per ticket, it’s pricey, but being that he tours so infrequently—and we had a Tom Waits song as our non-traditional bridal dance—we would not miss it for the world. For more stuff on Tom, go to the Library.
“We’re going to the deep south where they still love a man who wears red pants and they make him feel welcome.”
Radiohead rocks
We got a little break this weekend (whew!) with a trip to the old stomping grounds of Charlotte to see Radiohead kick some rock butt and have brunch for Mother’s Day. (Today is Mother’s Day.) While at the show, the other half was plowing through the sold-out crowd to find our friend, John, when he hears “Bruisin’ Ales! Bruisin’ Ales!” Wow. It might have been more appropriate to yell “Karma Police!” or something, but hey, we’re flattered. [Photostream: w.a.s.t.e./Jonny Greenwood]
It’s been some time since we’ve been to the amphitheater and could not believe the price of concessions. To go along with the outrageous food prices, try mustering the courage to spend $9 on a tall boy of Icehouse. Ugh. The alternative? Only $11 for draft of Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat, Newcastle Brown, Stella Artois, and some other stuff we had never even heard of.
Two movies we recommend The Outdoorsmen: A wild scene of testerone and beer. A bunch of “responsible husbands, fathers, and co-workers” gather somewhere in the wilderness of Washington for just one weekend a year and partake in a self-stylized series of physically challenging events. All combined with beer. You must see to believe. Watch the trailer.
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