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Super Beer for your Bowl

2010-02-05T08:23:54Z

This Sunday, Americans will be gathering around TV sets to watch the Super Bowl. For some of us, it is the only time of the year that we pay attention to sports. For others of us, it is the culmination of a season's worth of stats, betting pools and ridiculous ref calls. For all of us, it's a time to cram too much party food in our mouths and wash it down with lots of beer. So, you know I have to say something about the beer. First, let's leave the light lager at the store. Try some beer with flavor this year. Second, here are some suggestion of what beers to serve with your party food. Got it? Good.

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Super Beer for your Bowl originally appeared on About.com Beer on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 08:23:54.

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Floating Microbrewery

2010-02-05T08:15:17Z

I've never been on a cruise. I've never even been on a cruise ship. My only point of reference for cruise ships is the Marx Brothers' movie Monkey Business in which they play stowaways on a cruise ship. Although I'm sure that the industry and the ships have changed a bit since 1931 I must confess that this is still what I think of when I think of cruises.

Now I have a reason to learn a little more. There is now a German cruise ship with a brewery on board. I can't track down much information about it but it sounds pretty cool. I'm not sure if I'm ready to be one of those people who goes on cruises yet but this puts me one step closer.

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Floating Microbrewery originally appeared on About.com Beer on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 08:15:17.

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Colbert Slur Launches Beer

2010-02-05T07:54:45Z

It started last autumn when news came out of Canada that US speed skaters were dissatisfied with their access to the Olympic rink for practice. I'm not sure about the details but Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report on Comedy Central decided to make the cause his own. He asked his viewers to print out a letter from his website that said "Dear Canada, Don't be an ice-hole," and featured a big, red maple leaf.

One brewer in Vancouver decided to do something about it. R&B Brewing's Iceholes Celebration Lager is out now and the brewer promises that every sip of it is a poke at Stephen Colbert. On R&B's website, co-owner Barry Benson says "We are proud syrup-sucking Canadian iceholes. In celebration of our icehole-ish behaviour we have decided to get even rather than get mad. Canadians can wreak their revenge against Stephen Colbert in a truly Canadian way and have a beer."

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Colbert Slur Launches Beer originally appeared on About.com Beer on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 07:54:45.

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Calling All Beer Bloggers

2010-01-28T16:31:24Z

Do you blog about beer? I want to know about it; beer bloggers are my favorite bloggers on the planet. If you've emailed me about your beer blog in the past you might receive this news with a bit of skepticism but it's true! If you could see my bulging inbox you'd might understand why I might not have gotten back to you. A lot gets lost in that mess.

Anyway, now you can submit your beer blog directly to About Beer. Just fill out this quick-n-easy beer blog form and tell the world all about your blog. Once approved, your blog will have its very own listing here at About Beer.

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Calling All Beer Bloggers originally appeared on About.com Beer on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 16:31:24.

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Tea Beer

2010-01-28T16:20:48Z

Okay, so we all know about coffee beer. How about tea beer? No, it's not just something brewed up in some mad scientist/homebrewer's lab, it turns out there are a few out there. Lindemans, for example, has been making a tea beer for some time. There are others but they aren't common.

One new tea beer on the scene is brewed by MateVeza. Currently they brew two beers, IPA and Gold, with yerba mate, a caffeinated tea from South American. They were good enough to send me a few samples of the IPA. Check out my review of MateVeza Yerba Mate IPA here.

Magic Hat's Odd Notion Unfiltered American Wheat Pale Ale
Magic Hat's Vinyl Amber Lager

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Tea Beer originally appeared on About.com Beer on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 16:20:48.

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Budweiser or Brand X at 2010 World Cup in South Africa

2010-01-28T08:32:07Z

Remember the outcry when Anhueser-Busch had the audacity to try to make Budweiser the exclusive beer at the 2006 World Cup in Germany? After some negotiations, a compromise was reached where one other brand, Bitburger, I think, was allowed in the park.

Well, this time they're getting away with it. If you are lucky enough to be attending the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, then the only brand of beer available will be Budweiser. According to this article, it is a largely unknown brand in the country - SABMiller brands and Heineken dominate as far as I know, please correct me if I'm wrong - so there will be a bit of novelty there. But only one beer?

Believe it or not, the football fans in the stands will be the lucky ones. The fan parks will only be serving "no name" beer. Rumors are that this beer will be supplied by either SABMiller or ABI. Chances are that it will be served on tap but if it's bottled I'd love to see that bottle! I imagine a big white label with "Brand X" stenciled in black letters.

Anyway, this is really kind of disgusting. Is ABI giving so much money to Fifa that they can make these kinds of demands? And what about the fans? I know that they are there primarily to see some good football but, come on! Can't they have some choices in beer at the same time? I wonder if there will only be one kind of soda available.

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Budweiser or Brand X at 2010 World Cup in South Africa originally appeared on About.com Beer on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 08:32:07.

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Loving the Coffee Beer

2010-01-22T09:33:25Z

My recent premature hand-wringing over some government rulings regarding caffeine in beer and my java-loving wife's purchase and subsequent ceaseless praise of a locally brewed coffee stout, has beer brewed with the bean on my mind. So I threw together this list of some of the favorite coffee beers out there.

This seems to be a largely American thing. I couldn't find any well regarded coffee beer brewed in the UK, Europe, Australia or anywhere else. Did I miss one? Let me know and I'll add it to the list.

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Loving the Coffee Beer originally appeared on About.com Beer on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 09:33:25.

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Avoiding Near Disaster

2010-01-22T09:26:27Z

Apparently, a stampede was averted yesterday at the Indianapolis sports bar, Blue Crew Grill. They ordered blue beer and received *gasp* green beer, the team color of the New York Jets, the Indianapolis Colts' rival in pursuit of the Super Bowl.

Randy Collins of Blue Crew was assured that the green beer was "kinda" blue but he was having none of that, mostly from fear of an angry customer base.

Fortunately, the offensive green beer was replaced with blue. Crisis averted.

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Avoiding Near Disaster originally appeared on About.com Beer on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 09:26:27.

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Protesting Big Brewer's Failed Promises

2010-01-22T09:14:13Z

Did you hear about the demonstration against the big brewer in Europe? No, I'm not talking about the brewery blockade in Belgium. This demonstration was over a promised pipeline of beer in Sweden.

It was promised over 50 years ago.

Here's what happened: in 1959 students at the Chalmers University of Technology bought one share of the company that owned a local brewery. This share gave them the right to attend the annual shareholders' meeting where they pushed for a direct line of beer between their student union and the brewery.

Progress has been slow on the students' dream; only 2 meters of 100 kilometer pipeline has been laid. Up until around 10 years ago when Carlsberg bought the brewery, the students regularly attended and protested the annual meeting. This week they revived the tradition and got the big brewer to agree to lay another meter of pipe.

Hmm, 3 meters in fifty years. Anyone have a caculator?

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Protesting Big Brewer's Failed Promises originally appeared on About.com Beer on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 09:14:13.

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Birth of a Beer

2010-01-15T09:14:15Z

Ever wonder how craft brewers come up with new recipes? Here's an interesting story about how Rob Todd at Allagash came up with the recipe for Curieux, their barrel aged Tripel.

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Birth of a Beer originally appeared on About.com Beer on Friday, January 15th, 2010 at 09:14:15.

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