Interesting mix of 2007 Stats

Happy belated New Year to all of our friends and fellow beer lovers. Ian and I expect 2008 to be a great year for us. We currently have plans to host a Belgian Beer Education night (on January 24th) and we are setting our schedules for the upcoming year.
2007 was kind [...]

What time is the party?

Just stumbled upon the following story and wanted to share.
Sean

When you’re Bill Gates, you’ve gotta party just as hard as you work. And you’ve got to invest just was hard as you party. Maybe that’s why Bill Gates just invested $392 million in Mexico’s second largest brewer, Femsa. You know them as the company that [...]

The Gift of Beer

Looking for that perfect gift for the person who has everything? How about a quality beer?!
Plenty of great Christmas and cold-weather beers are available in the specialty stores, including some made by the local brewers. They make a great gift or a special treat to enjoy on Christmas, either on their own or with [...]

Starr Hill to expand across U.S. with help of Anheuser-Busch

By Tasha Kates / tkates@dailyprogress.com | 978-7267December 19, 2007

Adults across America may soon pop the cap off an ice-cold bottle of beer from Starr Hill Brewery.
The Crozet-based brewery took a big step Tuesday toward fulfilling its mission of “bringing the gift of great beer to the world” by announcing a distribution deal with Anheuser-Busch [...]

Happy Birthday to Lisa and Ignace

It’s Birthday time again for some of the 2Beerguy family: Lisa and Ignace.
Shake your pants and do the Birthday dance!! Today is a great day to enjoy a tasty beer.
Happy Birthday!
Sean2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!

Redhook, Widmer merge, brew new business

Redhook, Widmer merge, brew new businessBy Melissa AllisonSeattle Times business reporter

Redhook Ale Brewery of Woodinville plans to merge with Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland to form a new company called Craft Brewers Alliance. It will be headquartered in Portland with management offices in both cities, officials said.
Existing breweries will remain, including Widmer’s breweries in Portland [...]

Oskar Blues

Sorry for the delay in posting this article. Ian and I are HUGH fans of the Oskar Blue movement. Craft beer in cans you say. How can this be so? Well, we have tried Dales Pale Ale, Gordon, and Old Chub from Oskar Blues offering and we are hooked!! Check [...]

State laws prevent consumers from enjoying extreme beers

State alcohol laws antiquatedBy Butch Bailey
Have you ever had a Trappist ale? What about a barleywine or an imperial IPA?

If you live in Mississippi, the odds are the answer is no. Mississippi is one of only three states left with an antiquated prohibition-era law that restricts the amount of alcohol in beer. The greatest [...]

U.S. Craft Breweries Shine on World Stage

U.S. Craft Breweries Shine on World Stage© Business Wire 2007 – 2007-12-08 00:40:32 –

Participants in the Brewers Association’s (BA) Export Development Program (EDP) recently won a combined 30 medals from the Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival and the European Beer Star Competition. EDP is an initiative created to increase the international recognition of
U.S. [...]

Specialty brewers challenge distributors

This article discusses the struggles that smaller micro-breweries face when trying to deliver their fresh, unique beer to the demanding customer. Unfortunately, Prohibition (which lasted 14 years and ended in 1933), is still handi-capping brewers today. With most of the blue laws gone, I often wonder why things haven’t changed. The [...]