Beer News Archives

“Anheuser-Busch has a long-standing commitment to support the communities where it operates”

Anheuser-Busch said Friday it will build a new brewery in Tangshan, Hong Kong, to replace a smaller downtown brewery. via Bizjournals

Miller Brewing Co. said Monday that it is revamping the packaging for its flagship brand Miller Lite. via Dayton Business Journal

Sign up to get Mariners headlines via e-mail Molson Coors Brewing Co., the No. 3 beer producer in the United States, will continue to be a fixture at Coors Field in Denver for at least the next decade. via Seattle Times

“It's part of Penticton, which we are part of. We are all about staying local. It's all about your hometown. It's a great event.”

Peaches and cream or chocolate and cherries sound like delicious dessert combinations. via Tacoma Daily Index

We've all been here: You're out at a bar. It's close to midnight, and suddenly that hunger monster in your stomach informs you that if you don't give it something other than beer or cheap Scotch, its rumbling ... via WPLG

EXHIBITIONS Cornish ale named in best of the best list ST Austell Brewery's flagship Tribute ale has made it into the list of the top 20 of the UK's bestselling cask ales. via Falmouth Packet

“They have beer business in India, which has a conflict of interest as Kingfisher is the largest beer brand in the country. I am ready to buy back”

Agencies Posted online: Thursday , March 27, 2008 at 1222 hrs IST Baramati, March 27: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Thursday said his UB Group is ready to buyback stake from Heineken, which the latter had ... via Express India

“They're all going to be new beers and they're all going to be very experimental”

By James 'Dr. Fermento' Roberts The wild and wacky gang over at Midnight Sun Brewing Company is at it again. via Anchorage Press

WESTERN Australia's Matilda Bay Brewing Company has won the supreme honour at the 2008 Australian International Beer Awards. via News.com.au

You still can't buy the kitchen sink at Wegman's...but you can cop a six-pack. The Liquor control Board gave licenses to six stores, including outlets in Dicson city and Wilkes-Barre Township, to sell beer from ... via WILK-AM Pittston

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The owner of Jude's Barbershops will continue offering haircuts and shaves to his customers but no more free beer. via NewsCenter 25

Heineken has acquired Drinks Union in the Czech Republic, giving the Amsterdam-based brewer a 12 per cent share in the country's market. via Shropshire Star

“By no means is it a grocery store selling beer.”

Posted by Express-Times staff March 25, 2008 00:32AM Because the stores feature cafes, Wegmans qualifies for a restaurant license, allowing it to sell beer for in-store consumption or two six packs for take ... via Easton Express-Times

“It's hard to believe it's legal.”

March Madness was in full swing at the Atlanta sports bar, but fans huddled around the beer tap at their table - yes, at their table - were asking their own maddening question. via The Macon Telegraph

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. has won permission from the state Liquor Control Board to sell beer at six Pennsylvania supermarkets. via The Morning Call

“However, we will work with lawmakers to help ensure that consumers clearly understand these products contain alcohol”

At first glance, it looks like a Web site with doodles straight from a teenager's notebook. via Beep!

TOWN OF OSCEOLA - Those celebrating St. Patrick's Day at a tavern during the weekend got more than what they bargained for. via WisInfo

When it comes to lobbyists making campaign donations, playing both parties and both branches of the Legislature at once is generally the safest course. via New Hampshire Magazine

“Since the Friends of the Library pledged $ 16, 000 and the Library Foundation $ 10, 000 - and those are as good as guarantees - we really need to raise $ 86, 000”

Just as people use yeast to get beer and bread to grow, the Bella Vista Library Board is using local resident Paul Goss to grow more money for the facility. via The Weekly Vista

“I do think it needs to be there.”

State liquor regulators don't want Oklahomans to drink skanky beer. The Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission voted 5-1 Friday to retain beer quality rules that were opposed by beer wholesalers who ... via The Norman Transcript

Peak Organic's first seasonal brew, a maple oat ale, is surprisingly complex. Not the taste - though there's a nice blend of flavors that don't overwhelm each other.

Samuel Adams added another beer to its huge portfolio this year with its Irish Red, a good, but not great example of the style. via WisInfo

The Irish were celebrated once again with green beer, corned beef & cabbage, floats, costumes and greens in every shade on Saturday afternoon as the annual Webb Lake St. via Spooner Advocate

Hard cider and malt beverages would be treated like beer in Maryland law under a bill the Senate has approved. via WUSA9

Here's an idea for a city that excels in Asian cuisine: Start a brewery that specializes in "Asian-style" beers and sell them to all the local restaurants. via Seattlest

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Have some corned beef or ham and cabbage, listen to some Irish music, raise a green beer or Guinness, or maybe a shot of Jameson whiskey . via Star-Gazette

“If someone has had over the legal limit, we make sure to call a cab.”

Amarillo may be far from Ireland, but that does not mean you cannot celebrate St. via KVII

Michael Barnes is Entertainment Editor for the Austin American-Statesman. He lives in South Austin with his partner, Kip, two dogs and two cats. via Austin American Statesman

Germans are RACING to develop high-performance health BEER! Your racing trips to Baja Mexico Fight Cancer! Researchers are always looking for the magic bullet to kill cancer, and now they may have found it in a ... via Baja Racing News LIVE!

“For those who know on which side the iguana chews;”

The brand, imported exclusively in the States by Heineken USA, took the gloves off the "With Character" campaign on the March 14 Selective Beauty Agent Provocateur Maitresse Liquid Gold, Limited Edition, 1.7 fl ... via BroadcastNewsroom

Doctors have welcomed tax increases on alcohol, saying "tough action" is needed to tackle Wales' binge-drinking culture. via Alcoholics Anonymous Reviews

“If I got a ticket, the lawyers would help. If I needed my car fixed, there was a mechanic. They took care of us.”

FORT WORTH -- Fifty years later, almost nothing has changed since the day Angelo George hammered together a tiny beer hall and turned it into the most famous barbecue restaurant in Fort Worth.

Sure, the sawdust on the floor now makes only special appearances at Angelo's Bar-B-Que. And air conditioning has replaced frosty mugs as the primary source of chills. But as Angelo's celebrates its 50th year today, it seems like a shrine to a bygone time in Fort Worth and Texas.

'Angelo's can't be only 50 years old!' blurted Fort Worth novelist Dan Jenkins, 79 himself. 'I would have sworn it was older. We'd always go pick up a sandwich.' Read more

“It doesn't affect us other than we won't be marking the occasion with the normal prayers on a Monday service for a saint”

It's all about timing. For the first time in more than 60 years, St. Patrick's Day - often marked by debauchery, green beer and corned beef - is coinciding on the ecumenical calendar with the holiest of ... via WisInfo

" As some Americans recover from hangovers induced by St. Patrick's Day, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Tuesday suggests a voter's drinking preferences may also reveal their political ... via CNN

“I think it's interesting that the largest beer company in America decides to finally pour some money in this segment that has been on the decline”

March 14, 2008 By Mike Beirne The perennially under-advertised Natural Light will bask in the spotlight, as Anheuser-Busch breaks an integrated campaign after more than a decade-long absence for the No. via Brandweek

Craig Costerison has been doing his Irish research this month. He's getting ready to emcee tonight's Irish-themed beer-tasting dinner at Simple Cafe in Pendleton. via Herald-Bulletin

Even though you probably celebrated on Saturday too.. With all the St. Patty's Day celebrations going on this weekend and last weekend, many failed to realize that today is the actual holiday. via WKYS-FM Lanham

“Most of the time we make a party out of it”

The only microbrewery in this eastern Idaho town plans to sell beer at 1933 prices. via The Oregonian

"Today, revelers will drink green beer in celebration of the man who, according to David Plotz, 'didn't rid the land of snakes, didn't compare the Trinity to the shamrock, and wasn't even Irish.' In a 2000 ... via Steve Goddard's History Wire

“I've been doing this St. Patty's Day thing for 34 years”

Kristy Hanna stands behind the bar at T.J. Dillons, where a sampling of Irish whiskeys is on display. via Massillon Independent

The Business Journal of Milwaukee - by Christopher Tritto St. Louis Business Journal Since August Busch IV moved into the chief executive's office in December 2006, he and his team at Anheuser-Busch Cos. via The Business Journal of Milwaukee

“We're doing everything we can to make it happen”

St. Patrick's Day already has parades and booze-infused reveling, but the quintessential Irish beer maker Guinness thinks March 17 deserves more: recognition as an official U.S. holiday.

Guinness is collecting signatures for the cause, known as 'Proposition 3-17,' and as of Sunday evening, had more than 260,000 signees online and in more than 900 taverns around the country, according to the company's Web site.

Guinness will turn the petition over to Congress on St. Patrick's Day regardless of the final tally, since there are no minimum signature requirements needed to give the proposition to lawmakers. Read more

“There's a local pub feel to it and friendliness vibe”

Whether you're a hardcore Irishman or just a wannabe who likes beer, the Bay Area is thankfully home to some true green watering holes that know how to celebrate St. via Inside Bay Area

“Since it's on a Monday a work day, we're just trying to send a message out starting [Friday] that we're not going to tolerate drunk driving”

Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 ; 09:57 PM Updated Saturday, March 15, 2008 ; 02:27 AM The weekend will be packed with parties. via WOWK

“We're trying to head this thing off in the neighborhood and in the south end of town”

A recent proposal to sell beer at a gas station near a high school has raised the opposition of area residents, school board members and a majority of the Planning Commission. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

The spirit of St. Patrick's day is already being felt throughout the metro. Tomorrow, of course, will be the big day for pubs and bars, with many patrons downing a green beer or pint of Guinness to celebrate. via KAAL-TV Austin

There's no question about it: For this freckle-faced redhead, St. Patrick's Day is one of the best holidays of the year. via The Daily Times

“We are thrilled to be able to make this purchase”

After less than a year in business, Carolina Craft Distributing of Rock Hill is expanding its specialty beer, wine and spirits operation to the Holy City. via Post and Courier

“The next day we'll be (serving) Bloody Marys.”

Ireland's population is more than 4 million, except that from now until Monday, just about everyone will be claiming to have a wee bit of Irish in them. via Oshkosh Northwestern

“Strong outperformance in a very good category makes Boston Beer one of the best potential reward opportunities in our space”

Shares of Boston Beer Co. soared Wednesday after the company said its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on strong sales of its brews, especially its Samuel Adams brand. via International Business Times

“We don't expect any delays to the current acquisition plans from the ongoing review process”

Carlsberg says it does not expect any delays in obtaining full regulatory support for its planned joint purchase of brewer Scottish & Newcastle , despite an on-going review of its purchase partner Heineken by ... via Food Industry

If you find that you've had too much to drink over this St. Patrick's Day weekend, there's no need to rely on Irish luck to get home safely. via Oldies108.com

“Some *&^%$ idiot who doesn't know what he wants.”

THE JOPLIN GLOBE I still remember the first time I walked into Arthur Bryant's restaurant in Kansas City. via Jacksonville Daily Progress

“This is our target market, 17- to 25-year-olds”

Twenty-five push-ups will earn you a U.S. Army beach chair and a high-five from the recruiter in the tent across from a hotel bar. via The Brownsville Herald

These are good times for good beer. Up north and in the U.K., a movement is building to bring back cask ales, those delicate draughts of yesteryear that are hand-made, hand-tapped and hand-pumped right into ... via The Tennessean

I came across an unusual beer while volunteering at a recent beer festival in Oshkosh. via Oshkosh Northwestern

“Our Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence and Constitution in the taverns of Philadelphia”

Never mind the cheesesteak. Where's the beer? It's a question that should be asked more often in a city whose neighborhood pubs and award-winning brews have been sorely overlooked as a point of pride and ... via Home News Tribune

“Super Dry will grow at a quick pace, significantly outstripping the rate of growth of the licensed segment as a whole”

Business Friday, March 14, 2008. Issue 3861. Page 7. Bloomberg Andrew Malana / bloomberg Asahi, whose Super Dry is the Japanese beer market leader, will become the fifth foreign beer produced by Baltika. via The Moscow Times

The beer industry's trade group spent $640,000 to lobby the federal government in 2007. via Canadian Business Magazine

Barbershop owner Thomas Martin is taking his case to Lansing to restore his cut-and-a-beer service. via NewsCenter 25

Police in a Michigan community are hoping the luck of the Irish might help them recover a missing two-metre-tall Guinness beer costume. via Canoe

- Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TSX:TAP) plans to eliminate up to 390 jobs in Canada, the United States and other parts of the world and outsource their duties to Hewlett-Packard Co.

The Canadian-American beer maker says the cuts will be divided about evenly among the company's three operating divisions: Coors Brewing Co. in Golden, Colo., Coors Brewers Ltd. in England and Molson Inc. in Toronto.

The cuts will be in human resources, information technology and finance.

Molson Coors spokeswoman Kabira Hatland said Wednesday the cuts are part of an effort to save US$250 million over three years. She says about a third of the savings is expected from the cuts and the rest from efficiency improvements. Read more

OXFORD, Ohio -- Some would say that every day is beer day at certain colleges. But around Miami of Ohio, today is known as the annual "Green Beer Day." It's a combination of the start of spring break and the ... via WKYC-TV Cleveland

The brewer of Samuel Adams beers surprised Wall Street with its earnings. Boston Beer reported profits were up more than 270% in the fourth quarter. via Beer Therapy

Time to get out those Irish cookbooks and prepare a feast in the name of St. Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland. via Fort Collins Coloradoan

“Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden ?”

FORGET the popcorn - some moviegoers want beer. At the South by Southwest film fest in Austin, Texas, Monday night, Morgan Spurlock screened his new Weinstein Co. via New York Post

Green beer and corned beef may come to mind when you're planning your St. Patrick's Day party, and that would be fine. via The Daily Advertiser

What to Drink Tonight While Irish stouts like Guinness are described as dry, for their burnt-coffee bitterness, most English-style stouts deliver a hint of sweetness.

“Doesn't punch you in the face”

HARVEST, ALA. -- Two dozen guys are crowded into a basement, talking loudly over Triscuits, when Scott Oberman breaks the law. via Los Angeles Times

“Point Horizon Wheat is unfiltered and features a thick, creamy white head”

Point Horizon Wheat, a new hand-crafted specialty beer from the Stevens Point Brewery, is now available wherever Point brands are sold. via Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

“A lot of people are much more willing to experiment”

Every town should have a brewery - at least that's the mindset of Ben Millstein, manager and owner of Kodiak Island Brewing Co. via Clarion Dispatch

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. Chief Executive August Busch IV received executive compensation valued at $12.2 million in 2007, slightly less than what he received the year before, according to a regulatory filing ... via MSN Money

“About five years ago, there was a push to raise the excise tax on beer, and that was a major motivating factor for people reluctant to take a trip to Olympia”

Former brewer Arlen Harris, who used to painstakingly transform barley and hops into fine ales, waited impatiently at the door to the Senate chambers, looking for a chance to buttonhole a lawmaker about a bill. via KIMA

“We aren't taking this beer down the traditional path. Wild Blue is going places we haven't been before and we know having the beer at places where adults like to get together, socialize and try new things will be key.”

Tart and Tangy Beer Arrives this Spring to Refresh Palates Nationwide Not suited for timid or reserved beer drinkers, Wild Blue's defining taste characteristic is its kick of natural blueberry flavor. via The Brew Site

A state lawmaker wants to give the ''King of Beers'' its own kingdom by making Budweiser the official beer of Missouri. via Chicago Sun-Times

“Watching good quality beer coming out in an uninterrupted flow for a long while, he noted with great pleasure that it has now become possible to supply more fresh beer to people in all seasons”

By Jon Herskovitz Reuters Sunday, March 9, 2008; 9:05 PM PYONGYANG - After a hard day of contributing to the cult of personality around Asia's only communist dynasty and vexing the world with a nuclear arms ... via The Washington Post

“This is the first national loyalty program of its kind in the beer industry, so we're proud to break new ground and give our loyal consumers a chance to show they're living the High Life”

March 04, 2008 By Mike Beirne Miller Brewing claims it has created the first loyalty program of its kind for the beer category, which allows consumers to earn redeemable points when they purchase specially ... via Brandweek

“So I'd better have a lot of stuff that I really like to drink.”

A WEEK OF IT: Philadelphia is celebrating its brewing heritage with a week-long beer festival. via Manawatu Evening Standard