February 29th, 2008
By Patrick Cronin pcronin@seacoastonline.com February 26, 2008 6:00 AM HAMPTON — The Smuttynose Brewing Company is considering the possibility of relocating its brewery to town. The Portsmouth-based company went before the town’s Planning Board last week with preliminary plans to relocate the brewery to 105 Towle Farm Road. The proposal was to subdivide the existing […]
February 29th, 2008
“Insanity, first released November 2004, is Weyerbacher’s latest creation in the world of cutting edge beers. Insanity is made by aging our perfectly balanced Blithering Idiot Barleywine in oak bourbon casks. This incredible combination creates a melange of flavors such as malt, dates, oak, vanilla, and bourbon just to name a few.†— Weyerbacher Brewing […]
February 16th, 2008
Saw an article about this by Lew Bryson. Sam Adams is selling 20,000 lbs of hops they determined they can live without to small craft brewers at cost. Very cool. http://www.samueladams.com/promotions/HopSharing/Default.aspx
February 14th, 2008
Hello Everyone,Here’s a quick update of what’s going on these days… Night of the Barrels: A couple of us are heading to the Night of the Barrels event, hosted by the Beer Advocate, on Friday. Description: A very special, exclusive, and all inclusive evening of wood-aged beers (from fresh oak to bourbon barrels to wine […]
February 10th, 2008
This was a no-brainer. Please enjoy this story about Smuttynose and their Big Beer series. I am very happy to read this success story. The big bottle series has made a major impact on the 2Beerguys. While I can’t say that I enjoy them all, I am never let down by their quality offerings.Sean 2beerguys.com […]
February 10th, 2008
When I started reading this article, I was skeptical about posting it to the blog. Initially, I did not think that a start up brewery in Georgia was relevant enough, until I read their story.Terrapin Beer company, founded by Brian “Spike” Buckowski and John Cochran, opened their doors as a brewpub serving craft beer and […]
February 10th, 2008
When I read this article, I knew that it was something right up our alley. If we ever are involved in creating a brewpub/brewery, solar power can help.Enjoy!! Sean 2Beerguys.com Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!! By Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Any aficionado will tell you that sometimes a good beer is like […]
February 10th, 2008
With the rising popularity of craft beer, there is an increasing pressure to change local and state laws. Maryland is a prime example. Small craft breweries are sticking their neck out and saying that the current laws are ancient and they are hurting their business.In summary, all beer must be sold through a distributor before […]
February 9th, 2008
Supermarket wine and beer sales still facing opposition at CapitolAssociated Press – February 8, 2008 6:14 PM ET DENVER (AP) – The fight between liquor stores and supermarkets over who should be allowed to sell beer and wine continues at the state Capitol. The grocers’ have made an effort to reach out to independent store […]
February 9th, 2008
Oh, so I was a little surprised when I read about Budweiser’s “100 percent Share of Mind” campaign from the early 90’s. Having never stumbled upon this concept, I am shocked to never have seen this information in any of their commercials. The commercials promote the quality ingredients and the refreshing taste, but not controlling […]