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Primo is back | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii’s Newspaper

Posted by admin | News | Posted on November 18th, 2007

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- Primo is back | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii’s Newspaper
- Frothy fruity bitter bold. Beers go way beyond Bud
- Hilarious Home Beer Brewing Tutorial Video
- There are sports and beer but no women in these sanctuaries
- RoadTrip: Slippery Rock
- Beer-carrying title wrested from Germans – Expatica
- Beer-run thief runs a red light dies in crash

Primo is back | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii’s Newspaper
Honolulu Advertiser – Nov 18, 2007
honoluluadvertiser. confirmed that it plans to revive the century-old Primo brand whose distinctive dark brown bottle and blue-collar image made it Hawai’i's best-selling beer for decades. The Chicago-based company is partnering with craft beer maker Keoki Brewing Co. of Kaua’i to produce a higher-end version of Primo which would compete with premium lagers like Heineken… confirmed that it plans to revive the century-old Primo brand whose distinctive dark brown bottle and blue-collar image made it Hawai’i's best-selling beer for decades. The Chicago-based company is partnering with craft beer maker Keoki Brewing Co. of Kaua’i to produce a higher-end version of Primo which would compete with premium lagers like Heineken. “Primo Beer is returning to Hawai’i very soon and it will be a high-quality lager” said Kyle Wortham senior brand manager at Primo Brewing & Malting Co. Primo’s revivals is sure to spark interest among long-time beer drinkers who can recall the taste of the light-tasting low-cost beer. “That’s terrific” Kailua resident Robert Dye said when told that Pabst was bringing back the Primo label.

Frothy fruity bitter bold. Beers go way beyond Bud
GoErie.com – Nov 18, 2007
beer: 4 ounces of McEwan’s Scotch Ale a strong (8 percent!) full-bodied draught from a company that actually has the word “Courage” in its name. It tastes like Raisin Bran. But with a hit of cinnamon.

Hilarious Home Beer Brewing Tutorial Video
Ventura County Star – Nov 18, 2007
Jude School Fundraiser! St. Jude’s School K-8 registration is on now! Have you ever wondered how to brew beer at home? This tutorial video will explain what (and what not) to do. The catch is that the host likes to "sample" his previous batch of beer while explaining how to make his current batch. As the host (Howie Brewster) ak Park resident Tim Gallagher gives an unprecedented performance in the style of Lucile Ball’s famous vitamin commercial. The video viewable on Revver at (.

There are sports and beer but no women in these sanctuaries
Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Nov 18, 2007
CMAiea resident and football fan Gervin Miyamoto has a flat-screen TV refrigerator microwave oven and NFL memorabilia in his man cave. Cave MenThere are sports and beer but no women in these sanctuariesIT’S PRBABLY just a coincidence that with the real possibility of a woman becoming president men are wistfully thinking of those warm fuzzy good old days when they lived in caves. And embracing the underutilized process of devolution some men actually are racing into the past building their own “man caves” compact little comfort zones within their homes where they can be alone with their friends and their manly pursuits: watching football drinking beer playing poker and if the chicks really aren’t around checking out the xygen channel. Man caves are better known on the mainland where space isn’t a problem. But some island dudes are setting off a small part of their homes or grounds for their own caves. Andy Campbell who runs a popular Internet site called To the Man Cave told me “Even the smallest of Man Caves is still better than no Man Cave at all.

RoadTrip: Slippery Rock
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Nov 18, 2007
Along with our appetizer we began to sample six five-ounce glasses of different beers made on the premises by Sean McIntyre who has been brewing suds for 12 years. The Feedbag is an oatmeal stout that reminded us of a sweet dark beer we drank in Cambridge England. The Firehouse is a malty well-rounded Celtic red beer. McIntyre devised the list of 12 beers to serve during the restaurant’s opening he invented the recipe for Firehouse in five minutes… The Firehouse is a malty well-rounded Celtic red beer. McIntyre devised the list of 12 beers to serve during the restaurant’s opening he invented the recipe for Firehouse in five minutes. I can barely keep up with that beer” he said. McCleod’s Ewe is a malty Scottish-style ale while Creamation is the lightest.

Beer-carrying title wrested from Germans – Expatica
expatica.com – Nov 18, 2007
Reinhard Wurtz 40 claimed the title for his adopted Australia and made no apologies to his folks back home in Friedrichshafen. “I don’t think the people of Germany will be offended that the record has gone to Australia” Wurtz said. “I’m happy for them to try and claim it back. ” He took the world title from Munich barmaid Anita Schwartz who managed to cart 16 steins the requisite distance.

Beer-run thief runs a red light dies in crash
Arizona Daily Star – Nov 18, 2007
The driver 25 ran the light at 99th and Northern avenues triggering a three-vehicle wreck Peoria police spokesman Mike Tellef said. The unidentified driver and a female passenger had just been involved in a "beer-run theft" at 99th and Glendale avenues Tellef said. Their Saturn was struck on the driver’s side by a Honda Civic. The Civic driver and Saturn passenger were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.