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Brewers pushing beer as part of fine dining experience

Posted by admin | News | Posted on January 16th, 2008

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- Brewers pushing beer as part of fine dining experience
- Blue-Ribbon Beer
- Anheuser-Busch to hike price of Budweiser beer in India

Brewers pushing beer as part of fine dining experience
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Jan 16, 2008
Louis’ Grove neighborhood for a five-course "beer dinner. " Wheat beer from ‘Fallon Brewery was paired with roasted duck and lemon gastrique. Smoked porter went with braised beef and couscous raisins and black currants. Brioche bread pudding called for cherry chocolate beer of course.

Blue-Ribbon Beer
New York Times – Jan 16, 2008
9): It is now nearly impossible to find any beer short of a Schlitz — “just the kiss of the hops” — that does not induce a bitter face. Fortunately for us mourners of the American-style lager Eric Asimov is tactful enough in his review of America’s macho-est microbrews to deny even one a modest three-star rating. For most of us the recipe for a fine American beer probably hasn’t changed much since Pabst won the blue ribbon in 1893. Brady WelchBrooklyn.

Anheuser-Busch to hike price of Budweiser beer in India
Economic Times – Jan 16, 2008
Sources said the company’s local joint venture-Crown Beers-is poised tohike the price of the 650ml bottle to Rs 75 from the existing Rs 68 inMumbai. The JV in whichAnheuser-Busch and the local partners hold equal stake will raise prices inmost of its existing markets like Goa and Karnataka barring Hyderabad where itis brewed. The increase in state levies by the Andhra Pradesh government hasraised the price of Budweiser to Rs 80 from around Rs 68 per bottle inHyderabad. Hence a further hike in Hyderabad might not be feasible at themoment sources added.