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Beer: All the president’s porters

Posted by admin | News | Posted on February 15th, 2008

The News Review:

- Beer: All the president’s porters
- Anheuser-Busch lobbied on beer taxes
- The Sipping News: The Celebrator Beer News turns 20
- Lion Nathan happy with NZ wine beer sales growth
- Barge carrying tons of beer sinks off Bulusan; 3 missing
- SBL: Tigers face Beer as SBL action resumes after holiday period

Beer: All the president’s porters
San Francisco Chronicle – Feb 15, 2008
tmpl –>n some holidays you know which beer to drink. Patrick’s Day there’s Guinness for Cinco de Mayo a Mexican lager and for Independence Day anything red white and brew. But what about toasting George Washington’s birthday?.

Anheuser-Busch lobbied on beer taxes
Forbes – Feb 15, 2008
Anheuser-Busch Cos. the nation’s largest brewer paid Timmons & Co. $300000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government — and getting the beer tax lowered was a priority.

The Sipping News: The Celebrator Beer News turns 20
San Francisco Chronicle – Feb 15, 2008
tmpl –>The ardent beer lovers that run the Hayward-based publication have been spreading the message of good beer for 20 years. And we can attest to their dedication – editor and publisher Tom Dalldorf never fails to send The Chronicle Wine section staff a note sometimes including constructive criticism – after every beer story we run. tmpl –> Images.

Lion Nathan happy with NZ wine beer sales growth
New Zealand Herald – Feb 15, 2008
7 per cent to 53 million litres due to premium volume growth. 7 per cent to 53 million litres due to premium volume growth.

Barge carrying tons of beer sinks off Bulusan; 3 missing
GMA news.tv – Feb 15, 2008
PCG officials said that search and rescue efforts have started for the missing men identified as ship master Nathaniel Latorena Rommel Espinosa and Jerby Palad. Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo Coast Guard deputy commandant for operations said MV Don Wilfredo sank around 9:30 p. off Barangay Boang in Bulusan.

SBL: Tigers face Beer as SBL action resumes after holiday period
Taipei Times – Taipei Times – Feb 15, 2008
The Dacin Tigers take on Taiwan Beer before the Yulon Dinos do battle with Pure Youth Constructions. With the Player of the Week winner from the final week of play prior to the break Lin “the Beast” Chih-jeh Taiwan Beer hopes to extend its four-game winning streak against a Tigers side who have been plagued by injuries for most of the season notably the absence of top scorer Tien Lei. It will be a big game for both teams since a win for the second-place Taiwan Beer will help it keep pace with the top-ranked Dinos as far as the regular season’s title hunt is concerned. Meanwhile a victory for the Tigers would give them a full game lead over the fifth-place Pure Youth in a heated battle for the fourth-and-final playoff spot.