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Beer and bowling: bama plays the regular guy

Posted by admin | News | Posted on April 2nd, 2008

The News Review:

- Beer and bowling: bama plays the regular guy
- How beer came back to NC
- Miller tries ‘craft style light’
- Pint of the week: Rising Moon Spring Ale Toronto
- kdka.com – Beer Hops Shortage Has Samuel Adams Boston Beer Brewers…

Beer and bowling: bama plays the regular guy
Times of India – Apr 2, 2008
While best known for soaringrhetoric and rock star-style rallies the pace-setting Democrat is adopting amore personal touch turning on the charm on a six-day bus tour of thenortheastern state which votes on April22. bama who can come acrossas professorial and formal is using the run-up to the primary to show a moredown-to-earth side hoping to catch fire among working class and white voterswith whom he has so far struggled toconnect. “I’ve had a greattime” bama said in the small town of Lancaster on Monday where luxuriousmiddle-class homes nestle close to simple framed houses of the reclusive Amishreligious sect. At the weekenda grinning bama played to the crowd in a bowling ally in gritty Altoonaseveral times sending balls wobbling into the gutter instead of crashing intopins at the end of hislane.

How beer came back to NC
News & bserver – Apr 2, 2008
By Julie Johnson Bradford – Correspondent Published: Wed Apr. 02 2008 12:00AMModified Wed Apr.

Miller tries ‘craft style light’
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription… – Apr 2, 2008
Three new craft beer spinoffs from Miller Lite will be launched nationwide as Miller Brewing Co. continues to exploit a growing consumer preference for craft beers. The Miller Lite Brewers Collection recorded strong sales during recent test marketing in Minneapolis Charlotte N. San Diego and Baltimore said company spokesman Julian Green… San Diego and Baltimore said company spokesman Julian Green. The three new craft versions of Miller Lite – a blonde ale an amber beer and a wheat beer – will be rolled out in phases with the three beers available nationally by the end of September Green said Wednesday. The beers have fewer calories (110) than a typical craft beer Green said. Miller hopes to create a new market niche which it calls “craft style light” he said. Green said the three new beers will target mainstream drinkers and capitalize on trends that favor light beer a greater variety of beer styles and a willingness to pay more for higher-quality beers. “Some drinkers may be intimidated by craft beers given the heavy flavor profile and full calorie” Green said in a statement. The new beers provide an option to drinkers “who want a variety of craft tastes with fewer calories and carbs” he said.

Pint of the week: Rising Moon Spring Ale Toronto
San Diego Union Tribune – Apr 2, 2008
And because this amber wheat ale is made with kieffer lime leaves and lime peel Rising Moon tastes like limeade laced with a teaspoon of wheat flour. THAT'S A BAD THING? Depends. If you prefer beer to beer punch this is not a good development. And if you really want a pint of limeade there are cheaper ways to satisfy that craving. S THIS IS A BAD BEER? No. It's an K unfiltered wheat beer that may be more interesting than I'm giving it credit for. But who can tell when his taste buds are coated with lime?ABUT THAT MN: This is the latest from Molson Coors' Blue Moon line… If you prefer beer to beer punch this is not a good development. And if you really want a pint of limeade there are cheaper ways to satisfy that craving. S THIS IS A BAD BEER? No. It's an K unfiltered wheat beer that may be more interesting than I'm giving it credit for. But who can tell when his taste buds are coated with lime?ABUT THAT MN: This is the latest from Molson Coors' Blue Moon line. Next up: summer's Honey Moon. Beers are rated from 0 to 5 with 5 being best.

kdka.com – Beer Hops Shortage Has Samuel Adams Boston Beer Brewers…
KDKA – Apr 2, 2008
The makers of Sam Adams beer are sharing hops with brewers across the country. All Rights Reserved.