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Beer Bashes Toast Libation’s Liberation

Posted by admin | News | Posted on April 4th, 2008

The News Review:

- Beer Bashes Toast Libation’s Liberation
- 2 Teens Plead Guilty to Beating Homeless Man for Beer
- Miller to launch craft-style Lite
- Cobra beer to invest USD 100 million
- Beer Pic – Breakfast of Champion Kitties
- The Sipping News: Wine and beer events

Beer Bashes Toast Libation’s Liberation
Washington Post – Apr 4, 2008
Beer Bashes Toast Libation’s Liberation. Roosevelt signed legislation technically ending Prohibition. The modification to the Volstead Act didn’t legalize spirits but it did provide for the legal sale of beer that was 4 percent alcohol by volume. Parties broke out across the.

2 Teens Plead Guilty to Beating Homeless Man for Beer
FXNews – Apr 4, 2008
— Two Granite City teens are facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder charges in the fatal beating of a homeless man for a can of beer. Seventeen-year-old Joseph Lee Raines and 18-year-old Brandon Carol Bouck entered their pleas Thursday in Madison County court. In exchange prosecutors dropped first-degree murder charges. Assistant State’s Attorney Susan Jensen says testimony would have shown the defendants told a friend about punching and kicking Thomas Muffler in ctober. Jensen says Muffler had refused to buy the teens beer.

Miller to launch craft-style Lite
Forbes – Apr 4, 2008
So what does it mean when the nation’s second biggest brewer takes its most popular beer and does it up craft-style? It’s confusing analysts say but it makes sense for a company like Miller Brewing Co. as it woos today’s drinker who wants more flavorful brews. It also makes sense from a money standpoint because craft beers are growing faster than the overall beer segment and they command higher prices. Miller hoping to latch on to part of that growth announced this week it’s introducing a trio of different styles of Miller Lite which it hopes will lure new drinkers to the craft segment… So what does it mean when the nation’s second biggest brewer takes its most popular beer and does it up craft-style? It’s confusing analysts say but it makes sense for a company like Miller Brewing Co. as it woos today’s drinker who wants more flavorful brews. It also makes sense from a money standpoint because craft beers are growing faster than the overall beer segment and they command higher prices. Miller hoping to latch on to part of that growth announced this week it’s introducing a trio of different styles of Miller Lite which it hopes will lure new drinkers to the craft segment. The Miller Lite Brewing Collection which will be nationwide by September features variations on the brewer’s biggest brand: wheat amber and blonde ale styles all popular among craft brewers. Tests in February in four markets — Baltimore Charlotte N.

Cobra beer to invest USD 100 million
Hindu – Apr 4, 2008
“The company will invest close to 100 million USD over the next four years for acquisitions setting up new breweries and strengthening marketing and distribution” Cobra Beer Chairman Lord Karan Bilimoria told PTI. The beer major with a turnover of USD 400 million is looking at both the organic and inorganic routes to boost its operations in the county. At present Cobra Beer has seven breweries in India with a capacity to produce six million cases. “We will be adding two more to the list one in Andhra Pradesh and another in Karnataka.

Beer Pic – Breakfast of Champion Kitties
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Apr 4, 2008
Beer Pic – Breakfast of Champion Kitties. I figure the least I can do is start posting some beer related pics occasionally when I don’t have time to write (Yeah I’m lazy).

The Sipping News: Wine and beer events
San Francisco Chronicle – Apr 4, 2008
Passport to the East Bay Wine Trail. Thirteen wineries will be pouring at eight East Bay tasting rooms for the first-ever East Bay Wine Trail Event. Cities with wineries in the East Bay include akland Berkeley Alameda and Emeryville. The $35 same-day admission fee includes a souvenir wineglass tastes at every winery and snacks to pair with the wines. For more information and $30 advance tickets go to eastbayvintners.