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LITTWIN IN INDIANA: Class issues brew in arugula vs. beer

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

The News Review:

- LITTWIN IN INDIANA: Class issues brew in arugula vs. beer
- Illinois man orders custom beer-can coffin
- Canned beer never tasted so sweet
- Drink hearty!
- Legacy store not in beer market
- Sunfest finale a match made in heaven
- Flashback: The lowdown on CoPa’s features

LITTWIN IN INDIANA: Class issues brew in arugula vs. beer
Rocky Mountain News – May 4, 2008
Somehow as we near the end of the primary campaign the much-discussed red-blue divide in this country has morphed into a somewhat more visually challenging blue-blue divide. There’s no mystery here. The critical vote Tuesday in Indiana – and in North Carolina too – is what some call the Bubba vote the white working-class male vote the Reagan Democrat vote. But what’s really strange – if you allow yourself to think about this – is that Hillary Clinton going for a lighter shade of blue is winning that vote. Hillary Clinton – yes that Hillary Clinton the same Hillary Clinton that Rush Limbaugh once said could be part of a “feminazi dream ticket” – has become the so-called “values” candidate in this Democratic race.

Illinois man orders custom beer-can coffin
ABC News – May 4, 2008
man to carry love of Pabst Blue Ribbon into the afterlife with custom-made beer-can coffin SUTH CHICAG HEIGHTS Ill. May 4 2008 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment FNT SIZE.

Canned beer never tasted so sweet
Independent nline – May 4, 2008
Authorities on the island the smallest in Canada and located on the eastern coast banned beer in cans 35 years ago following 11 years later with a similar law for fizzy drinks. Plastic was also prohibited with glass bottles the only container allowed. The measures were introduced to help preserve jobs at a local bottling plant and also safeguard the environment since glass bottles can be recycled more effectively than cans. But islanders have been pushing for change and the issue played a part in the election of a new Liberal Party government last year.

Drink hearty!
San Diego Union Tribune – May 4, 2008
”This argument is – and I say this on behalf of Philosophy 101 flunkouts everywhere – dumb. But this world-class brainiac's goof proves a point. When bickering over beer and wine smart people say stupid things. Smart people recently wrote two books on this theme and each volume is full of intelligent observations. But both start with a dunceworthy premise that beer is demonstrably “better” than wine or vice versa. The arguments here are superior to Aristotle's but rarely has that required less intellectual firepower. BK REVIEWGrape vs… When bickering over beer and wine smart people say stupid things. Smart people recently wrote two books on this theme and each volume is full of intelligent observations. But both start with a dunceworthy premise that beer is demonstrably “better” than wine or vice versa. The arguments here are superior to Aristotle's but rarely has that required less intellectual firepower. BK REVIEWGrape vs. Grain Charles Bamforth; Cambridge University Press 209 pages $27He Said Beer She Said Wine Sam Calagione and Marnie ld; Dorling Kindersley 256 pages $25 “Grape vs. Grain” is the most one-sided of the pair as you might expect since Charles Bamforth is a professor of malting and brewing sciences at UC Davis.

Legacy store not in beer market
Daily News Transcript – May 4, 2008
In August 2006 the state Legislature approved seven on-the-premises full liquor licenses for Legacy Place the 675000-square-foot shopping and movie theater complex under construction off Providence Highway. Whole Foods Market plans to be a major tenant there. The Legislature also approved at that time an on-the-premises beer and wine license for new shopping center. Whole Foods was initially approved to take that license said Dedham Assistant to Administration Marie Rizzo which would have allowed customers to purchase a glass of beer or wine to be consumed with a meal in the store.

Sunfest finale a match made in heaven
Palm Beach Post – May 4, 2008
"It's like this is our party" said Burns. "And we'll dance if we want to. "Beer by the truckloadStanding at the open door to the beer truck an RV-sized refrigerator with taps sprouting from the sides Tony Shoemaker waves into the emptiness. "This place was completely full" he said. Capacity is 120 kegs. "My goal is to have none here when we leave tonight. "Shoemaker's truck is just one front in the battle to keep Sunfest in beer… "My goal is to have none here when we leave tonight. "Shoemaker's truck is just one front in the battle to keep Sunfest in beer. Eleven beer trucks combined in the effort with five vendors who pushed wheelbarrows through the crowd the three barges Club Sunfest and other scattered bars. n Saturday wheelbarrow sales alone blew through 143 cases organizers said. No one could say in all how much beer went down. But Shoemaker said his beer truck sold 31 kegs on Saturday 7 shy of what he said was the single-day Sunfest record at $5 or $6 each. Shoemaker and his volunteers' RV were selling to raise money for the Wellington High School marching bend.

Flashback: The lowdown on CoPa’s features
Detroit Free Press – May 4, 2008
Minute Maid Park (Houston 435) and Dolphin Stadium (Florida 434) are the only deeper ones. ConcessionsThe concessions are much more convenient than Tiger Stadium. There is either a beer or food cart at the end of every section and Little Caesars Pizza and snack bars are located throughout. And the wait times aren’t bad during the regular season. "They’re (lines) never really long; everything usually goes pretty fast" Dan Gordinier 18 of Plymouth said while waiting for a Hot and Ready Pizza at the Little Caesars concession. A popular item is the frozen daiquiri ($8… Hebrew National hot dogs ($5) are overpriced (a pack of seven Hebrew hot dogs costs $4. Hamburgers go for around $6 and a can of beer is $8. "The prices are too high" said Judy Cleveland 64 of Davison. "Eight dollars for a beer my husband can drink a 12 pack at home. "The Big Cat Food Court has other choices such as gyros Chicago-style hot dogs and elephant ears.