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Savoring Good Food And Good Brews

Posted by admin | News | Posted on May 9th, 2008

The News Review:

- Savoring Good Food And Good Brews
- Rancho Cordova says no more beer wine sales in high-crime area
- Beer lovers toast Forest Park fest
- UB Heineken discuss new beer agreement
- Cider rules as fruity beer alternative full of gusto
- Tomato sauce with beer – Yeah Right
- Rockford’s Der Rathskeller to add beer garden

Savoring Good Food And Good Brews
Washington Post – May 9, 2008
Savoring Good Food And Good Brews. The annual Washington D. International Wine and Food Festival is held in the mammoth Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center with upscale food… The major local beer events (the Capitol City Carnival Capitol City Brewing’s ktoberfest the ld Dominion Beer Festival) are usually held in large fields or closed city streets while rock groups or oompah bands perform. The inference? Wine is urbane and classy. Beer is something you drink at a party. Attempting to bridge the gap is "Savor: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience" May 16 and 17 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in the District.

Rancho Cordova says no more beer wine sales in high-crime area
Sacramento Bee – May 9, 2008
09 2008 Allowing a neighborhood grocery store to add beer and wine to its inventory would only aggravate problems in a high-crime area Rancho Cordova officials say. But supporters of Coloma Grocery’s effort to obtain a liquor license accused the city of unfairly penalizing a business owner who has done no wrong. The City Council earlier this week refused to issue a letter in support the store owners’ license application for the off-sale of beer and wine citing an undue concentration of businesses that sell alcohol. The store at 2225 McGregor Drive also is in a high-crime district defined as a crime-reporting district where the number of reported crimes per year exceeds the citywide average by more than 20 percent. Shannan Loveless of the city Planning Department said two other stores with off-sale licenses are within the same census tract and nine stores in two adjoining census tracts sell alcohol.

Beer lovers toast Forest Park fest
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – May 9, 2008
LUIS — There aren’t any medals to be won no blue ribbons to be awarded just glasses to be raised. That’s because the St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival in Forest Park isn’t about beer competition but celebration of the brew and its place in St. Louis’ past and present. "We get together to celebrate the deep heritage that St.

UB Heineken discuss new beer agreement
Economic Times – May 9, 2008
The Dutch brewer acquired 37. 5per cent of United Breweries which makes Kingfishar beer following a 7. 8billion pound ($15 billion) takeover with Carlsberg of the Indian brewer’serstwhile partner Scottish & Newcastle (S&N). Under the purchase agreementHeineken took over S&N’s operations in Britain Finland and Portugal as wellas India.

Cider rules as fruity beer alternative full of gusto
Chicago Sun-Times – May 9, 2008
TIGHE Talk2Us@CenterstageChicago. Such seasonal sentiments could be pondered over a frosty brewski but once you have a taste for tangy raspberries juicy blueberries and fuzzy peaches it’s hard to appreciate your hop-laden beverage. No worries: These beer alternatives pack sumptuous fruit flavor (and enough alcohol to get you toasted by happy hour). Lindeman’s Framboise ($5) at Map Room 1949 N. Hoyne (773) 252-7636.

Tomato sauce with beer – Yeah Right
New Zealand Herald – May 9, 2008
Now New Zealand brand marketing success story Tui is getting on the sauce. Tuimato Sauce – DB Breweries’ take on the Kiwi bloke’s quintessential condiment – is poised to hit supermarket shelves nationally after proving a massive hit in test marketing in the lower North Island.

Rockford’s Der Rathskeller to add beer garden
Rockford Register Star – May 9, 2008
–> By Melissa Westphal BusinessRockford. com Posted May 09 2008 @ 01:50 PM RCKFRD — Retirement is just not an option for Der Rathskeller owner Betty Giesen. Giesen has tried to retire from the restaurant business and her other job as an educator. She talked about selling the German restaurant 1132 Auburn St. Two interested buyers came forward and one even obtained a liquor license through the city last month.