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ESPN Page 2 – Page 2: Remembering 10-Cent Beer Night

Posted by admin | News | Posted on June 16th, 2008

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- ESPN Page 2 – Page 2: Remembering 10-Cent Beer Night
- Czech Mate
- Chasing after ‘the one’ – KalamaBrew: Beer making brewing…
- Australians told four beers are too many

ESPN Page 2 – Page 2: Remembering 10-Cent Beer Night
ESPN – Jun 16, 2008
Though 13 years may not strike us as terribly significant only twice before has baseball been able to claim a stretch of 10 or more years without a contest decided by factors outside the play on the field. Forfeits crop up throughout the game’s history. As recently as Aug. 10 1995 the Dodgers held an ill-advised souvenir baseball giveaway.

Czech Mate
Forbes – Jun 16, 2008
These people might include for instance the readers of the publication and website Beer Advocate who wrote in to rate the Top Beers on Planet Earth. Among the throng of ales stouts fruit lambics barley wines and porters on the list there ranks exactly???one brew made in the golden lager style familiar to drink-ers of Budweiser. (In other words the most popular style of beer in the world. ) And that lone rater-conceded beverage–Moonlight Brewing’s Reality Czeck from Sonoma County–is (surprise!) all but unobtainable unless you happen to live in the northern San Francisco Bay area. And even there it is served only on tap. “We have almost no concept in this country that we can have a beer that is light but also flavorful and vibrant” explains Brian Hunt Moonlight Brewing’s owner (and sole employee). “Making a great lager like that requires more time more skill and more expense than making an ale… ) And that lone rater-conceded beverage–Moonlight Brewing’s Reality Czeck from Sonoma County–is (surprise!) all but unobtainable unless you happen to live in the northern San Francisco Bay area. And even there it is served only on tap. “We have almost no concept in this country that we can have a beer that is light but also flavorful and vibrant” explains Brian Hunt Moonlight Brewing’s owner (and sole employee). “Making a great lager like that requires more time more skill and more expense than making an ale. For brewers like Hunt the great lager tradition holds soaring possibilities. It includes for example brews like Ayinger Czechvar Samuel Smith and Capital Autumnal Fire–beers that are complex and smooth-drinking cold and refreshing relatively light without abusing the privilege. Among other things these are the perfect beers for barbecue for spicy Thai Indian and Chinese food for mustardy hot dogs softball games and spreading a blanket outdoors–hell for summer in general.

Chasing after ‘the one’ – KalamaBrew: Beer making brewing…
mlive.com – Jun 16, 2008
Imagine the chance encounter with a long lost bottle of Solsun or perhaps coming across a vintage Eccentric Ale untouched for who knows how long in the deep reaches of your favorite cooler. Wine drinkers already know about the thrill of chasing down that extra special taste. And for some finding that elusive vintage beer is not such a rare idea. Take for instance those in Munster Ind.

Australians told four beers are too many
Earthtimes – Jun 16, 2008
The National Health and Medical Research Council’s new guidelines are that anything more than three glasses of wine or four glasses of beer a day is excessive. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre spokesman Paul Dillon said that a definition that instantly turned hundreds of thousands of people into alcoholics was a danger. “You have to tread softly when it comes to alcohol because it’s most Australians’ drug of choice” Dillon said. “Guidelines need to be workable and they need to be accepted by the community.