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Four regon brews ranked among top 25 world beers

Posted by admin | News | Posted on January 29th, 2009

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- Four regon brews ranked among top 25 world beers
- Suds Bowl: Arizona’s beers vs. Pennsylvania’s
- Sex beer meet employee resistance at Spirit
- ‘¢ verheard: First things first; that includes beer
- Victim: Suspect had beer at fatal scene
- Local beer brands sale to fund San Miguel’s debt acquisitions

Four regon brews ranked among top 25 world beers
The regonian – regonLive.com R 
Hair of the Dog is one of regon’s smaller specialty breweries at about 15500 gallons a year. Cascade Brewing (Raccoon Lodge Brew Pub) and Pelican are brewpubs. Deschutes President Gary Fish said inclusion on the list is validation of his brewery’s recent effort in specialty beers. “Right now we distribute only in 13 Western states” he said “so mention in a national magazine is recognition outside our core market. ” The Abyss is a barrel-aged stout that has created a lot of buzz for Deschutes and is one of several limited-edition beers that have re-emphasized creativity within a brewery that has until recently concentrated on its mainstream beers and the challenges of rapid growth. Cascade brewer Ron Gansberg whose efforts in barrel-aging souring and blending beers have created unique brews that can handily stand in for champagne wishes he had a little more of his Apricot Ale in the cooler. “Last year down in the cellar we thought the Apricot was a world class beer” he said “but still it was a pleasant surprise to get the nod from Draft — even though we bottled only 40 or so cases.

Suds Bowl: Arizona’s beers vs. Pennsylvania’s
Newsday NY 
Arizona does have good breweries. But not many of the beers make it to local shelves. Pittsburgh has some representation; Pennsylvania plenty. This production also may be the only beer that carries a warning: “Take Care Not to Choke on Pepper.

Sex beer meet employee resistance at Spirit
The Associated Press 
want the company to pull a series of sexually suggestive advertisements along with a new requirement they wear a Bud Light patch on service aprons. Friend head of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA complained in a letter to Spirit executives this month. When the airline refused to change the ad campaigns and the aprons were handed out Monday the union issued a public statement.

‘¢ verheard: First things first; that includes beer
The regonian – regonLive.com R 
open(urlwinnameoptions) newwin. “Can anyone spare some change for a beer?” he asks before the door shuts behind him. A wave of passengers turn their heads in his direction curious who to see who is asking or who will offer him drinking money. “I’m just being honest” the old man mumbles. A young man near the door reaches down and places his hand on the man’s shoulder. “If I had money I’d buy myself a beer” he responds.

Victim: Suspect had beer at fatal scene
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader PA 
comStaff Writer WILKES-BARRE – Gary Neary testified at a preliminary hearing on Wednesday that he was going to a car show with his longtime friend Michael “Mickey” Coffee when their vehicle was struck head-on in Bear Creek Township. Neary said he was thrown from the car and knocked out. When he woke up he was on a stretcher and saw the other driver holding a can of beer. “We were driving up the road and all I heard was Mickey say ‘h my God’” Neary testified. “It was seconds later when the impact happened. The next thing I knew there were firefighters putting things around my head and I looked over and saw him holding a can of beer. ” Neary identified Shane Herbert 20 of Bear Creek Township as the driver of a Dodge pickup that struck Coffee’s 1958 Cadillac Aug.
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Local beer brands sale to fund San Miguel’s debt acquisitions
GMA news.tv Philippines 
As to land acquisition the company said it is purchasing the lands where major investments are located. “Such acquisition would also allow the company to efficiently expand facilities increase plant capacities and improve distribution capabilities to address growing sales volumes" San Miguel Brewery said. The company engaged a financial advisor UBS to perform a valuation study and analysis on the domestic beer brands. Last year San Miguel formed Brewery Properties Inc. and Iconic Beverages Inc. as part of its restructuring program. Earlier this month Kirin Holdings Co.