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NEIGHBORHOOD NOW HAS COCKTAILS ON TAP
Neighborhood is launching the city’s first cocktails on tap program. The avant-garde cocktail trend has been spotted exclusively in only a handful of restaurants and bars around the country and now makes its way to San Diego’s burgeoning cocktail scene.
In collaboration with award-winning designer, Paul Basile, and West Coast Beverage, Inc., who specializes in high-end tap fabrication,…
DRINKS GIANT DIAGEO SCREWS BREWDOG OUT OF AWARD
The 2012 BII Scotland Annual Awards: Celebrating success in the license trade in Scotland. BII are an organization whose mission is to raise standards in licensed retail.
BrewDog was expected to do quite well in the ‘Bar Operator of the Year’…
CAN A BEER BE SEXY? BOOBZIE SAYS YES!
Introducing the very sexy cousin of the familiar coozie, Boobzie– a witty and busty line of insulated can covers designed to get heads turning and tongues wagging. These beauties made their public debut yesterday via the Boobzie online store and will be expanding to a number of retailers later this year.
While perfect for…
SCIENTISTS MAY RECREATE BEER FROM 1840′S SHIPWRECK
Finnish researchers say they may be able to recreate beer from the 1840s after finding living bacteria in beer from a shipwreck near Aland islands.
The 2010 discovery of the ship, believed to have sunk in the 1840s, also included the world’s oldest champagne considered drinkable which has since been auctioned off.
Researchers analyzed two bottles of…
FLYING DOG BREWERY OFFERING BEER YEAR-ROUND TO BENEFIT OYSTER RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP
Starting this week, Flying Dog Brewery‘s Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout will be available year-round with distribution throughout the country. Proceeds from Pearl Necklace benefit the Oyster Recovery Partnership, one of the mid-Atlantic region’s leading nonprofits working on oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay. Through sales through the end of…
NEW MICHELOB ULTRA LIGHT CIDER HITS SHELVES
Anheuser-Busch’s Michelob ULTRA today announced the newest addition to its portfolio, Michelob ULTRA Light Cider, a naturally sweetened and gluten-free cider made from crisp apples. Featuring one-third fewer calories (120) and a more mellowed sweetness than traditional ciders, Michelob ULTRA Light Cider is ideal for year-round…
ICONIC BUDWEISER BOTTLE GETS A MAKEOVER WITH SPECIAL RED, WHITE AND BLUE PACKAGING
For the first time in many years, the iconic Budweiser bottle will see a major makeover – special red, white and blue packaging for a limited window this summer.
The new design comes in advance of a summer…
2012 WORLD BEER CUP WINNERS (COMPLETE LIST)
Pizza Port Ocean Beach (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Karl Strauss (Gold, Silver) Pizza Port Carlsbad (Gold, Bronze) Lost Abbey (Gold, Bronze) AleSmith (Silver, Bronze) Green Flash (2 Bronze) Rock Bottom La Jolla (Gold) Manzanita (Bronze) Alpine (Bronze)
Brewers from around the world received awards from an elite international panel of judges in the 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup in San…
CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM ALE BREWED BY KARL STRAUSS
The Craft Brewers Conference is the industry’s largest annual gathering and this year it’s taking place in San Diego. One lucky brewery is chosen to brew the symposium beer that is given to each conference attendee (over 4,000 this…
OSKAR BLUES & SUN KING CRAFT BREWERIES LAUNCH LIMITED-RELEASE “CHAKA” BEER IN ALUMI-TEK PINT BOTTLES
Ball Corporation and premier craft beer breweries Oskar Blues Brewery of Lyons, Colo., and Sun King Brewing Co. of Indianapolis, Ind., are bringing a sleek new packaging silhouette to craft beer retail shelves. In collaboration, the breweries are…
