Misc News – June 29

Three Floyds Gorch Fock Munich Helles is back on tap at the pub in Munster and will be out in 22oz bottles any day now. World Class Beverages Beer Spy says Sahara Mart and The Keg have it already. 5% ABV. It's almost normal except for the label.

Change-It gets backing of Kroger's for Sunday alcohol sales. article

The Christian Moerlein brewery in Cinci will be opening a tied house at the Riverfront Park. 2-story, 7,500 sq ft. The Lager House will have it's own micro brewery with 5,000 bbl capacity article

 B. United has a new way of getting fresher draft beer to the U.S. They import the beer in refrigerated containers of about 2800 gallons and they fill 30L kegs at their plant in Connecticut. David Frost of BU says there are many advantages.

• The refrigerated container (31 degrees) allows us to ship the beer to arrive in perfect condition
• The quality is better than if kegged at the brewery, as oxidation with such a volume is much less
• We have better control over sanitation
• We have better control over the quality of the keg, itself
• We have better control over consistency of keg size, and coupler type
• We increase availability, because we don't have to ship kegs overseas -- we keep them in the States for continual re-use

AB/Inbev is rumored to be selling Bass to either Molson Coors or Well's and Youngs. article

A while back the Brit supermarket chain Tesco asked the government to ban selling beer below cost. They said it's bad business all around. But a market research firm that looked into it for the Financial Mail found Tesco was the only company doing this. If fact they sold Stella Artois at 6p less than the tax and excise duty, much less anything for the product itself. That's akin to 24 15oz cans for £10 ($15.10)

Zymurgy's 50 best beers in America lists a bunch we can get here in Indiana

1. Pliny the Elder (nope, sorry) 2. Bell's Two Hearted 3. Stone Arrogant Bastard 4. Dogfish Head 90-Minute 5. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 6. Stone IPA T7. Guinness T7. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine T7. Sierra Nevada Celebration 11. Stone Ruination T12. North Coast Old Rasputin T12. Sierra Nevada Torpedo T17. Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA T17. Duvel T21. Lagunitas IPA T21. Samuel Adams Boston Lager T21. Saison Dupont

T25. Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout T25. Ommegang Three Philosophers T28. New Belgium Fat Tire T28. Anchor Steam T31. Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock T31. Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron T31. Victory Prima Pils T41. New Belgium 1554 T41. Orval T41. Lagunitas Hop Stoopid T41. Rogue Dead Guy T41. Unibroue La Fin Du Monde T41. Deschutes Black Butte Porter T49. Surly Furious T49. Dogfish Head Indian Brown T49. Rodenbach Grand Cru