Misc News – July 2

Elkhart's Quality Wine and Ale Supply's Blog has new articles for homebrewers.

• Taking Your Home Brewing To The Next Level: Tips For More Experienced Brewers
• Save Money With A Beer Brewing Kit
• How Long Does It Take To Brew Your Own Beer?

The Ram's growler refills are $6 now through Sunday, July 11th.

Brugge Brasserie has on tap Deep Dark Secret (a Black Belgian IPA) and Very Bad Kitty (curiously strong sour Gose. The Altoids of sour beers) along with Pooka (a boysenberry wheat  beer that is more red and less sour than the last batch).

The Post Tribune says ID Law for Booze a Blow to Liberty. "It's not that I have a problem letting liquor store clerks know my age. My problem is they don't have a right to know."

The Beer Advocate Folks are having fun again with rumors of Three Floyds impending move after the fire.

Wed. July 14th: Founder's KBS and Devil Dancer will be spotlighted at Crown Liquors, Downtown Indy. 3:30pm. And tapping at  Scotty's Brewhouse, Downtown Indy. 6pm.

Thank Heaven for Beer's 700th excellent beer review is Bud Light. "Additionally, some of the sulphur tones on the nose reminded me of the way the earth’s crust smelled while it was in its liquid form, before it cooled several billion years ago, which I still smell in the air, so I know the aroma."

The New York Times reviews some American Pale Ales with Flying Dog Doggie Style coming out on top.

The Wall Street Journal makes the perfectly rational claim that women are the best beer tasters.

Raconteur Magazine's current issue is all about beer and readable online.

The MillerCoors plant in Cincinnati is now waste-free. Well, it's 99.8 landfill-free. They are now recycling heavily. They've also reduced the daily water use from 3.5 million gallons down to 3 million gallons. article

Coming in the fall on the Discovery Channel: Brewed. Follows Sam Calagione on a brewery tour. "from Egypt to Peru. Rome to New Zealand. article

Oregon's new interpretation of an old law says homebrew can't leave the home. So much for the Oregon State Fair's 22nd annual beer judging. article Bonus: homebrew clubs ban homebrew from their meetings. Oregon??!!?? what happened to you?

Press release we barely finished reading: "Matured for longer, Stella Artois Black is a golden beer, offering a rounded, full-bodied flavour and a refreshing aftertaste at 4.9% abv. Brewed in and imported from Belgium, the home of Stella Artois, Stella Artois Black will be available in limited distribution and is perfect for those special occasions when consumers want to try something new and different." Translation: Since Stella has lost it's cachet of premiumness by being sold so cheaply and made in such big quantities we've come up with a variant and named it "black" which is supposed to have distinction.