Heineken, the third largest brewing operation in the world and the largest in Europe, just announced a very successful first quarter of 2012. According to official sources, Heineken’s first quarter revenue increased to 3.83 billion Euros, an increase of 6.8 percent. Likewise, … [Read more...]
Boston Beer’s Longshot 2012 Winners Available While They Last
Boston Beer Company, makers of the Samuel Adams product line, has released its 2012 Longshot Homebrew Contest winners and their beer is now available in six packs. Boston Beer began distribution of this beer in February, 2012 and it should continue to make itself available for at … [Read more...]
Flying Dog Makes the Move to Cans
Packaging beer in cans used to be a symbol of inferiority and craft beer producers wouldn’t even think of using anything other than bottles to showcase their finished product. Cans had an image issue, and craft beer lovers demanded that they beer they love best be sold only in a … [Read more...]
Peabody Heights Brewery Closer to Opening
Baltimore, Maryland is about to witness something the city hasn’t seen in over thirty years: The opening of a large scale brewery. Peabody Heights Brewery, owned/operated by Stephen Demczuk and J. Hollis Albert, has signed a lease to take over a former Canada Dry bottling … [Read more...]
North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout: Full Bodied and Delicious
I love all styles of beer but as anyone close to me knows, I hold a special place on my palate for dark beers, especially stouts. I like the rich, roasted malt, coffee, and chocolate flavors commonplace to this style and I seize any opportunity to sample a new example of this … [Read more...]