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Two of the country’s biggest beer companies are withdrawing their sponsorships of upcoming St. Patrick’s Day parades because gay and lesbian groups aren’t allowed to march openly.
“We believe in equality for all,” a Heineken USA spokeswoman said.
Sam Adams said it had tried to convince Boston’s parade organizers to modify their rules and allow LGBT groups to march.
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This poured hazy and darker orange with a fat head of off white foam that fell slowly enough and left some lace. Nose is pungent and bitter herbs with some dankness like marijuana. It had some sweet lemon peel very deep within it but the stiff herbal was dominant in the nose. The malt came across with a little sweetness in the nose and some nuttiness as it warmed. Bit of orange finally came out and some muted earthy pine.
Taste is bitter and grassy, pungent herbal with only a faint touch of spice. The dominant fruit is grapefruit and the pine is earthy and muted. Earthy all the way with some grapefruit pith and bitter, the rind of that fruit and some tart citrus overall. The malt never realized a significant caramel sweetness but did offer a bit of nutty flavor that seemed sour to me. There is orange but only as the beer warms quite a bit. The mouthfeel is good. A nice bit of malt to give some moderate mouthfeel, good carbonation to tickle and excite the palate and a bit of hop oil and resin to coat the palate . There is a bitter on this that is actually medium but appears pretty sharp because there is not any sweetness to contrast it.
This IPA had a balanced approach to it’s body that was noticeable. The malt did it’s best to stand firm against the powerful hops character but the hops won.
Maria Devan lives in Ithaca, NY and is frequent reviewer of beer and a beer lover deluxe.
I brewed my first batch of beer at home about seven years ago. It took me three years to land my first professional brewing job, and one more year to start HenHouse Brewing with my partners Scott Goyne and Shane Goepel. It was humble beginnings—a year of jumping through legal hoops and fine-tuning some recipes, followed by two years of brewing beer 60 gallons at a time on nights and weekends on a brewing system Scott built from an essential oils extractor and a 1960 A&W Root Beer Syrup kettle, while we all worked other jobs and daydreamed about the future. In November of last year, HenHouse raised enough investment capital to hire me full-time and expand from nano-brewery to micro-brewery status, which is the most dream-come-true thing I’ve ever experienced.
Curious about what it takes to go pro and start a brewery? Looking for advice? I’ve got some. A lot of it, in fact. The bad news is that what I’m about to say may not make opening a brewery sound like that much fun.
I’ve come to a general theory of brewery work: it’s not what you think it is. None of the jobs I’ve had in the brewing industry have been close to what I expected they’d be. Is life working in a brewery—or opening your own—for you? Read on.
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Cigar City Brewing’s fifth annual Hunahpu’s Day Release Party didn’t go as planned on Saturday, and there were lots of disgruntled beer fans.
To make up for the trouble after the brewer was swamped with customers, the company is offering free beer in the tasting room today. And, refunds are available, according to a post on its Facebook page.
“If you purchased a ticket to Hunahpu’s Day directly through Eventbrite.com, you will automatically be refunded your money,†Cigar City said in its post. “ We will begin these refunds starting Monday.
“If you paid for your ticket with cash or credit card in person, please email refund@cigarcitybrewing.com and we will directly communicate with you to determine the best way to get your money back.â€
Video posted on the website Beerpulse.com shows angry customers after the brewer ran out of Hunahpu Imperial Stout, even though patrons were promised three bottles each.
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I don’t normally do this, but here it is. I write a weekly newsletter. The weekly digest of beer news is prefaced by some of my musing. Like this. For whatever reason, I decided to post this one on the blog.
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
They’re calling it 20-by-20. It is part of a craft beer mission statement. It’s a craft beer forecast. Here’s what it’s about.
The numbers are a bit hard to find and figure, and nobody wants to go on record, but last I heard, craft beer accounted for just 7 or 8 percent of overall beer sales in the USA. That’s a national number. Here in the Seattle area, that number is closer to 30 percent. I digress. Although 7 or 8 percent may not seem like a very impressive number, consider the fact that America spends almost $100 billion on beer each year. The Brewers Association (a national organization representing the craft beer industry) recently issued a new mission statement. The BA believes that by the year 2020 craft beer will account for 20 percent of overall beer sales in the USA: 20-by-20.
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Pours a hazy golden color with a slight orange blush on it when held to the light in the room. Fat head of off white foam that fell slowly enough and left lace and a small ring.
Nose is lemon, lemon peel and some spicy rye. A powdery and perfume-y floral and a bit of spice. It has a juicier fruity scent that reminds me of orange but it’s hard to place. Citrusy.
The taste is sharp and bold. Dry bread-y rye with a touch of spice. The citrus is powerful and the sweeter fruitiness is juicy and laid into the beer. The finish is slightly sharp with a bit of bitterness. Mouthfeel is creamy and a bit of bitter to last.
This is a strong beer for only 6 percent and the flavors are bold and uncompromising.
Serving type: bottle.
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Maria Devan lives in Ithaca, NY and is frequent reviewer of beer and a beer lover deluxe.
There may be some good news brewing for fitness and beer enthusiasts: Somewhere in the north, a Canadian beverage company has concocted a low-alcohol, protein-packed “fit beer” that is expected to be marketed as a sports drink later this year, if funding allows.
The so-called “recovery ale,” created by a team of food scientists at Vampt, touts itself as a healthy alternative to traditional ales, with only 77 calories and 0.5 percent alcohol by volume. And it’s supposedly enriched with nutrients, antioxidants and electrolytes to help replenish the body after a good workout.
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