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New Terrapin Beer Continues To Flow Into Augusta

thebeerinme@nospam.com (Andy) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:55 -0700

I recently reported on the long-coming introduction of Terrapin's Hopsecutioner to the Augusta, Georgia market. Since then it has continued to land a spot at area shops and bars - the new Augusta branch of Carolina Ale House knocked the loathsome Bud Light Lime off of the tap list and replaced it with the Athens brewery's IPA. Certainly a big win for the small guys and for craft beer lovers as well!

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Terrapin Hopsecutioner IPA On Augusta Shelves And Taps Now

thebeerinme@nospam.com (Andy) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:37:43 -0700

Ever since I first sampled Terrapin Beer Co.'s newest year-round beer, Hopsecutioner, at the 2010 World Beer Festival Columbia, I have been keeping an eye out for the beer to make its way to the Augusta market. It has been available for a little while now in the brewery's mixed 12-pack, but six-packs and kegs of the IPA, though easily found elsewhere for a few months now, had failed to make an appearance in Augusta (though the six-packs did show up some time ago across the river in North Augusta at North Augusta Wine and Beverage).

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Dean Metropoulos, Owner Of Pabst Brewery, Interview On Bloomberg

thebeerinme@nospam.com (Andy) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:07:57 -0700

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Duvel Moortgat Τakes Οver Brouwerij De Koninck

thebeerinme@nospam.com (Andy) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:35:43 -0700

Duvel Moortgat nv has reached agreement on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Brouwerij De Koninck group. With this acquisition, Duvel Moortgat expands its portfolio of specialty beers; it also aims to reinvigorate the De Koninck beer brand.

Brouwerij De Koninck is located in the heart of Antwerp and has a unique bond with the city. The De Koninck "Bolleke" is most popular in Antwerp and the surrounding area as well as in the Netherlands, but it also enjoys strong brand recognition throughout Belgium.

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Staff Member eManu opens The Brux-Ale in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

thebeerinme@nospam.com (Andy) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:08:10 -0700

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Sierra Nevada, Monks To Partner Up On Trappist-Style Ales

wixen1@nospam.com (Ken) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:42:18 -0700

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced a partnership with the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux to create the only authentic Trappist-style Abbey ales in America.

For nearly 1000 years, monks have been brewing ales behind monastery walls. Their closely guarded traditions and techniques produced styles of beer unlike anything else in the world. These unique Trappist-style Abbey ales are known for their uncompromising quality and compelling flavor. In 2011, Sierra Nevada and the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux are working to bring this centuries-old tradition to America with Ovila-the nation's only authentic Trappist-style Abbey Ale.

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Craft Brewers Alliance Inc. To Purchase Kona Brewing For $13.9 Million

thebeerinme@nospam.com (Andy) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:02:40 -0700

Portland-based Craft Brewers Alliance Inc. said Tuesday it will pay $13.9 million for Hawaii's Kona Brewing Co., cementing what had been a nine-year partnership.

Under the agreement, Kona will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Craft Brewers, which also distributes the beers of Chicago's Goose Island Brewery. Craft Brewers was formed with the merger of Portland's Widmer Brothers Brewing and Woodinville, Wash.,-based Redhook Ale Brewery in 2008.

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Boston Beer Co. Up 13% YTD, Reports Record Second Quarter Depletions

thebeerinme@nospam.com (Andy) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:01:38 -0700

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM) reported a second quarter core product depletions increase of 13% as compared to the second quarter of 2009. Net income for the second quarter was $16.3 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, an increase of $4.4 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, from the second quarter of 2009, primarily due to increased core shipment volume, partially offset by increased selling expenses. Net revenue for the second quarter of 2010 was $129.6 million, an increase of $11.5 million, or 10%, over the same period last year, mainly due to increases in core products shipment volume.

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South Pacific Beer Label Fighting Shields

thebeerinme@nospam.com (Andy) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:46:17 -0700

Far left: Kaipel Ka's "Six to Six shield" shield from the National Gallery of Australia; all others from the The British Museum collection

While beer labels have featured "shields" for some time, it was news to me that, in Papua New Guinea, shields sometimes feature beer labels.

The traditional medieval heraldry of beer-brand crests may seem far removed from any violent connotations, but these shields, emblazoned with iconography from South Pacific Brewery's product line, were seriously intended as protection in battle.

When inter-group warfare recommenced in the 1980s, people in the Wahgi area of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea started making fighting shields after a gap of fifty years. Wooden shields were used initially, but the subsequent introduction of guns into the conflict led some Wahgi men to replace them with metal ones made from car bodies or 44-gallon drums.Today the use of wooden shields indicates ritual restraint, as distinct from the metal shields required by the bloodier gun warfare.

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