Archive for February, 2006
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Will Dixie Brewing be back?
Looking at the tattered brewery in an equally battered New Orleans neighborhood it hardly seems likely - but New Orleanians obviously don’t give up easily.
Last week there wasn’t a soul to be seen at the brewery - and the phone has been disconnected. The courtyard behind a gate with a large […]
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Monday, February 27th, 2006
And so it begins . . .
Coleman’s Irish Pub in Syracuse receives its shipment of Green Beer and a local TV station provides footage.
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Saturday, February 25th, 2006
What do you do when you catch a delay at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport? Head to Concourse T, across from Gate T-4. The Red Brick Tavern serves three regular beers (and sometimes a seasonal) from Atlanta Brewing Co., producer of - you guessed it - Red Brick Ale.
The airport also has two Sam Adams […]
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
It’s time for Bockfest at Schell’s Brewery in New Ulm, Minnesota. As the Minneapolis Star Tribune notes:
It doesn’t get much more Minnesotan than this. Held every winter in German Lenten tradition — and in absolute defiance of the weather — this daylong outdoor bash takes place at the brewery in the hills overlooking New […]
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Friday, February 17th, 2006
Now, here’s a happy winner:
“This is like being awarded 10 Michelin stars and then struck by lightning!”
Publican Jon Jon Pascoe after his pub, The Swan, won CAMRA’s “Best Pub of the Year” award for the second time.
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Friday, February 17th, 2006
Victory Brewing in Downingtown, Pa., celebrates its 10th birthday this month - the big party is tomorrow at the brewpub.
Lew Bryson has an interview with co-founder Bill Covaleski.
Both Lew and Don Russell [free registration required] of the Philadelphia Daily News feature the special beer brewed for the anniversary: Ten Years Alt, possibly the first doppelsticke […]
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
Union Jack’s Inn on the Manatawny (Pennsylvania) has been open three years, and suddenly seems to be getting lots of attention.
Jack Curtin just posted a terrific review (which over time may get hard to find because his blog isn’t exactly a blog). Check out the beer lineup, listen to the story about the fisherman and […]
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