Archive for June, 2006

Party with Avery in Boulder

Friday, June 30th, 2006

From Avery Brewing:
Music, Brews and BBQs to celebrate the 13th Anniversary of Avery Brewing Company. 3 bands, tons of great food and 19 beers on tap. Event cost is a $10 donation to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. Discount hotel rooms are available.
If you don’t live in Boulder book a room. You’ll need it.
If […]

Schell opens modern visitor center

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

August Schell Brewing attracts 50,000 tourists a year to New Ulm, Minn., and finally has a new visitor center to entertain them.
“We’ve got an elevator for the first time in 146 years. We got a parking lot and we have fancy restrooms,” said president Ted Marti as he showed off new features at the historic […]

KClinger’s closes (one location)

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

KClinger’s Publick House in Harrisburg has closed, but its original Hanover location - one of the best spots anywhere to enjoy quality beer - remains open. This from an e-mail:
We regret to announce that our Etters location, KClinger’s Publik House, is now closed. We had struggled for some time to keep the Publik House open. […]

Festival to launch NY beer trail

Monday, June 26th, 2006

The New York State Brewers Association (NYSBA) and Heartland Brewery announced they will officially launch the state beer trail Sept. 8 with their “I Love NY Beer Festival” at the South Street Seaport.
From the press release:
The festival will include beer sampling from state breweries, live music, and food and wine sampling through a […]

Craft beer in Ireland

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

The New York Times (free registration) tours Ireland’s microbreweries, arguably Ireland’s breweries (micro or macro).
None of Ireland’s big stouts, Guinness, Murphy’s or Beamish, are Irish-owned today. Guinness (along with Smithwick’s Ale and Harp lager) is owned by the British beverage conglomerate Diageo, Murphy’s by Amsterdam-based Heineken and Beamish by the British brewer Scottish & Newcastle. […]

Best beer cities?

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

The current Celebrator Beer News boldly picks the top 10 beer cities in America. The list was based on a poll of Celebrator writers.
1. Portland (Oregon)
2. San Francisco
3. Denver
4. Seattle
5. Philadelphia
6. San Diego
7. Washington D.C./Baltimore
8. Boston
9 (tie) New York
Chicago
No report where Monroe, Wis., […]

Iron Hill gathers ‘reserve’ beers

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

Why, given that we’re out here in the Mountain time zone, keep mentioning beer events on the East Coast? Because they look like such fun. So the latest:
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant in North Wales, Pa., will host a special Brewer’s Reserve Tasting June 24 from noon to 4 p.m., showcasing beer from its five […]