Brew Ha Ha: what’s all of the fuss about beer?

July 2nd, 2008

74 Year Old Woman “Creates” Drive Through to Buy Budweiser

Apparently this is the week of the stupid beer drinker (well, it is a holiday week in the US). After I reported on the three teens who robbed a convenience store and left a trail of beer cans behind, I came across this little gem…
On the other end of the age spectrum, a 74 […]

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July 1st, 2008

Stupid Beer Thieves Leave Trail of Beer Cans

Some stories, no matter how silly, are just too good to pass up. Like this one…
In my home state of North Carolina, a trail of beer cans helped police solve a break-in in Roanoke Rapids. Around 5:30 a.m. on June 30, three teenagers smashed the windows of a local market, stealing the cash […]

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June 29th, 2008

More Beer Trivia: Oldest Brewery

Which is the oldest still-operating brewery in the US?
1) Stoudts
2) Boston Beer Company
3) Yuengling
4) FX Matt Brewery
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June 11th, 2008

McCain to Veto Beer

Okay, so it was a slip up - but still pretty funny! Watch McCain promise to veto every beer…

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May 30th, 2008

FX Matt Brewery Burns and Burns

As of this morning, firefighters were continuing to battle a fire at the historic F.X. Matt brewery in Utica, New York.
Utica fire officials said that hotspots remain in the brick building more than 12 hours after the fire began. Flames were first discovered around 5pm Thursday during a weekly outdoor concert hosted by the […]

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May 29th, 2008

Worship at the altar of beer

The Stanley Cup Playoffs have put Pittsburgh on my mind anyway, and this post reminded me of the Church Brew Works, a truly unique brew pub right up the street from the venerable Iron City Brewery. This really is a brewpub in a church, and a very attractive church at that, so if you’re in […]

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April 10th, 2008

Cold beer, cool jazz

The neighborhood was dark, except for the neon glow of the lone beer sign in the window of the bar, touting the glories of Yuengling beer. across from the bar there was a small, modern strip mall, looking so bright as to be almost garish in the darkness of the surrounding houses and factory buildings […]

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March 22nd, 2008

More beer festivals

Those of you looking for an excuse to head to the mountains in April may want to check out the TAPS beer festival in New York’s Catskills Mountains, scheduled for late April. If you can’t make that one, there’s a festival dedicated to matching beer with food in Washington DC in mid May.
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March 6th, 2008

Philly Beer Week

Tomorrow marks the start of Philly Beer Week, a ten day celebration of beer in the City of Brotherly Love. So, whether you live in the area already or you’re thinking of a long weekend, check out the events and consider stopping in.
Unfortunately, I’ll be reporting from the UK for almost the same exact period […]

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March 5th, 2008

Philadelphia beer week

I mentioned it in an earlier post, but if you’re looking for something to do this weekend check out Philly Beer Week, a ten day celebration of beer in a city with quite a beer legacy of its own. There will be over 175 events across the city, including tastings, tours, and meals paired with […]

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