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Piedmont Brewers Cup
Some final preparations for the upcoming Piedmont Brewers Cup took place on Tuesday, Oct 18th. The competition coordinatior, John Federal, led a group of about eight others in the collection, check-in, seperation and sorting of the multitude of entries to this years competition. Entries came from across North Carolina and the surrounding states, some from even further away. The entries had to adhere to some standards of competition (bottle size, cap markings, bottle shape), but not all would make the cut. The reason for this is simple. The competition entries, once they are checked-in (entry fee paid), are seperated into their appropriate style category. Once this is done, organizers…
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Marketers Run Wild – Molson Coors Animee
Molson Coors’ Animee is the new beer in town (at least a few towns in the United Kingdom). The four main ingredients in beer are barley, hops, water and yeast. Looking at these beers, one has to wonder if they should even be called beer. As these seem to be flavored, then there would be little need for hops. They seem to be completely clear, so it would make you wonder if there was actually any barley used in the making. Let’s have a look at the yummy flavors.Clear Filtered – Funny, the bottle of water I am drinking right this moment is the same flavor. Crisp Rose …
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Working Glass Hero
During a recent visit to the United Kingdom, I had the pleasure of meeting a very unique and, some might say, opinionated Brit.Of all the items that we discussed, his disdain for being served incorrectly by barfolk was the one that shown brightest.He’s been called a “Branded Glass Fundamentalist” by his friends. We, though, should refer to him as a “Working Glass Hero”.His story is below (in original form).________________________ A Branded Glass Fundamentalist? A man walks into a bar. Asks for a beer. Nothing fancy. The Barman serves him. In a very nice branded glass. But it’s the wrong branded glass. Now if that man happened to be me, my…
