Heineken is opening today the Heineken Cold Storage Room, available to all camping attendees at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival during the festival’s two weekends, April 13-15 and April 20-22.
Campers can store and chill up to two cases of Heineken cans in the Cold Storage Room throughout each weekend by simply providing their names and scanning their fingerprints. The Cold Storage Room is free for all campers at the on-site camping grounds. Read the rest of this entry »
For beer lovers looking to toast St. Louis’ rich brewing tradition this summer, the St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival will return again June 15 – 17, bringing together thousands of adults to enjoy a variety of local beer styles and cuisine from St. Louis’ finest restaurants.
Now in its sixth year, the festival will feature several new elements, including: Read the rest of this entry »
This season, Budweiser – the #1 selling beer in Canada – is upping the ante and giving Canadians the chance to win† the ultimate hockey fan’s dream – hockey tickets for life††. Budweiser’s new Playoff Payoff promotion rewards hockey fans in a big way and, with a chance to win† more than $6 million in instant win prizes, playoff season has never been more exciting. Read the rest of this entry »
With baseball season finally here, Miller High Life and the Brew Crew are offering one lucky fan a ballpark-style home-lawn makeover courtesy of the Official Miller Park Grounds Crew.
Miller High Life, the Caretaker of Common Sense, is going to bring perfectly mown patterns of fresh-cut grass, delicately raked dirt, a massive Brewers logo and a few cases of cold Miller High Life to a fan’s yard, making them the MVP of the neighborhood. Read the rest of this entry »
We are excited to announce that Night Shift Brewing will be open for tours, tastings, and sales on a regular basis. Starting this week, the Night Shift taproom will be open on Thursday Nights from 5-10pm and on Saturdays from 12-4pm. For sale, we have growlers, glassware, T-shirts, and bottles (all proceeds go to making more beer). Whether we’re brewing, bottling or just talking about beer, we’re always up to something, so stop by to see the brewery in action and get a taste of what’s on tap! Read the rest of this entry »
With the economy forcing restaurants to cut costs (and portions) to survive, Greg and Marc Sherry, owners of the iconic Old Homestead Steakhouse at 56 Ninth Ave. in New York City’s fashionable Meatpacking District, have cooked up an antidote to the recession: expand and spend. The result? A growing empire stretching from coast to coast.
A series of brash moves (or marketing genius?) has positioned Old Homestead as a sought after brand. The timing couldn’t be better, with the restaurant marking the 75th anniversary under Sherry family ownership. Most celebrate with a cake; the Sherry brothers open another restaurant, and then some. Read the rest of this entry »
The much-anticipated Samuel Adams 2012 LongShot Variety Six-Pack hits shelves this month, fulfilling the dreams of three winning homebrewers by giving them the chance to see their hard work brewed, bottled and distributed nationwide. Normally only available to each homebrewers’ friends and family, drinkers across the country can now taste these beers that surpassed nearly 1,000 competitors to become the 2011 Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Contest winners. Chosen by a panel of industry judges, the winners include Texas resident Corey Martin’s A Dark Night in Munich (Munich Dunkel style) and Illinois resident Joe Formanek’s Five Crown Imperial Stout. In addition to Joe and Corey’s brews, the variety pack also includes Samuel Adams Employee Homebrew Winner Fred Hessler’s Derf’s Secret Alt. Read the rest of this entry »
Happy beer-thirty my friends. Only being Wednesday, it feels much later in the week in my head. Maybe it’s the fact that I haven’t had a job in a month, the increased volume of job interviews I’ve had of late, or another factor altering my perception, but I feel physically and mentally drained this hump day.
As Friday inches closer, as well as the hit counter on my blog getting closer to 15,000 unique hits (which I assume is good?) I feel it’s time to sit down and write a review of Sierra Nevada’s winter seasonal, Celebration. Read the rest of this entry »
Drinkers, today I am blessed with a special treat of sorts. I have been gifted a bottle of Samuel Adams Boston 26.2 Brew. Since I live in the Midwest and the Boston 26.2 Brew (what a mouth full!) is only in Boston and only “available at race-related events, as well as pubs and restaurants along the Marathon route and around Boston,” I am very stoked to be sampling this brew. A HUGE thanks goes out to my east coast friend that made this possible. With the Boston Marathon only a week away, it’s time to review this very limited brew. Read the rest of this entry »
We couldn’t be more excited about this week! We are celebrating our one-year anniversary of The Drinkery ownership, and we have SO much planned… AND we managed to remodel the beer cave last weekend in time for everything this week!
April 11th Dogfish Head Tasting: 5-8pm
April 12th White Birch Beer Tasting: 6:30-9pm
April 13th Grape Time Winery Tasting with Molly Poole, Artist Gallery: 6:30-8:30pm
April 14th Bell Wine Tasting with Mary Schiavoni, Mockingbird Photography gallery: 2-4pm
April 14th Moat Mountain Tasting: 6:30-8:30pm Read the rest of this entry »
With the clamor that this brew has created in the Chicago suburbs, I wasn’t about to leave Chicago (on a recent trip) without seeking out a bottle for myself. According to the label, “Red Eye Porter is the first of our 15 archive recipes we will brew to celebrate out 15th anniversary. Red Eye debuted in the Spring of 2009 and quickly won acclaim from the public and press alike. We brewed it a second time, which was the last time we made it, in the fall of 2009. Since then it has easily become the most requested beer for us to bring back (like almost every day). So we hope you enjoy the start of our fun 2012 project.” Read the rest of this entry »
Spring is upon us in North Texas, and with sunny skies, cool breezes and the agreeable company of my wife, I enjoyed a day running errands, seeing The Hunger Games, and cracking open some craft beer on the patio.
Today’s selection from Denver’s Great Divide Brewing, is Hop Fresh, a pale ale sporting a mid-ranged ABV around 6.1%. It seemed like something to contrast the malt forward brews I have been drinking recently. Read the rest of this entry »
Taste of Brews is heading to White Park in Riverside on Sat., June 2, 2012 for a summer “launch” festival featuring dozens of seasonal, craft and micro-brews paired alongside cuisine from local eateries. Taste of Brews admission includes craft beer tastes, free food samples (while supplies last), plenty of drinking water and live entertainment. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.tasteofbrews.com.
Taste of Brews Inland Empire features many popular craft beers like Stone, Sierra Nevada, Shock Top, Karl Strauss, Sam Adams and Hangar 24 among others. A sampling of So Cal breweries includes Packinghouse (Riverside), Steelhead (Irvine), Noble Ale Works (Anaheim), Black Market Brewing (Temecula) and Craft Brewing Co. (Lake Elsinore). “We’re really excited that Taste of Brews is heading to Riverside,” said Packinghouse’s Scot Koury. “The popularity of craft beer is on the rise in the Inland Empire and Taste of Brews supports this with a top notch festival.” Read the rest of this entry »
Michelob ULTRA has officially made its way north and is now available in Canada. With 2.6 g carbs and 95 calories, Michelob ULTRA has been popular amongst the active lifestyle community in the U.S. since 2002. Light beer is one of the fastest growing beer segments in Canada and Michelob Ultra is poised to elevate this segment by providing beer fans a great tasting new alternative. Read the rest of this entry »
The Chicago Sun Times reported that gasoline prices in the Chicago area have shot up to the highest level ever recorded by AAA – a whopping $4.67 per gallon with some stores spotted closer to $5 per gallon. The Sun Times story also noted several items that are now less expensive than gas including champagne, soda pop and laundry detergent. Read the rest of this entry »
Beer lovers and music fans of the “Jersey Sound” are gearing up for the Big Brew Beer Festival coming to the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset May 4th & 5th.
Dozens of different breweries from around the nation and world will be showcasing their unique libations. It will be the perfect opportunity for beer aficionados and beer lovers to speak to brewery representatives and discover new beers. Read the rest of this entry »
