Beer and Chocolate (Cheese)
Dare I say this is part 1 and get myself into a long series of Beer and "Chocolate/Cheese" articles? Nah, I'll leave it at this, if you ever go into a cheese or chocolate shop and ask what should I pair it with the inevitable answer is usually wine.
But if the person behind the counter actually did their homework...
Michelob Brewing Co. in Full Swing with a Full-Flavored Collection of Beers
Answering Beer Drinkers' Call for Exciting New Choices, the Michelob Family Takes the Reins to Deliver More Distinct Styles and Flavors
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9 /TMRZoo.com/ -- Since 1896, the Michelob name has captured what today's adults appreciate most about their favorite beers -- the best ingredients, high brewing standards and flavorful taste. Building off a foundation steeped in heritage, Michelob...
Sony’s Wired AV Receivers Serve as Hub for Multi-Room High-Definition Entertainment
DENVER, Sept. 4 /TMRZoo.com/ - Sony today introduced two new ES A/V receivers with a CAT5e port, allowing them to provide high-definition video to a second room.
The STR-DA6400ES and STR-DA5400ES models offer second room high-definition video and audio distribution via CAT5e wiring. The CAT5e output shared by both models provides an inexpensive option in sharing HD video in a...
6th Annual Rogue Gathering Longboard Classic
6th Annual Gathering Longboard Classic
NEWPORT, OR., September 3, 2008 - The 6th Annual Rogue Gathering Longboard Classic will be held at South Beach State Park in Newport, Oregon on September 6th and 7th.
Created by local surf legend and board shaper, Steve "Hot Batch" Swan in 2003, The Gathering features over 100 competitive longboarders from across the Pacific Northwest. Attendance...
Coors to get even craftier
Coors Brewing Co. hopes to further tap into the rapidly growing craft beer market through its new subsidiary, AC Golden Brewing Co.
The nation's No. 3 brewer said this week it plans to use the unit to offer "above-premium beers" that will cost more than its Coors Light flagship.
Golden-based Coors wants to use the same low-key marketing it used to...
The art of crafting fine beer
Holding a plastic spoon in his fingers, Steve Fletcher carefully tipped a few drops of a brownish liquid onto the back of his hand.
Too warm. He resumed stirring a tall metal container. It was like checking whether the milk in a baby bottle was just the right temperature - not too hot, not too cold - for junior.
"This is...
Michelob Dunkel Weisse – Hands On Preview
(September 2nd 2008 - TMRZoo.com) Scheduled to be released this month this great version of a German Classic caught me a little off guard. I was slightly disappointed by the twist off top. Still this beer was brewed for the Michelob drinker who would be expecting this convenience. The color is a rich brown almost the color of a...
CBJ: ‘An explosion of great beer’
By Brian McNeill from the charlottesville daily progress
Published: August 25, 2008
Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on the Devil’s Backbone beer brewery located just down the mountain from the Wintergreen ski and golf resort in Nelson County.
Once the new 5,700-square-foot establishment draws its inaugural pint in November, it will mark the opening of the fourth such brewery in the...
Worldwide raspberry shortage hits Oregon beer
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Hammerhead Pale Ale, Terminator Stout, Nebraska Bitter: There's plenty of beer varieties being made at the McMenamins brewery in Corvallis. But the company's famous Ruby beer, created in 1985, isn't among them. The raspberry-flavored beer hasn't been part of the plan for a few weeks now. That's because of raspberry crop failures -- first in the...
The first new brewery since the 1970s to be built in the Czech Republic
The Czech investment and construction company Ross Holding has announced plans to build and operate a new brewery in Chotebor near Havlíckuv Brod, Radio Praha reported on August 22.
The new facility is to bring a yearly output of 10 to 25 thousand hectolitres. It will be the first brewery built from scratch since the establishment of Radegast in the...




