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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 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...

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...

(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...

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...

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 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...

InBev is to relaunch its Stella Artois bottles with a new look in a bid to attract more shoppers to the brand, the Publican informed on August 21. The Belgian-owned company has revamped both primary and secondary packaging to help the products stand out on shelf. The new packs will reach UK supermarkets next month, before being rolled out to...

(September 1, 2008 - TMRZoo.com) I can’t believe how quickly this summer flew by. Maybe it was the lack of good weather that made it seem so short. I have already had a Sam Adams Oktoberfest and a Michelob Marzen this year. The leaves here in New Hampshire are already threatening to change. My wife was talking to me...

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 29 /TMRZoo.com/ -- InBev (Euronext: INB) today announced the successful completion of the primary syndication phase of the committed financing for the combination of InBev and Anheuser-Busch. InBev is delighted to report that it received strong support from its key relationship banks providing positive momentum to the transaction ahead of a round of general syndication to take...