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The Bruery's Mischief - Beer of the Week

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by Joshua M. Bernstein, Posted Feb 1st 2010 @ 5:00PM

Photo: Charlie Essers, flickr


With America's divorce rate hitting 50 percent, half of all unions are destined to destruct. But out in sunny southern California, the crew behind the Bruery have ordained a marriage that just might last.

The Bruery's latest release, Mischief, assembles the DNA of two seemingly disparate beer styles: the sweet, potent Belgian ale and the fragrant, floral India pale ale. "I love IPA's, and I love dry and dangerously drinkable Belgian styles," muses brewmaster Patrick Rue. "Why not marry them?"

Like any good coupling, this was all about compatibility. Typically, most Belgian-yeast strains leave behind loads of residual sugars, making Tripels as sweet as soda. Rue opted for the Bruery's house yeast: "It's a perfect strain when you're looking for a bone-dry beer with a lot of finesse and character," Rue says. "Also, it's a bit more bitter than many other Belgian-style beers."
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Beer Trivia: The Best Domestic & Imported Beer Quiz

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by Slashfood Editor, Posted Sep 1st 2009 @ 4:54PM

Test your knowledge of beer, whether domestic or imported with Slashfood's beer quiz.

Beer Trivia

Now retired, which is the world's strongest beer?

  • Dogfish's 'Raison D'extra'
  • Hair of the Dog's 'Dave'
  • Samuel Adams' 'Triple Bock'
  • Lijiang Yinjiu

True or False: Beer is the most popular beverage in the world.

  • True
  • False

Which country has the most individual beer brands?

  • Mexico
  • USA
  • Belgium
  • Germany

Who was the first American to brew lager?

  • John Wagner
  • Sam Adams
  • John Miller
  • August Busch

Which is the fear of an empty glass?

  • Ophidiophobia
  • Cenosillicaphobia
  • Hydrophobia
  • Chemophobia

How long did Prohibition last?

  • 12 years, 2 months, 4 days
  • 15 years, 5 months, 5 days
  • 14 years, 10 months, 21 days
  • 13 years, 10 months, 19 days

Which is the best-selling brand in the Western Hemisphere outside of the United States?

  • Brahma Beer
  • Corona
  • Red Stripe
  • Cerveza Cantina

Which brewer ran an ad campaign that claimed its beer was 'Good For You'?

  • Miller
  • Guinness
  • Busch
  • Heineken

Which brew is known as 'The Champagne of Bottled Beers'?

  • Budweiser
  • Coors
  • Corona Extra
  • Miller High Life

Red Stripe is the national beer of which country?

  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico

To whom did Anheuser-Busch send the first case of Budweiser beer produced after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933?

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Herbert Hoover
  • Harry S. Truman
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which city gives its name to the lightest, palest styles of lager?

  • Bavaria
  • Munich
  • Plzeň
  • Bohemia

Which is the most popular style of beer consumed in the world?

  • Ale
  • Stout
  • Pilsner
  • Lager

In Great Britain alone, what is the estimated amount of beer lost in people's mustaches and beards each year?

  • 24,502 gallons
  • 15,423 gallons
  • 23,116 gallons
  • 19,683 gallons

Women account for which percentage of beer consumption in the USA?

  • 15
  • 25
  • 50
  • 60

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Changing of the Foodie Guard

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by Sara Bonisteel, Posted Feb 4th 2009 @ 7:00PM

ozzie's soda fountain stoolsDeath, like taxes, is inevitable, but it's always sad when you hear of the passing of an old friend. The food world has been dealt a handful of blows in recent weeks with the deaths of some folks who helped to make the nation a tastier place.

At AOL Food we wrote today of the death of Milton Parker, the owner of New York's landmark Carnegie Deli. He was not alone.

New Yorkers who make their way to the Union Square Greenmarket often saw Joe Ades peeling carrots on the northwest corner of the square with the $5 peeler he peddled for years. Ades died on Sunday at age 75. "He was very excited about carrots," a woman who works on the square told the New York Times.

In California, Ozzie Osborne was passionate about soda, shakes and sandwiches. The longtime soda jerk who ran Ozzie's Soda Fountain in Berkeley passed away on Jan. 29. "He loved to tease people in a way that made them feel good about themselves," a patron told the San Francisco Chronicle.

In Robert Kolb's case, it was the product that made you feel good. The last of four generations of a Bay City, Mich., brewing family died on Jan. 28. Though Kolb Bros. Brewing Co. closed in 1936, Kolb started a beer distributor company that was renowned for delivering Buckeye beer until Miller bought the brand in 1972, putting the Kolb company out of business.

"From then on," Kolb's son-in-law told the Bay City Times, "he was a Budweiser man."

Filed under: Newspapers, Food News, Ingredients, Drink Recipes

Breweries and Pubs Flourish in Mormon Utah

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by Max Shrem, Posted Jan 26th 2009 @ 10:00AM

Squatter's Pub Brewery
Sunday's New York Times explains that despite Utah's "quirky alcohol laws" pubs and breweries have managed to flourish, even in rough economic times. It all began in 1986 when ski bum and beer enthusiast Greg Schirf opened up Wasatch Brewery in Park City, Utah's first brewery. Back then, pubs were illegal. So, when Schirf wanted to add a pub to his brewery, he had to work with a legislator to construct a bill that would change the state legislature's stance. In 1989, the bill was passed.

Today, craft beers in Park City, Salt Lake City, and other cities in Utah are prospering. Garrett Oliver, at Brooklyn Brewery, in New York, states, "Utah craft brewers can coax a lot of flavor out of a relatively low amount of material." If you're a tourist traveling to Utah, chances are that you are going to come across a pub and/or brewery. The majority of them are located in tourist areas, such as Zion Canyon Brewing Company, near Zion National Park, or Moab Brewery and Eddie McStiff's in Moab.

So, while much of the state remains Mormon and doesn't drink alcoholic beverages, Utah can count on tourism to boost its beer business. If you're going to Utah this ski season, check out the Times article to find out more about the state's finest pubs and breweries.

Filed under: Business, Newspapers, Food News, Drink Recipes

The New "Big 3"

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by Mike Pomranz, Posted Aug 10th 2008 @ 11:59AM

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For my entire life, when it came to American breweries, three names came to mind: Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors. Well, in 2002, Miller was purchased by South African Breweries to form SABMiller. In 2005, Coors merged with Canada's Molson to form Molson Coors. And now, the multi-continent conglomerate InBev is buying Anheuser-Busch. It's enough to make your head-spin: You shouldn't need an M.B.A. to get tipsy.

The question becomes, with all of these international buyouts, what true blue American breweries are left?

A lot of companies have been quick to fly the American flag, but fittingly, the new #1 American owned brewery takes their brand name from an American patriot. Boston Beer Company, makers of Sam Adams, is now not only America's largest "craft brewer", it's also the country's largest domestically owned brewery. If that doesn't further blur the line between the modern craft brewery and their macro counterparts, I don't know what does.

So who are in line to be the new "Big 3"? Breaking it down strictly by 2007's beer sales volume here you go: 1) Boston Beer (makers of Sam Adams), 2) Yuengling, and 3) Sierra Nevada.

Surprised? I was. See the entire list (compiled by the not-for-profit Brewers Association) here.

[Photo Credit: yuengling.com / sierranevada.com / samueladams.com]

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