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US band Hanson debuts MmmHops Beer
American pop-rock band Hanson has unveiled a new beer, which they have named 'MmmHops.' According to BeerPulse.com, the India Pale Ale - made with the help of a craft brewery in Oklahoma - was introduced by the band at 'The Hangover Part III' afterparty in Los Angeles on Monday night, People magazine reported. Debuting the uniquely named beer at the afterparty was no accident - the film opens ...
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Why PBR beer prices have increased
USA Contributor Regina Lewis breaks down the week's "3 Big Money Headlines" with MSNBC's Alex Witt. She explains why fewer people are hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend. Lewis reports the good news from the housing market and the importance of smart inventory. She reveals why the prices of Pabst Blue Ribbon ...
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Cheap beers getting pricier for Memorial Day weekend
A bartender pours a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. The popular beverage is going up in price, as are other cheaper beers as brewers try to keep customers from switching away from their more-expensive ...
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Brew Hub plans first brewery in Florida
Brew Hub has announced plans for the company’s first brewery in Lakeland, Fla. The Florida brewery will be the first of at least five planned facilities that will offer craft brewers the opportunity to ';partner brew'; their beers on site. Partner brewing is designed to allow craft breweries to brew their beer to exact specifications under the supervision of their own brewmaster ...
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Homebrewing now legal in Mississippi
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that will effectively legalize homebrewing throughout the state. Mississippi is now the 49th state to permit homebrewing. A Senate version of the bill passed in early February and it was then voted on by the State House of Representatives in March. ';From our founding fathers to our current President, this country has a long and storied ...
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Paisan (Paisà) [DVD]
Paisan (Pais), Roberto Rossellinis follow-up to his groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed neorealist masterpiece Rome Open City (1945), works much of the same terrain while also extending and elaborating his aesthetic preoccupations on a much grander narrative scale. Wh ... ...
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Craft beer sales soar 15
Craft beers sales climbed 15% by volume in 2012, while dollar growth increased 17%, according to figures released by the Brewers Association. The increase amounts to almost 1.8 million more barrels (each of them 31 gallons) of craft beer. With production at 13,235,917 barrels in 2012, craft brewers reached 6.5% volume of the total U.S. beer market, up from 5.7% the previous year. Additionally, ...
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US craft beer exports up 72
The American craft beer industry set a new record for exports in 2012. Based on results from a recently completed industry survey, the Brewers Association reports craft beer export volume increased by 72% compared to 2011, with a value estimated at $49.1 million. Canada remained the industry’s largest export market, with shipments increasing 140% by volume. Significant gains have been ...
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New Yorker 2013 Beerdrinker of the Year
Warren Monteiro, a New York City freelance writer, beer traveler, homebrewer and beer columnist, was chosen as the 2013 Beerdrinker of the Year at Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver. ';This year was very difficult to judge,'; said Cody Christman, the 2009 Beerdrinker of the Year and a judge at Saturday’s finals. ';All three finalists were superb and deserved to be on the ...
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Samuel Adams Deschutes shine in UK judging
International Brewing Awards 2013 in England . The bi-annual competition attracted more than 1,000 entries from 45 countries. Forty judges, all professional brewers, assessed the beers over the course of three days. The medals winners in each category were announced at the National Brewery Center in Burton upon Trent, where the judging was held. The 11 overall championship winners will be ...
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Small brewer federal excise tax bill reintroduced
The Brewers Association reports that H.R. 494, the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act (Small BREW Act) has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation, which was reintroduced by Representatives Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) and Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.), seeks to recalibrate the federal beer excise tax that small brewers pay on every barrel of beer they ...
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