From Salon’s The rise and fall of an American beer: “Ever since Budweiser was sold to Belgian brewing monster InBev on Sunday, beer drinkers have been sighing that a piece of Americana has been lost. They’ve got it all wrong. During its rise to President for Life of Beers, Budweiser ended up crushing dozens of [...]
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Why Long Trail, Otter Creek, Harpoon, and Magic Hat Costs 50¢ More Than They Used To
April 4, 2008 – 12:35 pm
From Rutland Herald’s Beer prices rising: “In the face of a global hops shortage, many small breweries are raising prices, refiguring recipes and discontinuing certain hops-intensive products. Many of Vermont’s beer-makers said this week that they are in the same boat.”
Stumpy’s Beer-Can Chicken
July 18, 2007 – 11:04 am
As my dad always says, “There’s nothing like a beer can up your butt!”
Here is a nice way to make roasted chicken. Once you make it this way, you’ll never go back, ’cause this is the juiciest way to cook a bird. NOW GET COOKING!
Spice Rub:
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground [...]
Links for May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007 – 01:20 pm
Oral Dissents Give Ginsburg a New Voice on Court: “Whatever else may be said about the Supreme Court’s current term, which ends in about a month, it will be remembered as the time when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg found her voice, and used it.”
Beer in the Headlights: “Wine consumption in this country has nearly doubled [...]
25 Best Beers In America
April 12, 2007 – 12:15 pm
Men’s Journal picks the 25 Best Beers In America: “We put this list together by gathering recommendations from the experts and carefully tasting case after case, on deadline. You, however, have all the Saturdays in the world. Think of this list as a scorecard, with points to debate and notes for inspiration. Which is to [...]
How much beer does your country drink?
March 2, 2007 – 10:58 am
From Beer Consumption by Country: In a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of beer (as of 2004), the U.S. comes in 13th, and Ireland, I’m ashamed to say, comes in 2nd! You’ll have to click on the link to see who comes in 1st.
The Beer Advocate
August 30, 2006 – 10:50 am
In Beer: The Midwife of Civilization, the Beer Advocate looks “not only at the facts about the origins of beer—as best as they have been developed by archaeologists—but also at the surprising and usually overlooked linkages that have emerged between beer and human nature, that is, between our favorite beverage and who we are!”
On Becoming A Local
June 15, 2006 – 11:36 am
I live in a small town. Not suburb small, but rural Vermont small. In fact, I don’t even live in a town. I live in a village. And in this village, there is only one place to go when you want to get a drink: the Back To Vermont Pub.
I don’t know how true this [...]
