Category Archives: Beer-related news

75th anniversary of the 21st ammendment

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the 21st ammendment, which federally repealed prohibition in 1933. So today, grab your favorite beer, wine or liquor and appreciate your freedom to enjoy it. Charlie Papazian, one of the most instrumental people in … Continue reading

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illegal homebrewing

Over the past several months I’ve been reading Travels With Barley by Ken Wells (I’m a slow reader). Published in 2004, it is slightly out of date, especially with the recent InBev/Anheiser-Busch merger, but it is quite an entertaining read … Continue reading

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Coast arrives in Greenville

One of my favorite breweries in the Southeast, Coast Brewing Company, took its first step toward global domination and has its Rye Knot Brown Ale available at Barley’s Tap Room in Greenville, SC. This is their first beer to be … Continue reading

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Stone Brewing Company comes to South Carolina

Tonight, Stone Brewing Company is being unveiled in South Carolina at Barley’s Tap Room in Greenville. Sadly, I won’t be able to go (I miss out on so many good beer events!). I had heard of the legend of this … Continue reading

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those crazy economics

Go figure. That ol’ supply and demand curve is still right after all these years. As you may have heard, the price of hops has skyrocketed over the past year, increasing about five or six-fold. This has really caused a … Continue reading

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do you think Budweiser will come out with a Belgian Triple?

A couple weeks ago, it was announced that Budweiser was going to be bought out by Belgian beer giant InBev for around $50 billion. There’s a good Washington Post article that gives some background not only on this transaction, but … Continue reading

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high gravity beers losing their “coolness?”

Now that’s it’s been a year since the cap on the alcohol content for beer was lifted in South Carolina, we can look back and see what the effect has been on the overall beer climate in the state. Check … Continue reading

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beer bathing?

I love beer, but this is just plain weird: http://www.smh.com.au/news/europe/bathe-in-beer/2008/04/23/1208743038757.html?page=fullpage I had always heard that the Czech Republic, Prague especially, is a great place to visit. This may put it over the top and push it higher on the travel … Continue reading

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is the hop shortage all gloom and doom?

In case you don’t follow beer news religiously, we are in the midst of a world-wide hop shortage. It’s more likely that you noticed the price of beer going up over the last few months. I’ve definitely noticed the prices … Continue reading

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upcoming vote for Sunday beer sales in Columbia

For those of my readership living in Columbia, SC, the city elections are coming up this Tuesday, April 1. One of the items on the ballot is whether to allow beer sales in stores on Sundays. I won’t tell you … Continue reading

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