This is the first Beer Nation drinking game and I would love to hear how many of you could actually get your hands on all of these brews. - When a winner pulls out a prepared speech, drink a beer from Speakeasy Brewery
- When a winner thanks God, drink a beer from Holy Brew in Leesburg, Virginia
- When a presenter stumbles over a name, take a drink from any Dogfish Head brew (the presenter has probably been drinking one of Sam Calagione’s high ABV beers as well)
- If Alec Baldwin mentions 30 Rock, drink anything from Rock Bottom Brewery
- If he mentions Hunt for Red October, then you’ll have to dig deep into the back of the fridge to find the last remaining Oktoberfest
- And if he mentions his sweaty balls then grab the beer of the person next to you and drink that
- When the band attempts to play a winner off the stage, take a drink of water.
- When the band succeeds, drink one of the Zappa Series beers from Lagunitas (you’ll probably have to go down to the cellar and pull up the bottle of Reuben and the Jets that you’ve been saving)
- When the band attempts to play James Cameron off the stage, drink anything from Blue Point Brewery or the Bar Harbor True Blue Ale (I had to throw in some blue related beers in honor of the Navi)
| Tsun | oe | nga-hu | nì-Na’vi | p‹iv›ängkxo | a | fì-’u | oe-ru | prrte’ | lu and enjoy the Oscar’s tonight everyone. |
Move over Stoli, BrewDog has brewed a 41% beer called Sink the Bismarck, watch an interesting video about it here – BrewDog.com
- Obama loses beer bet to the Canadian Prime Minister as the Men’s hockey team fought back after being down 2-0, but lost in OT 3-2. What kind of beer does Barack have to send up north? find out here - eCanadaNow
- If you want to really get your hands deep into a pile of hops and malt then visit Woodstock Inn Station and Brewery for their educational weekend of brewing, John Holl from the New York Times did, read about his adventures here – NY Times
- Fun and Games in Vancouver. The Wall Street Journal ranks the best parties during the Winter Olympics – WSJ
From left: Vinnie Cilurzo, Leonardo Di Vincenzo, Sam Calagione and Teo Musso. Photo credit: Ryan Collerd
The dream team of brewing is coming to New York! At this past weekend’s Extreme Beer Festival, Vinny Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing and Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Brewery announced their collaboration with two famous Italian brewers – Leonardo Di Vincenzo of Birra del Borgo and Teo Musso of Birrificio Le Baladin – in the opening of a new brewpub on the roof of an upcoming artisan food market in New York cleverly called Eataly (Sam compares it to a Whole Foods on steroids).
Seth and Mike visit the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival in NYC to find out which beers pair best with barbequed hog. Check out Episode 2 of Beer Nation to learn more about Seth and Mike’s explorations of the craft beer revolution.
A new study from the National Institutes of Health reveals that drinking beer is good for your bones. The scientists behind the study, however, believe that these bone-building benefits come from beers containing a healthy amount of hops and malted barley, and not from lighter beers brewed with extracts like corn. Hmmm . . . sounds like these scientists are talking about craft beer!
With less than 5% of the beer market, no craft brewery has the funds to pay for Super Bowl advertising time. Instead, look forward to seeing commercials for what can only be described as the opposite of craft beer: Budweiser Select 55!
Budweiser Select 55 is the so-called “lightest beer in the world,” barely beating out almost-porter-like MGD64. Budweiser’s latest swill will be introduced to the World this Sunday with a what’s sure to be a flashy commercial when the Saints take on the Colts in the Super Bowl.
In Episode 2 of Beer Nation, Seth and Mike visit Rattle ‘N’ Hum Bar in New York City and Captain Lawrence Brewery in Pleasantville, New York to figure out . . . “The Definition of Craft Beer.”
Join the hosts of Beer Nation at one of NYC’s best beer bars – Rattle ‘N’ Hum – this Sunday, January 31, for a *SNEAK PREVIEW* of Episode 2. Aside from sneaking-a-peak at our new episode, come and take advantage of DRINK SPECIALS: $4 pints on select beers — including all Captain Lawrence brews (featured in Episode 2!) — and $5 cask beers.
- 2:30 PM (3:30 PM Screening)
- Sunday, January 31, 2010
- Rattle ‘N’ Hum Bar – 14 E. 33rd Street, NYC
- Check out the teaser for Episode 2 here.
As if flavor wasn’t a sufficient indicator, the Wall Street Journal confirmed last week that craft breweries are doing a hell of a lot better than macro breweries. While total beer sale volumes fell 2.2% in 2009 – the highest rate since the 1950s – “[t]he small-batch ‘craft’ beer industry continued to represent an industry bright spot, with the biggest among the craft brewers, Boston Beer Co., showing a 1.7% increase.” (But, is Boston Beer Company still a craft brewery? Maybe not.)
Although 2009’s numbers seem to show that craft beer is recession proof, the jury is still out as to whether craft beer’s rise – as compared to macro beer – is a trend that will continue once the economy picks up (as it seems to be doing). Only time will tell.
No style of beer confounds lay drinkers more than barley wines. So, let me say this upfront: barley wine is very much beer, not wine. Barley wines, however, are typically very alcoholic (8 to 12 % ABV) and — for that reason — age as well as wine.
