There’s something about lists that just feels right. Maybe it’s how they bring order to a chaotic world? Maybe it’s because everyone likes a winner? Or, maybe it’s because lists are easy to post so I have to type even less than I normally do? No matter what it is, laziness aside, lists help make the world go ’round and lists about beer are no exception.
So, without further ado, Drink-a-Pint is proud to present: The Brewers Association Top 50 Breweries for 2007!
Maybe it’s my ever-present East Coast bias, but the top 50 craft brewery list was actually pretty interesting. While I expected Sam Adams to be at the top, I was surprised Magic Hat didn’t make the top 10 and, for some reason, I thought Victory was much more popular than its #35 ranking. And, since the brewery is right down the street from my office, I was definitely bummed to see Flying Fish was nowhere to be found (*sniff*).
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I know this is a primarily a blog about drinking beer, but I ran across this and thought it was close enough: BEER CUPCAKES!
Haven’t made them yet, but Jessica Armbruster of the Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages blog dove in headfirst and has some great pictures you should definitely check out. Unlike most baking uses for beer, this recipe uses the beer as an ingredient in the icing, so it doesn’t cook off. Wonder what the ABV of these cupcakes is? Hmm… of course, it’s still not as efficient as cracking open a beer, but not a bad bonus.
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I’ll be the first to say that I am a bit of a worrier when it comes to some things, but this is something that never even came close to crossing my mind: “Britain could run out of beer due to global warming, experts said yesterday.”
That’s the opening sentence from an article that appeared in The Daily Star. Apparently, rising temperatures won’t only be responsible for melting ice caps, rising ocean levels and weather that’s straight out of a The Day After Tomorrow, it could also create a worldwide booze shortage that would leave bars and store shelves empty around the world? Oh, the humanity…
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Until this week, if you weren’t within driving distance of one of Pyramid’s Alehouses in Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, Berkeley or Walnut Creek, CA, you were out of luck if you were in the mood for their Crystal Wheat Ale. Well, thou shalt not drive that far for wheat anymore, because you’ll be able to find Pyramid Crystal Wheat Ale in grocery stores and retail outlets throughout the Pacific Northwest.
So, why the excitement? How about this little tidbit: Crystal Wheat Ale won three consecutive medals at the Great American Beer Festival in 2005 (Silver), 2006 (Gold) and 2007 (Gold). The brew is inspired by Pyramid’s very first beer from 1984 – Wheaten Ale – which was the first year-round wheat beer brewed in America since Prohibition. Plus, Pyramid;s Hefeweizen has won four medals over the past decade, including a medal at the World Beer Cup in 2006 (Bronze) and at the Great American Beer Festival in 2004 (Gold), so I’d say they’ve got a good thing going. (Too bad it’s not going to be available anywhere near me in Philly… *sniff*)
Crystal Wheat Ale has an alcohol by volume of 5.3% and is made with Mt. Hood, US Tettnang, and US Spalt wheat hops and 2 Row Pale Barley.
The Boston Beer Company (BBC) has announced a voluntary recall of select 12 oz glass bottles of its Samuel Adams beer which may contain small grains or bits of glass. The precautionary recall comes after routine quality control inspections at the Company’s Cincinnati brewery detected defects in certain beer bottles, manufactured by a third-party glass bottle supplier that might cause small bits of glass to break off and possibly fall into the bottle. The affected bottles come from only one of the five glass plants that supply the Company with bottles. This plant supplies about 25% of BBC bottles. While the Company believes that the number of bottles from this plant that actually contain glass is significantly less than 1%, it took this measure to protect the safety of its drinkers.
The affected products are embossed on the base of the bottles with the following marking: The letter “N” followed by the number “35″ followed by the letters “OI”.
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