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Did you know that Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey starred in one of the worst “horror” films ever made back in 1994? Neither did I, until I cracked open a Sam Adams “Beers of Summer” sampler pack last night.

The night started out like any other. My wife and I had just put our seven month-old daughter Hannah to bed. The tiki torches on the deck were lit. She had a bottle of wine chilling that I knew she was going to hate and I was deciding between Samuel Adams Pale Ale and Hefeweizen.

I’m a big fan of the Sam Adams sampler packs, even though this one had Boston Lager and Light in the mix. My rule of thumb is that sampler packs should only have unique styles and flavors in them. If I wanted the Lager and Light, I’d buy them and be done with it. But, I’m all about variety, and the rest of the selection drew me to this 12-pack. Summer Ale, Pale Ale, Hefeweizen and Cherry Wheat. That’s a good combo.

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Sure, there’s a little election happening in November that you might have heard a little about. But, why wait until then to vote when you’ve got the 4th annual Samuel Adams Beer Lovers Choice to keep you busy (and buzzed?) until we’re neck deep in Obama vs. McCain ads?

This summer, you can exercise your God-given right to choose the next brew in the Samuel Adams family of beers! The candidates are…

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It’s a gloomy, wet, cool Friday here in New Jersey and it feels like the weekend (not to mention Summer!) can’t come soon enough. Thankfully, Sam Adams is here to brighten our day with the announcement that their “Beers of Summer” 12 and 24-packs will be available for our drinking needs from May through July.

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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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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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