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Featured Articles, The Business of Beer

Americans are expected to spend $381 million for 21 million cases of beer in major supermarkets in the 2 weeks surrounding Memorial Day according to Nielson Research. It is the second biggest beer-buying holiday with July 4th being number one. While this is an interesting statistic, I [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "$381 million in beer for Memorial Day", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=138" });

Beer Tasting, Featured Articles

Lang Creek Brewery, which is housed in a converted aircraft hangar, is located in Marion, Montana holds the distinction of being the most remote brewery in the US. Lang Creek beer is only available in the Northwest at the moment but they seem to be expanding. It was founded in 1993 by pilot John [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beer tasting: Lang Creek Cherry Porter", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=130" });

Beer Culture, Featured Articles

File this one under Rants. I came across an article with a provocative headline: Body builder alert: beer degrades muscles. “Oh no!” I thought. “My favorite libation could be causing me to turn into a flabby old man prematurely.” No doubt this is exactly what the author wanted me to think when I read the headline. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beer degrades muscle… or not", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=134" });

Breweries, Featured Articles

I have written before about the world-wide shortage of hops (and malts) that is causing the price of beer to go up. Now it seems the next logical step is already taking place: breweries are having to change their beer recipes to use less hops. Here’s the root of the problem: The bulk of U.S.-grown hops [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Breweries changing recipes to use less hops", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=126" });

Commercial Breweries

Sam Adams recalls beer because of glass shards

Posted on 05 May 2008

This is a little late but Sam Adams announced last month that they are voluntarily recalling some of their beer because it could contain glass shards. They discovered during a routine inspection that some of their bottles were defective. During a routine bottle inspection at one of our breweries, we detected possible defects in a small [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sam Adams recalls beer because of glass shards", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=122" }); Continue Reading

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Beer 101

Beer 101: What is ale?

Posted on 05 May 2008

Ale is one of the two major styles of beer, the other being lager. The primary characteristics of ale are: It is top fermented, meaning the yeast floats on the top of the wort in the fermenter rather than settling to the bottom. It is fermented at warmer temperatures, generally above 60°F. It is the oldest form of [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beer 101: What is ale?", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=118" }); Continue Reading

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Home Brewing

Tasting my first home brew

Posted on 12 April 2008

If you have been following my inaugural foray into home brewing, you know that I was trying to spend as little money as possible while keeping the process as idiot-proof as possible. After tasting the fruits of my labor, I have to say that having better equipment probably would have resulted in a better end [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tasting my first home brew", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=75" }); Continue Reading

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Beer Culture

75 years of legal beer

Posted on 07 April 2008

Today is the anniversary of the legalization of beer after prohibition. Happy New Beers Day! At 12:01 a.m. Eastern April 7, 1933 the Cullen-Harrison Act went into effect. One of the very first acts of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this act allowed the return of legal beer sales in America, and marked the beginning of the end [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "75 years of legal beer", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=50" }); Continue Reading

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Beer Culture

Beer as a catalyst for social change

Posted on 06 April 2008

A big part of the culture of beer is the social aspect of our favorite libation. While beer is enjoyable in its own right, when consumed in the company of friends, it transcends the mere act of consumption and becomes an experience. It’s really no surprise, then, that there are groups that use beer as the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beer as a catalyst for social change", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=46" }); Continue Reading

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Breweries

The benefits of drinking beer every day

Posted on 01 April 2008

Found this on Olivaria beer web site. Beer improves metabolism, and many doctors consider that it is better to drink beer often (maybe every day), but with moderate portions (100-200 ml), than rarely but with huge portions. 1. Beer strengthens cordial muscle. There are lots of potassium, magnesium, phosphorus in beer and it is excellent prophylaxis of myocardial [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The benefits of drinking beer every day", url: "http://www.beerutopia.com/?p=41" }); Continue Reading

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