Clamps & Gaskets: Roundup for Week 41

Clamps and Gaskets is a weekly wrap-up of stories that I have not posted at Yours For Good Fermentables.com, but that, nevertheless, I find interesting or germane. Most of the pieces deal with beer (or wine, or whisky); some do not. But all are brief, and many are re-posts from my Twitter account: twitter.com/cizauskas.

This is Week 41:
11 October - 17 October 2009

• 2009.10.17
  Well reasoned and researched look at the Monster vs. Vermonster imbroglio, at A Good Beer Blog: http://bit.ly/4kXGrt.


• 2009.10.16
  My #FollowFriday today on Twitter is Rachel Maddow @maddow. Because sometimes it's not just about the beer. Thoughtful political thinking.


• 2009.10.15
  Wine author Michael Broadbent's lawsuit against Random House and the book Billionaire's Vinegar has been settled with the publisher in UK. The author -Benjamin Wallace- remains defiant. http://bit.ly/ryYcJ


• 2009.10.15
  Scientists find a taste bud protein for the 'taste' of carbonation. It's similar to 'sour' receptors: http://bit.ly/2moBa4


• 2009.10.15
  Can hop plants change sex? Hops in the Met Museum's Cloisters: http://bit.ly/4qLBIr


• 2009.10.15
  Todd Parker (@Beertodd) —the brewer for Copper Canyon Brewery in Southfield, MI— is the creator of the proposed national toast to deceased beer pioneer Greg Noonan, 6pm ET, Saturday. http://tinyurl.com/yjh8fn5


• 2009.10.15
  The exclusive article on Belgian lambic Brouwerij Girardin by Baltimore Maryland-based beer writer Chuck Cook is now on-line: http://bit.ly/3QIhPP


• 2009.10.15
  With $140B of bonuses (partly US taxpayer money), Wall Street is still rewarding the same risky speculation that was partly responsible for last year's world-wide economic crash. http://bit.ly/4C3PTB



• 2009.10.15
  Sorry, beer. You're NOT the oldest fermented beverage. That honor probably belongs to fermented fruit: wine. http://bit.ly/4qq74F


• 2009.10.15
  Pumpkin beer poured FROM a pumpkin. Described as "pretty awesome." As part of Baltimore Beer Week, in Maryland: http://bit.ly/1AnX7O


• 2009.10.15
  Vermont brewery Rock Art sued by parent company of Monster Energy Drink. Asks America for help. http://bit.ly/1JJRxQ


• 2009.10.14
  Baltimore, Maryland beer history from 1748 to 2005 (pdf file). Written by the maker of The Raven Special Lager: http://bit.ly/YMag0


• 2009.10.14
  Cider sales up 14%; fastest-growing alcoholic beverage category. From Washington Post: Juicy Times for Cider. http://bit.ly/Tz6Xb


• 2009.10.13
  What makes a good bartender? Nahem Simon, assistant manager and bartender at Rustico in Alexandria, Virginia, is interviewed by OnTap Magazine. http://bit.ly/arihR


• 2009.10.13
  Peace Corps kicks a Vietnam-veteran bar owner out of his lease. "Bought for a buck, sold out from under him: Last Days of Black Rooster." http://bit.ly/3dhBaX


• 2009.10.13
  Not as good (yet) as British CASK cider: The Rebirth of Cider in America, from Slate.com. http://bit.ly/n1mTF


• 2009.10.13
  Recession decreases demand for hops as acreage increases. Hop shortage over, for now: http://bit.ly/obU8f


• 2009.10.13
  Is there a difference between barleywines and Imperial Red Ales? American Homebrew Association founder Charlie Papazian says maybe; I say no. You? http://bit.ly/L67Bf


• 2009.10.12
  Breweries announced for Northern Virginia Fall Brewfest. http://bit.ly/rpVom (Not confirmed, but could be some casks too.)


• 2009.10.12
  Pioneer craft brewer/author Greg Noonan died Sunday. His book -Brewing Lager Beer- taught me how to brew. http://bit.ly/2aMbHW


• 2009.10.12
  The Washington Post's food critic picks his 50 best Washington, D.C. area restaurants. http://tinyurl.com/yk2tko8

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