Clamps & Gaskets: Roundup for 2010 Week 38

Week 38
19 September 2010 - 25 September 2010

• 2010.09.25
  DC Brau receives its Federal Brewers' License. One step closer to becoming Washington D.C.'s first production brewery since 1956. http://bit.ly/agHfoF


• 2010.09.25
  USDA deals blow to U.S. organic hop industry, says non-organic IS organic: http://bit.ly/cxXwAC
• 2010.09.25
  It's autumn!? Temperature of 98 °F at National Airport sets a record for Washington, D.C. http://bit.ly/cza6mq
• 2010.09.24
  New list of French Cru Bourgeois announced. Already some controversy. http://ow.ly/2Jao4
• 2010.09.24
  Professor Charlie Bamforth wrote it. Charlie Papazian reviews it. "Beer is Proof God Loves Us" due out 20 November 2010. http://exm.nr/8Xf0Uw
• 2010.09.24
  To counter rapidly diminishing sales, Budweiser to give away free beer. http://bit.ly/b3IVsi
• 2010.09.23
  Bricks and mortar vs. mobile: Food Truck Wars in Washington, D.C. http://bit.ly/9McMsq
• 2010.09.23
  Three more lion cubs born at Washington DC National Zoo. http://bit.ly/c5CWCM


• 2010.09.23
  The 'super' harvest moon and Jupiter made quite the show in the sky. http://bit.ly/aIv6zs
• 2010.09.22
  Video on homebrewing from Slate: http://bit.ly/c6NWGL
• 2010.09.22
  For Italian white wines, look past Pinot Grigio. http://bit.ly/9nUi7E
• 2010.09.22
  Belgian India Pale Ale (BIPA): enough, already, says beer writer Lew Bryon: http://bit.ly/8Yff5F
• 2010.09.22
  A review of "A History of Beer and Brewing", which includes research on beer among ancient civilizations. http://bit.ly/9IZrL7
• 2010.09.22
  The ancient Israelites proudly drank beer —lots of it. http://bit.ly/dsVhl7
• 2010.09.21
  The ancient Israelites proudly drank beer —lots of it. http://bit.ly/dsVhl7


• 2010.09.21
  Decanter reports that 2010 will be among the great vintages of Bordeaux, but with a low yield. http://bit.ly/9knX1S
• 2010.09.20
  What's new in Baltimore, Maryland? Frank Zappa's head. http://bit.ly/blF0Hp
• 2010.09.20
  Victory Brewing Company in Pennsylvania installing a 345-panel solar energy roof. http://yfrog.com/mxfv8kj
• 2010.09.19
  The life of a beer judge at the Great American Beer Festival. http://bit.ly/cuo2dM
• 2010.09.19
  The awards festival at the Great American Beer Festival was streamed live by BeerTapTV.

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• Clamps and Gaskets is a weekly wrap-up of stories  not posted at Yours For Good Fermentables.com. Most 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.
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