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 are concerned with beer, or wine, or whisk(e)y. Some are not. But all are brief. And many are re-posts from my Twitter account: twitter.com/cizauskas.
This is Week 19:
10 May - 16 May 2009
- 2009.05.16
While things may be stable for craft breweries, NOT so for many beer consumers. Craft beer pricing http://tinyurl.com/ry2z8o - 2009.05.16
Amazing photo of Space Shuttle Atlantis silhouetted against the sun on its way to the Hubble Telescope. http://tinyurl.com/q52ply - 2009.05.16
"Froth, The Science of Beer" by Johns Hopkins U. physics professor Mark Denny: http://tinyurl.com/opq4an. Reviewed here: http://tinyurl.com/qt4q6l - 2009.05.16
The illogic of sin taxes and neo-Prohibitionism. Discussions in the US Senate.http://tinyurl.com/oj6ad8. - 2009.05.15
There are enough US/Canadian organic beers produced to hold a festival - 3rd year in a row! North American Organic Beer Festival (NAOBF) 26-28 June in Portland, Oregon. http://www.naobf.org/ - 2009.05.15
For the first time since WWII, the number of US farms has increased. [Caveat: the statistics are tricky.] http://bit.ly/EV3k8 - 2009.05.15
Federal Trade Commission sues to halt "Your auto warranty has expired" 'robo-calls'. http://tinyurl.com/q6q2kw - 2009.05.15
100+ draft list for American Craft Beer Week at Baltimore's Maxs Taphouse. Today: Lagunitas, Stone, Dogfish. http://tinyurl.com/ppnb4o. - 2009.05.14
City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin formally recognizes American Craft Beer Week. Story at MilwaukeeWorld.com: http://tinyurl.com/djzq3a - 2009.05.14
Rustico (Alexandria VA) to bake Achel 8 Trappist beer sourdough bread and sell weekdays 7am-10pm at side door. http://bit.ly/ZWkXT - 2009.05.14
Twitter in space. Follow Astronaut Mike Massimino aboard the shuttle Atlantis for Hubble repair mission on Twitter @Astro_Mike. http://tinyurl.com/q9gnas. - 2009.05.14
Declare every Thursday as "Veggiedag" as has the city of Ghent, Belgium. It translates as "Meatless Day" http://bit.ly/MKSiJ - 2009.05.14:
The Baltimore Sun's Rob Kasper reminisces with 1950s/1960s employees of the past National Brewing Company of Baltimore, Maryland. http://bit.ly/Pelzj - 2009.05.14
President Obama abandons his plan to appoint Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) boss to head the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (NHTSA). http://bit.ly/11qhGt - 2009.05.13
NotionsCapitol picks Flickr photo site "I Drink Beer" as a "Blog with a Bite". http://tinyurl.com/rbn289 - 2009.05.13
A concurrent manifesto forAmerican Beer Week: Buy local, buy good, drink on tap. http://tinyurl.com/o8x2dy - 2009.05.13
Artisanal cheese and how to buy it at your local cheese shop to be discussed during the 1 pm hour on the Kojo Nnamdi Show at www.wamu.org. http://tinyurl.com/qdtrx9 - 2009.05.13
Leesburg Va. brewpub Vintage 50 chef Aaron McCloud "gets funky with foodstuffs." His recipe for veggie corn dogs: http://tinyurl.com/pnf2lq - 2009.05.13
Congratulations to the Washington Post's Food section for winning a James Beard Award: http://bit.ly/8Tyue - 2009.05.13
Washington D.C. 'celebrity chef' Barton Seaver discusses "food sustainability 2.0." Saving dinner by re-involving the consumer.http://tinyurl.com/p2zscr - 2009.05.13
Author Robert Parker says he has NO influence over restrictive US #wine laws. The Daily Wine Blog disagrees. http://tinyurl.com/pjedw9 - 2009.05.04
EU to allow rosé wine to be cheaper red-white blend. Many French vintners opposed http://tinyurl.com/djqw9k - 2009.05.13
Rather than worrying about beer's provenance, author Stephen Beaumont is supporting good tasting beer for American Craft Beer Week. http://bit.ly/zrfAu - 2009.05.12
Wine preferred over beer in UK, in poll conducted by Wine and Spirit Trade Association (hmm). But what are actual sales figures for wine and beer? http://tinyurl.com/oabocv - 2009.05.12
Internecine mega-brewers' price war is projected for the summer. Corona has fired the first price-cutting shot. http://tinyurl.com/qznl4k - 2009.05.12
Guerilla marketing: Flying Dog Brewing of Frederick, Maryland spends $0.00 on advertising. http://bit.ly/lew0p - 2009.05.12
What's the biggest American-owned brewery: Boston Beer or Yuengling? Both hovering near 2 million bbls http://tinyurl.com/cvmb8q - 2009.05.11
You too can own a 30, 000+ bbl per year brewery. The assets of the former Dominion Brewing Company in Ashburn, Virginia are for sale. http://tinyurl.com/pwftbg - 2009.05.10
Alexandra Elman: The Blind Wine Taster. A short video story from the NYTimes.com http://tinyurl.com/o9dfy2 - 2009.05.10
“God bless the woman who gave birth to the brewer.” Czech proverb. Happy Mother's Day.
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