Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Clamps & Gaskets: Roundup for Week 33

Clamps and Gaskets: weekly wrap-upClamps 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 33:
16 August - 22 August 2009


    Lucy Saunders prepares

  • 2009.08.22
    "Start with beer in good condition -the flavors will intensify." More cooking with beer tips from chef/author Lucy Saunders http://bit.ly/15f2gc

  • 2009.08.21
    The latest on Mad Fox brewpub to open in 2010 in Falls Church, VA: http://bit.ly/GMVc5

  • 2009.08.21
    Broadbent vs. Billionaire's Vinegar. The wine expert's libel suit over a book on a wine hoax, and his tarnished reputation. In Slate: http://bit.ly/yGmi3 /

  • 2009.08.21
    Humorous, faux Public Service Announcement via @twobeerqueers: Parents, don't let your kids drink ... bad beer. http://bit.ly/IUeyi

  • 2009.08.21
    #FollowFriday: @BeerScribe - Companion Tweets for the blog of the same name. http://www.beerscribe.com. Perceptive analyses of the beer scene.:

  • 2009.08.21
    Beer and food pairings basics for first-timers. Beer and Food Pairings at NBC Today Show (on Hulu) http://bit.ly/WBEkU

  • 2009.08.20
    The weight of the official kilogram may be changing ... or not. Via NPR News: http://su.pr/1B5ww0

  • 2009.08.19
    Six (as yet unnamed) companies may soon be operating water taxis to Washington Nationals baseball games. http://bit.ly/14n0NU

  • Steve Jones
  • 2009.08.19
    How a British biochemist PhD candidate became a brewer ... in Baltimore, Maryland. http://bit.ly/EmUSh

  • 2009.08.19
    Twitter of MORE than 140 characters: A list of 100 book-related Twitter-ers. http://bit.ly/hWnK9

  • 2009.08.19
    Beer myth busted? Scottish beers were NOT hopped with fewer hops than English beers, in 19th century. http://bit.ly/1JX07q.

  • 2009.08.19
    The 'Judgment of Virginia': In a blind tasting, Virginia wines fool the judges, almost beat the French. http://bit.ly/181qUY

  • 2009.08.18
    DC Beer Week ends Friday with Nationals vs Brewers (appropriately!). Mention “Beer Week” to purchase discounted tickets. http://www.dcbeerweek.com

  • 2009.08.18
    Brewers Association figures show slowing rate of craft beer growth: up 5% for first six months in 2009 vs. 6.5% growth in first half of 2008. Analysis of figures, and the BA's take on it: http://bit.ly/OyQ7a

  • 2009.08.17
    Ever new, Kind of Blue. Today is the 50th anniversary of maybe the greatest jazz album ever. http://bit.ly/5OExb

  • 2009.08.16
    It all begins with water. Great Lakes Craft Brewers & Water Conservation Conference. Oct 26-27, Milwaukee, WI. http://bit.ly/U53M8

  • 2009.08.16
    Facebook just bought the rights to nearly every social net-thing you do online. And it cost them only $47.5 million. http://bit.ly/k6MMc

  • 2009.08.16
    Via @agoodbeerblog: Who really should be writing about beer? [Bloggers or paid professionals? And what are their agendas?] http://bit.ly/Fairy

  • 2009.08.16
    Fight to clear the name of computer genius Alan Turing. http://bit.ly/uaeVv

  • 2009.08.16
    Oregon's winemakers are "fighting back" against beer's success. http://bit.ly/tgdas

  • 2009.08.16
    'Tough work' at the Mid-Atlantic Brewing News writers' meeting. http://twitpic.com/e4sd8

  • 2009.08.16
    DC Beer Week: The Interview. (Sept 16-21) http://bit.ly/GvPPo

  • 2009.08.16
    Twitter's API was more or less down for 14 hours yesterday. Is there a need for non-centralized Twitter-like services via the computing cloud?

  • 2009.08.16
    Most expensive pint of beer in world is in the United Arab Emirates: http://bit.ly/d8ISz. Least expensive in Panama: http://bit.ly/1fHBPN.

  • 2009.08.16
    Women who drink moderate amounts of beer may strengthen their bones, per Spanish researchers. http://tr.im/wtwd
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1 comment:

  1. I thought the current version of Primo, the "shitty beer" featured in that YouTube parody, was a new recipe developed by Southampton brewmaster, Phil Markowski through his "partnership" with Pabst. IIRC the PR stories when first released, it's primarily all-malt, with the addition of a bit of local sugar cane. (I think the kegged version was also contract brewed in Hawaii).

    A strange beer to pick for the parody (considering how many other Pabst owned brands there are that haven't been "revived" with new recipes might have fit in better).

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