Monday, February 01, 2010

Clamps & Gaskets: Roundup for Week 4

Clamps and Gaskets: weekly roundupWeek 4
24 January 2010 - 30 January 2010
  • 2010.01.30
    California global wine shipments dropped for the 1st time in 16 years in 2009 (down 1.6%). http://bit.ly/cqOlKM
  • 2010.01.30
    The 10 hottest women in the food biz. Via Slashfood: The 10 hottest women in the food biz. http://bit.ly/9hBg5X (Ah, poor Rachel) (Ah, poor Rachel)
  • 2010.01.29
    An era ends in Washington DC. Donnie Simpson leaves his Morning Show, WPGC 95.5 http://bit.ly/9lxmZO
  • 2010.01.29
    CAMRA launches Facebook page.for real ale news, pics from events, promotions, competitions, etc. http://bit.ly/dj290M
  • 2010.01.29
    #FollowFriday. For social media, tech, AND beer: @deirdrereid, @karpo.
  • 2010.01.29
    A mid-Atlantic analysis of RateBeer.com's 2009 list of the best breweries and beer pubs. http://bit.ly/c34ULn
  • 2010.01.29
    Six breweries that blog in DC/MD/VA: http://bit.ly/5QqhO
  • 2010.01.28
    For Washington DC/Baltimore good beer fans: web discussion group DC-Beer which began as a listserve 15 years ago now has a Facebook page and a Twitter address: @dc_beer.
  • 2010.01.28
    Marin Institute berates Anheuser-Busch for donating A-B branded cans of drinking water to Haiti. http://cli.gs/JrWZJ
  • 2010.01.27
    Howard Zinn, author of a People's History of the United States, died today. http://twurl.nl/u68rgv
  • 2010.01.27
    Maxim Magazine picks Brooklyn Brewery's Local One as THE beer to have instead of wine. Issue: 25 best 'new' American beers. http://bit.ly/12YBGM
  • Pot Still
  • 2010.01.27
    Better access to distilled spirits coming to Virginia? Renewed push to privatize ABC stores: http://bit.ly/9D0xzg
  • 2010.01.27
    Beór, bier, beere. The etymology of beer, the word. http://bit.ly/aQCKEv
  • 2010.01.27
    “Good beer makes everything more special." From the NYTimes story on growlers: refillable beer-to-go. http://bit.ly/aQCKEv
  • 2010.01.27
    Update on health recovery of craft beer pioneer Jack McAuliffe. Living in Texas. http://bit.ly/dfinXf
  • 2010.01.27
    Appeals Court ruling on Massachusetts winery direct sales might impact small brewer tax breaks elsewhere. http://bit.ly/a3kDgc
  • Cooking liquid
  • 2010.01.24
    Today in 1935: the beer can is officially born. Krueger's Finest Beer and Cream Ale sold in cans in Richmond, VA. http://bit.ly/4VIuLO
  • 2010.01.24
    A 2nd 100 tap beer bar to open in Baltimore, Maryland? http://bit.ly/5B4ARz

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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.
  • The Clamps and Gaskets graphic was created by Mike Licht at NotionsCapital.

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