A non-comprehensive roundup of the week's
(in this instance, 3 weeks)
news of beer and other things.
Weeks 49/50/51
5 December 2010 - 25 December 2010
- 2010.12.25
For Christmas, how to go a-wassailing, via Zythophile website. - 2010.12.21
Taylor Smack, brewer for Blue Mountain Brewery refutes the myth of buying warm beer vs. cold beer. - 2010.12.21
Happy Winter Solstice! Totality of the lunar eclipse occurs between 1 and 3 am ET. - 2010.12.20
The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild has been re-launched by the Virginia Manufacturers Association. - 2010.12.20
Who actually brews the beer sold at Trader’s Joe’s? - 2010.12.20
Cautionary tale for US brewers? Alberta, Canada, cracks down on "high-octane" beers. - 2010.12.20
What is the meaning of the phrase "Sans pris de mousse" found on some French language beer bottles? - 2010.12.20
Washington, D.C. area bar has been sued for a death caused by an inebriated customer. - 2010.12.19
DCBeer.com remembers Washington DC's now closed Brickskeller. - 2010.12.19
Discovery News reports that Amelia Earhart may have survived months as a castaway. - 2010.12.18
It will always be a "Tropical Hot Dog Night." Captain Beefheart dies, aged 69. - 2010.12.17
Dave Alexander talks about the imminent end of Washington D.C.'s Brickskeller; to leave behind beer & memorabilia. - 2010.12.16
Devils Backbone Brewpub in Roseland, Virginia, planning new production facility and 2nd restaurant. - 2010.12.15
Billie Holiday to Bruce Springsteen. Today would have been the 100th birthday of Columbia Records' talent scout John Hammond. - 2010.12.14
A destructive bug has infested Hawaii's Kona coffee fields. - 2010.12.14
British beer historian Zythophile explains the differences between old styles: X, XX, AK, KK, Burton Ale. - 2010.12.14
Winners of 2010 beer photo contest announced at A Good Beer Blog. - 2010.12.13
A look at the long-gone Consumer Brewery of Rosslyn, Virginia. - 2010.12.13
A Federal judge in Virginia strikes down the Federal health care law. Via NPR. - 2010.12.10
James Moody, jazz great saxophonist and composer. dies of cancer at age 85. - 2010.12.09
A list of beer apps for mobile phones. - 2010.12.08
Happy 15th anniversary to Heavy Seas Brewing Company of Baltimore, Maryland. - 2010.12.07
50-tap drafthouse opening in Columbia, Maryland, as Frisco Grille moves to new digs, and renamed as Frisco Tap house.
St. Nicholas: Patron Saint of Brewers. Via Brookston Beer Bulletin.
Amateur photographers post their best photos of 2010 to Flickr.
The most expensive beer ever: $1,185 (US dollars) bid for Antarctic Nail Ale, in a charity auction.
Evidence that many 19th century wooden beer casks in Britain were NOT lined (with pitch, etc.). Via British historian Ron Pattinson.
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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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