A bi-weekly, non-comprehensive roundup
of news of beer and other things.
Weeks 37/38
8 September - 21 September 2013
- 2013.09.19
September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
- 2013.09.17
September 17th is Constitution Day. The U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution on this day in 1787.
- 2013.09.16
Mekong Restaurant in Richmond, Virginia, is voted best craft beer bar in America, in an informal poll conducted by the Brewers Association at craftbeer.com.
- 2013.09.16
Twelve people were killed by a former Navy reservist at Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Via ABC News.
- 2013.09.16
Why aren't there more people of color in 'craft' brewing? Via NPR.
- 2013.09.16
Legionnaire's Disease bacteria discovered at Warsteiner Brewery in Germany, not in in the beer, but in the brewery's waste-water. The brewery is not believed to be the source of the outbreak. Via Beverage Daily.
- 2013.09.15
The 7 best NFL stadiums for 'craft' beer, as ranked by the Daily Meal.
- 2013.09.15
Death toll in Colorado flooding rises to 8. Via Fox News.
- 2013.09.15
Colorado floods affected breweries such as Oskar Blues and Left Hand. Via Denver Post.
- 2013.09.12
Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 has become the first human object to leave the solar system. Via National Geographic.
- 2013.09.11
The 10 'craft' breweries that grew the fastest in 2012. Via The Street.
- 2013.09.09
Jim Koch of Boston Beer Company (maker of Samuel Adams beers) becomes a billionaire, the first owner of a 'craft' brewery to do so. Via NPR.
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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 twitter.com/cizauskas.
- The Clamps and Gaskets graphic was created by Mike Licht at NotionsCapital.
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