This Week's Top Beer Stories - March 2, 2007

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Stampede Light: Beer that's better for you(March 1) - Texas - Back in 2003, Dallas entrepreneur Lawrence Schwartz met friends for sushi and a beer after an intense workout. But he worried that drinking beer would negate the workout's benefits. "What about a beer that tastes like a beer but is better for you?" he pondered. Complete Story New Belgium Brewing Takes on the Big Challenge(March 1) - Colorado - The beer world has its share of posers, but what happens when a genuine craft brewer gets its mitts on enough money to fund a national advertising campaign? Complete Story Stoudt's Brewing marks 20 year anniversary(February 28) - Pennsylvannia - I remember the first time I walked into Stoudt's Brewing Co., just off Route 222 in Adamstown. It was in fall 1990, and I was there because, at the time, it was the state's first and only microbrewery. Complete Story Tapping into the organic craze(February 28) - Florida - John Cheek is the man behind Orlando Brewing Co., the state's sole certified organic brewery. John Cheek is on the cutting edge with the world's oldest alcoholic beverage. Complete Story  Saint Arnold Brewing's Much-Anticipated Divine Reserve No. 4 Coming March 1(February 28) - Texas - March will come in like a lion if Saint Arnold Brewing Company has anything to do with it. There is nothing timid about Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 4, the latest incarnation of the unique single-batch series from the oldest craft brewery in Texas, which is scheduled to begin appearing on store shelves on March 1st. Complete Story Hudy Bock Beer comes back(February 28) - Cincinnati - Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. is resurrecting another of Cincinnati’s historic beer brands for this weekend’s Bockfest celebration. Hudepohl Bock Beer will be available on draft at restaurants and bars participating in Bockfest beginning Thursday. Complete Story Virginia professor is 2007 Beerdrinker of the Year(February 27) - Colorado - Diane Catanzaro, a Norfolk, Va., homebrewer, beer judge and college professor, has been crowned the 2007 Beerdrinker of the Year. Catanzaro, 48, won the title in the hotly contested Beerdrinker of the Year National Finals on Feb. 24 at Wynkoop Brewing Company.  Complete Story Heineken makes heavyweight profits with new 'light' beer(February 27) - Amsterdam - Dutch brewer Heineken reported on Wednesday a hefty 59.0-percent rise in net profit in 2006 thanks to a boost from its new light beer brand, "Heineken Premium Light". Complete Story A-B Keeps Pouring 'Here's To Beer' Effort(February 24) - Chicago - Skeptics and craft brewers in particular said that once Anheuser-Busch has wrung out whatever benefit it sought with "Here's to Beer," it would drop the category-promoting campaign and move on to corporate priorities. Complete Story Four Sons Brewery Sold for $323(February 24) - A sheriff's sale Thursday morning at Four Sons Brewery in Titusville resulted in an ownership transfer to the Titusville Redevelopment Authority. No potential operators bid on the abandoned business and the sale amount was $323, the cost of execution of the sale plus $1. Complete Story Brewing new interest in an old brand(February 24) - New Jersey - Pabst has always been a working man's brew. From the factory towns of the 19th-century Midwest to the boxing telecasts from Madison Square Garden in the 20th to the NASCAR tracks of the 21st, Pabst Blue Ribbon has proudly worn the mantle of producing good, honest, unpretentious beer. Complete Story This Weekend's Beer Festivals   Beveridge Place Pub Barleywine Bacchanal - Seattle, WA - March 2-10 Fifth annual event, featuring about 40 barleywine-style ales, including vintage cellared beers, from at least 25 breweries from Washington, the Northwest, and Alaska. Desmond Brew Fest - Malvern, PA - March 3   Open and tutored beer tastings, food, seminar on the beers of Munich, cooking demonstration; appearance by TV personality Don Tollefson; free shuttle from Paoli Amtrak station. Florida Brewers Guild Beer Fest - Tampa, FL - March 3 More than 100 Florida-brewed beers, live music, Best Florida Beer competition. Hops and Props - Oshkosh, WI - March 3  More than 100 microbrews, live music by several bands, and hors d'oeuvres; tickets available to pre-event VIP tasting, with Anheuser-Busch Brewmaster Nathaniel Davis and Chef Benjamin Ford; admission price includes entry to the museum.   Night of the Living Ales - Chicago, IL - March 3 A one-night tasting Real Ales from Chicagoland breweries, with guest ales from around the country; complimentary appetizers; voting for the 2007 Champion Real Ale. Philly Craft Beer - Festival Philadelphia, PA - March 3 Festival venue is inside the Philadelphia Navy Yard;more than 100 beers from 45 microbreweries; live music; proceeds benefit St. Christopher's Hospital for children. Only 1,500 tickets will be sold