This Week's Brew News - May 4, 2007 -- Beer Info

Full Sail Tasting Room & Pub Grand Opening Today(May 4) - Oregon - After months of planning, design, construction, remodeling and lot’s of recipe tastings, Full Sail Brewing is reopening their pub. The Grand Opening will be on Friday May 4th, 2007, in the same spectacular location with the same great beers. Complete Story

Hops high in Odell's India pale ale(May 4) - Florida - It is a pleasure to report that so many microbrewed beers are being made right now that I have to double up occasionally on my reviews. Odell recently provided an India pale ale and what they called a double pilsner. Complete Story

Beer of the Week

Foster's brewery taps waste for energy(May 4) - USAToday - Scientists and Australian beer maker Foster's are teaming up to generate clean energy from brewery waste water by using sugar-consuming bacteria. Complete Story

Full Sail Brewing launches new seasonal beer “LTD 02”(May 3) - Oregon - For the last year the Full Sail brew-masters have been working to develop a special line of beers to celebrate their 20th anniversary and now the second result of their efforts, LTD 02, has been brewed, bottled and is ready to ship. Complete Story

Wynkoop Named Best Brewpub in Westworld(May 2) - Colorado - When the Wynkoop Brewing Co. opened almost twenty years ago in LoDo, there was no Coors Field, no sports bar every few steps, no brewpub every few steps past that. Complete Story

Leap into summer with Alaskan Summer Ale(May 2) - Alaska - We're celebrating May Day and the return of Alaskan Summer Ale in stores and bars near you, as well as onboard Alaska Airlines, Princess Cruises and Holland America. Complete Story

Cape Ann Brewing grows by hops and bounds(May 1) - Gloucester,MA - Cape Ann’s sole brewery has taken the East Coast by storm, its beer sailing into the hands of connoisseurs from the black fly-infested swamps of eastern Maine and south across the Mason-Dixon Line. Complete Story

Flying Dog Brewery Celebrates American Craft Beer Week(April 30) - Denver - Denver's Flying Dog Brewery will celebrate American Craft Beer Week, May 14-20, with week of special brewery tours and contests. The week recognizes America's small, independent and traditional brewers and contributions the craft beer community makes to our economy. Complete Story

Maths cracks beer froth mystery(April 30) - UK - Mathematicians have come up with a formula that predicts how the head on a pint of beer will change after pouring. Complete Story

Buoys to mark 1899 shipwreck including Rainier beer bottles(April 29) - Canada - More than 107 years after fire ravaged its masts and deck, the Hera's hull and some of its cargo - including hundreds of bottles of Rainier beer - remain intact. Complete Story

Sprecher reformulates African-style beer to be gluten free(April 28) - Wisconsin - Sprecher Brewing Co. has reformulated the recipe for its West African-style Shakparo ale so that it is gluten free. The Glendale brewer said it made the change in response to inquiries from consumers who suffer from Celiac disease, which makes it difficult to digest grain-based products, including beer. Complete Story

Great Divide's amber ale makes a good first impression(April 28) - New Jersey - Ridge Line is one of those beers that I really do not come across very often — a well-balanced beer where all the ingredients complement, instead of fight, each other. Complete Story

Pyramid celebrates, looks to expand(April 28) - California - Most people celebrate one anniversary at a time, but Pyramid Breweries Inc. is celebrating three anniversaries this year. Its motherhouse in Seattle is 20 years old, its Pyramid Alehouse at Eighth and Gilman streets in Berkeley is 10, and its Walnut Creek establishment celebrated its fifth birthday with a party Thursday. Complete Story

Carlsberg, an Scottish & Newcastle suitor - probably(April 28) - UK - The prospect of a bidding war for Scottish & Newcastle, maker of Fosters lager and Strongbow cider, intensified yesterday after Carlsberg announced a change to its share structure, fuelling speculation that it intended to bid for the Scottish brewer. Complete Story

Drink up, beer fans, and take brewery tour(April 28) - Florida - This was my first experience with a beer factory (save for those hosers on Strange Brew), and it was quieter than I expected. You don't see anyone working except your tour guide and the bartenders in the Hospitality Room. Complete Story

Anheuser-Busch Quenches Summertime Thirst with Michelob ULTRA Fruit Infused Beers(April 27) - St. Louis - Just in time for al fresco dinners, afternoon picnics and backyard grilling, Anheuser-Busch today releases the newest member of the Michelob family, Michelob ULTRA Fruit Infused beers. Complete Story

Of beer and bubbles: The formula for a perfect pint(April 27) - Chicago - A mathematical formula can now predict how the frothy head on a beer changes over time, a finding that may have a wide range of commercial uses beyond pulling the perfect pint, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Complete Story

This Weekend's Beer Festivals

Arborfest - Macalester College, St. Paul, MN - May 4
More than 50 locally-brewed beers; bagpipe festival opener, and live funk music; food; brewery swag raffle and competition.

Beer on the Pier - Navy Pier, Chicago, IL - May 5
Indoor venue; two tasting sessions; more than 150 beers from all over the world

Great International Spring Beer Festival - Providence, RI - May 5
Inaugural event, a smaller version of the Great International Beer Festival; two tasting sessions; tutored tastings conducted by nationally-recognized experts.

The Legendary Boonville Beer Festival - Boonville, CA - May 5
Open-air setting in the scenic Anderson Valley; more than 100 beers from more than 50 breweries, most of them from California and the West; music and dancing; food and merchandise offered by vendors; on-site camping available; all proceeds are donated to area non-profit organizations.

Rites of Spring International Beer Festival - Ellicottville, NY - May 5

More than 175 beers from around the world; Great Lakes Brewing News Real Ale competition.

Featured Beer of the Week

Anderson Valley's Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout - Website
With its deep, dark brown-black color, thick, full-bodied, velvety-smooth mouth feel, mocha character, and, strong yet subtle hop bite, Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout is one of the thickest, richest, and most complex stouts on the market today. In 1990, it became our first gold medal winner, at the Great American Beer Festival. Barney Flats was judged so superior to the other stouts that no other medals were even awarded in its catagory. Try it and see why Stewart Kallen described it as, "Slippery, creamy, dark, and sweet as a Pacific May morning," in his book, The 50 Greatest Beers in the World.
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout is never sterile filtered nor heat pasteurized, and should be stored in refrigeration. However, to fully enjoy its rich and complex flavor, it should be served between 40° and 45°F. 5.7 % ABV

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