In a word - WOW - shame he built it around a plastic tub instead of a steel conical fermenter :)
‘Beer Hunter’ lifts 40,000 pints of Guinness | The Register
Guinness’s St James’s Gate brewery in Dublin has been hit by an audacious raid in which an evidently thirsty man dubbed “the Beer Hunter” made off with 40,000 pints of the famous stout.
According to the Times, the perp simply drove into the brewery yard in his own HGV, hitched it to a “well-provisioned” trailer and drove out again. The total pintage nicked was 360 kegs of Guinness and Budweiser and 90 kegs of Carlsberg, worth a total of £46,000.
Sucks that he got stuck with Budweiser kegs in the process…
For drinkers of craft beer, prices may soon be hopping
Hops and malt, a form of barley essential to fermentation, are both in short supply nationwide. The shortage is caused by poor crops, high demand, the weak dollar and the increasing popularity of ethanol, which has prompted farmers to plant corn rather than hops or barley
Tom Seefurth’s Mamma Mia Pizza Beer
Be terrified - though if I find a 6 pack I’m totally buying it - it can’t be any worse that Miller’s Chill (And I drank one of those).
This is a short video of home brew fermentation in all its bubbly glory - enojy!
Seattlest: Fermentation Envy
John W. Cornwell Beer Launching Fridge
Cool idea - shame it’s limited to canned beer…
Wells Banana Bread Beer - Charles Wells Brewery and Pub Company Bedford - www.charleswells.co.uk
This unique brew (Alc 5.2% vol) combines all the traditional qualities and style of a Charles Wells bitter with the subtle flavour of banana. Its flavour unfolds with a sensual sparkle and a smart crispness, which balances its aroma perfectly. Tropically fruity; its ripe banana flavour, emphasised by a hint of bitterness, comes from the addition of real fair trade bananas and finishes with an emphatic, steely dryness.
Wow - I can’t decide is this sounds great or the sort of thing that truly great hangovers are made of.
From a friend -
Evidently beer in checked luggage is permissible. The restrictions that apply are you need to wrap every bottle well or buy special Styrofoam containers. Mark the boxes clearly and the airline will handle the boxes carefully and put them through a special X-ray for fragile items. Usually I’ve been restricted to 70 lbs. for check on baggage so weigh it before you get to the airport because extra baggage can be real expensive. Last time I left Brussels they were asking 370 euro for extra luggage. Below is the address to the TSA section on alcoholic beverages.
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1189.shtm
I have a couple of sets of really nice packing boxes for this exact purpose - but I haven’t found a source for them (The ones I have come from a beer club subscription)
Forwarded in by a Houston Contributor
Ask Pud: Japanese beer machine
Neat idea - the thing I find most commical is that instead of actually pouring it so you get a head - they actually generate the head from a seperate pour - I suppose takes some of the complexity out of it.
