Wednesday, April 21, 2010
IRON HILL BREWERY & RESTAURANT ANNOUNCES 10th ANNUAL BRANDYWINE VALLEY CRAFT BREWERS FESTIVAL
Invited breweries include: Appalachian Brewing Company, Bethlehem Brew Works, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Flying Fish Brewing Company, Lancaster Brewing Company, McKenzie Brew House, Nodding Head Brewery & Restaurant, Philadelphia Brewing Company, Riverhorse Brewing Company, Rock Bottom Brewery, Sly Fox Brewery, Stewart’s Brewing Company, Stoudt’s Brewing Company, Triumph Brewing Company, Troegs Brewery, Victory Brewing Company, Weyerbacher Brewing Company and Yards Brewing Company.
“We have some great memories of this event from the past 10 years, lots of fun times with many amazing beers having been poured and all for a worthy cause. We’ve been holding this event in May because it coincides with American Craft Beer Week. It’s our way of celebrating the culture and contributions of craft beer while also giving back to our community,” says Mark Edelson, Iron Hill Director of Brewing Operations.
The Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers Festival will include unlimited beer tastings and live music; food will be provided by Iron Hill and available for purchase. The event will be held rain or shine. Tickets are available online at www.ironhillbrewery.com.
All proceeds will be donated to the Media Youth Center. Since its inception, the Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers Festival has generated more than $75,000 for the Center.
Since 1996, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has consistently been recognized for its outstanding beers and cuisine, accruing over 100 “Best of” awards from regional magazines. Their hand-crafted beers have also won acclaim and in total, they have received 46 medals/awards from the two most prestigious beer events, the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup.
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has eight locations, in Newark, DE; Wilmington, DE; Media, PA; West Chester, PA; North Wales, PA; Phoenixville, PA; Lancaster, PA; and Maple Shade, NJ. All eight locations are open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.
For more information on the Brandywine Valley Brewers Festival, please call Iron Hill Media at (610) 627-9000 or purchase a ticket online at www.ironhillbrewery.com.
THE EVOLUTION OF BEER GOES GREEN FOR EARTH DAY: OSKAR BLUES ALUMINUM CAN
LONGMONT, Colo. (April 20, 2010) - What beverage-packaging material is endlessly, quickly and 100 percent recyclable, doesn’t break down, and holds one of America’s top craft beers? Here’s a hint: It ain’t glass.
As they celebrate Earth Day this April 22, Oskar Blues Brewery is two-stepping up its earth-lovin’ efforts with its celebrated aluminum can at the center of it all.
For Oskar Blues Brewery, aluminum cans have always been the perfect place for its big, mind blowing award-winning craft beers. Cans are portable and unbreakable, and they keep beer fresh by protecting it from light and oxygen. And unlike cans of old, the modern aluminum does not transfer the taste of the metal to the beer. Eww.
Cans are also earth-friendly. Every part of the can is recyclable, with less energy than it takes to recycle glass. It can be recycled and back on the shelf again in about a month. As a bonus, aluminum cans are much lighter than glass, so they consume less fuel to ship.
Its legendary cans are only one of the earth-friendly efforts at Oskar Blues. The company is also working on a zero-waste project with Eco-Cycle Inc. In January and February alone, Oskar Blues saved over 17,000 gallons of water and 13,000 kilowatt hours of energy. They’ve prevented over 150 pounds of pollutants from entering the atmosphere, and saved 35 yards of landfill space and 43 trees.
By joining the canned beer apocalypse, people can help prevent the Earth’s apocalypse. Flavor-busting beer in a can is also the environmentally responsible way to go. No wonder it’s what the smart monkeys drink.
Set in the heart of Colorado craft beer country, Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons began canning its beers in November of 2002 with a hand-canning line in the 60-year-old barn next door to their funky little brewpub. Although it’s now a full-throttle canning operation that is quickly expanding its cult-like following across the nation, Oskar Blues remains true to its original mission of simply blowing minds with what can come out of a can of beer.
For more information about where to purchase Oskar Blues beer visit http://www.oskarblues.com/locations/.
Monday, April 19, 2010
500 Election Candidates sign up to support CAMRA Charter

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Following the launch of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale’s Beer Drinkers and Pub Goers Charter in February, over 500 Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) have signed up to five commitments to speak up for community pubs, real ale and consumers if elected.
Among the supporters are Green Party Leader Caroline Lucas, Labour PPC Ruth Smeeth, Conservative PPC Nigel Evans and Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
On the basis of current polling, well over 100 of these supporters are set to be elected on May 6th.
Mike Benner, CAMRA Chief Executive said:
‘The overwhelming response from PPCs is great news for beer drinkers and pub goers across the UK. We expect the next parliament to contain a huge number of MPs who have committed to vital reforms which are necessary to save the UK pub industry.
‘The issues that matter to CAMRA like reform of the beer tie, protection of community pubs and a fair deal for consumers can no longer be ignored by politicians. Many of CAMRA’s key policies including reform of planning law, amendment of licensing law and encouraging responsible drinking featured in each of the main parties’ manifestos last week.’
Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat Leader said:
‘I am proud to be a signatory to the charter and to help bring attention to the much-needed support required for well-run community pubs, local brewers and consumer rights which all contribute to community life and boost the local economy.
‘Well-run pubs are important to tackling alcohol misuse, they are not part of the problem. Government policies, such as continually raising duty on beer and refusing to reform the beer tie, have led to a situation in which more than 5 pubs a day are said to be closing. It is hugely important that we stand up for the pub industry during these difficult times.’
Paul Kenny, Labour PPC for Boston and Skegness said: 'I think that CAMRA has done a sterling job over the years and I am very happy to back their Charter. Decent and well-run pubs are the bedrock of our communities and deserve our support.'
Claire Perry, Conservative PPC for Devizes said: 'I absolutely agree with all of your aims and believe a village pub to be one of the pillars of the local community.'
CAMRA is now encouraging all 500 candidates to integrate their support for CAMRA’s Charter and community pubs with their election campaigning by visiting community pubs, gaining local press coverage and getting involved with their local CAMRA branch. So far PPCs have launched campaigns to save a pub in their constituency, and commissioned campaign beer mats.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Fearless Critic Media's new book, "The Beer Trials"
The past few years have seen an explosion of craft breweries across America, more imported beers arriving on the US market than ever before, and unprecedented interest in beer around every corner, from back-road neighborhood pubs to tasting menus from cutting-edge chefs.
At the heart of this new book is a ratings guide to 250 of the most important and widely available beers in the world, from craft brews to macro-lagers. Each bottle in “The Beer Trials” gets a full-page review and rating based on a rigorous set of blind tastings by beer experts led by Seamus Campbell, one of the world’s 96 Certified Cicerones (beer sommeliers). “The Beer Trials” also includes an ambitious but accessible reference guide, which takes readers on a down-to-earth tour of the world’s major beer styles, flavors, and regions.
“The Beer Trials” is the brainchild of consumer advocate and Freakonomics contributor Robin Goldstein, whose previous book, “The Wine Trials,” surprised consumers by showing a lack of connection between price and quality and became the world’s bestselling guide to inexpensive wine.
“In a world in which superpremium wines or liquors can set back consumers hundreds or even thousands of dollars per bottle,” says Goldstein, “beer offers unmatched value. Many of the world’s most sought-after beers set you back less than an average bottle of supermarket table wine.”
Only eight of the 250 beers reviewed in “The Beer Trials” cost more than
$5 per 12-ounce bottle equivalent, and 11 of the 21 beers receiving the book’s highest rating cost less than $2.50.
Goldstein’s longstanding interest in the relationship between value and taste led him to the beer mecca of Portland, Oregon, where he recruited co-author Campbell to bring together a panel of his fellow beer experts and blind-taste a broad swath of the world’s most popular beers.
The results of those blind tastings are revealed in “The Beer Trials,”
and some of them might surprise you.
While some of Belgium’s vaunted Trappist ales, for instance, scored sky-high marks (p. 119), others turned out to be disappointing (p. 247), and one Canadian beer beat most of the Belgians at their own game (p.
146). One of America’s most popular European imports, meanwhile, went belly-up in blind tastings—and also turned out to be a Jekyll-and-Hyde act, with one identity in the bottle and a different one from the tap (p. 168).
The authors’ blind tastings yielded some low-brow surprises: a certain high-alcohol malt liquor that seemed quite at home in its brown paper bag—you might well have drunk it from a 40 in your college days—did surprisingly well in the blind tastings, scoring a 6 out of 10 (p. 285), while the so-called “Male Ale” won an impressive rating of 7 (p. 154).
As for America’s most popular imported beer (p. 127), or the one you might know more affectionately as “Natty” (p. 212)? Not so impressive.
Within these pages, you’ll find brews inspired by California secessionist sentiment (p. 79), beer from the heart of wine country (p.
187), the bottle whose alcohol content is higher than wine’s (p. 138), and the IPA that has its eye on you (p. 84).
Chocoholics can satisfy their cravings in fermented form (p. 87); Mexophiles can see how Anheuser-Busch’s foray into beers featuring “natural lime flavor” (p. 110) stacks up to the pride and joy of Sinaloa (p. 230); and sci-fi aficionados can take in the lager from outer space (p. 262).
And if you think you know your favorite brand pretty well, you might want to think again: the book reveals the results of a blind tasting experiment, run by the co-authors, in which beer drinkers performed no better than chance at distinguishing between major pale lager brands—a result that offers some insight into why those mass-market beers spend so much on advertising.
“The Beer Trials” is now available at local and national bookstores, food and wine stores, powells.com, amazon.com, bn.com, and everywhere else books are sold.
Monday, April 12, 2010
NYC MAYOR BLOOMBERG DISCOVERS O’HARA’S IRISH STOUT ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY 2010
O'Hara's Irish Stout was the exclusive stout and red beer sponsor of the festive event, which featured notable guests including Speaker Christine Quinn, Grand Marshal of NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Congressman Peter King, Irish Minister Barry Andrews, Musician Jack L, and many others. Pictured here with his new O'Hara's hurley is NYC Mayor Bloomberg and Emer Kelly.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
“HOMETOWN BOYS” LAUNCH HOMETOWN BREW
OCEANPORT, NJ (April 6, 2010) – Hometown Beverages today announced the launch of America’s new specialty beer for the masses with the introduction of its Hometown Pennsylvania Lager and Hometown Light beers.
Hometown Beverages’ mission is to create traditional American lagers with flavors that are unique to the palate of beer drinkers in their respective area of the country. Hometown Beverages’ new Hometown Pennsylvania Lager is a classic American lager that has a deep golden color and a smooth, crisp and clean taste with subtle hops and earthy malts. Hometown Pennsylvania Lager contains 5.2 percent alcohol by volume (ABV). New Hometown Light is a classic light American lager that is a clean, refreshing, easy-to-drink beer with personality, taste and only 120 calories per 12 oz. bottle. Hometown Light contains 4.1 percent alcohol by volume (ABV).
“We are excited to announce the launch of Hometown Beverages’ Hometown Pennsylvania Lager and Hometown Light,” said Chris Curylo, co-owner of Hometown Beverages. “We wanted to create a beer that would appeal to the palate of beer lovers from specific regions. After conducting in-depth research with beer drinkers, we created the antithesis to the typical heavy craft brew – a genuine, light beer with a distinct local taste. We are confident that Pennsylvanians will love our new Hometown Pennsylvania Lager as well as our flagship beer, Hometown Light. Both are true session beers.”
Hometown Beverages specialty beers speak to the old-fashioned American tradition of enjoying good times with good friends. Hometown Beverages’ complete suite of specialty beers includes Hometown Light, Hometown Pennsylvania Lager, Hometown New Jersey Lager and Hometown New York Lager.
Hometown Beverages’ new Hometown Pennsylvania Lager and Hometown Light specialty beers are available at distributors throughout Pennsylvania and carry a suggested retail price of $24.00 per case. For more information on Hometown Beverages and its specialty beers, visit www.hometownbeverages.com.
About Hometown Beverages
Hometown Beverages is the brewer of America’s best new specialty session beers including Hometown Light, Hometown Pennsylvania Lager, Hometown New Jersey Lager and Hometown New York Lager. Chris Curylo and Bob Selsky, aka The “Hometown Boys,” are co-owners of Hometown Beverages. The company is headquartered in Oceanport, NJ, with brewing facilities in Wilkes-Barre, PA. For more information on Hometown Beverages and its products, visit www.hometownbeverages.com.