Planet Brew

Magic Hat is upgrading it’s brewery

ism — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:52:45 +0000

Magic Hat is spending 6.5 million on expanding it’s brew house.

The current expansion will allow the brewery to make 300,000 barrels of beer a year, twice what facility has the capacity it has for now. The new 7,000-square-foot building will house a new bottling machine capable of filling 400 bottles a minute, up from 100 bottles a minute on the current machine. A new 150-barrel brew house will replace the 50-barrel brew house; and new fermenting and conditioning tanks, as well as expanded refrigeration and storage space, will allow the company to grow steadily.

Burlington Free Press.com

Photos from the Wild Goose Brewing Company

ism — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:52:53 +0000

Photos from the SPBW visit to the Wild Goose Brewing Company/Flying Dog Brewery

Campaign to bar Darling from pubsBBC News | Scotland | UK Edition

News — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:44:03 +0000

A bar is credited with inspiring an internet campaign to bar the chancellor from every pub in Britain.

Bell’s upgrades it temperature monitoring

ism — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:43:41 +0000

There is an interesting article out there about Bell’s upgrading it temperature monitoring system. Its one of those articles for the industrial engineer or the geek in you.

East Coast beer festival

ism — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:34:57 +0000

BeerAdvocate is planning its first annual “American Craft Beer Fest” (ACBF) to be held on June 20 & 21 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, festival will feature 3-sessions, inviting upwards of 75 breweries, and serving at least 300 craft beers with an expected attendance of 15,000 appreciators of beer.

Read the press release for more information

Beer options in Washington DC

ism — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:03:36 +0000

The Washington Post has a couple articles talking about craft beer options in the city.

Beer Paradise in logan circle

Rustico in Alexandria

Costco to launch its own craft beer label

ism — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:59:58 +0000

I am not sure that a Kirkland branded beer would be on my shopping list. I have seen the Trader Joe’s branded beer and was alway curious about who was making it but never enough to make me reach over and grab a 6 pack.

The Bender Brewing machine

ism — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:55:24 +0000

So you have seen the Matt Groening TV show Futurama? You remember the robot Bender. Well there is a guy in New Zealand that had built a life sized Bender with a fermenter inside. I think this guy has to much time on his hands, but he is making beer so it is worth mentioning here. Enjoy

Wash Post Article on Beer

ism — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:18:01 +0000

The Washington Post article talks about the problems Bob and Ellie Tupper have been having finding a new home for Tuppers Hop Pocket now that Old Dominion has stopped brewing it. I am guessing the writer of the story went to the same beer tastings I went to at the Brickskeller since a lot of those quotes do sound very familiar.

Mystery Object in scotland

ism — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:29:03 +0000

A Mystery object washed up on the shores of Scotland has been identified as a Coors Fermentation tank.

The container was found by a dog walker on Poll Na Crann beach – known locally as Stinky Bay – near Griminish, on west Benbecula.

First off, how did this get into the seas? Second why didn’t anyone miss it? I did a little googling but didn’t find anymore information on the subject.