Records from four beer competitions were the starting point for this feature. BIIA (Brewing Industry International Awards), founded in 1886, is held biannually in Burton on Trent, England (this year also in London). Criteria: “the commercial worth of the beer quality” In 2004—23 categories, 69 medals awarded 822 entries from 299 breweries in 48 countries
Dan Carey, New Glarus Brewing Co., WI. “In my experience, brewers are pragmatic, even pessimistic people, and they’re not big risk-takers. They’re detail people, not entrepreneurs. I would never, ever, ever in a million years start a brewery.”
Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery (2) 610 Grove St. (2nd location coming to Eagle) Boise, ID 83701 208-426-0538 www.bardenay.com Dogfish Head Brewpub 320 Rehoboth Ave. Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 302-226-2739 www.dogfish.com Local Color Restaurant Brewing and Distilling 42705 Grand River Ave. Novi, Mi 48375 248-349-2600 888-867-2739 www.localcolor.com McMenamins Edgefield Distillery 2126 SW Halsey St. Troutdale, OR... View Article
Portland, OR, where I live, now has two distillery pubs. Bill Owens, of the American Distilling Institute (www.distilling.com), estimates that distillery restaurants are fairly rare in the world. Out of about 66 US distilleries, only seven seem to be distillery pubs (DE, ID-2, MI, MA and OR-2; see sidebar). There is also at least one... View Article
The Food Network got energetic in January. A TV special, “Top Five Food Fads,” carried off the idea that beer is up to something entirely new. Gimme a break! Fad, according to my dictionary, is “a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal—Craze.” I suppose I shouldn’t complain; they actually did a... View Article
Guinness, the name, appears on beers brewed in 50 different countries and sold in 100 more. Guinness the name, then, is one of the world’s great global brands. Guinness the name appears on something else rather remarkable, the best-selling copyrighted book in history. Nearly 100 million copies of Guinness World Records (previously the Guinness Book... View Article
French: Ou sont les toillettes? (oo sohn lay twa-leht?) German: Wo ist die tollette? (voh ist dee toh-leh-teh?) Nederland: Vaar zijn de toiletten? (vaar zaiyn der tvaalehtern?) Spanish: ¿Dónde están los baños? (DOHN-day ess-TAN los BAnyos?) Italian: Dove sono i gabinetti? (DoVAY so no ee gabi-NETT-i? In much of Europe, just follow the signs to... View Article
The late great US vice president Hubert Humphrey had a few words of advice for all of us, no matter our age or occupation, but his advice is especially useful for beer tourists and beer enthusiasts. At a political convention, when he was asked what advice he had for young beginning politicians, he answered, “Take... View Article
Periodically, my daily newspaper, the Oregonian, presents another babblement on the drinking problems of our young people, often followed by a vicious editorial. It seems these troublesome youths drink alcoholic beverages, especially beer, with entirely too much gusto. These young hooligans carry on from a right early age, some as young as 12. And it’s... View Article
