Clamps & Gaskets: Roundup for Week 4

Week 4
24 January 2010 - 30 January 2010

• 2010.01.30
  California global wine shipments dropped for the 1st time in 16 years in 2009 (down 1.6%). http://bit.ly/cqOlKM
• 2010.01.30
  The 10 hottest women in the food biz. Via Slashfood: The 10 hottest women in the food biz. http://bit.ly/9hBg5X (Ah, poor Rachel) (Ah, poor Rachel)
• 2010.01.29
  An era ends in Washington DC. Donnie Simpson leaves his Morning Show, WPGC 95.5 http://bit.ly/9lxmZO
• 2010.01.29
  CAMRA launches Facebook page.for real ale news, pics from events, promotions, competitions, etc. http://bit.ly/dj290M
• 2010.01.29
  #FollowFriday. For social media, tech, AND beer: @deirdrereid, @karpo.
• 2010.01.29
  A mid-Atlantic analysis of RateBeer.com's 2009 list of the best breweries and beer pubs. http://bit.ly/c34ULn
• 2010.01.29
  Six breweries that blog in DC/MD/VA: http://bit.ly/5QqhO
• 2010.01.28
  For Washington DC/Baltimore good beer fans: web discussion group DC-Beer which began as a listserve 15 years ago now has a Facebook page and a Twitter address: @dc_beer.
• 2010.01.28
  Marin Institute berates Anheuser-Busch for donating A-B branded cans of drinking water to Haiti. http://cli.gs/JrWZJ
• 2010.01.27
  Howard Zinn, author of a People's History of the United States, died today. http://twurl.nl/u68rgv
• 2010.01.27
  Maxim Magazine picks Brooklyn Brewery's Local One as THE beer to have instead of wine. Issue: 25 best 'new' American beers. http://bit.ly/12YBGM

• 2010.01.27
  Better access to distilled spirits coming to Virginia? Renewed push to privatize ABC stores: http://bit.ly/9D0xzg
• 2010.01.27
  Beór, bier, beere. The etymology of beer, the word. http://bit.ly/aQCKEv
• 2010.01.27
  “Good beer makes everything more special." From the NYTimes story on growlers: refillable beer-to-go. http://bit.ly/aQCKEv
• 2010.01.27
  Update on health recovery of craft beer pioneer Jack McAuliffe. Living in Texas. http://bit.ly/dfinXf
• 2010.01.27
  Appeals Court ruling on Massachusetts winery direct sales might impact small brewer tax breaks elsewhere. http://bit.ly/a3kDgc

• 2010.01.24
  Today in 1935: the beer can is officially born. Krueger's Finest Beer and Cream Ale sold in cans in Richmond, VA. http://bit.ly/4VIuLO
• 2010.01.24
  A 2nd 100 tap beer bar to open in Baltimore, Maryland? http://bit.ly/5B4ARz

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• Clamps and Gaskets is a weekly wrap-up of stories not posted at Yours For Good Fermentables.com. Most deal with beer (or wine, or whisky); some do not. But all are brief, and many are re-posts from my Twitter account: twitter.com/cizauskas.
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