Clamps & Gaskets: Roundup for Week 13

Week 13
28 March 2010 - 3 April 2010

• 2010.04.03
  American 'macro' lagers as rated via @ratebeer: http://bit.ly/d6sIb4 (Spoiler alert: AB InBev's Rolling Rock is no.1)
• 2010.04.03
  Beermapping.com now showing up in Google Maps reviews section for beer locations. Useful good-beer search resource. http://bit.ly/cO8B9J
• 2010.04.03
  Is Pilsener (Pilsner) a beer style or a beer from Plzen? http://bit.ly/95hKS1
• 2010.04.02
  Twitter #FollowFriday today is @FritzHahn of the Washington Post Going Out Gurus @goingoutguide. Beer, music, nightlife, and more
• 2010.04.01
  Tickets for the 12 June 2010 World Beer Festival in Richmond VA are now on sale. http://bit.ly/cLcXQx

• 2010.04.01
  The UK Guardian rips into 'real ale'. Beer author Pete Brown rips back 9in the comments section). http://bit.ly/9oy6rb
• 2010.03.31
  DRAFT Magazine selects 150 Best Beer Bars. In Washington D.C., excludes Churchkey. http://bit.ly/c9PrnD
• 2010.03.31
  The viognier wines of Virginia, reviewed. http://bit.ly/bkgIJk
• 2010.03.31
  Gemütlichkeit for Washington, DC: H St. Biergarten opening next month. All-German beer menu with 12 taps. http://bit.ly/bWVN75
• 2010.03.30
  January 30 1835: the first known use of the expression "India Pale Ale." http://bit.ly/aJAO8K
• 2010.03.29
  The music lives on. Jazz guitarist Herb Ellis has died at age 88. http://bit.ly/d1ENTU

• 2010.03.28
  Beer-and-food pairings from the Brewers Association. Reviewed: http://bit.ly/drXVpH

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