Clamps & Gaskets: Roundup for 2010 Week 39

Week 39
26 September 2010 - 2 October 2010

• 2010.10.01
  Virginia Gov. McDonnell alters ABC store proposal; removes restaurant surcharge. http://wapo.st/aQnFQ

• 2010.10.01
  Diane & Dave Alexander to sell the Brickskeller, iconic beer bar in Washington DC. http://bit.ly/b8unRP
• 2010.09.30
  Bill Clinton Discusses his 'Plant-Based Diet'. http://bit.ly/bKgBcb
• 2010.09.30
  Atlantic Monthly on-line: "antiquated notion that any [beer] w/ heavy hops needs to have India in the name." http://j.mp/9nQIRK

• 2010.09.30
  From the New York Times: Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries. http://nyti.ms/ckmVjv
• 2010.09.29
  Sour, salty beer. Gose (pronounced 'goes-uh'): its history and revival. http://bit.ly/bENtEd
• 2010.09.29
  British beer blogger Mark Dredge on The Independent's article on real ale for 20-something females: "Condescending, cliched, really not helpful." With a link to the original piece: http://ff.im/-rhSre
• 2010.09.29
  You can't make this up. Serendipity: Bruce Springsteen sings for a New Jersey couple's engagement photo shoot: http://bit.ly/95px0Z
• 2010.09.29
  New York wines, particularly Finger Lakes Merlot and Riesling, develop their own identity. From the Washington Post: http://wapo.st/9NaFOO
• 2010.09.29
  3 Stars Brewing: a new Washington DC brewery for 2011. http://bit.ly/bpK1Oo

• 2010.09.29
  Ein Prosit: German Oktoberfest and American beer innovation: http://wapo.st/bWL7Q9
• 2010.09.28
  British beer author Pete Brown's thoughts on the UK Cask Report, which he wrote. http://bit.ly/bVtaS5
• 2010.09.28
  Today, National Punctuation Day, the Chicago Manual of Style reminds everyone of the logic, efficiency, and beauty of the serial comma. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org

• 2010.09.27
  A photo tour of construction at Port City Brewing, scheduled to open in December 2010, in Alexandria, Virginia. http://bit.ly/9m2BLA
• 2010.09.27
  The UK Cask Report 2010: a 5% volume increase for real ale vs. a 2% decline for bottled and kegged beer. http://bit.ly/9b9T3K
• 2010.09.27
  From the Chicago Tribune: The so-called 'craft' beer market draws the attention of the 'mainsteam' big breweries. They see the need for "different flavors." http://bit.ly/bt8MJY
• 2010.09.27
  The schedule for the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, 18-21 February, has been announced: http://bit.ly/cJIHFm

• 2010.09.27
  Cosmic accidents: Beginning with the Big Bang, 10 lucky breaks for humanity. http://bit.ly/96dFt6
• 2010.09.27
  Baltimore, Maryland, is rated the No. 32 city in the US city for social media-savvy. Washington, D.C. is No. 3 for Twitter savvy. http://bit.ly/c76PyI
• 2010.09.27
  Cyber warfare? Stealthy "Stuxnet" internet worm targeting power plants, factories. http://bit.ly/aeVX0C
• 2010.09.27
  Running out of money, the US Postal Service considers allowing beer to be sent via the mail. http://tinyurl.com/26jncmd
• 2010.09.26
  Clever tip: To keep bottles of beer stacked in a home refrigerator, use a binder clip. http://bit.ly/9zuZps
• 2010.09.26
  Beer Birthday: Importer and brewpub pioneer Charles Finkel is 67 today. http://bit.ly/b7eDn1

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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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