A bi-weekly, non-comprehensive roundup
of news of beer and other things.
Weeks 35/36
25 August - 7 September 2013
- 2013.09.05
Chef Lucy Saunders announces Kickstarter campaign for new cookbook: "Dinner in the Beer Garden." Via YFGF.
- 2013.09.05
Jeff Alworth of Beervana categorizes 'wild ales.'
- 2013.09.04
Recipes for foodies and 'craft' beer lovers: "The American Craft Beer Cookbook" by John Holl, reviewed by Carla Companion, aka The Beer Babe.
- 2013.09.04
Josh Burdette, the longtime doorman and head of security at Washington D.C.'s venerable 930 Club, has died at age 36. Via Washington Post.
- 2013.09.03
September 3, 1783: 230 years ago today, the day Britain first recognized the independence of the United States of America. Via Musings Over a Pint.
- 2013.09.03
Whisky Advocate Magazine announces beer and whiskey writer Lew Bryson as new full-time managing editor. http://ow.ly/ox1Ti
- 2013.09.02
"Today, honor those 108,440 laborers who work at the 2,483 American-owned 'craft' breweries." Labor Day and 'craft' beer. Via YFGF.
- 2013.09.02
"The Pocket Beer Guide" by Stephen Beaumont and Tim Webb gets its U.S. release today.
- 2013.09.02
Atlas Brew Works is Washington, D.C.'s newest brewery. Via DC Beer.
- 2013.09.01
'India Session Ales:' are they India, are they 'sessionable,' are they oxymoronic? Martyn Cornell of Zythophile examines the trend.
- 2013.09.01
If it's September, it's Vegan MoFo: Vegan Month of Food.
- 2013.08.31
Oktoberfests are traditionally lagers. Is Munich brewery Hofbräu producing an Oktoberfest Ale? Via YFGF.
- 2013.08.31
Experiment at University of Washington allows one person to use his mind to control another person’s movements. Via Washington Post.
- 2013.08.30
Washington D.C.'s 3 Stars Brewing is one year old. Via Eater DC.
- 2013.08.30
Virginia's newest brewery Three Notchd Brewery opened today in Charlottesville.
- 2013.08.30
Know your beer gods & goddesses: a list of over 100 beer deities, via Brookston Beer Bulletin.
- 2013.08.30
Seasonal beer calendar creep? Deschutes Brewing releases is Jubelale Winter Ale at the start of September. Via Beer Pulse.
- 2013.08.28
Alexandria, Virginia's Del Ray Pizzeria opening a brewpub/drafthouse south of the city of Alexandria, in 2014. Via Washington Business Journal.
- 2013.08.28
Long-time Washington D.C. craft beer bar, The Reef, closes. Via Washington Post.
- 2013.08.28
Maryland hops industry has become robust enough that state breweries can be choosy. Via The Full Pint.
- 2013.08.27
Excessive use of preservative sulfur dioxide may cause more problems in white wine than the compound solves. Via The Drinks Business.
- 2013.08.27
Sour German-style ales find a new homeland in America (including the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, area). Via Washington Post.
- 2013.08.27
Trademark lawsuits accelerate in 'craft' beer industry. A Virginia vs. Massachusetts example, via Richmond Biz Sense
- 2013.08.27
Whole Foods supermarket chain to open a brewpub. Planned for 2014 in San Jose, California. Via Brookston Beer Bulletin.
- 2013.08.25
Iraq war veterans opening Young Veterans Brewing in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in September 2013. Via AP News
- 2013.08.25
A panda cub is born at Washington D.C.'s National Zoo 4.8 ounces, healthy, and nicknamed "butter stick." Via WAMU Radio.
- 2013.08.25
Why are pumpkin beers available before pumpkin harvest. NPR investigates.
- 2013.08.25
Brewery worker at Stone Brewing killed during forklift accident. Via UT San Diego.
- 2013.08.25
Bad beer was why Ray Daniels began Cicerone —beer server certification program— 5 years ago. Via NPR.
- 2013.08.25
The bite of a beer is derived not only from its bubbles but from carbonic acid. Via NBC News.
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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 twitter.com/cizauskas.
- The Clamps and Gaskets graphic was created by Mike Licht at NotionsCapital.
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