Beer Blog
January 28th, 2005 — Beer Humor
Just a few beer photos I’ve run across today. First, the sad one:
Now a happy one, if not a bit perverse:
If you have one of these dogs, it is just a matter of time before you take the Spuds Mackenzie shot:
I personally would’ve gone for the Old Style:
This concludes your Friday installment of beer photos.
January 28th, 2005 — Beer News
That’s right, only 24 days until you can get a beer that has a “Crisp taste with no aftertaste” (A-B’s words from their press release, not mine). I’m going to try to get my hands on one before then since Orlando will likely get it sooner.
January 28th, 2005 — Beer News
Got that straight? Starbucks (you may have heard of them; they make
coffee and have a few retail locations scattered around) is suing a
Galveston, TX company that makes a beer called Star Bock. Some analysis from the fine folks at beer.emptyfree.com:
On
its face, Starbucks doesn’t appear to have much of a case. “Star” is a
butt-common descriptor, and there are and have been dozens of “Star”
brands before Starbucks came into existence. And, OK, Star Bock is a
little close, but coffee and beer are two different things.Ah,
but Starbucks says its making a coffee liqueur soon, and has the
necessary paperwork set in motion to get into the alcohol business.
But, even this is flimsy for a number of reasons. First off, they
haven’t made the damn thing yet. It would be one thing if this had been
on the market for a year or so. Starbucks might be able to say that
they’re in the business of making alcohol, and that “Star Bock”
infringes on their trademark.
I thought is was a law that any product made in Texas have a star in the name or logo.
January 28th, 2005 — Beer News
Sad, but true.
January 28th, 2005 — Beer Tech
MJ at Friday Fishwrap is doing homebrew and was kind enough to document the process in a cool photojournal.
She’s having a contest to name the beer where you can win a couple
bottles so put your beer cap on and head over there and give her your
best names. If I had a basement to do this in, I’d jump on it tomorrow.
However, if I had a basement in Florida it would be full of water so
that wouldn’t be a good idea.