Entries from September 2006 ↓

C'mon, admit it: you're just *dying* for Bud.tv and can't wait. Well, you'll have to wait at least a few more months. Experience Curve tells us that

Bud.TV will engage contemporary adult consumers with a wide array of entertainment options in branded and original proprietary content including new humorous webisodes, sporting events, consumer-generated content, field news reports, celebrity interviews, music downloads and comedian vignettes. The first-of-its-kind initiative is slated to launch in February 2007, and more content providers will be announced in the coming months.

Adrants tells us the Bud Tube portion is "a YouTube-like site whereby people can upload the usual consumer generated media type stuff". 

I'm not sure if I'm a "contemporary adult" or not. I really don't know if I like "branded and original proprietary content" or not. I guess I'll have to wait until Feb. to find out.

[tags]beer, advertising[/tags]

This is great news for those of us outside the midwest. From the press release:

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc. (September 5, 2006) - Leinie fans rejoice. Responding to consumer demand for flavorful and distinctive beers acrossthe U.S., the Chippewa Falls, WI-based Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is expanding beyond regional distribution to several new markets.Beginning early this month, the 139-year old brewer, a subsidiary of Miller Brewing Company, is rolling out its popular new wheat brew,Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat, in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth,Philadelphia and Tampa/Jacksonville.

Check out their web site for more info. 

[tags]beer[/tags] 

I have no idea what the thought process behind this was:

This is a shot I snapped with my cameraphone last year in a bathroom at a convenience store somewhere near Howey in the Hills, FL. The boxes were dusty as hell and those stools had been cut and glued/nailed to the wall. In one corner of the bathroom, hanging from the ceiling was a TV. That wouldn't have been strange if the TV wasn't one of those fake paper ones like you see at furniture stores.

[tags]beer[/tags] 

This may be the first title of a post that I've ended in a preposition. But that's not what I wanted to tell you. What I wanted to tell you is that I just stumbled across the beer vessel motherload at the Straub's web site.

I really love this Bitburger glass:

I think my parents still have glasses like this and the other German styles from when they lived there. I'll have to ask and take some pics next time I'm there (my parent's place, not Germany unfortunately).  

[tags]beer[/tags] 

Finally, a good use for the Internets (when the tubes aren't clogged): the Random Beer Name Generator

I'll take a pint of Amber Irish Pyramid Dubble. Actually that sounds kinda sexual…