Archive for the 'Just for fun' Category

Samuel Adams LongShot winners announced

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Pictures of homebrewers Joe Formanek, Corey Martin and Fred Hessler will grace bottles when the 2012 Samuel Adams LongShot beers are released next year.
Formanek and Martin won the national homebrew contest Samuel Adams conducts annually, while Martin was first in the in-house competition. As winners they earned the opportunity to make their beers along side [...]

Stella Artois Draught Master competition returns

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Stella Artois has launched the U.S. portion of its World Draught Masters competition, which challenges entrants to master the Stella Artois 9-Step Pouring Ritual.
From Sept. 9 through Sept 30, seven U.S. cities — Miami, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Boston, Denver, New York and Washington, D.C. — will host live competitions in which beer enthusiasts [...]

Hacker-Pschorr giving away Oktoberfest party

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

German brewing giant Hacker-Pschorr is giving away a trip for six to the 2012 Oktoberfest in Munich. Consumers qualify for the contest hosting a Hacker-Pschorr themed Oktoberfest party and uploading five photos to the Hacker-Pschorr contest Facebook page.
Voting for best party photos begins when the contest entry period ends, October 1, and the 10 entries [...]

Tour de Fat 2011 schedule announced

Monday, May 16th, 2011

New Belgium Brewing has announced the schedule for the 12th season of Tour de Fat. As the press release says, “Tour de Fat is more than an event; it’s a rite of passage that includes a costumed bicycle parade, New Belgium beer, eye-popping entertainment, local food, bizarre bike contests and much more.”
A highlight of Tour [...]

Pilsner Urquell holds contest for homebrewers

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Pilsner Urquell is sponsoring a contest for U.S. homebrewers to “take their shot at brewing a Czech-style pilsner,” with a chance to win a trip to Plzen in the Czech Republic.
The contest will be limited to the first 50 homebrewers who reserve a spot to compete in each of three cities in August.
From the press [...]

Festival celebrates beverages from the barrels

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Celebrating the end of Prohibition 78 years ago, Santa Margarita Ranch and Firestone Walker Brewing will host a festival April 8 that features bourbons, ports and barrel-aged beers.
Tickets are $50 and the event runs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the historic ranch 20 miles south of Paso Robles, where Firestone Walker Brewing is [...]

Samuel Adams Hoppy Valentine’s Day basket

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

We’ve started a beer countdown to Valentine’s Day on our Twitter feed, but some things just don’t fit into 140 characters.
Turns out that Boston Beer has partnered with FromYouFlowers.com to create a Samuel Adams Hoppy Valentine’s Day basket.
The package includes dark chocolate, artisanal salami, gourmet smoked gouda cheese, an assortment of mixed nuts, a bottle-opener [...]