MONDAY BEER & WINE LINKS, MUSING 3.14.16 TROUBLE BREWING: Craft companies, big beer split on refrigeration unit bill. This is a big deal. “The proposed law has garnered so much controversy that Missouri Beer Wholesalers Association Chairman Joe Priesmeyer said his organization has decided not to weigh in on the matter. Priesmeyer said the association … Read more
MONDAY BEER & WINE LINKS, MUSING 11.02.15 Things Fall Apart. [Via All About Beer] Why Do Breweries Sell Out? (Part One). [Via St. John’s Wort] Craft Brew Alliance and the Search for a New ‘Local’. [Via This Is Why I’m Drunk] Why beer mergers don’t really matter to drinkers. [Via MarketWatch] Yes, but… I won’t … Read more
MONDAY BEER LINKS, MUSING 08.03.15 We are on holiday (as opposed to a “beercation”) so here are links to a few stories posted by early last Friday morning. In addition, this will be the only announcement that Monday Beer Links will be totally on holiday next week. I’m sure glad Boak & Bailey promised to … Read more
That The Session has persisted for 100 months seems pretty astonishing to me. It apparently has outlasted Wine Blogging Wednesday. Coincidentally, the 100th edition of Beer Advocate magazine recently shipped to subscribers and beer friendly establishments where it is available. It includes a timeline with highlights from years beginning in 2007 — at that time, … Read more
MONDAY BEER LINKS, LIMITIED MUSING 04.06.15 Loving Local Beer. Brewers Association economist Bart Watson writes: “Typically, I cite studies that suggest the flavor/variety dimension as the primary driver, with local taking an important, albeit secondary role. But there is increasing evidence that local may be rivaling flavor as a motivating factor for craft beer buyers.” … Read more