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Miller gets U.S. import rights to Grolsch

Posted by James on May 16th, 2008 filed in Beer, Business, News

In a move to bolster their euro-beer portfolio, Miller has acquired rights to import Grolsch to the states from Anheuser-Busch. While I’m sure that this wont affect the Grolsch formula in any way, it may improve upon the marketing of Grolsch in the states.
The deal should be complete by August 1st.
“We are pleased to acquire [...]

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Saving the Planet One Drink at a Time

Posted by James on February 18th, 2008 filed in News

Even alcoholics are starting to get in on this new "Green" trend. Companies in the UK are starting to use lightweight glass bottles that use up to 30% less glass than normal bottles.
New technology means that less glass is needed to create a bottle of suitable strength. A bottle created using the latest technology [...]

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Microbrews Run Dry On Hops, Sam Adams Offers Tons To Help

Posted by James on February 18th, 2008 filed in Beer, News

The Boston Beer Company has decided to open their supply of hops to small brewers across the US due to a major shortage in supply. This just goes to show that they not only care about making their own beer, but that they respect the small time brewer. Respect ++.
“For a couple of months now, [...]

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Counting down the days…

Posted by George's Clam on February 7th, 2008 filed in Awesome, News, The Drunkist

So our next car payment is going to be our last one. That is is going to free up $325 a month. Obviously, this money is going to get redistributed to pay off all of our other medical bills, but because the baby has been keeping the wife up all night and because I have [...]

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