Rogue Ales Make History
Rogue Ales won a history making four out of eleven gold medals at the 2005 International Beer Competition in London, England. Rogue also won the title of Supreme Champion for its Mocha Porter.
The International Beer Competition is an important contest in the world for packaged beers and ciders. The competition is unique in its approach to judging since it recognizes the packaging design as well as the taste.
9,000 Year Old Beer
Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware has brewed another ancient beer, this time replicating one made in China about 9,000 years ago.
The recipe for the beer, Chateau Jiahu, includes rice, honey, grapes and hawthorn fruits. Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione started with a formula from archaeologists who derived it from the residues of pottery jars found in the late Stone Age village of Jiahu in northern China.
To comply with U.S. federal brewing regulations, Dogfish Head brewers had to add barley malt, though they said they mashed and fermented out most of the barley flavor.
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Beer from China May
Cause Cancer
China's beer industry, one of the largest in the world, has
defended itself against reports that 95% of its bottled beer
contains formaldehyde, a cancer causing agent.
Industry officials said that the chemical - commonly used to
preserve dead bodies or as a disinfectant - plays a part in the
brewing process but the levels were within their industry
standard. Most major US breweries, including Anheuser
-Busch, say they have never used the chemical in their
products.
Formaldehyde is a cheap way of improving color and
preventing sediment from forming during storage fo beer.
Most brewers use silica gel which is not hazardous for this
purpose. Brewers in China however compete fiercely on
price with a can of beer selling for as litte as 25 cents. In that
type of market the use of formaldehyde can help maintain
acceptable profit levels.
Tsingtao Brewery is China's biggest exporter, sending more
than 800,000 cases to the US alone. In response to the
scare both the Japanese and Korean Food and Drug
Administrations are now testing all Chinese beer imports for
formaldehyde before allowing them to clear customs.
(research by Jeff Levine)
Milwaukee #1 in USA
A Scarborough Research study has just reported that more
people drink beer in Milwaukee than in any other city in the
country!
Nearly 55% of Milwaukeeans said they have had a beer in the
past month, beating out the 53% in the Twin Cities, Denver
with 51%, and Buffalo, Albany, Boston, and St. Louis all tied at
50%.
Chicago came in at a relatively low 46% while the tea-totalers
in Salt Lake City were at the bottom or the chart with 23%.