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| Kevin Youkilis, an infielder who won two World Series rings with the Boston Red Sox during a 10-year Major League Baseball career, wants to become known as much for his IPA as his OBP (on-base percentage) With several partners, including former Oakland A’s infielder Nick Punto, Youkilis bought, refurbished and reopened the iconic Los Gatos Brewing Co. as the Loma Brewing Co. in San Francisco. One year after Loma opened, it won 2017 California Commercial Beer Brewery of the Year. Youkilis invested his own money into Loma and spends five days a week at the business, which brews about 600 barrels a year. He hopes to establish a career that will lead to commercial brewing and a life in the beer business for himself and his family for generations to come.Loma Brewing Co. is not a shrine to Youkilis or his more famous brother-in-law, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. There are no photos on the walls. Youkilis did not affix his name to the establishment. |
| Chemists from the University of Bristol have been trying for many years to formulate a method of converting ethanol into butanol. Now with the help of beer they've accomplished the impossible - made fuel for your car. The gasoline currently sold is America typically 10 per cent ethanol. Ethanol has a low energy density, it mixes too easily with water and unfortunately has the potential to damage car engines. Butanol however is a far superior fuel alternative, but is tricky to make from sustainable sources. With this in mind, the scientists set to work developing the technology to convert the ethanol found in alcohol into butanol. Much to their delight, the scientists ascertained that the catalyst used in that process could be used to directly convert a part of beer into butanol. “Turning beer into petrol was a bit of fun and whimsy but it has a serious point,” said Professor Wass. “Beer is actually an excellent model for the mixture of chemicals we would need to use in a real industrial process, so it shows this technology is one step closer to reality.” Who knows, in the future you just might order a six pack for you and one for your car. |
| Misleading - Marble Beers in Manchester, England has been ordered by the Trading Standards Bureau to change the name of their beer "Pint"after it began selling the it in 500ml cans - 68ml less than a full pint. The brewery has been making Pint for a number of years but only now put it in cans. New Record- UK's Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) says there are now 1,000 breweries in the UK - the highest figure for 70 years. 158 new breweries opened in the past year alone, the highest number ever recorded. There is now one brewery for every 50 pubs in the UK. The increase has come against a backdrop of continuing pub closures. Almost 10,000 pubs have closed in the past decade. Blondes Surge - Golden ales – also known as blonde ales – his the fastest growing craft style. It increased an astonishing 62 percent increase in 2016 and an impressive 41 percent gain in 2017. IPA is still the most popular style by far. The Spirit of 76 - Boston Beer Company's flagship brand is rolling out a brew called Sam '76. It combines ale and lager yeast through a process that founder Jim Koch dubs co-fermentation. The two beer styles start the brewing process separately and are brought together before hops are added. The finished product is then canned, not bottled. Sam Adams designed the beer to appeal to millennials. Cold Beer Illegal- The Indiana Senate Public Policy Committee voted a bill which would have permitted retailers to sell cold beer. Under current Indiana state law, convenience stores can sell warm beer but selling the beverage cold is left to the liquor stores exclusively. |
| Wait Times For Pliny The Younger Early February brings the very limited release of Russian River Brewing’s cult fave, Pliny the Younger. If you don’t want to camp out in line the night before the Feb. 2 release, you’ll still have two weeks to get a taste of this year’s version of the highly sought-after triple IPA. Pliny the Younger will make his 14th Annual return to Russian River Brewing Company February 2nd through February 15th, 2018! It will be available on draft each day at the brewpub until they run out of that day’s allocation, which rarely happens. Younger is neither bottled nor available in growlers so more people will have the opportunity to enjoy it right from the source, or at a handful of select draft accounts. Every year the majority of our issues come from the very long line of people waiting to get in to the pub for 2 solid weeks (really, 2 weeks). In an effort to remain neighborly and responsible business owners, the owners of Russian have posted signs politely asking everyone to "respect one another and our neighbors" . Russian River has made some positive changes this year which they hope will reduce wait times and kept the line moving, albeit slowly, but they believe, better than years past. There is now a 3 hour/3 Younger maximum to ensure that guests will get in sooner. This new policy has cut wait times by up to 4 hours on the first weekend. But customers are warned to still plan on waiting especially if they are coming on a weekend when the wait can sometimes be up to 8 hours. And if it rains, as it generally does in February, the pub will be forced to close the outdoor patio which reduces available seating. TThe pub's capacity is 135 people (at least that's what the sign on the wall says!). Younger is served in a 10oz. glass with a maximum of 3 per person. A wise person might want to bring some friends who don't like beer. Send contributions for On Tap to webmaster@beernexus.com |
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