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Celebrate With Beer A 103-year-old Massachusetts woman who recovered from Covid-19 celebrated with a favorite drink -- a cold beer. When Jennie Stejna tested positive for coronavirus in late April, her family began preparing for the worst, granddaughter Shelley Gunn said. At one point, her family was told that Stejna had stopped eating and drinking and might not make it through the night. But instead she tested negative, and was symptom-free. The nurses came into her room, and she said, "I'm not sick anymore, Get the hell out,'" The nursing home staff honored Stejna's perseverance with one of her favorite treats -- an ice-cold Bud Light beer. Vote For Beer In Nov. The MA state’s highest court ruled that the state's Attorney General was correct to certify a proposed ballot question allowing more stores to sell beer and wine, clearing the way for the issue to go before voters in November. Store Association had argued and ruled that the question passes legal muster. |
| First Dry-Hopped Cheese Beer and cheese have a long history together — as perfect companions on the table and as the dual objects of devoted labor by Belgian monks Some of the world’s greatest cheeses also involve combining the two products. But something new has just been created by a trio of Pennsylvania food icons - the world’s first “dry-hopped” cheese! Perpetual Beer Cheese is a collaboration between Caputo Brothers Creamery, Tröegs Independent Brewing, and the Giant food stores chain. They are infusing hops into warm pasteurized milk like a giant tea bag. In this case, it’s the same Citra hops used in Tröegs’ popular Perpetual IPA, and the result is pretty remarkable. The semi-firm Fontina- like cheese melts slowly across the palate and blooms like a mouthful of sunshine, a zesty blend of lime and grapefruit citrus with notes of green melon and more tropical fruits. It is the first product to dry-hop the milk before making the cheese. Ryan Caputo, the president and cofounder of the creamery, an artisan mozzarella producer said. “Keeping this cheese from becoming too bitter was a monumental task.” |
| July 2020 |
| QUICK HITS A brewing company called Neshaminy Creek in Pennsylvania has created what they call Hop Dog beer.It’s an ale that was brewed with hot dogs!Each can contains 5.5% alcohol and costs around $8. -------------------- Colorado’s Craft Alley in CO is the nation's first crowler beer subscription service. Fresh cowlers can be delivered on a recurring basis (weekly, every two weeks or monthly) You can select the beers or just let their sophisticated algorithm do it based on your taste profile. ------------------ Breweries have discovered that curbside pick-up and deliver are incredibly popular with customers and may keep the systems in place for the future. In a survey of more than 700 breweries 35 percent were interested in keeping some sort of curbside pickup available even after their tasting rooms re-open, while more than 21 percent said they’d be interested in continuing delivery. ----------------- A beer label designer is hitting 48 breweries in 48 states in 48 weeks to drum up business. Artist Heidi Geist hopes many of the breweries will cash in on the publicity generated by her trek and purchase commemorative labels. .-------------------- Total beer sales, which include flavored malt beverages, seltzer, and cider, rose 20 percent so far during the shutdown. That compares to wine sales, which are up 30 percent and spirits which jumped by 34 percent in that time frame, ----------------------- |
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| Beer Scarcity In Mexico Continues IBeer has become such a rare commodity in Mexico that when it becomes available, police officers have to be called in to control crowds.It happened at a VIP Supermarket in one Tijuana neighborhood. The minute word got out that it had beer, people rushed to the store and lined up. Almost immediately police officers showed up to keep peace and order. Ever since Mexico ruled beer as non-essential during the COVID-19 crisis, breweries southof the border ceased operations and beer became scarce before stores completely ran out of it.“I’m in heaven, can’t remember the last time I had a beer,” said Alexis Gonzalez, who was able to buy a 12-pack of Bud Light. Right now, only American brands and specialty beers are being sold, but even these have become an ice-cold hot commodity in stores.“I get it from the other side of the border,” Christian Maciel said. Beer prices have doubled and in some cases tripled in Tijuana since last month. Some stores require a minimum purchase of 100 pesos or about $5 before allowing customers to buy beer one 12-pack at at time. When people line up for beer, police officers are also asked to enforce COVID-19 safety measures such as social distancing. In one case outside the VIP Market, a man was run out of the line for not having a face covering. “You got money for beer but not for a face mask,” screamed the officer.There is no word on when Mexican breweries will be allowed to start producing beer once again.“It’s really expensive and really difficult to find, but worth the splurge,” Gonzalez said. |