July 2020
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"Beer - Because one doesn't solve the world's problems over white wine."
| Stale Beer Turns Into Gin With Japan's bars and restaurants largely empty during the coronavirus pandemic, craft beer consumption dried up and left owners needing a near-miracle to stop them from having to pour their valuable stocks down the drain. That was when a long-established microbrewery northeast of Tokyo came to the rescue discovering a technique to turn soon-to-expire craft beer into gin. Yes, gin. The project, cleverly dubbed "Save Beer Spirits," was launched by Kiuchi Brewery Inc. in Naka, Ibaraki Kiuchi collects the craft beer in kegs from liquor shops, bars and restaurants and puts it through the required two-stage distillation process before converting it into gin. After bottling for distribution, the products are returned, with the business owners only required to pay for delivery.Since gin is distilled like other spirits, such as vodka and whiskey, it has no expiry date. Kiuchi discovered that its processes and technology could be applied to the gin-making process as they are similar to those it uses to make plum wine from distilled beer. The company believed it could bring a whole new twist to enjoying the flavor of gin because it could add the distinctive aroma delivered by the beers' hops, malt, and yeast. To raise capital, the company utilized Japan's liquor tax law, which allows it to get a refund from the government of 220 yen per liter of beer brought in to generate funds for |
| Brewery Needs Chief Hiking Officer A brewing company in Virginia is offering to sponsor one lucky fan to become its “Chief Hiking Officer.” This position will include hiking the Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine. Also, the CHO will attend several “beer parties” along the way, because there’s nothing like walking across 14 states and covering 2,200 miles twithout needed to chug a few cold ones. Devils Backbone Brewing, a brewery located near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, is the sponsor. The brewery says it will outfit the CHO with gear and fly them to the trailhead (it doesn’t specify if this will be in Georgia or Maine). The will hold “some big ol’ beer parties along the way” . The position comes with a $20,000 stipend. Devils Back-Bone estimates it will take five-to-seven months to complete the assignment, which starts next year. Boom Times For Recyclers Thanks to high beer and alcohol sales COVID-19 has made it boom times for bottle recyclers especially in th e10 states that require consumers to pay a deposit on bottles and cans, which can be redeemed when they are brought back. .With many supermarkets shuttering their bottle return bins, people are seeking out specialized redemption centers and beverage stores to cash in on their empties. At the same time, however, there are worries that far more empty beer cans, soda bottles and other returnable containers are lying around gathering dust or heading to landfills than is usually the case since the pandemic shutdown has led to lots of stockpiling or simply discarding of empties. |
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| “At fourteen or fifteen, I decided to earn my living when I grew up playing drums made from wooden beer kegs and leading a group called Keg Brando and His Kegliners." . Marlin Brando " Polish people have a wit and sarcasm. They're gentle but still very strong. Like, they love beer, it's so manly, but they'll put a spoonful of jam in it to sweeten it up." Antoni Porowski "By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good water for brewing.”. Aeschylus “In Canada, it's beer, hockey, and then everything else.” Edge Now don't say you can't swear off drinking beer; it's easy. I've done it a thousand times.”. W. C. Fields "There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking ale; as there are fruits that are not good until they are ripe." Samuel Johnson “The piano has been drinking beer, not me..” Tom Waits "V've stopped drinking beer, but only while I'm asleep." George Best "Don't drink in the hotel bar, that's where I do my drinking." Casey Stengel (Yankee Manager) |
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