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| Cobra Beer has become the first Indian beer brand in the UK to receive the International High Quality Trophies in recognition of its consistent excellence. Produced by NRI entrepreneur Lord Karan Billimoria, Cobra has been awarded gold medals for its entire portfolio by the Monde Selection World Quality Awards this year. Cobra (Bottle), Cobra (Keg) and Cobra Zero (Bottle) were all presented with International High Quality Trophies, which are granted to brands that have received gold medals for three consecutive years. Lord Karan Bilimoria founded Cobra Beer in 1989. He originally planned to be call the beer Panther, but many market research session showed the name wasn't popular with customers and so only days before full production he changed to Cobra. Since i2011 Cobra Beer has won 55 gold medals across the product range in international beer competitions. |
| Need a selection of beer soaps from San Francisco soap maker Hiromi that come in varieties of lager, stout, ale and porter? If so they're now available in several online venues including www.uncomongoods.com The essences of the beers are drawn from the alcohol and then mixed with oils to make a six-pack of cleansers. If your looking for a more unusual beer related product try recycled beer packaging that has been made into wallets, cuffs, dog collars and luggage tags. These are available at www.etsy.com/shop/mindysdesigns People can get surprisingly creative with a beer tap handle. The coolmaterials.com site has handles made out of everything from video game controllers, antlers, bike gears and light sabers to steampunk themed accouterments. If you needs are more basic type such as simply wanting to chill a warm beer quickly try a "Chillsner" . Slip it into a bottle and your drink will stay frosty. The gadget's an aluminum rod that you freeze first; on one end is a drink-through spout. It's being sold at www.gentsupplyco.com. |
Beer Power - Faced with a "black spot" that interfered with their mobile
network technicians at Australian cellphone provider Telstra recently found the
source of the problem: a man's beer fridge in his garage. The refrigerator was
tracked by "software robots" and workers wielding special antennas.
Top Three- The three breweries in the USA that grew fastest from 2011 to
2012 were Tennessee’s Blackstone Brewery (by 1,190%) and Texas’s Karbach
Brewing (1,112%) and Austin Beerworks (394%).
Cider Boosts Beer - Boston Beer's stock is hopping after Goldman Sachs
boosted the brewer's rating thanks to the success of its Angry Orchard cider. In
its first year, Angry Orchard has grabbed a more than 40 % share of the cider
segment. It's expected to comprise 20% of Boston Beer's volume by 2015.
Beer Boycott - Several Pittsburgh bars refused to sell Boston beer during the
Boston Bruins v. Pittsburgh Penguins hockey playoff series. The good luck ploy
worked as the Bruins had a four-game sweep in the Conference Finals. The
team however lost in the finals to Chicago.
network technicians at Australian cellphone provider Telstra recently found the
source of the problem: a man's beer fridge in his garage. The refrigerator was
tracked by "software robots" and workers wielding special antennas.
Top Three- The three breweries in the USA that grew fastest from 2011 to
2012 were Tennessee’s Blackstone Brewery (by 1,190%) and Texas’s Karbach
Brewing (1,112%) and Austin Beerworks (394%).
Cider Boosts Beer - Boston Beer's stock is hopping after Goldman Sachs
boosted the brewer's rating thanks to the success of its Angry Orchard cider. In
its first year, Angry Orchard has grabbed a more than 40 % share of the cider
segment. It's expected to comprise 20% of Boston Beer's volume by 2015.
Beer Boycott - Several Pittsburgh bars refused to sell Boston beer during the
Boston Bruins v. Pittsburgh Penguins hockey playoff series. The good luck ploy
worked as the Bruins had a four-game sweep in the Conference Finals. The
team however lost in the finals to Chicago.
Ancient Brew In Cleveland Great Lakes (Cleveland, Michigan) has been trying to imitate a bygone era. Enlisting the help of archaeologists at the University of Chicago, the company has been trying for more than year to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer using only clay vessels and a wooden spoon. As interest in artisan beer has expanded across the country, so have collaborations between scholars of ancient drink and independent brewers willing to help them resurrect lost recipes for some of the oldest ales ever made. “It involves a huge amount of detective work and inference and pulling in information from other sources to try and figure it out,” said Gil Stein, the director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, which is ensuring the historical accuracy of the project.. "We hope to find out whether the invention of beer was the primary reason that people in Mesopotamia, considered the birthplace of Western civilization about 10,000 years ago, first became agriculturalists" By about 3200 B.C., around the time the Sumerians invented the written word, beer had already held a significant role in the region’s customs and myths. Sipped through a straw by all classes of society, it is also believed to have been a source of drinkable. water and essential nutrients, brewed in both palaces and in average homes. During the rule of King Hammurabi, tavern owners were threatened with drowning if they dared to overcharge. Reproductions of ancient alcohols have since grown in popularity, largely through a partnership between the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Together, they have recreated beers from prehistoric China, from ancient Egypt and from evidence found in what is believed to be the tomb of King Midas. In place of stainless steel tanks, the Oriental Institute gave Great Lakes ceramic vessels modeled after artifacts excavated in Iraq during the 1930s. In keeping with the archaeological evidence, Great Lakes brewers malted their own barley on the roof of the brew house. It also had a Cleveland baker to help make a bricklike “beer bread” for use as a source of active yeast — by far the most difficult step in the process. After months of experiments in the brewery’s laboratory, Nate Gibbon, a brewer at Great Lakes, said he had stood over a ceramic vat orencelty cooking outside on a patch of grass. The fire that heated the vat was fueled by manure. The batch,spiced with cardamom and coriander, fermented for two days, but it was ultimately too sour for the modern tongue, Mr. Gibbon said. "Next time, he will sweeten it with honey or dates" he said. Send contributions for On Tap to webmaster@beernexus.com |
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