Wednesday, June 28, 2006

A long night’s journey into day calls for a true brew (Australian, 27 Jun 2006, Page 11)






A long night’s journey into day calls for a true brew
LOUISE EVANS THE WRY SIDE
Australian
27 Jun 2006

THE hardest part about watching the World Cup is not the late nights and early mornings. It’s not how it tears at your soul waiting for Australia to score, either. It’s watching all the football fans in Germany drinking beer in the sun. Sport and sun... read more...

Not just a drink – get the pitcher?






Not just a drink – get the pitcher?
WITH ALASTAIR GILMOUR
The Journal
16 Jun 2006

THE SCENE: A “wellness” room in a Swiss spa. The introduction: The main character lies in a whirlpool bath. Water jets are turned on and a therapist pours a huge pitcher of beer and yeast residue into the hot, swirling water. Bubbling currents flow... read more...

Monday, June 26, 2006

WINE CRISIS






WINE CRISIS

New Zealand Herald
26 Jun 2006

One in six bottles of European wine is turned into fuel or industrial disinfectant because it cannot be sold. Emptying these so-called ‘‘wine lakes’’ costs the European Union about $1 billion every year. The EU is demanding that traditional winemaking countries such as France and Italy learn from New World producers like Australia and New Zealand. It particularly wants them to allow wines to be labelled by grape variety— eg chardonnay, pinot noir— rather than region so consumers know what they are buying.
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The lazy, hazy beers of summer (Calgary Herald, 25 Jun 2006, Page D1)






The lazy, hazy beers of summer

Calgary Herald
25 Jun 2006


DRINK • When you’re looking for a refreshing beer to beat the summer heat, the choice isn’t always clear.


Pale lagers from the tropics are a popular summer choice, but cloudy wheat beers have been refreshing beer drinkers in countries like Germany and Belgium for centuries.


Prime Restaurants, which owns Fionn MacCool’s at the Sheraton Suites in Eau Claire, has devised a summer menu to accompany and showcase hazy wonders like Hoegaarden from Belgium, Erdinger from Germany and Blanche de Chambly, which is made in Quebec by Unibroue.


“It’s the perfect patio drink — so refreshing for the summer,” said Shari Salter, Prime’s marketing manager.


Many wheat beers are cloudy because... read more...