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Beer is king in Pennsylvania. Tom Corbett is just governor. Those facts played out Tuesday when a Republican state senator unveiled his long-awaited plan to privatize liquor sales in a way vastly different and much slower than the two-year proposal favored by Corbett and the Republican-controlled House. More >> MCall.

From Dominion Brewing - Morning Glory is a full-bodied espresso stout that utilizes locally roasted coffee beans. Waking up at 9…The post Dominion Morning Glory Espresso Stout appeared first on thefullpint.com.

The monks of the Notre-Dame Abbey of Saint-Remy are deeply concerned about the quality of their famous Trappist Beer Rochefort. The source providing the water for the making of the beer, is bound to dry up due to developments in a limestone quarry nearby. More >> Deredactie.be.

Brewers in France have blamed a rise in beer duty in the country for a marked fall in production in the first three months of 2013. More >> Just-Drinks (subscription).

The state House approved a fracking policy Friday that keeps in place a moratorium on shale gas exploration until at least March 2015 and includes a number of public protections and environmental safeguards. More >> NewsObserver.com.

(PORTLAND, MAINE)– Shipyard Brewing Company’s Pugsley’s Signature Series Smashed Blueberry, Bourbon Barrel Aged Doubl…The post Shipyard Brewing Wins 3 Medals at LA International Beer Competition appeared first on thefullpint.com.

People used to ask me, back in the days before The Great Craft Rationalization®*, 'Lew, why don't you ever write about the regular beers? Budweiser, Miller Lite, Coors Light; you know, the beers everyone really drinks?!' And although I did write about beers like that sometimes -- more in a business mode, but I did write for trade journals, so you do; hell, I wrote two vodka pieces! -- and I made my mark writing about Yuengling, my response was usually something like, "Well, what can you say about them? 'Damn, this Budweiser tastes just like the last 100 Buds I've ever had!' They don't change, there's never anything new, and even the people who love them have nothing to say about the flavor past "crisp," "clean," and "great taste, less filling." There's just not a lot to work with there."We are, after all, ultimately in the story business. Hats off to A-B, who did try to engage us by flying groups of beer writers to their hop farm and maltings in Idaho...but then that turned into a circular firing squad of mutual ethics accusations and just got ugly. And mostly, beer writers didn't write about mainstream beer. Well...MillerCoors is changing all that! I've been seeing the teaser billboards on I-95 in Philly (one of the big Lite markets) for months now, and the new Miller Lite bottle is finally here! That's right, a NEW BOTTLE! Hot damn!Yeah. A new bottle. And they're telling us amazing things about it (add your own excited exclamation points, I already took out most of the capital letters):Consumers Overwhelmingly Prefer The New Bottle 2:1We Win With Occasional Drinkers Who Preferred The New Bottle By Over 3:1 We Win With All Ages (21-34, 35-40) Both Groups Prefer The New Bottle To Current (Younger By 19 Points, Older By 23 We Win With Hispanics: Hispanics Prefer The New Bottle To Current By 20 Points Advantages Of The New Bottle Also Place Us In A Stronger Competitive Standing Relative To Bud LightWOW! I guess all the beer geeks who say the different glassware really makes a difference may have a point, and Miller Lite is keying on it. I'm yanking Miller's chain, but come on, guys... A new bottle? You already did that! Remember the Vortex bottle, back in 2010? Had a set of spiral grooves on the inside of the neck? Jay Brooks summed that up pretty well here, I mean, what's the point of swirling Miller Lite as it comes out of the bottle, to stimulate the lack of aroma? Maybe...except I did an interview that year with the folks from Owens-Illinois, who developed the Vortex bottle, that I never found a market for and never released...and it shines a light on things here. Have a look. 12.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Within the consumer package and beer industry, people are looking for something new and different. It's important to differentiate. It brings added value and news to the marketplace. The Miller Lite brand has seen a lot of change and not all of

Press Release: (Providence, RI) – Narragansett Beer announces the debut of a specialty retro Lager can that harkens back to the 1950s, celebrating ‘Gansett’s glory days when the brewer was the top-selling beer in New England. For a limited time, 12-, 18-, and 30-packs of 12-ounce cans of Narragansett Lager will feature the same design and logo that fans enjoyed in 1953. This classic can design recalls memories of the good ol’ days — 1953 saw the first ascent of Mount Everest, the development of the first polio vaccine, and the end of the Korean War — and the quality of its contents also speaks to the brand’s rich heritage. Narragansett Lager is the brewer’s flagship beer, its original recipe tracked down by former Brewmaster Bill Anderson when the company was revived in 2005 by CEO Mark Hellendrung. Since then, it has been recognized by BeerAdvocate.com as the No.1 rated domestic premium lager and was awarded a gold medal for best lager by the Great International Beer Festival. In addition to the 1953 limited-edition can, this summer Narragansett is also reintroducing the signature Clam Can, a 16-ounce tallboy that features a recipe for a traditional New England clam bake. In August, the brewer will also reintroduce its popular 1975 can, made famous in the “Jaws” movie during the scene in which Captain Sam Quint, played by Robert Shaw, famously crushes a can of Narragansett Lager to intimidate Richard Dreyfuss’ character, Hooper. The 1953 can is available for purchase at leading package stores throughout New England, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (SRP: 12-packs: $9.99-11.99; 18-packs: $13.99-15-99; 30-packs: $18.99-20.99). For more information, visit: http://www.narragansettbeer.com. ABOUT NARRAGANSETT BEER: Narragansett Beer…Brewed since 1890. ‘Gansett is a straightforward, quality beer that has been a New England tradition for generations, producing a classic family of award-winning American lagers & ales. Today, ‘Gansett is produced at top-rated breweries in Providence, RI, Pawcatuck, CT, Rochester, NY, and Latrobe, PA. Narragansett is available for purchase in local restaurants, bars, and liquor stores throughout New England, Eastern Pennsylvania, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Thirsty for more? Visit: www.narragansettbeer.com.

The US-based bastard stepchild of SABMiller and MolsonCoors, MillerCoors, has announced plans to streamline its portfolio by discontinuing some of its “economy” brand line-up. (Read: Ditching some of the cheap beers.) This led me to wonder just what they might be jettisoning [...] The company is also said to be getting rid of heavy glass bottles for some brands. More >> Blogging at World of Beer.

To my surprise, ratings that were made at or within 10 miles of the brewery received slightly below-average scores (3.17). Once you get more than 10 miles away from the brewery, the average rating jumps up to 3.26. This level is roughly maintained up to a distance of 500 miles from the brewery, after which it sees a sharp decline all the way to 3.04 (750-1250 miles from the brewery). Lastly, check-ins more than 2000 miles from the brewery actually had the highest rating of any distance group (3.29). So what does it all mean? More >> BeerGraphs.