A fun infographic on Beer from visual.ly on some basic facts of beer and some excellent recommendations for food pairings.
Source: http://visual.ly/
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[Infographic] The Case for Beer
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How to Say ‘Cheers’ in 50 Languages
Ever been out drinking and needing to say cheers to the foreigner at the bar? How about traveling abroad and meeting new people in new places and being in need of saying cheers to toast the new fun? Now you can. The fine people over at matadornetwork.com have put together a great guide on how to say cheers in 50 languages.
Cheers!!
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Language Spelling Phonetic Pronunciation Afrikaans Gesondheid Ge-sund-hate Albanian Gëzuar Geh-zoo-ah Arabic (Egypt) فى صحتك: (literally good luck) Fe sahetek Armenian (Western) Կէնաձդ Genatzt Azerbaijani Nuş olsun Nush ohlsun Bosnian Živjeli Zhee-vi-lee Bulgarian Наздраве Naz-dra-vey Burmese Aung myin par say Au-ng my-in par say Catalan Salut Sah-lut Chamorro (Guam) Biba Bih-bah Chinese (Mandarin) 干杯
gān bēiGan bay Croatian Živjeli /
NazdravljeZhee-ve-lee /
Naz-dra-vleeCzech Na zdravi Naz-drah vi Danish Skål Skoal Dutch Proost Prohst Estonian Terviseks Ter-vih-sex F-MLanguage Spelling Phonetic Pronunciation Filipino/Tagalog Mabuhay Mah-boo-hay Finnish Kippis Kip-piss French Santé /
A la votreSahn-tay /
Ah la vo-treGalician Salud Saw-lood German Prost /
Zum wohlProhst /
Tsum vohlGreek ΥΓΕΙΑ Yamas Hawaiian Å’kålè ma’luna Okole maluna Hebrew לחיים L’chaim Hungarian Egészségedre (to your health) /
Fenékig (until the bottom of the glass)Egg-esh ay-ged-reh /
Fehn-eh-kegIcelandic Skál Sk-owl Irish Gaelic Sláinte Slawn-cha Italian Salute /
Cin cinSaw-lutay /
Chin chinJapanese 乾杯
Kanpai (Dry the glass)Kan-pie Korean 건배 Gun bae Latvian Priekā /
PrositPree-eh-ka /
Proh-sitLithuanian į sveikatą Ee sweh-kata Macedonian На здравје Na zdravye Mongolian Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө /
TulgatsgaayaErUHl mehdiin toloo /
Tul-gats-gAH-yaN-ZLanguage Spelling Phonetic Pronunciation Norwegian Skål Skawl Polish Na zdrowie Naz-droh-vee-ay Portuguese Saúde Saw-OO-de Romanian Noroc /
SanatateNo-rock /
Sahn-atateRussian Будем здоровы/
На здоровьеBudem zdorovi/
Na zdorovieSerbian živeli Zhee-ve-lee Slovak Na zdravie Naz-drah-vee-ay Slovenian Na zdravje (literally on health) Naz-drah-vee Spanish Salud Sah-lud Swedish Skål Skawl Thai Chok dee Chok dee Turkish Şerefe Sher-i-feh Ukranian будьмо Boodmo Vietnamese Dô /
Vô /
Một hai ba, yo (one, two, three, yo)Jou /
/ Dzo
Moat hi bah, yoWelsh Iechyd da Yeh-chid dah Yiddish Sei gesund Say geh-sund Source: http://matadornetwork.com/
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Heineken May Be Out Muscled by Thai Billionaire in Tiger Deal
We reported a few days ago that Heineken was closing on a deal for Tiger beer in Asia. It seems that there is now some unexpected competition. Heineken originally offered $50 per share, but Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi has countered that offer with a $55 per share asking price.
“We are convinced that our bid is richer and offers more value to shareholders,” said a Heineken spokesman.
Heineken shares fell to close 2.4 percent lower at 44.38 euros on worries about the prospect of a bidding war with the powerful Thai business family which could be pushing to control APB or just extract a higher price for its stake.
“With this latest turn of events, Heineken’s current offer will fail. It will have to offer more than S$55 per share to outbid the Thai group, possibly S$60 per share,” said Goh Han Peng, analyst at DMG & Partners Securities in Singapore.
Either way probably won’t change much in the world of big beer, but it would be nice to see big beer not getting bigger.
Source: http://money.msn.com/
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World’s Beer Production Hits Record High, with China Leading the Way
Tired of seeing China as the number one country in the world for medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games? Well it seems they are also number one in beer production, too. In a recent report by the research arm of a Japanese brewery the rise was attributed to the increase in demand in Asian countries.
The report commissioned by Kirin Holdings said 192.71 million kiloliters (50.9 billion gallons) of beer were produced last year, up 3.7 percent from 2010. China was the world’s largest beer producer — accounting for about 25 percent — for the 10th straight year.
The United States saw a slight decrease in production from the year before but still ranked second at 11.7 percent, followed by Brazil and Russia.
It seems China is slowly becoming the super power they have always dreamed of being, but will it hold? Here’s to hoping of seeing fewer things “made in China”, not more.
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/
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Beerporn: Editor’s Choice
Tuesday is Editor’s Choice award day on http://hashtagbeerporn.com. We are giving out an Editor’s Choice Award each week to the picture we think best represents beerporn during that week. As an ongoing feature on Indy Beers each week I’ll be posting the Editor’s Choice winner from #Beerporn. Remember, anyone can join and post pictures of beer to http://hashtagbeerporn.com.
I’m a big fan of the sampler when I find a new brewery, so I’m happy to see I’m not the only one. Husar found a good one with the Eddyline sampler in Colorado.
Sampler in progress posted by user Husar
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Heineken Moves Closer to Buying Asian Brewer
One of the largest beer brewers in the world has been looking to become larger, and it seems an agreement has finally been reached between Heineken and the Asian brewing group which makes Tiger beer.
“The deal has been agreed by Heineken and F&N’s management, and the agreement will now go for approval by the F&N board and then be announced officially,” said one of the sources.
Heineken already owns 42 percent of APB, which runs 24 Asian breweries, and taking F&N’s 40 percent stake will help the Amsterdam company to defend its turf against Thailand’s second-richest man.
I’m not a fan of seeing big beer get bigger as it almost always tends to be more about the money than for the love of brewing good beer.
By winning APB, Heineken gets full ownership of Tiger, Bintang, Anchor and other brands of beer plus two dozen breweries in 14 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia. Around 30 percent of APB’s volumes are for the Heineken beer brand.
The deal is vital for Heineken in the fast-growing Asian market. For the world’s third-largest brewer, control of APB is set to raise the proportion of profits it gets from Asia to 15 percent from 6 percent, analysts said, boosting the growth rate of the whole group.
So there you have it, the world’s third largest beer brewing doing what it can to keep pace with InBev and MillerCoors and helping to ensure mass produced, flavorless beer will be available for everyone.
Source: http://money.msn.com/
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IPA Day Celebrations at Dogfish Head
In case you didn’t know, yesterday was the second annual IPA day . The website http://ipaday.org/announcing-ipa-day/ has lots of information about the day.
Founded in 2011 by beer evangelists and social media personalities Ashley Routson and Ryan Ross, IPA Day is a universal movement created to unite the voices of craft beer enthusiasts, bloggers, and brewers worldwide, using social media as the common arena for connecting the conversation together.
IPA Day is not the brainchild of a corporate marketing machine, nor is it meant to serve any particular beer brand. IPA Day is opportunity for all breweries, bloggers, businesses and consumers to connect and share their love of craft beer. It is an opportunity for the entire craft beer culture to combine forces and advocate craft beer through increased education and global awareness.
So what did I do for IPA day? I went to the homeland. I bellied up to the bar at Dogfish Head in Rehoboth Beach, DE (ground zero for the IPA movement) and ordered a Randalled 120 Minute IPA. What is a Randalled IPA? At the time of the pour the 120 is pushed through hops. In this case it was pushed through cascade hops and grapefruit zest (to bring out the citrus in the beer). Wow was it good.
The bar was pretty well packed for a Thursday night, and it didn’t seem like too many people were aware of the significance of the day. That, of course, didn’t keep me from enjoying it. The Randall on the bar was also a great conversation starter among bar patrons. I’m not sure how often Dogfish Head will be pulling out the Randall, but if you get a chance to try it, you should, it’s worth the effort.
So did anyone else enjoy an IPA for IPA day?
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- The Randall used for infusing hops at the time of the pour.
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- Beers on tap for IPA day.
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- The Dogfish Head taps.
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- Merchandise for sale at the adjacent store.
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- A list of merchandise available for purchase.
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Bastards are OK with Alabama
Alabama is in the beer news again, this time, however, it’s a good thing. It seems that previously there was a ban on beers that included the word “bastard”. This was pretty ridiculous seeing that a wine named Fat Bastard was allowed to be sold in the state.
After taking a second look at the attention-grabbing names of Dirty Bastard and Backwoods Bastard beers, the state’s liquor control agency lifted its ban on their sale in Alabama.
David Engbers, co-founder of Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Mich., said the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board didn’t give a reason for reversing its position on the two beers when it sent the company a letter recently approving their sales. Dirty Bastard, the most popular of the two beers, is distributed in 23 states. Alabama was the first to raise an objection to the name, Engbers said Wednesday.
ABC Board attorney Bob Martin said the board’s licensing director originally rejected the names last spring. The decision was based on a state law that says no ads for alcoholic beverages can show a person “posed in an immodest or sensuous manner” and they can’t contain profanity or offensive language.
Because of an outcry from Founders Brewing and from craft beer enthusiasts in Alabama, the ABC Board created an employee committee to review brand names and labels when the enforcement director has a concern. In its first meeting, that committee decided to approve Dirty Bastard and Backwoods Bastard.
So now you can enjoy a larger suite of beers next time you’re visiting the bastard state of Alabama.
Source: http://www.businessweek.com/
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The Beer Fag: Oskar Blues’ Deviant Dale’s!
Another great video brought to you by Gus. A few highlights of the video for me are:
- The blatantlyobvious plug for his local homebrew shop http://www.brewtensils.com/
- The synchronized pouring
- Identification of hops in the beer
Without Further ado, I once again give you, The Beer Fag.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7FXXYe6-JU
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Beerporn: Editor’s Choice
Tuesday is Editor’s Choice award day on http://hashtagbeerporn.com. We are giving out an Editor’s Choice Award each week to the picture we think best represents beerporn during that week. As an ongoing feature on Indy Beers each week I’ll be posting the Editor’s Choice winner from #Beerporn. Remember, anyone can join and post pictures of beer to http://hashtagbeerporn.com.
What I loved about this picture was it included the bottle, beer, and six pack holder. A clever setup where you can just make out the karnival woman though the glass.
Karnival Kolsch posted by user PeterW
View the post here: http://hashtagbeerporn.com/2012/07/23/karnival-kolsch/
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