| Vol. #12 Issue #3 | Friday, November 22, 2024 |
You have probably heard of Oktoberfest a time or two whether you are a beer drinker or not. Oktoberfest is the world’s largest beer festival that is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, running from late September to the first weekend in October. It’s Oktoberfest time once again and your favorite bars and breweries might…
Flying Saucer, Porter-Leath and more than 5,800 preschoolers need your help. Each year the Stumbling Santa Pub Crawl brings over 1,200 jolly beer lovers— dressed in their finest Santa suits—to Downtown Memphis to raise money and collect toys for kids in need while enjoying some of the best beer the world has to offer. Through the generosity…
Where and when was Oktoberfest first celebrated? Sure, it sounds German, but how German is it? What did revelers actually drink at the first Oktoberfest? What was the occasion? Why is it still celebrated? And why the hell is it called Oktoberfest when it’s held mostly in September? Oktoberfest 101 Oktoberfest is indeed a German…
Could it happen? It was released Wednesday that the world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Bush InBev, has approached the world’s second-largest, SABMiller about a takeover. This means that Budweiser, Corona, Miller, Stella Artois, Peroni and Pilsner Urquell would possibly all be made under the same roof. This is not just huge news for American craft beer brewers…
Huge news out of the craft beer world today as it was announced that Heineken International will take a 50 percent stake in beloved U.S. craft brewery Lagunitas Brewing Co. News broke early in the day about the partnership, which will close in the fourth quarter of 2015. All we know is that the deal gives…
Beer purists of yesteryear—and anyone who subscribes to “man laws”—would probably have turned their noses up at the idea of mixing and diluting perfectly good beer. That’s why we have the Reinheitsgebot. But rules are made to be broken, right? Enter shandy, also known as radler. So what’s the difference? History, really. Though we can all agree that…
When your favorite local craft beer bar or brewery says it’s putting something special in its Randall for the next big event, it doesn’t portend weird things for someone named Randy. It means that a draft beer is being infused with ingredients that weren’t originally brewed into the beer. Simply put, a Randall is a…
In case you weren’t aware (or just happened to forget), the Great American Beer Festival is quickly approaching, and with it come some of the most awesome beer events around. One of the best is the Denver Rare Beer Tasting VII, benefiting Pints for Prostates. Founded in 2008, Pints for Prostates raises awareness among men about the importance of…
Craft beer drinkers might have felt their stomachs flip-flop when news broke that Belgian brewing giant Duvel Moortgat and California’s Firestone Walker signed an agreement to combine their U.S. operations. We’ve already seen corporate giant InBev purchase brewery’s such as Elysian in Seattle, Wash., and 10 Barrel Brewing Company in Bend, Ore., so we can’t fault craft beer purists for…
Do you know anyone who’s had an Elvis sighting? Have YOU ever seen Elvis? What about more than 60 Elvises in one place at one time? That was the case August 15th at the Downtown Memphis Flying Saucer during the 6th Annual Stumblin’ Elvis Pub Crawl. Some of the world’s most dedicated beer lovers (who…
