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Thirsty Thursday : Beer in the news

Goose Island brewmaster, Greg Hall, found peeing in beer glass in Chicago

Instead of celebrating the $38.8 million he just got from Anheuser-Busch for his family’s Chicago brewery, Greg Hall partied as hard as possible for his birthday at bar Bangers and Lace. He was having such a good time that the bartender reported Hall was seen peeing into beer glasses while sitting at the bar, leaving the bartender to handle the cleanup. All Hall could say for himself was that he ‘screwed up big time.’ As an apology, he sent over a case of Goose Island Big John, which is fairly ironic considering he already gave the bar a decent dose of his personal stash.

 

Scottish brewery BrewDog adds Viagra to new brew, celebrating royal wedding

For those following the royal wedding, Scottish brewing duo BrewDog has made a limited release called Royal Virility Performance, brewed with real Viagra. The wedding will take place April 29, and this small-production 7.5 percent India Pale Ale contains Viagra, chocolate, Horny Goat Weed and a ‘healthy dose of sarcasm.’ BrewDog founder James Watt said, ‘We put a bottle in a jiffy bag marked ‘Prince Willy, Buckingham Palace.” There are only 1,000 bottles, and they can only be purchased on brewdog.com. Get ‘em while they last!



 

Avery Brewing pulls out of eight states

A Boulder, Colo., brewery, Avery Brewing Co., is doing 81 percent of its production for the first quarter of 2011 in Colorado alone, and it is currently up 75 percent in demand. Because of this massive increase in demand, the brewery has decided to stop distribution to Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Tennessee. It wouldn’t be able to supply fresh consistent shipments to these states with such high demand and rapid production growth hitting the brewery this quarter. Starting two weeks ago, it ceased shipments to these states and will only partially ship to seven other states.

 

Dogfish Head Brewery sales up 25 percent in first quarter of 2011

Sales Manager Adam Lambert says sales are up 25 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter in 2010. In the past several years, growth has been at about 30 to 50 percent annually, so Lambert hopes to keep it at a more manageable 20 percent annually, if possible. Dogfish Head sales were up in 25 states in the first quarter compared to last year. It’s great to hear how much progress the brewery has been making recently. It is sure to become even bigger in the next few years and keep producing more cutting-edge brews.

Source: beernews.org, beerintheworld.com

-Compiled by Lucas Sacks, staff writer, ldsacks@syr.edu





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