Category: Brew and Booze News

The Hoppy Easter Herald For March 31, 2013


Balcones 5th Year Anniversary Dinner At Harlow The following press release was sent to us from our blogging buddy, The Whisky Woman: On Saturday evening, 6 April, 2012, Chip Tate, the Owner/Distiller/President of Balcones will host an intimate dinner at Harlow, one of New York’s hottest new restaurants. […]

Philly Food and Drink News For March 25, 2013


Drink, Learn and Linger at Village Whisky’s 1st Whisky Social PHILADELPHIA, PA – On Thursday, April 18 beginning at 9:30 p.m., Chef Jose Garces’ sexy cocktail bar and brown liquor library, Village Whiskey (118 South 20th Street, 215-665-1088), will host their first-ever Whiskey Social.  For $60 per person, including tax and gratuity, guests will enjoy an informative yet relaxed […]

Thirsty Thursday Tribune For March 14, 2013


Philly Farm & Food Fest Introduces ‘Local Libations Lounge’ At The 2nd Annual One-Day Marketplace Event Philadelphia, PA (March 12, 2013) – Philly Farm and Food Fest is proud to both announce and host its first-ever Local Libations Lounge on Sunday, April 14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center […]

Whisk(e)y Wednesday Weekly For February 20, 2013


The Maker’s Mark ABV Conundrum On February 9th, I received the following email from the good people at Maker’s Mark: Dear Maker’s Mark® Ambassador, Lately we’ve been hearing from many of you that you’ve been having difficulty finding Maker’s Mark in your local stores.  Fact is, demand for our […]

Sipping Saturday Gazette For February 9, 2013


FAIR FOOD PRESENTS THE NINTH ANNUAL BREWER’S PLATE 2013 More than 70 Local Restaurants, Breweries and Artisanal Producers Gather to Promote Sustainable Agriculture at the National Constitution Center PHILADELPHIA (February 8, 2013) – Fair Food, a nonprofit organization uniting local farmers, business and consumers, presents The Brewers Plate. Now […]

Beer News – This Just In … The Department of Justice Likes Craft Beer


For all those out there who wonder just how your federal tax dollars are spent, on Thursday, the Dept. of Justice filed a lawsuit to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) (the Belgian-Brazilian parent of Budweiser and Michelob and Stella Artois and Boddingtons and Beck’s and Leffe and Labatt and Hoegaarden and Bass and … well just about everything), the largest […]