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Vol. 2 No. 34 ---
September 4, 2001
Edited by: Peter LaFrance peter.lafrance@beerbasics.com
Journalist, covering the beverage
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Greetings,
Welcome to Hot Trub/Beer Basics.com
...
LATEST NEWS:
At least three breaking stories affecting
the beer industry, with probable repercussions in the food service industry.
ASK THE PRESS:
This is a page that reports the answers I
receive when I ask members of the media a question that I feel has to be asked.
All responses are presented as they are
sent in response.
PROMOTIONS - EVENTS - DINNERS -
From this issue through one calendar
year.
(All are invited to send events to be
included - date, event name, brief description, contact name & phone/web
address.)
I invite your comment and criticism.
Cheers!
Peter LaFrance
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LATEST BREWERS NEWS:
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INDIANA
VICTORY FOR SMALL BREWERS?
(Press
release from Dan Bradford - President of Brewers Association of America:)
DURHAM: BAA President Daniel Bradford joined
industry leaders in addressing the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (ATC) of
Indiana
in favor of allowing Rule 28, the prohibition against exclusive
wholesale territories, to expire.
His testimony in favor of changing existing regulations to help small brewers
maintain the quality of their beer in Indiana, helped lead to a
unanimous decision to allow Rule 28 to sunset. Brewers now will be able to establish
exclusive territory agreements with their Indiana
wholesalers.
Responding to the concerns of
Indiana brewers and others that sell beer in Indiana, Bradford spoke at an
Indiana ATC hearing,
August 28, 2001. He
discussed the problems, such as transshipping and dumping, that brewers such as
Three Floyds, Kalamazoo and
Goose Island face under Rule 28: problems that brewers such as
Great Lakes are afraid they would face if they entered the Indiana market.
Bradford advocated allowing brewers
to secure exclusive territory agreements as one means towards protecting their
perishable beers.
He reviewed the history of the small brewers movement and the
diversity of the styles now available, calling attention to the growth in
breweries
and in styles. Maintaining
flavor integrity is even more critical today than when Rule 28 was first
implemented.
In addition, Bradford pointed out that small businesses, either brewers or
wholesalers, are less likely to invest in a market if other instate
wholesalers could either take the best accounts or dump out of date
beer outside their core market.
The ATC closed the meeting by voting unanimously to allow Rule 28 to expire at
the end of this year. However,
followers of this issue
speculated that an injunction, a lawsuit or a
new law could all postpone the expiration of Rule 28.
--
Daniel Bradford, President
Brewers' Association of America
501 Washington St. Su. H
Durham, NC 27701
tel. - 919.530.8140
fax. - 919-530-8160
email - president@brewersadvocate.org
web - www.brewersadvocate.org
COMMENT FROM JOHN
FREYER - 3 Floyds Brewing Co., Munster IN
Rule 28 does not affect us much, because of the fact that Indiana
is already a duopoly, which is slowly happening in lots of markets.
What will eventually happen, is that once territories are
established, you will see brands drop off at an alarming rate.
Does this open the door for a specialty house?
No, because most start up specialty houses do not have the funds to compete
at this high level and the ones that do exist are teetering on extinction.
Believe it or not, not having territories, has been a benefit for
us so far in Indiana.
If someone is doing a crappy job, you can just give the brand to a competing house, if that brand is strong enough.
This law will not affect many people, just the big boys.
When is someone going to do something about collusion and the lack
of opportunity that small brewers have in chain store distribution,
like Jewel/OSCO and other big chains, that are monopolized by the
big houses? That's more of a problem than this law.
John Freyer
3 Floyds
HOFBRAUHAUS OPENING IN U.S.
On Monday The Kentucky Post reported that Hofbrauhaus, the
legendary Munich, Germany, beer-hall will open a branch in Newport
and not Cincinnati, as originally planned.
The project is headed by Andi Udris, chairman
of the Cincinnati Restaurant Group. Udris said he hopes to sign a contract in a
few weeks
with Northern Kentucky developers Nick Ellison and Eric
Haas. Udris hopes to open the Hofbrauhaus next June.
The restaurant will be located on the south
side of Third Street between Washington and Saratoga streets. It will seat 350
people inside
and another 250 in an outside beer garden.
It will be the first North American version of
the world's best-known brew pub, Hofbrauhaus in Munich, operated by the
state-owned Hofbrau Munchen, founded in 1589 by a Bavarian duke to
provide beer to his court.
John
Hickenlooper Buys Pearl Street Grill
Heather Draper, of the Rocky Mountain Business News, recently
reported that Wynkoop Brewery Co. owner John
Hickenlooper is adding
the Pearl Street
Grill in south Denver to his tavern portfolio.
Hickenlooper purchased the 18-year-old bar and
restaurant from two of its founding partners, Rick Shanks and Rich Director.
Shanks,
Director, Patrick Lyng and Paul Murray opened the Pearl Street
Grill in 1983 -- one of the first taverns in Denver to have several beers on
tap.
Shanks and Director helped Hickenlooper get his start in the
business, providing information for his Wynkoop business plan 14 years ago,
he said.
Hickenlooper has vowed not to change anything
at the Pearl Street Grill. "They (the owners) wanted to make sure that we
keep everything
the same," he said. "I say, when you have a great
traditional tavern, you don't try to reinvent the wheel."
In addition to the Wynkoop Brewery, Hickenlooper
also owns the Wazee Supper Club and Appaloosa Grill downtown, Goosetown Tavern
on East Colfax Avenue and The Cherry
Cricket near the Cherry Creek shopping center.
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ASK THE PRESS:
(Edited for spelling, sometimes.
Essential response is unedited.)
In response to the J.A.M.A. report that parents
of college students are worried about binge drinking,
and universities and colleges going
"dry", I ask all involved the following:
"Do you know of any college or
university in your area that offers students an experience
similar to the European universities
tradition of dining clubs?"
Send responses to peter.lafrance@beerbasics.com
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From: Tom Brown - tom.brown@news-jrnl.com
Business Editor -
News-Journal - Daytona Beach, FL
Sorry, none in daytona area that we are aware
of....
Tom Brown
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From: Alan Wax - awax@newsday.com
Alan Wax (Journalist) -
Newsday, NY
WIth a kid of college
age and one applying this year, I've been spending some time on college web
sites, but have seen nothing official. Perhaps you could try a
web search...
Try something called profnet, where college professors respond to queries
posted on online BBs.
Also, you might
want to check with various universiity feeders such as ARAMARK,
Sodexho/Marriott and Compass.
I would bet there's
one at Cornell University, perhaps in the hotel school.
Alan
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From: Jan Norris - jtnorris@att.net
Jan Norris (Food
Editor) - The Palm Beach Post, FL
Sorry, I don't.
Florida Atlantic U in Boca Raton had a
rathskeller at one point, but it was
removed several years ago if I recall correctly.
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From: JScarpa@billcom.com
no
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From: Naomi R. Kooker nkooker@rcn.com
Naomi R. Kooker - Journalist -
Peter,
I think Harvard still does,
"naturally,"... also, FYI, B.U. has a
Gastronomy program... and a lot of dining
experiences attached to that.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Naomi Kooker
Naomi R. Kooker
Palate Productions
(617) 969-5944
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From: Patricia Corrigan - food critic - St. Louis Post-Dispatch –
MO
I'm sorry -- I do not.
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EDITORS COMMENT:
Where do young people
learn about the proper use of beverage alcohol?
If it is at home I
applaud the parents.
If the onus falls to
others I can only wonder why it is not an iatrical part of a college or
university education.
According to the above
responses it seems that this important learning experience is not being met
by educational
institutions.
Cheers!
Peter LaFrance
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ASK THE BREWER:
This week I am asking those in
the brewing business:
"What is the major challenge faced
by breweries regarding food & beer events?"
Send responses to peter.lafrance@beerbasics.com
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From: Stephen Demczuk - Raven
Beer, Baltimore, MD
Peter,
The major problem with food and beer events is getting your
product in them.
It's bad enough to fight the three-tier system but you also have
to fight
Bud, Coors and Miller. They have locked in many events if not most
in the
baltimore area. Case in point, Maryland State Fair, you know, the
state
fair designed to showcase Maryland agricultural products and
services.
Forget it, Bud is locked up in that and no one else can get in.
It's a
joke and the joke is on us.
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From: John Freyer - 3 Floyds, IN
What is the major challenge faced by breweries regarding food
& beer events?
Lack of organization. Groups that put on festivals for the first
time,
usually don't pay any attention to the "beer guy" says,
even the though the
"beer guy" has done hundreds before.
The most common mishaps; Lack of ice, no electricity, no ice tubs,
no cups,
lack of booth location in proximity to the beer truck, ordering
too much
beer or not enough.
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From: The Davison's - davisons@mogollonbrewing.com
Mogollon
Brewing Co. – Flagstaff, AZ
Poor event organization and a general lack of respect for the
brewers
offering their products.
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From: Michael Hoffman
- Slo Brew CO.Inc.-Brewpub - CA
Getting people off
their ass's to come in and spend lots of money.
Michael Hoffman
Slo Brew
CO.Inc.-Brewpub
1119 Garden St.
San Luis Obispo, Ca.
93401
805-543-1843
Fax:805-543-2054
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NEW PRODUCTS: (All products provided by
breweries.
Tasting notes are done by the publisher
in beer-clean 2 oz. straight edged tasting glass between 0900-1000
in an aroma neutral environment.)
(NO NEW PRODUCTS IN THIS
ISSUE.)
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Aloha!
Red Tail Ale, Blue Heron Pale Ale, and
Eye of the Hawk are now available in
Hawaii!
We are pleased to announce that Paradise Distributing Company, of
Waipahu HI, is currently distributing
these brands in the Hawaiian Islands.
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For An Archive of Mendocino Brewing
Company Press Releases Visit:
http://www.mendobrew.com/press.html
Mendocino Brewing Company
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18 August 2001
Contact: Darron Welch, Head Brewer, 503-965-7007
For Immediate Release:
Riptide Red Ale
Returns For the Fall Season!
Fall 2001 Seasonal Specialty Beer
Riptide Red Ale, our recent Spring seasonal, has returned due to popular
demand as this year’s Fall seasonal offering from the Pelican Pub &
Brewery.
It will be released on September 4th in an official tapping ceremony.
Inspired by the traditional red ales of Ireland, Riptide Red has a beautiful
amber-red color and a medium bodied presence. This tasty seasonal brew
has
a malt aroma reminiscent of light toffee and caramel, and a subtle floral
hop bouquet. The lush aroma gives way to a full, rounded malty flavor
with
bread and biscuit notes, and a smooth, well-balanced finish.
So join us in raising a pint to toast the “wee bit o’ the Irish” in all of
us.
Darron Welch
Head Brewer
Pelican Pub & Brewery
"Small Brewpub of the Year"
2000 Great American Beer Festival
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*** Pyramid Breweries
Announces Distribution Changes in Northern
California ***
Pyramid Breweries Inc.
(NASDAQ:PMID) announced that it has awarded
distribution rights to Elyxir Distributing of Watsonville, California
for the tri-county area of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito in
Northern California. Elyxir will have exclusive rights to distribute the
Pyramid brand within that geography.
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From: brewer [brewer@lefthandbrewing.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 3:11 PM
To: brewer@lefthandbrewing.com
Subject: Brewery News
Hi Everyone! I
just wanted to let you know about a few new things in
the Tasting Room. We have tapped our secret stash of Weiss Bock today.
I only have a five gallon keg, so get it while you can! In addition, we
are now selling our Great American Beer Festival Ale. We used Santiam
hops in this Pale Ale that we brewed for the 20th anniversary of the
GABF! I currently have 22oz bottles for sale and it will be on tap in
the middle of September...check it out!
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PROMOTIONS - EVENTS -
DINNERS
* NEW LISTING
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Announcing the Third Annual Alpha King Challenge!
Rules:
1. Beer entered must be bottled and sold commercially.
2. Beer entered must be a minimum of 60 IBUs. All beer entered
will be tested by Murphy's Analytical Labs of Yakima, WA.
3. No Barleywines - all other styles are fine.
To Enter:
1. E Mail your Fax # to obtain an entry form to:
Alpha King Challenge
C/O American Brewer
bill@brewingnews.com
Fax: 716.689.5789
or online at http://www.brewingnews.com/alphakingchallenge.html
2. Send four (4) 12oz samples (or two 22oz samples) to:
Murphy's Analytical Labs
7 West Mead
Yakima WA 98902
Tel: 509.577.8969
3. Bring two 6-packs (or six 22 oz. bottles) of beer to the Alpha
King Challenge judging and tasting to be held during the GABF in Denver.
Entrants who cannot bring their beer to Denver will be notified
regarding shipping procedures at a later date.
Last Year's Results:
Winner: Midnight Sun Brewing - Sockeye Red Ale
First Runner Up: Goose Island Brewing - IPA
Second Runner Up: Deschutes Brewery -Jubelale
Past participants have included:
Russian River Brewing
Bear Republic Brewing
Anderson Valley Brewing
Pyramid Brewing
Oregon Brewing
Carlsbad Ale Works
Lost Coast Brewing
Full Sail Brewing
Kalamazoo Brewing
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Subject: Rock, Rythm & Brews Festival
Hello,
We regret to
inform you that the Brewfest will not be held this year. The Festival was
scheduled for Oct. 5-6, 2001 at the Rogue Ales Brewery in Newport, Oregon.
I thank you
for the time and effort you went spent listing and posting this event on your
website, but would appreciate your assistance removing it and spreading the
word.
For the
festival goers who have already booked their flights, rooms etc. Don't
fret, there will be stuff going on at our pubs to keep them entertained.
Again thank
you for your help,
Michele Mecum
Marketing, Rogue Ales
(503) 241-3800
michele@rogue.com
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Philadelphia Beer Classes
Philadelphia beer maven Jim
Anderson will present educational events exploring beer styles,
flavors and compatibility with foods.
The following sessions are now available.
-- 3 different 2-session classes at The Restaurant School in Philadelphia
throughout November 2001, contact: 215-222-4200
-- 2 different 1-session classes at La Campagne in Cherry Hill, NJ
10/16/01 & 11/6/01, contact: 856-429-7647
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EVENTS:
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SEPTEMBER
*7-- MBAA - District New England Summer Meeting,
Newport, RI, contact: Travis Audet, 603-430-8600 x 43, travisaudet@hotmail.com
*7-9 --Connecticut River Brewers Festival,
Holyoke Canoe Club, CT, Contact: Jim Morrissey, 413-536-4611
7 – 9 -- Redwood Brewing Oktoberfest, Redwood
Lodge, 5304 Gateway Circle Dr., Flint, MI, 810-233-8833
8 -- Minnesota Craft Brewer's Autumn Brew
Review, Peavy Plaza, Minneapolis, MN, Contact: David Berg bergbrew@juno.com
8 - 9 -- Tavern Days Celebration,
Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 800-656-1212, www.belgianexperts.com
*9 -- The Autumn Brew Review, Minneapolis, MN,
612-822-8709 http://www.mncraftbrew.org/page3.html
9-11 -- NBWA Conf. & Trade Show, Las Vegas,
NV, www.nbwa.org
9-11 -- Pac-Expo, Las Vegas, NV
10 -- Redbones’ September Beer Banquet, Davis
Square, Somerville, MA, 617-628-2200
*10 -- Ale Street News
Beer Dinner, Tim Schafer's Cuisine, 82 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, NJ,
800-351-2537
*11-12 -- The Art
of Beer. Brickskeller, Washington, DC., 202-293-1885, http://www.thebrickskeller.com
13 -- Emmett's Tavern & Brewing Co. 2nd
Anniversary Celebration, West Dundee,
IL, 847-428-4500
13-16 -- Mt. Angel 36th Oktoberfest, Mt. Angel,
OR, contact: Jerry Lauzon, 503-845-6882
14 -- "Cheers for Change"
4th Annual Easter Seals Beer Tasting, Wauwatosa, WI, 414-449-4444
14-16 -- Uncle Otto's Oktoberfest, Portland
Brewing Co. 2730 NW 31st Ave., Portland, OR, http://www.portlandbrew.com
*15 -- 6th Annual Dayton Beerfest, Daton, OH,
Contact: Gordon Strong 937-431-1366 strongg@earthlink.net
*15 -- 5th Annual Great Smokies Craft Brewers
Brewgrass Festival. the City County Plaza, Ashville, NC. http://www.brewgrassfestival.com
15 -- Capitol City Beer Festival, Harrisburg,
PA, 717-221-1080, www.abcbrew.com
15 -- 18th Annual Essen Haus Oktoberfest,
Madison, WI, 608-255-4674
15 -- Da Wurst Haus Oktoberfest, Lanesboro, MN,
507-467-2902
15 -- Green Bay Jaycees Flavor Fest, ShopKo
Hall, Green Bay, WI, Ticket info: www.flavorfest.org
15 -- Monroe Lions Club "Berghoff &
Blues", Monroe, WI, 608-325-3191
*15 -- Great Smokies Brewgrass Festival,
Ashville, NC, Contact: Doug Beatty, 828-890-8115
*15 -- 15th Annual Great Tucson Beer Festival,
Tucson, AZ, Contact: Mitzt Tharin, 520-296-2400
*18-19 -- 3rd World Beer & Drinks Forum
2001, Munich , Germany events@ruediger-ruoss.ch
*19 -- Blind Tiger Ale House, New York
City. smoked beers and smoked foods. http://www.blindtigeralehouse.com
20-27 -- Drinktec Interbrau, Munich Germany, info@siebelinstitute.com
20-22 -- The Great Canadian Brewing Festival
2001, Guelph, Ontario www.gcbf.ca , E-mail: gcbf@sympatico.ca , phone: 519-831-8819
21 -- Oak Creek SeptemBeerFest, Oak Creek
Community Center, Oak Creek, WI, 414-768-5840
21 -- John Michael Kohler Arts Center Weiss
Cream Social, Sheboygan, WI, 920-458-6144
21 -- San Diego Festival of Beer, San Diego, CA,
Contact: Rachel Cano, 858-514-8500, doc@adnc.com
21- 22 -- Surdyk's Oktoberfest Beer Tasting,
Surdyk's Liquors on Hennepin, Minneapolis, MN, 612-379-3232
*21-22 -- Music Fest NW 2001. Portland, Oregon http://www.musicfestnw.com/index.html
*21 -- 4th Annual Vancouver Autumn Brewmasters'
Festival, Vancouver, BC, Contact: Doug Devlin, 604-879-6554
*21-23 -- Chowder, Blues and Brews. Florence,
Oregon http://www.florencechamber.com/EvChowder.html
*22 -- Midwest Beerfest, Wichita, KS, Contact:
Guy Bower, 316-788-9227
*22 -- California Brewers Festival, Sacramento,
CA, Contact: Paul Adams, 800-754-2261
*22 -- WQPT Brew HaHa, Davenport, IA, Contact:
Vivian Dougherty, 309-796-5031
22--7th Annual California Brewers Festival,
Sacramento, CA, 800-754-2261, www.calbrewfest.org
22 -- Stone Brewing 5th Anniversary Open House.
San Marcos, CA, http://www.stonebrew.com, 760-471-4999
22--WQPT's Brew-Ha-Ha, Moline, IL, 319-355-9494
23-24 -- Fremont Oktoberfest, Seattle, WA,
206-706-9869, www.washingtonbrewfest.com
*23 - 23 -- Sippin' by the River. Penns Landing
Festival Pier, Philadelphia, PA http://www.sippinbytheriver.com
*24 -- Grateful Deaf Beer and Chocolate Tasting,
with Fred Eckhardt, Rockyard Brewery in Castle Rock, CO gratefuldeaf@hotmail.com
24 -- Beer & Chinese Food with Mat Schaffer
and Kerry Byrne. Boston Herald food critic and beer writer pair
beers with a Chinese banquet prepared by the staff of the
King Fung Garden in Boston's Chinatown, Contact:
617-353-9852
27-29 -- Great American Beer Festival, Denver,
CO, 303-447-0816, jessica@aob.com , http://www.beertown.org/GABF/index.htm
*27 -- Seventh Annual KROC World Brewers Forum,
Denver, CO, brewstraveler@adamsco-inc.com
*30 -- New York City. Slow Food and Craft
Beer Tasting at the Puck Building www.brooklynbrewery.com
OCTOBER
5 -- Rock, Rhythm & Brews, Newport, OR, 503-241-3800, www.rogue.com
*6 -- Fifth Annual Branwell Oktoberfest,
Bramwell, WV, contact: George Sitler, 1-800-221-3206, gvsitler@hotmail.com
*6 -- Viking Brewing Company Oktoberfest,
Dallas, TX, Contact: Ann Lee, 715-837-1824
6 -- World Beer Festival, Durham, NC,
800-977-BEER, www.allaboutbeer.com
6 -- Waffles and Puppets at Brewery Ommegang,
Cooperstown, NY, 607-547-8184, www.belgianexperts.com