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Vol. 03
No. 03 --- 16 January 2002
A
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Editor: Claire
Zuckerman
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LATEST NEWS:
Oxford English
Dictionary Adds Microbrewery
NJ News: Triumph in Princeton, and Newton?
Fred Huber Dies
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ASKING THE PRESS, THE INDUSTRY & YOU:
1)
What food does not go with beer?
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NEW PRODUCTS:
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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.)
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I invite your comments and criticism.
Cheers!
Peter LaFrance
Publisher
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Journalist,
covering the beverage alcohol industry since 1985.
Author
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visit www.beerbasics.com
January 24, 1935 – First canned
beer, Krueger Cream Ale, went on sale in Richmond, VA.
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LATEST NEWS:
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Associated Press reported Thursday
that the word “Microbrewery” (noun) has been added to the latest edition of the
Oxford English Dictionary, defined as: “a brewery which produces limited
quantities of beer, often for consumption locally or on its own premises.”
It is just one of a series of new
technical and scientific terms in the dictionary prefixed with micro- or meta-,
and joins such additions as hot-link, karoshi, pitta, and “riot grrrl” ( …“a
movement expressing feminist resistance to male domination in society.”).
Contact: OED Online: http://www.oed.com
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NJ News: Triumph in Princeton, and Newton?
On Monday evening Newtown Borough residents spoke before the
Newton borough council regarding the possibility that the successful Princeton
brewpub Triumph will be able to open a brew-pub in their town.
The borough council met on Monday night to decide whether to
approve plans for Triumph owners Adam and Brian Fitting, and partner Adam
Rechnitz, to open a brew pub in the borough. An 11,000 square-foot, 150-seat
restaurant/brew pub is planned for the old American Billiards Building at 201
S. State St.
Last month the Newtown Borough council rejected Triumph's
plan for a 235-seat restaurant, but agreed to consider a scaled-back plan that
calls for 150 seats.
In Newtown Borough, dozens of residents live on Penn and
Court streets next-door or adjacent to the proposed pub. Their concerns center
on foot traffic from pub patrons walking in and out of the building after 10
p.m.They're also concerned about noise from music, since Triumph features live
bands on several nights.
Princeton residents who live directly behind the commercial
strip on Nassau Street say they don't experience many problems from Triumph or
other businesses.
As of this morning they had received permission by the
council to proceed with plans for a 150-seat operation.
Stay tuned for details.
(If you are a multi-unit brewpub
operation, and would care to comment on the trials of being multi-unit, drop me
a message at peter.lafrance@beerbasics.com
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FRED HUBER
DIES
Cream City Suds reports that Fred Huber, of Huber Brewing Company fame,
has passed away. Frederick William Huber, age 70, died January 7 in Chicago,
Illinois.
”Fred joined his father at Jos.
Huber Brewing Company, expanding the business from a local brewery to a
regional brewery, marketing into more than 30 states.”
”He
developed the Augsburger brand, and he and his son developed the Berghoff
brand.”
”He was
also involved in the Peter Hand Brewing Company, located at the old Meister
Brau brewery site, marketing beer under the Old Chicago label, the last brewery
remaining in Chicago until the "Micro" resurgence.”
From the Cream City
Suds http://creamcitysuds.com/
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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 glasses between 0900-1000 in an aroma-neutral environment.)
(NO
TASTING NOTES THIS ISSUE.)
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On January 21st Sam
Adams Light(TM) arrives in the Boston/New England on-premise market after
making it through test markets in Rhode Island; Maine; Columbus, OH and San
Diego, CA.
Sam Adams Light is brewed with
two-row malt and Spalt Spalter hops, has 128 calories and is 4.2 percent
alcohol by volume.
Bottles of Sam Adams Light will
begin appearing in Boston bars and restaurants beginning January 21 and in
stores in six and 12 packs beginning on March 4.
For more information, visit the web site at www.samadams.com
The American Distilling Institute
has been formed to provide professional information on pot and alembic
distilling process. The Institute will be formed as a 501(c) not for Profit
Corporation.
The institute will publish an
electronic newsletter 26 times a year. The newsletter will be sent by e-mail to
subscribers.
The Website, www.AmericanDistiller.org will post articles, information, and links
on the distilling process. The Web site will also provide for members a
profession Question and Answer service.
The Institute will publish both a
printed an electronic directory listing equipment and services for distilling.
The printed directory will be provided to Subscriber to the Institute.
Become a charter member of the
American Distilling Institute for $265.00
To join the institute, fax your
name address and credit card number to 510-538-7644
For more information contact Bill
Owens 800-646-2701
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PROMOTIONS - EVENTS - DINNERS
* NEW LISTING
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*18-19 January - The
8th Annual Great Alaska Beer and Barleywine Festival
at the William A. Egan
Convention Center, downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
A Benefit for the
American Diabetes Association. The event is
being coordinated by
Aurora Productions. Call: 907-562-9911
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22 January 2002 –
AS REPORTED IN THE BOSTON HERALD: INSIDE TRACK Monday, January 7, 2002
Side Tracks:
Monday missives:
· No wine
snobs allowed when Boston Cooks! throws a beer dinner Jan. 22 at (where
else?) Jacob Wirth's. Beer expert and author Peter LaFrance and
Jacob Wirth chef Phyllis Kaplowitz will demonstrate dinners pairing beer
and food. Burp.
For Full Story: http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/inside_track/track01072002.htm
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*The Anthony Spinazzola
Foundation Celebrates
Friends of Spinazzola Grand Benefit Dinner and
17th Annual Gala Festival of Food and Wine
WHAT:
The Friends of Spinazzola
Grand Benefit Dinner
An intimate dinner featuring celebrity chefs from New York City. Each
course is complemented with specifically chosen fine and rare wines.
The 17th Annual Anthony Spinazzola Foundation Gala Festival of Food and
Wine
A black tie celebration of food and wine, featuring 120 of Greater Boston’s
best restaurants and 90 winemakers from around the world.
DETAILS:
Grand Benefit Dinner
Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 6:30 PM
Four Seasons Hotel, Boston
$500 per person
Gala Festival of Food and Wine
Friday, February 1, 2002 from 7:30 PM to Midnight
At the World Trade Center, Boston
$175 per person ($125 is tax-deductible)
PARTICIPATING
CELEBRITY CHEFS:
Kirk Avondoglio – Perona Farms, New York, NY
Daniel Boulud – Restaurant Daniel, Café Boulud, New York, NY
Terrance Brennan – Picholine, New York, NY
David Burke – Park Avenue Café, New York, NY
Michael Ginor – Hudson Valley Foie Gras, Great Neck, NY
Charlie Palmer – Aureole, New York, NY
Alfred Portale – Gotham Bar & Grill, New York, NY
Marcus Samuelsson – Aquavit, New York, NY
TICKETS: Call: 781-344-4413
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The History of Beers in the U.S.
A Smithsonian Institute, Resident
Associate Program. 2001 was the Philosophy of Beer. 2002 features the history
of beer in America with interesting speakers and moderators, and of course
tastings. The series is coordinated by Greg Kitsock and Jim Dorsch and hosted
at the famous Brickskeller in downtown Washington, DC. For a list of the six
lectures and on-line subscription to the series, visit http://www.residentassociates.org/com/beers.asp
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May 11, 2002 – The Beer Summit Returns for 2nd Year at The Castle at Park Plaza in downtown Boston. Tickets go on sale in April and will be available at www.beersumit.com
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