Posts Tagged ‘beer’

The Summit Lodge at Blue Knob

CLAYSBURG, Pa. — Blue Knob ski area is nestled in a state park of the same name. The Summit Lodge, is not particularly noteworthy in appearance, other than being at the top instead of the bottom of the slopes, but that’s part of the charm. The interior is actually a little refreshing in the sense [...]

Yuengling is now the largest American-owned brewery

Yuengling becomes largest U.S.-owned brewery – The Morning Call
D.G. Yuengling and Son, who operates the oldest brewery in the United States in Pottsville, Pa. now gets a new feather to stick there hat. After surpassing Boston Beer Co. (Samuel Adams) in sales in 2011, Yuengling is now the largest American owned and operated brewer. Market [...]

Another Yuengling profile

Yuengling brewery goes from surviving to thriving – AP/Patriot-News
Yuengling lager is the beer that is most likely to be in my refrigerator — all my friends like it (probably a little more than me) and I think they’ll enjoy the story I linked to above.
As I have said before, there is a lot to like [...]

Norm’s Beer & Wine staying at Vienna location

UPDATE: Norm’s Beer and Wine will stay in Vienna – State of NoVa, The Post
The grassroots/social media effort to save Norm’s Beer & Wine has paid off. The landlord of Danor Plaza, Norm’s longtime home, had offered a lease to Fresh Market that included a non-compete clause. Norm’s would have had to leave when its [...]

First taste: DC Brau and Port City beers

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — On Sunday, my father treated several of us to lunch at old favorite, Chadwick’s in Old Town. I arrived a little late because I needed to park at the public garage near city hall. I arrived just as the waiter was taking drink orders, so when I heard that DC Brau, the [...]

Landlord pushing out Vienna’s Norm’s Beer & Wine

Norm’s Beer and Wine Customers Fight Non-Compete Clause – Vienna Patch
When I still lived in Vienna, Norm’s Beer & Wine was my go-to for suds. The service was strong and owner Norm Yow was personable. His shop has created a devoted following, but his days at the Danor Plaza location he’s been in since 1998 [...]

Natty Boh will be available on draft in Baltimore

National Bohemian beer to be served on draft again – The Sun
National Bohemian Beer which is better known for its one-eyed Mr. Boh mascot than taste will be available on draft in Baltimore starting in October. Billed as “from the land of pleasant living” it was the indigenous brew of Baltimore and sponsor of both [...]

6 microbreweries coming to D.C. area in 2011

Beer: Six microbreweries race to open – The Post
I’ve already mentioned that Port City Brewing will be opening in my city, Alexandria, soon. They are going to start with a Belgian-style witbier with pale ale, Indian Pale Ale (IPA) and porter coming later. Port City will joined by 5 other microbreweries in BeltwayLand:
Fort Washington’s [...]

New brewery, Port City, coming to Alexandria

A real local brewery is coming to Alexandria.

Penn State grad student discovers Yuengling and Rolling Rock actually the same

UNIVERSITY PARK — In a development that has sent shockwaves through the beer industry and the Penn State campus, a Penn State Ph.D. candidate in chemistry has determined that Yuengling and Rolling Rock beers are exactly the same.
“The findings are surprisingly conclusive and have a margin of error of less than 0.005%,” said Maximillian Schlorndorf. [...]

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