According to The Wall Street Journal’s blog, the number of American-style microbreweries in Beijing has recently doubled. That’s right. There are now two: Great Leap Brewing and Slow Boat Brewing (I love the name). Sarcasm aside, could this be the start of a trend in China? The WSJ blog article says, “there’s a growing and largely untapped market in China’s capital as disposable income rises and beer-swilling residents clamor for more variety at the pub.”
My belief that Guinness tastes better in Ireland has been confirmed by scientists (via Irish Central).
British Columbia’s Kokanee will be producing a limited edition Mountain Can Series that will feature trail maps for eight mountain regions. QR Codes will also be incorporated that will allow people to download maps with area facts and to search for the Kokanee Sasquatch. For those who haven’t experienced Kokanee beer, the glacier on the label hides a tiny Sasquatch in different places on each bottle (At least it used to. Looking at their website it appears they have redesigned the packaging since I was last in BC. Can anyone confirm?).
The American Craft Beer Scene Goes Global: an article in the LA Times. “In the coming weeks, the co-owner of Escondido-based Stone Brewing Co. will finalize the location of the first American craft brewery on the European continent.”
Finns to Re-Brew Beer from 1800s Shipwreck: via CBS News, more from the BBC.
And big news from Examiner.com: Homebrewing at the White House, Obama Fooderama has a photo – White House Honey Ale), and ABC News has the story, too.
