Interesting times these are, for sure. Great beers are available in abundance, and more to come. Beer aficionados must feel as if they’re in Walhalla and should be happy. Or should they worry? I don’t know for sure. Interesting times, and sometimes we get interesting news. Read the below and make up your own mind ...
09Aug 2017
Wicked Wednesday – when beer names and freedom of speach collide
The news item remained relatively unnoticed in Europe, but the American beer scene was quite shook up by it. Flying Dog Brewery, founded in 1990, ended its membership of the Brewers Association (BA) this June citing changes to the not-for-profit industry trade organization’s Advertising and Marketing Code that are aimed at addressing “sexually explicit, lewd, ...
03Jul 2017
OHIM – Beer ice, the innovation of the century!
It struck me, at first, as either too early or too late since I could swear this was by far the best April fool’s joke EVER. An EPIC April fool’s joke – awesome! Alas, it turned out to be all but a joke: this is serious business, and it was all over the (Dutch) news: ...
06Mar 2017
OHIM – Is CRAFT trying to be more papist than the Pope?
In the predominantly neatly raked Netherlands, its beer scene seems a bit out of place. Although there is only one consumer organization (Pint) and one club for collectors of brewery attributes (BAV); on the production side we find Dutch Brewers, CRAFT and Non-Organized. Dutch Brewers, in a previous life called Central Brewery Office, represents the interests ...
06Feb 2017
OHIM – Tommie Sjef Wild Ales in wondrous dilemma
The 'OHIM'-blogs I like best are those in which there is really nothing to grumble, but where one can actually report exceptionally good news - this is one of them. And no, I have no interest in Tommie Sjef Wild Ales - I'd like to - but since the young man is playing a key ...
01Dec 2016
TGIF – WHEN EMOTION RUNS HIGH, ONE SHOULD NOT LOOSE ONES SENSE
It was a short and clean message on Facebook: Brewery Pampus, named after the historical island where ships had to anchor at low tide before they could enter the harbor of Amsterdam, announced it will be changing name, logo and image as per 1 January 2017.Continue Reading...
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