NEWS (North, East, South, West)
Time to hit the road, girls and boys:
We lead off with Cole Premo of WCCO-TV, who serves up a list of the ten best Minnesota-brewed beers.
Julia Burke, beer editor for the New York Cork Report, touts Rochester, New York, as “a diamond in the rough” for beer lovers.
A new Indiana law allows microbreweries to sell beer on Sunday. That same law also requires everyone, regardless of age, to show ID.
The Independent’s Rhiannon Batten locates England’s 50 best country pubs.
Finally, as part of its series on unusual customs around the world, BBC News has video of an old Peruvian beer-drinking ritual.
The Friday Mash (In Like a Lion Edition)
Truth be told, Ludwig isn’t fond of the phrase, “in like a lion.” He’s really a mellow creature, especially after quaffing a beer or two.
And now…The Mash:
Flying Fish Brewing has released the latest offering in its Exit Series: Exit 16 Wild Rice Double IPA. It’s named for the Meadowlands exit of the New Jersey Turnpike.
Willy Volk of Gadling.com is out with his list of the world’s 24 best cities to drink a beer. You might take issue with some of the cities he chose–not to mention the ones he left out.
From the “Yes We Can” department. Next month, Chicago’s Half Acre Brewery will start canning two of its beers, Daisy Cutter Pale Ale and Gossamer Golden Ale.
Ted Marti, CEO of August Schell Brewery, and author Doug Hoeverson, recently discussed the long history of Minnesota brewing in Minnesota Public Radio.
Philadelphia’s Don Russell, of “Joe Sixpack” fame, serves up six (of course) beers that defined the 2000s. Some might surprise you.
Ireland-based Porterhouse Brewing Company, which operates a number of brewpubs in the British Isles, will export its beer to the United States.
Finally, Tom Cizauskas at Yours for Good Fermentables thinks it’s time for a Cask Ale Week in America.