As 2009 winds down in a big holiday rush, I thought that I would take a look back at a few of the things that were important to me during my 54th year. Perhaps this last year could best be described using the Charles Dickens’ saying, “It was the best of times and it was the worst of times”, for it was a very eventful year.
I have run across several articles in the last couple of weeks, in USA Today and on-line, that talk (quite disparagingly) about the ongoing trend for States to pass new laws allowing beer to be sold higher amounts of alcohol in it. While I would definitely view these new laws as a victory for the craft brewers in this state and for those of us that enjoy styles of beer that tend have a higher ABV, there are some that would see this as a way to “promote” alcoholism. Let’s have a look…
I recently had the pleasure of drinking a beer called “Spring Peeper Ale” from the Maine Beer Company (www.mainebeercompany.com) out of Portland, Maine. They only sell this one beer currently, but could offer more as time allows. Their focus is on limited production of quality beer produced, hands-on, by people that obviously enjoy good beer and plan to have fun making it.
Late in the day on Wednesday Rock Art Brewery, makers of “The Vermonster” beer, and Hansen Beverage Company, makers of Monster energy drinks, reached an agreement that will allow Rock Art to continue to use the name “Vermonster” for its beer, so long as it stays out of the energy drink market.
Greg Noonan, founder/owner of the Vermont Pub and Brewery in Burlington, Vermont passed away on Sunday.
The drama continues to grow on this conflict between a mega-corporation and a small Vermont brewery. Matt Nadeau (Rock Art) has responded to the “cease and desist” and has been rebuffed again.
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