The difference between men and women
I’m not a fan of Heineken, as you must know by now, but this is a pretty amusing illustration of the difference between men’s and women’s priorities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ZZreXEqSY
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Are big beer mergers good for craft brewers?
January 12, 2010 - 1:08 PM
Tags: femsa, heineken, marketplace, merger, public radio
Posted in Beer, Craft Brewers, Megabreweries, News | No comments
Speaking of Heineken’s purchase of FEMSA, Public Radio’s Marketplace had a story on how consolidation of brewing giants can help craft brewers.
Marketplace: Are beer mergers a good brew for biz?
Uli Bennewitz owns the Weeping Radish Farm Brewery in Jarvisburg, N.C. He also runs a butchery and an organic farm.
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Beer news sampler
January 11, 2010 - 9:27 AM
Tags: american revolution, anheuser-busch inbev, auction, beer prices, canada, china, counterfeit, craft beer, europe, femsa, heineken, layoffs, loyalist, united kingdom
Posted in Beer, News | 4 comments
A sixer of news items on beer that we spotted recently.
BBC News: Anheuser-Busch InBev to cut 800 European jobs
That’s about 10% of their European workforce and is ” a response to falling beer sales”. Well, if they made any products I’d want to drink…
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Heineken bottle Christmas Tree
December 22, 2009 - 8:40 AM
Tags: beer bottle, china, christmas tree, heineken
Posted in Beer, News, Off-topic | No comments
As seen on Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China.
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Kalik
December 12, 2009 - 7:00 PM
Tags: bahamas, heineken, kalik
Posted in Beer-a-Day 2009 | No comments
Beer-a-Day #346
It bills itself as the “Beer of the Bahamas” and is brewed by Commonwealth Brewery, a subsidiary of Heineken International.
Clear pale yellow. Aroma is slightly floral with a little of that lager “funk”. Taste is, well, typical of a European-style light lager. I’ll gladly have some time next time I’m in the Bahamas [...]
Oneupsmanship
November 10, 2009 - 12:37 PM
Tags: blonde, commercial, malaysia, tiger beer, video
Posted in Beer, Humor, Marketing | No comments
From Tiger Beer in Malaysia, by Saatchi & Saatchi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZta3CBppU
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Open a Master Lock padlock with a beer can
October 8, 2009 - 12:48 PM
Tags: beer can, lockpicking, macgyver, padlock, video
Posted in Beer, Off-topic | 2 comments
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Heineken
July 23, 2009 - 9:54 PM
Tags: heineken
Posted in Beer-a-Day 2009 | 2 comments
Beer-a-Day #204
Taking a break from domestic macro lagers, it’s time to try one from Europe. Might as well go with the biggest.
Heineken’s a bit of a whipping boy around here. I have never, ever, had a Heineken–or even encountered one being drunk by someone else–that wasn’t lightstruck. It’s so consistent, in fact, that it seems [...]
North Korea’s first beer commercial promises to relieve your stress
July 7, 2009 - 5:48 PM
Tags: commercial, north korea, stress, video
Posted in Beer, Marketing | 1 comment
(At least, that’s what people are claiming. I neither read nor speak Korean, so I’ll have to take their word for it.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw-qT4Ycb2o
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Sam Adams Custom Made Glass
June 28, 2009 - 12:33 PM
Tags: beer glasses, glassware, sam adams, video
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Beer pouring and tasting basics reminds me of the Sam Adams laser etched pint glass for the perfect pint. Here’s a hint of what goes into making that glass.
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Beer pouring and tasting basics
June 24, 2009 - 10:02 PM
Tags: dave mclean, pouring beer, tasting beer, video
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This will be fairly basic for some (most?) of you, but here’s a video of Dave McLean, owner and brewmaster of Magnolia Pub and Brewery, showing some folks how to pour and appreciate a beer.
http://fora.tv/2009/06/15/The_Science_of_a_Good_Beer# Down_to_a_Science_The_Right_Way_to_Pour_and_Taste_a_Beer
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