Farewell, Sweet Prince: As reported in Brewbound, our Production Manager Jimmy Valm will be departing from our company at the end of the month to become Head of Brewing Operations at Cape May Brewing Company. Jimmy is looking forward to making great beer, . So long, good luck, and awesome possum, Jimmy!.
Get That Guy A Craft Beer: After Peyton Manning’s remarks about drinking “a lot of Budweiser” after the Super Bowl gave AB InBev a whopping $14 million of free exposure, craft brewers around the country rallied to convince him to try anything else. The BA led the fight by sending cases of beer and letters to the Denver Bronco’s main office in Colorado and to Manning’s agent in New York City. Peyton, if you read this, we’d love to buy you a beer in our Tasting Room sometime. Consider the chicken parms on us.
Climate Change Threatens Hops, Our Sanity: Official NOAA reports indicate that the Pacific Northwest, home to 75% of America’s hop production, is under drought conditions that severely threaten these vital crops. This could change the way beer world unless (or until) an alternative is found. Of course, we could always take steps to curb climate change for good, but with the political world struggling the way it does, we probably can’t count on that. Think of the beer, politicians!
Louis CK Takes You To The Bar: Louis CK has rallied a cast including Steve Buscemi and Alan Alda for his new webseries, Horace and Pete, which takes place entirely inside a bar. This isn’t Cheers, however– much of the show delves into the mood captured in CK’s show Louie instead, capturing some seriously uncomfortable moments along with the humorous ones. Still, like Cheers, Horace and Pete will make you appreciate your own regular spot even more.
The Dude Abides: A Big Lewbowski-themed bar has opened in the small town of Robins, Iowa. Lebowski’s Bar & Grill also holds the distinction of being literally the only restaurant in town. You might think it’s a long way to travel for a Dude-based pilgrimage, but that’s just like, your opinion, man.
Drones Become Useful: People who are running out of neighbors to harass, rejoice: drones can now be trained to fetch a beer. While it seems that we see a lot of stories of science going too far, at least this modifies a fairly controversial piece of technology into a bring of peace, beauty, and beer. Just don’t train it to get your neighbor’s beers; that’s called stealing.