1) Upcoming Promotions! 2) Classic City Brew Fest 3) Cooking With Beer 4) Happenings 5) Brew News 6) Fun Fact 7) Beer Quote of the Week *********************************************************** Coming Promotions Finlandia Vodka Martini Glass Night - Mix your favorite vodka drink with Finlandia vodka And receive a classy martini glass... and other giveaways! Supplies will be limited Snellville - Fri, Feb 12th, 7:00 pm *********************************************************** Classic City Brew Fest A Benefit for the AIDS Coalition of NE Georgia Saturday, April 10th 2 pm - 7 pm Classic Center on Thomas Street Downtown Athens, Ga 706.254.BREW http://www.negia.net/~brew/ *********************************************************** Cooking With Beer Creamy Apple Ale Dressing 1/2 cup apple ale or hard cider 2 tbs frozen apple juice concentrate 1 tsp cornstarch 1/2 tsp mustard powder 1 cup half and half 1 tsp celery seed 1 tsp cracked black pepper Combine all ingredients. Whisk until smooth, then cook, stirring constantly, in a 1-quart saucepan until creamy and thickened. While still warm, pour over freshly grated cabbage and sliced apples for an easy coleslaw. Yields: 1 1/2 cups *********************************************************** Happenings Feb 12-13 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Parade of Beers Beer Festival and Technical Conference Contact email: mailto:blue.rhinollsl@sympatico.ca Feb 17th Washington D.C. Redhook Tasting w/ Paul Shipman The Brickskeller Contact Phone: 202-293-1885 Feb 27th Berkeley, CA Beer Festival, Dinner & Bash The Celebrator Beer News 11th Anniversary Party Contact Phone: 800-430-2337 http://www.celebrator.com/ *********************************************************** Brew News Sonoma Mountain Brewery of Glen Ellen, California announced that it is discontinuing beer making and will convert the brewery property to high end wine production for the Benziger Imagery Series. The 50-barrell brewhouse and fermentation equipment will be converted to wine production. The bottling line may be sold or converted. The Dubuque Brewing Co. in Dubuque, Iowa, has ceased brewing beer. Dubuque is owned by MicroStar Breweries, Inc. It is hoped that someone will purchase the brewery locally. The building that houses Dubuque has been a brewery under various owners for nearly 100 years. As well as making beer for other brewers, the brewery also produced local brands such as Dubuque Star, Big Muddy Red Ale, and Ice Harbor Lager. *********************************************************** Fun Fact Have you ever heard of an "Audit Ale". An Audit Ale is a brew that English lords traditionally gave to tenant farmers when the farmers' land rents were due. Also, a special brew was offered to students at universities in earlier times to soften the blow of the posting of grades. Encyclopedia of Beer, Christine P. Rhodes, Editor *********************************************************** Beer Quote of the Week "It was as natural as eating and to me as necessary, and I would not have thought of eating a meal without drinking . . . beer". -Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)