In this issue: LIVING SECTION: This Week's Promotions Cooking with Beer NEWS/INDUSTRY SECTION: Beer News Beer Happenings Did You Know? ############################################################ LIVING SECTION ############################################################ This week's promotions! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Snellville - Fri, Apr 9th, Newcastle Pint Night 7:00 - 9:00 pm While supplies last ** Don't forget to check the calendar in the News section of our website for upcoming promotions at all three stores: http://www.tacomac.com/cgi-bin/calendars/tacomac/WebEvent Cooking With Beer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ozark Brewing Co. Barbecue Sauce with IPA 32 ounces India Pale Ale 1 large yellow onion, pureed 1 large green bell pepper, pureed 1.5 #10 cans chili sauce 16 ounces red wine vinegar 1/4 gallon soy sauce 2 pounds brown sugar 1 tbs black pepper 1 tbs cayenne pepper 1 tbs crushed red pepper *Reduce the IPA by half. When it is almost there, add the onions and the bell peppers. Add all the other ingredients and bring to a simmer. Cook at a simmer for one hour. This will make enough for a large barbecue. For usual home use reduce the recipe by half. *John Gilliam, Ozark Brewing Co., Fayetteville, AR ############################################################ NEWS/INDUSTRY SECTION ############################################################ Beer News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *In light of a slowdown in the German brewing industry, 100 breweries have closed down during the 90's. German brewers now export three times more beer than the country imports and have found a friendly market in the U.S. U.S. consumption of beer rose 15% from 1994 - 1997. *The Portland Business Journal reports that Vijay Mallya has taken aim at acquiring the Full Sail Brewery in Hood River, OR. Mallya is the Indian liquor and beer entrepreneur who pulled the plug on Jim Bernau's Portland based Microbreweries Across America and acquired Mendocino Brewing Co and other distressed brewing properties. *The State of Washington is considering legislation that would make driving with a .02 BAC a crime. *Anheuser Busch is selling Bud and Bud Light beer in 16 ounce plastic bottles in a test in Dallas and Phoenix following a similar test last summer in New York. Miller Brewing Co has been selling in plastic bottles in similar markets since October. *1500 bicyclists from throughout Texas are expected to ride approximately 90 miles May 1st to Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas for the first annual Kiwanis International Shiner BASH (Biking from San Antonio, Austin, Houston) the ride coincides with Spoetzl's 90th anniversary and will benefit the Austin, San Antonio , and Houston chapters of Kiwanis Intl. (above information taken from the RBP (The Real Beer Page, 02-Apr-99)) Beer Happenings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fourth Annual Classic City Brewfest Athens, GA April 10, 2-7 pm Classic Center on Thomas Street Tickets: $18.00 advance, $20.00 at the door 706-254-BREW email: brew@negia.net http://www.negia.net/~brew/ Benefits the AIDS Coalition of Northeast Georgia April 23-24 Durham, North Carolina 6th Annual Brews & Blues Southeastern Microbrewers Invitational Contact Phone: 919-484-1128 Did You Know? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brewster Sessions: Justice of the peace sessions in England established by law in 1729 and continuing until very recent times in which brewers' licenses were granted or denied. The name reflects women's historical control of the beer industry (a brewster is a female brewer).