THE TESTY TIMES 21-Jun-99 Edition LIVING SECTION: This Week's Promotions Cooking with Beer SPORTS SECTION: NBA at the Mac BUSINESS SECTION: Industry News Stock Prices Brewery Openings/Closings NEWS SECTION: Beer News Festivals and Events ############################################################ LIVING SECTION ############################################################ This week's promotions! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cumming - Friday, Jun 25 - Murphy's Irish Stout Pint Night 7:00 - 9:00 pm while supplies last **don't forget to check out the calendar on the News Section of our website for upcoming promotions! http://www.tacomac.com/cgi-bin/calendars/tacomac/WebEvent Cooking With Beer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beer Batter Pancakes 2 1/4 cups flour 3 tbs sugar 1/2 tsp salt 6 tbs melted butter (cooled to room temp) 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsps freshly grated orange rind 1 tbs orange juice 12 oz pale ale *combine flour, sugar, and salt. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Let batter sit until it cools to room temperature. Stir gently before pouring onto griddle. Yields 2 - 3 servings. (Beer Lovers Companion. By Josh Leventhal) ############################################################ SPORTS SECTION ############################################################ NBA Finals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon, June 21 San Antonio @ NY 9:00 pm Wed, June 23 San Antonio @ NY 9:00 pm Fri, June 25 San Amtonio @ NY (if necessary) Sun, June 27 San Antonio @ NY (if necessary) Tue, June 29 San Antonio @ NY (if necessary) Baseball This Week ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monday, June 21 Rangers @ Red Sox 7:05 Mariners @ Cleveland 7:05 Oakland A's @ Tigers 7:05 Royals @ Blue Jays 7:05 Astros @ Cardinals 8:10 Reds @ Arizona 10:05 Milwaukee @ Giants 10:05 Tues , June 22 Indians @ Blue Jays 7:05 Yankees @ Devil Rays 7:05 Red Sox @ Orioles 7:35 Pirates @ Philadelphia 7:35 Expos @ Braves 7:40 Marlins @ Mets 7:40 Twins @ White Sox 8:05 Tigers @ Royals 8:05 Astros @ Cardinlas 8:10 Oakland A's @ Rangers 8:35 Cubs @ Rockies 9:05 Cubs @ Rockies 9:05 Reds @ Arizona 10:05 Padres @ Dodgers 10:10 Wed, June 23 Milwaukee @ San Francisco 4:05 Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia 7:35 Florida @ NY 7:40 Montreal @ Atlanta 7:40 Houston @ St. Louis 8:10 Chicago @ Colorado 9:05 Cincinnati @ Arizona 10:05 San Diego @ Los Angeles 10:10 Thurs, June 24 Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia 1:05 Montreal @ Atlanta 1:10 Florida @ New York 1:40 Chicago @ Colorado 3:05 Cincinnati @ Houston 8:05 St Louis @ Arizona 10:05 San Diego @ Los Angeles 10:10 Fri, June 25 Philadelphia @ Chicago 3:20 Florida @ Montreal 7:05 New York @ Atlanta 7:40 Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee 8:05 Cincinnati @ Houston 8:05 St Louis @ Arizona 10:05 Colorado @ San Diego 10:05 Los Angeles @ San Francisco 10:35 Sat, June 26 Cincinnati @ Houston 1:15 Philadelphia @ Chicago 4:05 Florida @ Montreal 7:05 NY @ Atlanta 7:10 Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee 8:05 St Louis @ Arizona 8:05 Colorago @ San Diego 10:05 Sun, June 27 NY @ Atlanta 1:10 Florida @ Montreal 1:35 Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee 2:05 Philadelphia @ Chicago 2:20 Cincinnati @ Houston 2:35 Colorado @ San Diego 4:05 St Louis @ Arizona 8:05 Los Angeles @ San Francisco 8:05 ############################################################ BUSINESS SECTION ############################################################ Industry News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is lobbying Congress to add alcohol and underage drinking to ads against drugs. "Alcohol is an illicit drug for Americans under the legal drinking age of 21" said Karolyn Nunnallee, national president of MADD. The vote to discourage underage drinking is expected to come to a vote as early as this week. * Lion Nathan has stirred up more notice than intended with its recent ad for its Toohey's brand. The ad shows a young man in a confessional confessing to his "indiscretions" with "beautiful young women". The priest asks him who the women are by name. The Australian Catholic clergy are threatening to start a boycott of the brand id the ads are not removed stating that the ads suggest that priests inadvertantly violate the confidentiality of the confessional. * Daiei Inc, Japan's largest supermarket chain, will begin selling low malt brew. The brew is taxed less and is cheaper than standard beer. Consomers are split on the idea. Some like the name brand appeal even in a low malt product, but others refer to low malt brews as "fake beer". * Anheuser Busch is discussing the possibility of reopening its Houston bottle plant which has been closed for two years. Anheuser Busch abandoned its experiment with plastic beer bottles in April and the local bottle union said that 300 jobs were lost when the plant closed. Stock Prices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BEERF - Big Rock Brewery Change: 0.00 Last NAV: 3 1/32 52-Wk Low: 2.00 52-Wk High: 4.00 BRH - Cervejaria Brahma Change: - 1/8 Last NAV: 11.00 52-Wk Low: 6.37 52-Wk High: 14.62 BUD - Anheuser Busch Change: - 5/8 Last NAV: 72.00 52-Wk Low: 45 1/4 52-Wk High: 79.81 CBEV- Capital Beverage Change: 0.00 Last NAV: 3 7/8 52-Wk Low: 0.00 52-Wk High: 0/00 GENBB-Genessee Corp Change: +1/8 Last NAV: 22 7/8 52-Wk Low: 19.56 52-Wk High: 36.00 HOOK - Redhook Brewing Change: - 1/32 Last NAV: 3 31/32 52-Wk Low: 3.78 52-Wk High: 6.56 MBRW - Minnesota Brewing Change: + 1/32 Last NAV: 1 27/32 52-Wk Low: 1.37 52-Wk High: 3.00 MLHR- Miller Change: +1/8 Last NAV: 21 1/4 52-Wk Low: 15.62 52-Wk High: 30 ¾ PMID - Pyramid Brewing Change: +1/32 Last NAV: 2.00 52-Wk Low: 1.12 52-Wk High: 2.68 RKY - Adolph Coors Change: +1/16 Last NAV: 52 5/8 52-Wk Low: 34.00 52-Wk High: 65.81 SAM - Sam Adams Change: 0.00 Last NAV: 8.00 52-Wk Low: 6.50 52-Wk High: 12.75 VO - Seagrams Ltd Change: - 9/16 Last NAV: 50 3/4 52-Wk Low: 25.12 52-Wk High: 65.00 ############################################################ NEWS SECTION ############################################################ Beer News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * As of Aug 31, 1999 the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Co, maker of Henry Weinhard beer for 150 years, will cease to exist. Speculation is that the property will sell for around $20 million. * Veterans Stadium concessions operators have been cited for selling alcoholic beverages to minors. An investigaton was launced after a group of high school students were involved in a brawl which was broadcast on national televisions. The students had been drinking at the game and said that they had purchased alcohol at several concessions at the stadium. * Reg Drury, director at Fuller, Smith, and Turner brewery will retire after 42 years . The widely respected and legendary brewing director transformed the Chiswick, England brewery from a labor intensive Victorian craft brewery to a modern production plant that still produces fine traditional ales. * Rogue Ales Public House has expaned to include the Rogue Museum and Casino with black jack and video poker. The Rogue Casino serves a tribute to ten years of brewing independence and houses Rogue's extensive museum of company artifacts. Festivals and Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 25-27 3rd Annual Old Dominion Beer Festival, Beaumeade Corporate Center, VA 800-752-6118 June 26-27 3rd Great European Beerfest, Pittsburgh, PA 412-661-3537 June 27 Deschutes 10th Anniversary Party, Bend, Oregon 541-330-6245