THE TESTY TIMES 31-Dec-2001 Edition Contents - * Upcoming Promotions * Try Something New! * Beer Spotlight of the Week * The Passport Club * Cooking with Beer * Industry News * Now @ TestyTimes.com... * Beer Trivia ############################################################ Upcoming Promotions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** CALLING ALL GOLDEN TEE GOLFERS *** CAPPRONO RUM is the Golden Tee Golf sponsor for the month of January. CAPPRONO RUM t-shirt will be given to the person with the best golf each day, and a polo shirt to the winner for the best score of the week! The Golden Tee game keeps track of the scores, so register with Golden Tee today! Good Luck! And, drink CAPPRONO RUM! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stongbow Cider Pint Nights - Drink a pint of Stongbow Cider on draft and keep the glass! 7:00 - 9:00 pm Sandy Springs - Thu, January 3rd Snellville - Sat, January 5th Cumming - Sat, January 5th Don't forget to check out the calendar of events on our website for promos in upcoming weeks: Try Something New! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Snellville: Draft - Anchor Christmas Sam Adams Winter Sweetwater Fest Dogwood Winter North Coast Pranquster Beamish Stout Sandy Springs: Draft - Gordon Biersch Export Ale Flying Dog K-9 Cruiser Rogue Chocolate Stout Anchor Christmas Sweetwater Christmas Dogwood Winter Harpoon Winter Sam Adams Winter Cumming: Draft - Anchor Christmas Harpoon Winter Sam Adams Winter Red Hook WinterHook Red Hook Nitro Red Hook IPA Red Hook Gold Beamish Stout Beer Spotlight of the Week ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this section we're going to focus on one outstanding beer each week. And of course, you can try them at Summits Wayside Tavern! This week we shine on Beamish Irish Stout. Try one at your favorite Summits today! Origin: Crawford and Beamish Style: Dry Stout Dark coffee appearance with a thick creamy head. Medium-bodied. Moderate bitterness. Toasted grain aromas show a chalky quality. Smooth and rich on the palate with a persistent burnt grain noted through the finish. Has a hint of sweetness on the mid-palate balanced by a distinct hop tang. Very well-balanced, with a high drinkable factor. The Beverage Testing Institute's Buying Guide to Beer, Edited by Marc Dornan Check it out online at - New Passport Club Members! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Passport Club members who have finished their lists will be published once a month, usually the first issue of each month. Watch this spot for future announcements. Wanna know more about our Passport Club? Check out . Already got your mug? Try for Passport Club Tier II! Cooking With Beer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOMBREWED STEAK SAUCE 1 1/2 cups Bavarian dark 1/3 cup dry sherry 1/4 cup honey 1/3 cup malt vinegar 1/3 cup dark soy sauce 1/2 tsp liquid smoke (hickory or mesquite) 1/2 medium yellow or white onion, coarsely chopped 4 large cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 tsp hot red chili flakes (to taste) 1 Tbsp freshly zested orange rind 1/2 tsp each freshly ground black pepper and coriander seed Combine ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a medium saucepan and bring to a slow simmer. Simmer for 20 mins. (Great American Beer Cookbook, Candy Schermerhorn) Like this recipe? Check out the book at - Industry News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HEAT AND BEER BLAMED FOR MASS TOWN BRAWL Scorching hot weather is being blamed for sparking a pub brawl involving a third of a town's population. Around a hundred people were involved in fight in Boulia, a tiny town in the Queensland outback. Police blamed temperatures of up to 44°C, feuding families, the beer and short tempers. Sixteen people have been charged with public order offences and the town's only pub has been shut down for two days. Boulia police force tried to break up the brawl but reinforcements had to be called in from hundreds of kilometres away. The fight stemmed from a simmering feud between two families and began with a scrap between two drinkers outside the Australian Hotel. The argument then escalated, with 100 of the town's 300 residents joining in. Local police Sgt Duane Frank, said he arrived at the hotel to find people, "fighting from one end of the block to the other. "It was totally out of control," he told the Courier Mail newspaper. Sixteen people will appear in Boulia Magistrates Court in the New Year. Now @ TestyTimes.com... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Testy has a vision of big things to come! Check it out at: And of course our live news feeds for the latest top stories, sports, and beer news: Did You know? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Margarita; Behind every great drink is… This classic drink was invented by Margarita Sames in 1948 in Acapulco, Mexico. She created it using her two favorite spirits: Cointreau and tequila. Her husband gave the drink its name by presenting his wife with glassware etched with "Margarita!" Bartending for Dummies by Ray Foley Find these little tidbits interesting? Check out the book at Amazon.com - Beer Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Man's way to God is with beer in the hand." -Koffyar Tribe saying