Beer Links for the first official week of Summer

Let's get right to it! 

In the News!

One day I will end up in Bulgaria and I will
 drink one of these. I'm not sure
if that is a good thing

A line of beers under 5% finds its way (Canoe)

A well crafted session beer is a wonderful thing. 

Craft Brewers Form Connecticut Beer Guild (Hartford Courant)

Slowly but surely craft brewers are stealing guild powers from the SCA. 

Carving a New Niche in Craft Beer (Terra USA)

This growler pouring system sounds bad ass!

Rogue Ales Debut Beer Yeast from Brewmaster’s Beard. (Food and Drink Digital)

Anything to keep your name in the papers...but I'll try it. 

Almost 50% of beer consumption is in summer: Union of Brewers in Bulgaria (FOCUS News Agency)

Because in the winter we all drink liquor!

ABC Beer’s Draft Selection Will Have You Growling In Delight (The Gothamist) 

Growler mania continues to boom.

Beer Notes: L.A. Beer Hop plans bus tours of bars and breweries (Los Angeles Times)

I need an LA writer to go try this out and report back. Any takers?

Beer, Wine, Liquor Sales: How They’ve Changed in Recent Years (Time)

The one common denominator? We love our alcohol. 

Corona beer draws AB InBev to Modelo deal (Reuters)

6th largest beer market...I did not know that. A lasting influence by the Hapsburgs. 

Beer for 24 Cents Gains in Spain Amid Consumer Cutbacks (Businessweek) 

I'm sure Rudy would be thrilled if this was our next combined write up.

Hotels use craft beers, tastings to attract business (USA Today)

It would work on me. 

In Site News

I finally got the Borg Brugghus interview transcribed and will be posting all three parts later this week. The NoVa Summer brewfest was this past weekend, look for a write up of that tomorrow. As always you can find us on a variety of social media sites, just click on the widgets in the top right corner. I hope you are all staying refreshed in the summer sun and thanks for stopping in!