Beer Tap TV News:

This week Eli and Erik chat about the 50 beers you need to try RIGHT NOW, the sale of Anchor Brewing, 7-Eleven’s attempt at beer, festivals and blogs!   All this and more on the ONLY weekly, televised show that keeps you up to date on what’s going on in the beer world, from the noteworthy to the nutty. Know something we don’t (which is highly likely)?  Email us at alwayshoppy@beertaptv.com and share the news!

Show Notes:

UPDATES

This week’s trivia question is hidden somewhere in the depths of the episode.   And don’t forget, we changed up how we do things.  To be eligible to win you must:  1) be a registered user on the site, and 2) send us an Email with your answer, your Beer Tap TV Username and real full name to AlwaysHoppy@BeerTapTV.com (do NOT put the answer in the forums like before).

We’re on Facebook and YouTube! And if you want to watch us in High-Def on your Big Screen… we’re now on TiVo under the Food & Drink section.   Additionally, we are the only beer show listed as a “Recommended Website” on the Brewers Association’s new, kick ass interactive CraftBeer.com site.   Go to “Stories” –> Recommended Website –> Craft Beer Web Casts/Pod-Casts or just click here .  We filmed a ton of video at the 2009 GABF.  Go watch it here –> Beer Tap TV GABF page and on the GABF video hub page on Examiner.com.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!

Anchor Brewery Sold – The Griffin Group, an investment and consulting company focused on beverage alcohol brands, announced its acquisition of Anchor Brewing Company which includes its portfolio of craft beers and artisan spirits, including the award winning Anchor Steam Beer.

Tomorrow, Friday, April 30, Eli will be on a plane to Jamaica where he’ll will be laying on beach for the next 7 days. He’ll be updating his Red Stripe and Rum drink tally’s, as well as uploading pics and video, via his Facebook page… depending on the WiFi coverage at the hotel, and his overall inebriation of course.

BEER NEWS

Story #1: 7-Eleven rolls out Game Day, a store-brand beer – 7- Eleven is rolling out a store-brand beer billed as a premium brew at a budget price.

Story #2: I’d Tap That! 50 Beers to Try Right Now (GQ Magazine) – Drink your way through this list and you’ll instantly raise your beer IQ

BEER FESTIVALS OF THE WEEK

• April 29 – May 3:  Quest for the Crown 3 adult hockey charity tournament to fight cancer
• April 30 – May 1: 8th Annual Boulder Strong Ale Festival
• May 1:  Boulder Brew and Music Festival
• May 1:  SpringFest 2010 hosted by Crabtree Brewing

BEER BLOG OF THE WEEK

Blog o’ Beer -  Blog O’ Beer is a spare-time blog project set up by four blokes who like to talk about beer. None of them are professionals in the brewing industry, none of  ‘em are trained beer tasters or connoisseurs… they’re just enthusiastic amateurs who like beer and thought they’d set up a blog to talk about the stuff !

Make sure you follow us on:

Twitter:  @ErikBoles
Twitter: @EliShayotovich
Twitter: @Dusty Frazier
Twitter: @BeerTapTV
Beer Tap TV on Facebook
Beer Tap TV on YouTube
Beer Tap TV on TiVo: Under the Food & Drink section

And here at Beer Tap TV:

Eli Shayotovich
Erik Boles
Dusty Frazier

For marketing and sales information contact David Stanley on Twitter @KiwiGate, on Facebook at David Stanley or via Email at David.Stanely@channelsnap.com

Beer Tap TV News:

This week Eli and Erik chat about clear beer for women, drinking beer on duty, LongShots, hockey tournaments to fight cancer… plus, the guys show off some cozies that help bring a little class to the front porch!  All this and more on the ONLY weekly, televised show that keeps you up to date on what’s going on in the beer world, from the noteworthy to the nutty. Know something we don’t (which is highly likely)?  Email us at alwayshoppy@beertaptv.com and share the news!

Show Notes:

UPDATES

This week’s trivia question is hidden somewhere in the depths of the episode.   And don’t forget, we changed up how we do things.  To be eligible to win you must:  1) be a registered user on the site, and 2) send us an Email with your answer, your Beer Tap TV Username and real full name to AlwaysHoppy@BeerTapTV.com (do NOT put the answer in the forums like before).

We’re on Facebook and YouTube! And if you want to watch us in High-Def on your Big Screen… we’re now on TiVo under the Food & Drink section.   Additionally, we are the only beer show listed as a “Recommended Website” on the Brewers Association’s new, kick ass interactive CraftBeer.com site.   Go to “Stories” –> Recommended Website –> Craft Beer Web Casts/Pod-Casts or just click here .  We filmed a ton of video at the 2009 GABF.  Go watch it here –> Beer Tap TV GABF page and on the GABF video hub page on Examiner.com.

BEER NEWS

Story #1: Carlsberg workers strike over beer limits – Carlsberg workers in Copenhagen have gone on strike against new rules that restrict the amount of free beer they can consume during their working day.

Story #2: Molson Coors to launch ‘clear beer for women’ – Molson Coors will roll out a clear beer in August as part of its drive to increase the number of women lager drinkers.

Story #3: New Samuel Adams LongShot variety six-pack hits shelves nationwide – After besting more than 1,300 entries in the 2009 Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Contest the winners were announced: New Hampshire resident Michael Robinson’s Old Ben Ale, New Mexico resident Ben Miller’s Mile High Barley Wine and Employee Homebrew Winner Jeremy White’s Lemon Pepper Saison.

Story #4: Quest for the Crown 3 adult hockey charity tournament to fight cancer

BEER FESTIVAL OF THE WEEK

UPDATE: 2nd Annual Saison & Farmhouse Ale Festival at Trinity (Colorado Springs, CO) was on Saturday, April 17 and it was all kinds of AWESOME!  If you like funky farmhouse fluids this is a festival you simply can’t afford to miss.

BEER GADGET OF THE WEEK

Bringing a little class to the front porch! These high quality, neoprene drink sleeves from 40.cozy.com fit on 40 oz. ($8.99), 22 oz. ($8.99), and 12 oz. ($6.99) bottles as well as 24 oz. cans and pint glasses.  Each cozy comes equipped with a handle to help you take charge of the night.

BEER BLOG OF THE WEEK

Brews Travelers – They enjoy brewpubs and the creativity of the brewmasters. They appreciate the uniqueness of their design and layouts and understand that the rewards do not always outweigh the risk.   Their next scheduled trips include Dark Lord Day, a Northern Ohio trip to Hoppin Frog, Great Lakes Brewing, The Brew Kettle and Chardon Brewing and hopefully, and a trip to Asheville, NC. Follow the Brews Travelers on their beer excursions

Make sure you follow us on:

Twitter:  @ErikBoles
Twitter: @EliShayotovich
Twitter: @Dusty Frazier
Twitter: @BeerTapTV
Beer Tap TV on Facebook
Beer Tap TV on YouTube
Beer Tap TV on TiVo: Under the Food & Drink section

And here at Beer Tap TV:

Eli Shayotovich
Erik Boles
Dusty Frazier

For marketing and sales information contact David Stanley on Twitter @KiwiGate, on Facebook at David Stanley or via Email at David.Stanely@channelsnap.com

Beer Tap TV News:

This week Eli and Erik chat about the “Olympics” of Beer, intoxicated penguins that sink battleships, prickly pears, recycled beer bottle drinking glasses… plus they introduce a new segment called “Closing Time.”  All this and more on the ONLY weekly, televised show that keeps you up to date on what’s going on in the beer world, from the noteworthy to the nutty. Know something we don’t (which is highly likely)?  Email us at alwayshoppy@beertaptv.com and share the news!

Show Notes:

UPDATES

National Beer Day – We need to correct something said about National Beer Day on last week’s episode. The Brewers Association has nothing to do with it.  A few years back they attempted to get something like this going, but they abandoned the project. National Beer Day was started by Justin Smith from Richmond, Virginia, and Mike Connolly from Liverpool, England.  They’ve put many hours into networking and making calls to different beer publications and beer establishments and it’s their goal to have this become a celebration in all 50 states next year. They bought the rights to usnationalbeerday.com and hope to bring more attention to the date as the important historical event that it is.
Join their Facebook group that is almost 4,500 fans strong at http://ko-kr.facebook.com/group.php?gid=128338725750

This week’s trivia question is hidden somewhere in the depths of the episode.   And don’t forget, we changed up how we do things.  To be eligible to win you must:  1) be a registered user on the site, and 2) send us an Email with your answer, your Beer Tap TV Username and real full name to AlwaysHoppy@BeerTapTV.com (do NOT put the answer in the forums like before).

We’re on Facebook and YouTube! And if you want to watch us in High-Def on your Big Screen… we’re now on TiVo under the Food & Drink section.   Additionally, we are the only beer show listed as a “Recommended Website” on the Brewers Association’s new, kick ass interactive CraftBeer.com site.   Go to “Stories” –> Recommended Website –> Craft Beer Web Casts/Pod-Casts or just click here .  We filmed a ton of video at the 2009 GABF.  Go watch it here –> Beer Tap TV GABF page and on the GABF video hub page on Examiner.com.

BEER NEWS

Story #1: 3,330 entries compete for awards in the “Olympics” of Beer – The 2010 World Beer Cup eclipsed the record of the Brewers Association’s own Great American Beer Festival (GABF) to become the largest commercial competition ever.

Story #2: Super-High Alcohol Beer Heads to the U.S. – “Thanks to a war between European brewing companies, it’s never been easier to catch a healthy beer buzz. Or get yourself totally sloshed.”  Or as we like to call it… how to write an article about something you don’t really know about.

BEER RELEASES OF THE WEEK

Prickly Pear Braggot – Widmer Brothers – Portland, OR

8-4-1 Expedition Ale – Redhook Brewery – Woodinville, Washington

BEER FESTIVAL OF THE WEEK

2nd Annual Saison & Farmhouse Ale Festival at Trinity (Colorado Springs, CO) – Saturday, April 17 from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

BEER GADGET OF THE WEEK

6 pack of Recycled Beer Bottle Drinking Glasses

$10 PER bottle; Comes in 2, 4, and 6 packs

BEER BLOG OF THE WEEK

Jonathan Shikes – Beer writer for WestWord

Make sure you follow us on:

Twitter:  @ErikBoles
Twitter: @EliShayotovich
Twitter: @Dusty Frazier
Twitter: @BeerTapTV
Beer Tap TV on Facebook
Beer Tap TV on YouTube
Beer Tap TV on TiVo: Under the Food & Drink section

And here at Beer Tap TV:

Eli Shayotovich
Erik Boles
Dusty Frazier

For marketing and sales information contact David Stanley on Twitter @KiwiGate, on Facebook at David Stanley or via Email at David.Stanely@channelsnap.com

Beer Tap TV News:

This week Eli and Erik collaborate on bringing you the hard hitting stories.  Like the scandal over F**king Helles Beer and the best cities to actually drink beer in.  They also tell you about new brew releases, gadgets, and a host of other beery news.  This and more on the ONLY weekly, televised show that keeps you up to date on what’s going on in the beer world, from the noteworthy to the nutty. Know something we don’t (which is highly likely)?  Email us at alwayshoppy@beertaptv.com and share the news!

Yesterday, April 7, was National Beer Day. What are the chances that not one, but two members of Beer Tap TV – a network dedicated to beer – were both born on this holiest of beer days?   Second, we want to know what did to celebrate so let us know!

Show Notes:

UPDATES

This week’s trivia question is hidden somewhere in the depths of the episode.   And don’t forget, we changed up how we do things.  To be eligible to win you must:  1) be a registered user on the site, and 2) send us an Email with your answer, your Beer Tap TV Username and real full name to AlwaysHoppy@BeerTapTV.com (do NOT put the answer in the forums like before).

We’re on Facebook and YouTube! And if you want to watch us in High-Def on your Big Screen… we’re now on TiVo under the Food & Drink section.   Additionally, we are the only beer show listed as a “Recommended Website” on the Brewers Association’s new, kick ass interactive CraftBeer.com site.   Go to “Stories” –> Recommended Website –> Craft Beer Web Casts/Pod-Casts or just click here .  We filmed a ton of video at the 2009 GABF.  Go watch it here –> Beer Tap TV GABF page and on the GABF video hub page on Examiner.com.

BEER NEWS

Story #1: Beer - Two Head Brewers are better than one - As we’ve mentioned here on BTTV many times before, and which has now been agreed upon by famous beer writer Greg Kitsock from the Washington Post, collaboration is the hot new trend among America’s specialty beermakers.

Story #2: Scandal erupts over a F**cking beer – A brewer in the UK has won the right to market a beer named after the Austrian village of F**king.

Story #3: The 24 greatest cities in the world for drinking beer – According to Gadling, an AOL Travel site reported to be “the world’s top travel blog.”

Story #4: Beer Style Guideline revised by Brewers Association – The annually updated Brewers Association’s Beer Style Guidelines were recently posted on craftbeer.com and brewersassociation.org.

BEER RELEASES OF THE WEEK

Saboteur Brett Barrel Brown Ale – Odell Brewing – Fort Collins, CO

Colorado Native Lager – AC Golden (aka MillerCoors) – Golden, CO

BEER FESTIVAL OF THE WEEK

2010 Craft Brewers Conference – This is the only industry event that serves both brewpubs and breweries. Think of it as the Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3) for video games or the Consumer Electronics Show for gadgets held each year.

BEER GADGET OF THE WEEK

BrewCaddy – At nearly every beerfest, someone inside/outside the gates is selling some sort of sample-glass holder. Usually they’re made from stuff bought at Home Depot.  Functional and practical, yes… stylish? No. $6.00 each

BEER BLOG OF THE WEEK

If you want your blog featured on the show Email us at AlwaysHoppy@BeerTapTV.com!

Make sure you follow us on:

Twitter:  @ErikBoles
Twitter: @EliShayotovich
Twitter: @Dusty Frazier
Twitter: @BeerTapTV
Beer Tap TV on Facebook
Beer Tap TV on YouTube
Beer Tap TV on TiVo: Under the Food & Drink section

And here at Beer Tap TV:

Eli Shayotovich
Erik Boles
Dusty Frazier

For marketing and sales information contact David Stanley on Twitter @KiwiGate, on Facebook at David Stanley or via Email at David.Stanely@channelsnap.com

Beer Tap TV News:

Eli and Erik lament the fact that four companies control 50% of the world’s beer, bash the idea that states need to raise beer taxes, herald the arrival of El Camino (Un)Real Black Ale and Fritz & Ken’s Ale, and unveil lingerie beer cans.  This and more on this suds soaked episode of Beer Buzz!

Beer Buzz is the ONLY weekly, televised show that keeps you up to date on what’s going on in the beer world, from the noteworthy to the nutty. Know something we don’t (which is highly likely)?  Email us at alwayshoppy@beertaptv.com and share the news!

Show Notes:

UPDATES

This week’s trivia question is hidden somewhere in the depths of the episode.   And don’t forget, we changed up how we do things.  To be eligible to win you must:  1) be a registered user on the site, and 2) send us an Email with your answer, your Beer Tap TV Username and real full name to AlwaysHoppy@BeerTapTV.com (do NOT put the answer in the forums like before).

We’re on Facebook and YouTube! And if you want to watch us in High-Def on your Big Screen… we’re now on TiVo under the Food & Drink section.   Additionally, we are the only beer show listed as a “Recommended Website” on the Brewers Association’s new, kick ass interactive CraftBeer.com site.   Go to “Stories” –> Recommended Website –> Craft Beer Web Casts/Pod-Casts or just click here .  We filmed a ton of video at the 2009 GABF.  Go watch it here –> Beer Tap TV GABF page and on the GABF video hub page on Examiner.com.

BEER NEWS

Story #1: Four brewing companies – all foreign owned – control 50% of the world’s beer – And they’re in it for the money… not the craft. A recent Bloomberg report stated that the last 2 years of consolidation totaled $75 billion worth of acquisitions. In a report by Reuters it’s revealed that the largest brewed about 300 million U.S. barrels of beer in 2009 with sales of $36.8 billion.

Story #2: Anderson Valley Brewing Company sold after 22 years – HMB Holdings, LLC – a new company devoted to bringing hand-crafted, small batch produced beer to as many American consumers as possible – will acquire the Anderson Valley Brewery. The deal should close in April, 2010.

Story #3: State Governments Neglect Beer Taxes – According to the alcohol industry watchdog Marin Institute state governments have been neglecting beer taxes for far too long. They’re wrong and we tell you why.

BEER RELEASES OF THE WEEK

Sierra Nevada – 3oth Anniversary Project – Fritz & Ken’s Ale

El Camino (Un)Real Black Ale – Stone, Firestone Walker, 21st Amendment

BEER FESTIVAL OF THE WEEK

Breckenridge Beer Festival – Breckenridge, Colorado

BEER GADGET OF THE WEEK

Lingerie Beer Cans. Need we say more?

BEER BLOG OF THE WEEK

Tilting Suds by Sean Smith – Sean Smith – we apologize for botching the last name in the actual episode, sorry Sean! -  knows beers, books, music, movies, and pro football.  Women are a damned mystery to him.  Sean gets that beer isn’t what you do… it’s what you do while you do what you do!

Make sure you follow us on:

Twitter:  @ErikBoles
Twitter: @EliShayotovich
Twitter: @Dusty Frazier
Twitter: @BeerTapTV
Beer Tap TV on Facebook
Beer Tap TV on YouTube
Beer Tap TV on TiVo: Under the Food & Drink section

And here at Beer Tap TV:

Eli Shayotovich
Erik Boles
Dusty Frazier

For marketing and sales information contact David Stanley on Twitter @KiwiGate, on Facebook at David Stanley or via Email at David.Stanely@channelsnap.com