Monthly archive for February 2021

Forgot to get a gift? The Mountain Brewers Beer Fest can help bail you out. Beer Fest tickets make a great gift. Go to MBBF.org or follow this link… https://myidahotix.com/events/2020-mountain-brewers-beer-fest-6-6-2020-58530

Beer Fest tickets make a great gift. What could be better than you two and hundreds of your favorite beers? Beer Fest Tickets on sale now at MBBF.org or follow this link https://myidahotix.com/events/2020-mountain-brewers-beer-fest-6-6-2020-58530

On this day in 1945 the SS Egbolen, laden with a vital cargo of War materiel from Wm.Youngers Brewery, struck a mine and sunk. Throughout the war beer was considered an essential element in maintaining the morale of troops. Beer from some breweries was actually packaged in camouflaged (Olive Drab) cans such as this example by Schaefer Beer (see below). Beer Fest tickets make a great Valentine’s Day present and are available now at MBBF.org or follow this link  https://myidahotix.com/events/2020-mountain-brewers-beer-fest-6-6-2020-58530 Copyright Gregg Smith – His latest book “American Beer History”

Uber has announced it has acquired “Drizly” (North America’s largest alcohol delivery service) for 1.1 Billion dollars in cash and stock. Currently Drizly meets the retail alcohol requirements in 1,400 cities across North America and continues to pursue approval in other jurisdictions. The plan is to integrate Drizly into the Uber Eats app. For Drizly this represents 8 years of development in building technology, infrastructure, and partnerships with retailers. When the deal is finalized Drizly will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Uber. Beer Fest tickets make a great Valentine’s

The term “Craft Brewer” has a limit set by the Brewers Association that is production under 6 million barrels; data seems to indicate that Boston Beer widely exceeded that production level in 2020. NOTE: this includes all of Boston Beer’s various products. Further analysis will determine the designation that will be applied to Boston Beer; for example, if only beer production is considered the company would remain well under the threshold and could still retain the Craft Brewer title. One reason it may retain its designation is that Boston Beer

February 2 On this date in 1892 William Painter, an Irish American Mechanical Engineer, was granted a patent for the first successful bottle cap. This simple pressed sheet of tin was also called the crown cap because when held upside down it resembled a royal crown. Painter’s invention revolutionized the beer industry and eventually packaged products exceeded the sale of draft beer. Beer Fest tickets make a great groundhog day gift – available now at MBBF.org or follow this link  https://northamericanbrewers.org/ticket-store/ Copyright Gregg Smith – His latest book “American Beer