Beers of the World – Italy

Birrra Moretti La Rossa, Birra Moretti, Italy – It announces its arrival in the glass with an attractive, bright red\amber color topped with a lasting cream-tan head. Aroma is soft with equal amounts of dark bread and dark fruits which includes prunes, raisins and a bit of molasses. With all that the body is lighter than anticipated. With this beer emphasis is placed squarely on the malt and alcohol, hops are subtle and restrained. Finish is perfumey alcohol and a light spiciness. Beer Fest tickets available now at MBBF.org or

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Social Distance Case of Beer

North Brewing Company of Leeds, UK has released the World’s longest case of beer. At over 2 meters in length (more than 6 feet) it’s called the perfect size for social distancing. Lacking any other way to celebrate the opening of their new brewery during the pandemic the owners thought the super-sized case would provide a bit of humor. The case weighs over 88 pounds and contains 99 cans of beer, enough to fill a bathtub. Don’t look for it in any store; its size requires 2 people to lift

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An Official Beer for Utah?

Anheuser Busch-InBev has unveiled a new campaign (April 5th  to May 7th ) to declare Budweiser the official beer of Utah. In a take off of Wasatch Brewing’s old campaign of Utahisms the brewery created a Utah specific label. Along with it watch out for ads with ‘Oh My Heck’, ‘Frick Yeah’, Holy Shizz’ and more. Key accounts will also be provided a swear jar where consumers can buy a swear with proceeds benefitting the Utah Clean Water Partnership “while cleaning your mouth”. A sweepstakes will also be introduced called

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