Massachusetts’ beer distributor driven legislation reflects American small brewers struggle July 15, Beer Examiner, Article by: Charlie Papazian America’s small brewers need beer distributors to get their beer to beer drinkers. But getting beer to beer drinkers is often threatened with thumb-squashed state based beer distribution laws. In the beer business they call these laws “franchise laws.” Some who feel anger refer to these laws as “monopoly laws.” Issues arise when distributors holding contractual rights to distribute their beers coupled with perceived onerous state “franchise” laws cannot leave to go from one distributor to another at any reasonable price. Beer brands locked in for life |
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2010 Zymurgy Best Beers In America Poll Each of the past eight years, Zymurgy magazine readers are asked to send a list of their 20 favorite beers. The only rule is that the beer has to be commercially available somewhere in the United States. A record number of votes were cast this year, with 1,192 different beers from 450 breweries represented in the poll. And this year's winner is... |
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2010 World Beer Cup Winners Announced Brewers from six continents earned awards from an elite international panel of judges this week in the 2010 Brewers Association World Beer Cup—the world’s largest-ever commercial beer competition. The eighth bi-annual competition announced awards to brewers from 19 countries ranging from Australia and Italy to Iceland and Japan. This year, 642 breweries from 44 countries and 47 U.S. states vied for awards with 3,330 beers entered in 90 beer style categories. The entries in each category were eligible for gold, silver and bronze awards. Judges presented a total of 268 awards. |
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Brewers Association Releases 2009 Top 50 Overall Breweries Lists Boulder, CO • April 14, 2010—The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2009 beer sales volume. The list below contains the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. The Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies list contains 76 percent craft brewing companies. “Beer lovers continue to find great value and enjoyment in fuller flavored craft beers,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “Americans have an increasing appreciation of craft beers, and the growing number of brewers behind them." |
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The Brew Shop inside The Natural Path Brewing supplies
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Equipment kits
They have your brewing supplies in stock! 4413 Lafayette Blvd. (near four mile fork) Fredericksburg, VA 22408 Store Hours : Monday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Wed - Fri: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Contact them at (540) 891-6200 |
Brewers Association Releases 2009 Top 50 Craft Breweries Lists Boulder, CO • April 14, 2010—The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2009 beer sales volume. The list below contains the Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies, comprising small and independent craft brewers. “Beer lovers continue to find great value and enjoyment in fuller flavored craft beers,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “Americans have an increasing appreciation of craft beers, and the growing number of brewers behind them." |
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Stafford County Water Analysis
Below is an e-mail sent to one of the FBI club members: Our sampling occurs during the 4th quarter (11/16/08) of each year for the parameters that you require, The latest results were as follows: |
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