From The A.P.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Divers who found what’s believed to be the world’s oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered two-centuries-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. Bjorn Haggblom, a spokesman for the researchers, says they found a handful of beer bottles this week while salvaging champagne discovered near the Aland Islands in July. He said researchers who tried drops of the dark, foamy liquid liked the taste of it. Swedish beer expert Goran Winbergh questioned whether it would still be drinkable because beer is perishable. The shipwreck is believed to be from the early 19th century. Haggblom said the oldest drinkable beer previously recorded dates from 1869.
Associated Press
If it was at the bottom of the sea the odds are it’s been kept pretty cold. It’s probably pretty dark down there too. And certainly no air is getting in those bottles. Could it be drinkable?
The geeks over at Gizmodo are preaching the truth about the benefits that come along with canning craft beer. Check out the Cans 101 article here. Also of note, it looks like next Summer will feature Brooklyn Summer Ale cans. Here’s a sneak peak.
The Good Human did a lil’ piece on breweries that do their best to practice sustainable manufacturing. See below for the bit about us.
From The Good Human
Located in, well, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Brewery use wind power to get 100% of the electricity, making them the first New York City company to switch to 100% renewable energy. This saves the atmosphere from 335,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, 1,500 pounds of sulfur dioxide, and 500 pounds of nitrogen oxide that would otherwise be emitted. They also pay local farmers to pick up all their spent grain, the husks that are left over after brewing, that they can feed to their livestock.
Read about the other eco-friendly breweries here.
Welcome the Rockville Center Taproom to Long Island. The rvc tap room has 9 taps, 25 bottles, 9 tequilas, a dart board, a barrel of peanuts. Did you hear that? A DART BOARD. Okay, now that we’re a little calmer also understand that the knowledgeable staff (they have to know what they’re talking about or else they’ll get fired right away) will be pouring $4.00 Brooklyn lager Pints and $3.75 Brooklyn Bottles throughout August. Get there.
Open daily from 1:00 till whenever.
150 south Long Beach Road, Rockville Center, the bar with no name on it!!
Last Friday, the Modest Mouse show at E. River Park was cancelled due to rain. Bummer. But, OSA has been working behind the scenes to come up with a backup plan. Hundreds of thousands of documents regarding these plans have just been released by Wikileaks. Below is an exerpt from OSA.
From Open Space Alliance
Yes! Modest Mouse just confirmed that they will join us again on September 14th. If you had tickets to Friday’s show, you are welcome to tickets for the September 14th show, or a refund.
If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date, please contact Ticketmaster before August 27th at 5pm for the refund.
On August 29th, Ticketmaster will reissue all tickets purchased online, and by phone, and send new tickets via the original method of delivery. Tickets purchased in person at the Nokia Theatre Times Square box office and other official outlets can be exchanged in person for the rescheduled show.
As for drink tickets, you may use them at the upcoming MM show, or mail in for a refund:
Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn
c/o Brooklyn Brewery
79 North 11th St.
Brooklyn NY 11211
Thank you for your patience and understanding while we worked to get the show rescheduled. And many thanks to Modest Mouse!!!
For the past couple months, awesome daily menu generator NoTakeOut.com has been running a beer pairing recipe contest. The idea was this: create a full menu that compliments the flavor profile of the wildly popular Brooklyn Summer Ale (Summer sales are up 50% everybody! Let’s hear it for the sales persons!).
Lots of delightful entries were received. Several Asian items included. In the end our Brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, decided to go with, drum roll please…Nadine Mesch of Mt. Healthy, Ohio! (Yes, there is a place called Mt. Healthy. I guess if there’s a Death Valley it’s only fair.)
Congrats, Nadine. Your Summer Ale battered taco recipe clocked in on top! Check out the recipe here. For your culinary savvy and application effort you will receive a Brooklyn Brewery gift pack, a NoTakeOut.com tote & apron, and lastly but certainly not leastly, a Togiharu Hammered Texture Damascus Gyutou 8.2” chefs knife from Korin (pictured below). Thanks Korin!
Also, be sure to check out the daily recipes from NoTakeOut.com. It’s pretty handy for busy folks who want to cook good meals without thinking about it. Thanks to everybody on the NoTakeOut.com for putting together this delicious contest.
As Cliff Claven might have said, it’s a little known fact that India is the biggest beer consuming country of them all. And now their selection is going to get a little bit better. At least we think so. The Wall Street Journal has this to say about Brooklyn Brewery’s newest market.
The Brewery got some nice recognition for being a successful start-up in the borough of Brooklyn.
