Name – Rogue Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale
Country – United States
Type – Ale
Appearance – A very red color with a large, foamy off white head.
Smell – A slight toasted nutty smell almost caramel in smell.
Taste – Good mouthful with a nice hoppy taste. Very smooth finish with no bitter after taste.
A very smooth and refreshing beer. Nothing completely memorable but something I can see myself drinking again.
Overall Grade – B-
InBev the Belgian distributor that brings us Stella Artois, Becks and Hoegaarden (a previously reviewed beer here) is going to be purchasing the United States largest brewer in Anheuser-Busch, maker of Budweiser, for reportedly $52 billion. This deal is of course still pending approval but a major question remains as to the over 6,000 people employed in the St. Louis brewery. InBev has said they plan on keeping St. Louis as the US headquarters and keep open all 12 nationwide breweries. Also two major members of Anheuser-Busch will remain on the board of directors.
InBev first made public their interest in the purchase in June when an initial offer was rejected. The final cost shows that they will pay about $70 a share in the merger.
Time will tell what this purchase will mean to American beer if anything. Maybe at the very least it will help the distribution of more imported beers and the ability to offer them at a cheaper cost.
Taken from Yahoo! News
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian man convicted of his seventh drink-driving charge was spending about A$1,000 ($972 US) a week on beer — enough to buy more than 2,500 small bottles a month, a newspaper said Tuesday.
The heartbroken construction worker began drowning his sorrows after breaking up with his partner five years ago, the Northern Territory News said, quoting his defense lawyer as telling a court in Australia’s remote, tropical north.
The magistrate declined to jail the father of four, Michael Leary, noting he had quit drinking since his latest arrest, but he banned Leary from buying or even holding a beer for 12 months.
The magistrate also poked fun at Leary’s favorite beer, Melbourne Bitter, in a part of the country where drinkers can be as loyal to beer brands as they are to football teams.
“(That is) poor judgment on two counts there — drinking that much and drinking Melbourne Bitter,” magistrate Vince Luppino was quoted as saying.
(Editing by David Fox)