Major Brew Merger in the Works?

Stories from around the globe are telling of a potential merger between InBev and Anheuser-Busch. Who the hell is InBev you ask? Well, InBev is the Belgian brewer responsible for such beers as Stella Artois and Becks.

Read about it here, on MSNBC

Oh, and apparently it would be bad for Mexicans. That comes from the International Herald Tribune.

Hello, wheelhouse

Well if this isn't a story that is all-encompassing what this blog stands for, I don't know what is. I'm too excited to properly editorialize.

American Craft Beer Week May 12-18. Celebrate the History of Beer-making by drinking for 7 days, possibly losing job/friends

Here is a schedule of special 'toastings' next week with some key members of Sam Adams, across the country, and believe you me, these people would love to meet you. So get out there, get some face time, and lets convert them to Brews&Booze fans:

City	Date & Time	Restaurant	Brewer
New York	Monday, May 12, @ 6:30pm	Bloomingdale's	Jim Koch w/ Chef David Burke
San Francisco	Tuesday, May 13, @ 6:00pm	Monk's Kettle	Grant Wood
Boston	Tuesday, May 13, @ 7:00pm	Toro	Jim Koch
Chicago	Wednesday, May 14, @ 5:30pm	Harry Caray's	Bob Cannon
Los Angeles	Wednesday, May 14, @ 6:30pm	Daily Grill	Grant Wood
Denver	Thursday, May 15, @ 8:00pm	Rioja	Bob Cannon
Philadelphia	Thursday, May 15, @ 6:00pm	Monk's Belgian Cafe	Jim Koch
San Diego	Thursday, May 15, @ 6:00pm	Dussini Mediterranean Bistro	Grant Wood
Washington D.C.	Friday, May 16, @ 6:00pm	Mie N Yu	Jim Koch
Phoenix	Friday, May 16, @ 6:00pm	Rustler's Roost	Grant Wood

And if you don't live by one of these cities, well, maybe think about it.

Partially related; I attended an event last night that featured several local heavy hitters, Sierra Nevada, Pyramid, and Pacific Coast(whom does not distribute outside of a 50 mile radius, but still delicious). I worked the Pyramid 'special events' chick, so hopefully, look for their presence on this blog in the future. They will also come serve at an event we throw and talk beer talk. The only catch; it really needs to be in the Bay Area. Think about it.

I'd like to pimp Pyramid Brewery for this post.
Whether its a hot sunny day in your backyard or watching the Athletics at the Mac, Curveball Ale, is always the right pitch!

Celebration Beer

Brewsnbooze.blogspot.com, is now just brewsnbooze.com.

If anyone knows of some professional brewers that would like to contribute, that'd be awesome. I'd love to rock this mutha out. Maybe get some advertisers and whatnot. We'll see. As of now, keep it rockin' with your posts.

May Beer of The Month - Corona Light

Finding a Mexican Beer that really stands out is a tough task. Unless you're Ricardo Gonzálo Pedro Montalbán Merino.
But one Brews & Booze writer came up with one brilliant nomination, for a not so brilliant beer. So with that, I give you the May beer of the month, Corona Light, as nominated by JimStock.

JimStock's Nomination

NebraskaLand Days: No Longer Just a Choice Between Miller Lite and Bud Light

WILD WEST microFEST

"Thursday, June 12 features the 2nd annual Wild West microFEST at the Wild West Arena Pavilion. Come join in the fun and sample 15 different Craft beers made available by Johnson Brothers Liquor Company from Omaha, Nebraska. The tasting begins at 5:00 p.m. and runs through 9:00 p.m."

In case any of you missed the first annual microFEST (which I assume most of you did because I don't recall seeing any of you there); here is your chance to taste 15 exotic beers; receive a free tiny glass; and feel like a true beer snob in the heart of light beer land. You will have the opportunity to really feel like a professional "dark beer drinker" and attempt to justify your choices in beer to the rest of the Plattelanders who will stare at you through the chain link fence and wonder why you can't just drink Bud Light like everyone else.

The NebraskaLand Days staff would also like to remind all of you that following the beer fest you will have the opportunity to watch some live Professional Boxing in the arena.

To sum up: 1. Taste some beers delivered especially for you from Omaha; 2. Watch local boxers pound eachother. If you were looking for a reason to come to North Platte this Summer--there it is.

In other NebraskaLand Days news. . .

• Finger 11 cancelled out as headliner for rock night, but don't be discouraged because Lifehouse have stepped in to graciously fill the coveted spot (although at a higher price). . .
  
• Due to negative press for not conveying a family friendly theme, The 2008 slogan, "10 Days of Disorderly Conduct" has been replaced with "Nebraska's Official State Celebration." Not sure who officially decided that, but if you were planning on conducting yourself in a disorderly fashion, please be advised.
  

May Nomination: Mexican beer is Polly Pocket of Booze

Cinco De May, gone and passed. Thoughts? Its great, I guess. For a Monday. Without football.
I really struggled with nominating a beer for May that was 'mexican'. I've been trying to understand why that is. I love their food, labor, and generally appreciate paper mache decor.
Why then do I not have a soft spot for their beer?
Its great on a hot day, obviously. I love drinking on hot days; nothing there.
Its not expensive. Cheap is great so; nothing there either.
No frills labels. Awesome as well.

The one thing that bonds man to the beers he openly defends is a good hard session of binge with a beer in its purest form; a party keg.
Like our friends the Navajo will tell you, you don't experience the magic without throwing it up.

Nobody buys 3 cases of Corona and sits down with co-pilot for a suicide mission. You pick one out of the ice at a high school graduation party so you don't look as drunkenly.

Or in my case, you buy a 12 pack on your way to an impromptu Cinco party. Only to almost check out before realizing you didn't get a lime or two.
Buzz kill.
This is why I don't get this stuff. A required accessory? Come on Polly Pocket. You shouldn't need the pink comb, black corvette, and racially quota-ed pack of friends.
If I must, I'll choose Corona Light. You can't taste the diesel version anyway.

The Premie Bomb

It has taken quite a while for me to post over here--and really, when all you're dealing with is Budweiser and Busch Light, what is there to add?--but I have finally found some new inspiration:

The Premie Bomb.

The Premie Bomb, dear friends and readers, is perfect. It is on par with a Car Bomb, which I didn't think to be possible.

Quite simply, you do the following:

1. Take a pint glass and put an ounce or two of orange juice in it.
2. Fill the pint glass with a Friendly Grain Belt Premium until the glass is a little under 2/3rds full.
3. Take a shot glass with your choice of orange-flavored vodka.
4. Drop said shot into the beer.
5. Chug.
6. Move back to Step 1.

It is an incredible concoction--it actually somehow tastes like an Orange Julius, which is the king of mall drinks.

So step up to the plate, have a few of America's Party Beers, and have yourself a Premie Bomb in the process. You'll be glad you did.

As for our Omaha readers, Grain Belt Premium and Premie Bombs can be found at the Crescent Moon Ale House, 36th and Farnam.