On my way to the West Coast...

Sorry it has been a bit since I last posted. I have been busy with work/I forgot my password for my blog account. Anyway, what's new? Well I'm glad you all asked. A couple of things. First of all, I don't know if everyone knows that craft beers are starting to can their beers which is pretty cool. It's cheaper for the brewers which in turn means it should be cheaper for you! Yay!!!! Harpoon said theirs should be hitting the shelves as early as this weekend in some areas. Harpoon tweeted this pic earlier with the caption of "A man among boys"

In other news...Illinois has passed a law that allows small breweries (producing less than 465,000 gallons per year) to self distribute their beer. This is huge. There is a three tiered system in America that is pretty much monopolized by B.M.C. and so unless you have sold your company to them or have some other way into the distribution warehouses you are pretty much S.O.L. I think it is great that the small guys are starting to win against the big ones. Cheers to them. (full article here)

Lastly, I am at Logan airport right now waiting for a flight to Seattle (well Dallas then to Seattle) but I saw a Cisco Brew Pub in terminal B and I had to go in. It was good food. Great beer (I really enjoy Cisco, they are local to MA based outta Nantucket) and the service was awesome. One thing that made me laugh was a couple that came in to grab something to eat and drink. The man had to go to the bathroom when they got there but told his wife to order him a Bud Light. When I heard that I started to chuckle but then when she ordered it and the bartender said "We don't carry Bud Light, we are only micro-brews." This brought a smile to my face and almost a tear to my eye. I just hope that more places start popping up that only serve local craft brews and stop wasting money buying shit light beer. And just for the record they did have a light beer on tap that was from a Microbrewery (I didn't notice the brewery or name of the beer) but the gentleman ordered one after sampling it and said that it was really good. TAKE THAT BMC! I myself enjoyed a 22oz. Bailey's Blonde Ale which was delicious, especially while watching the Red Sox run train on the Indians. 

P.S. Go get 'em tonight Bruins!