Eden Prairie Liquors: Beers Of The Month
Eden Prairie Liquors is featuring Sam Adams as their beer(s) of the month. Find a store, and you can pick up a 12pk for $10.99.
Zipp’s List’O Kegs
The self-proclaimed Twin Cities “King Of Kegs,” Zipp’s doesn’t disappoint. Their well-designed site features an extensive list of kegs of beer that they regularly keep in stock. No one can question their selection, but let us know what you think about their prices.
Here’s just a small sampling:
16 Gallon Kegs
- Natural Ice - $46.99
- Miller High Life - 49.99
- Grainbelt Premium - $73.99
- Rolling Rock - $84.99
- Leine HoneyWeiss - $109.99
- Summit Extra Pale - $124.99
Surdyk’s: Diversity and Flavors of Belgian Beers
Our friends at Surdyk’s are offering a class on Belgian Beers on September 10 (my brother’s birthday). For a mere $35, you can learn about the history and diversity of this Beer brewing powerhouse, and they’ll even give you a couple of samples.
Is Ethanol Really To Blame For Rising Beer Prices?
Unlike recent media reports, The Denver Post editorial board actually takes an insightful look at the cause of rising beer prices.
As Americans move toward cleaner energy, we shouldn’t be surprised to find higher prices. But before we scrap the ethanol plants now dotting eastern Colorado in hopes of holding the line on the cost of a cool one, a quick look at the reality of food economics is in order.
NYT: Bottled Water Comsumption About To Overtake Beer
We probably won’t be quoting The New York Times very frequently on this site, but an article in today’s paper combines our two favorite topics: beer and money. Americans are consuming more and more bottled water. Bottled water has already overtaken coffee and milk, and beer appears to be next.
Now, here’s the money angle:
Those eight daily glasses of water you’re supposed to drink for good health? They will cost you $0.00135 — about 49 cents a year — if you take it from a New York City tap.
Or, city officials suggest, you could spend 2,900 times as much, roughly $1,400 yearly, by drinking bottled water.
Minnesota Partents Upset Over ‘Viagra Bear’
This one isn’t exactly beer price related, but I think that it will spark some interest and Red Robin does serve beer. KSTP aired a report on Thursday of a Shoreview family who’s 11-year-old son won a teddy bear clad in Viagra gear in the claw machine. Check out the story on KSTP.com for a video report.
Keg Thefts Hit Rochester
We shared a report last week out of Wisconsin that thefts of empty kegs were on the rise, leading some to speculate that beer prices there would go up to cover the losses. Now, there’s a story out of Rochester that bar owners and metals recyclers are joining forces to fight this growing trend.
SimonDelivers.com Weekly Beer Specials
While it may not be the cheapest source for your beer, SimonDelivers.com is probably the most convenient. Order your groceries online, add a couple of twelve packs, and a little yellow truck shows up the next day with the goods.
Here are their current specials:
- Summit Grand Pilsner 12pk - $9.99
- Summit Extra Pale Ale 24pk - $19.99
- Sam Adams Light 12pk - $10.99
Yourname@budweiser.com
Here’s a unique marketing strategy from Budweiser. You can sign-up for their web-based e-mail service, which gives you access to their domain for your personal address.
Schell’s Bockfest: Saturday February 2nd, 2008
If you haven’t planned your trip to Bockfest 2008, then you better get started. You won’t find a better beer event in the country.
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