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News March 11, 2013 Beer Is For More Than Drinking In Alaska Long time ABA Members, Marcy and Geof Larson, Co-Founders of the Alaskan Brewing Company alaskanbeer.com, Juneau Alaska, say Beer is for more than drinking in Ala... read article March 6, 2013 National Brewery Museum™ & Potosi Brewery Toured Comments from Robin Fuchs Founder BeerToursUSA.com and CraftBeerDirectory.com. "I could write a book here. This has go... read article January 29, 2013 2011 Global Beer Production Increases In 2011 50.9 billion gallons of beer were produced, up 3.7% over 2010! The 27th consecutive year of an increase. China brewed 25% of the world’s beer and was the largest producer for the 10th ... read article January 28, 2013 Top Ten Beer-Consuming States Top ten beer-consuming states per year, by individuals and total volume. 1-New Hampshire: 43.0 gallons per person/41,994,894 gallons total 2-North Dakota: 42.2 gallons per person/20,71... read article January 20,2013 How Many Microbreweries & Brewpubs in U.S.? According to the Brewers Association, there were 2,011 breweries in the U.S. in 1887. However, by the 1970s, the number had dwindled to less than 100. By the mid-1980s, local craft breweries an... read article December 4, 2112 BREWING IN GREATER PITTSBURG RELEASED ABA Member, Robert A. Musson, has announced the release of BREWING IN GREATER PITTSBURG. He will be doing a book signing at 1pm Saturday 12/8 at the Penn Brewery. Contact Rob at grossvater@zo... read article October 14, 2012 OCTOBERBUST? What would Oktoberfest be like without beer? Residents of Munich Germany may find out this year. Event organizers have plenty of beer for the 16-day fair, but a sharp increase of consumption during th... read article September 29, 2012 YUENGLING PREPARES BIGGEST AD PUSH EVER Pottsville Pennsylvania’s 183 -Year-Old Yuengling Brewery which is now the largest U.S. owned brewer that makes all its beer in the states, is about to launch it’s largest ad push ever, increasing exp... read article September 21, 2012 BOND DRINKS BEER It seems that James Bond. a.k.a. Agent 007, will drink beer, not his signature vodka martini (shaken not stirred) in the next Bond film, SKYFALL. Bond actor Daniel Craig will play Bond for the ... read article September 8, 2012 ABA PORT OF POTOSI CHAPTER WINS 1ST PLACE! Port of Potosi ABA Chapter, Potosi Wisconsin won 1st place in the recent Platteville Dairy Days parade. The Potosi Chapter participates in many parades throughout South West Wisconsin. ABA than... read article August 2, 2012 More Neon Signs at National Brewery Museum Additional neon signs were recently installed in the restaurant/bar area at the National Brewery Museum™ in Potosi Wisconsin. They are quite impressive for the evening diners. These are just a ... read article July 30, 2012 Horse Drawn Wagons and Beer In Politics at National Brewery Museum ABA Members Chuck Splinter and Larry Weber recently set up displays from their collections of horse drawn beer wagons at the National Brewery Museum™ in Potosi Wisconsin. The Reisch Bunch from ... read article July 11, 2012 Michigan Brewing Co. Assets Sold The remnants of Michigan Brewing Co., best known for producing Kid Rock’s Badass Beer, were purchased at auction last week by MillerCoors. A MillerCoors spokesman said the purchase did not inc... read article June 25, 2012 Michigan Brewing Company Assets Auctioned The assets of the Webberville based brewery were auctioned off this past week. The 200 barrel brewery closed in April 2012. The brewery produced many fine beers including Kid Rock’s Badass Redn... read article May 24, 2012 Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill to Lift Homebrewers Restrictions On Monday, April 2, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law the bill which lifts current restrictions that prohibit homebrew from being transported outside of the home where it was made. It wi... read article April 14, 2012 Churchkey Can Co. Bring Back Flat Top Cans They are back! Flat top cans requiring a “church key “ to open! If under 50 years old check this out for details - churchkeycanco.com... read article April 13, 2012 What will you have? At a conference of beer producers, the presidents of the beer companies decided to have a drink at the bar. The president of Budweiser orders a Bud, the president of Miller orders a Miller Lit... read article October 25, 2011 Potosi Brewery Foundation A $25k Winner - Thanks For your Votes!! The Potosi Brewery Foundation was one of the winners of a $25,000 grant from EMC Insurance Company, Des Moines, Iowa! The public voting over the past 3 months resulted in this award which is pa... read article October 19, 2011 Coming Soon To Your Local Walmart: More Craft Beer In another sign that the fast-growing segment is going mainstream, the nation’s largest company and biggest beer seller is planning to add shelf space to accommodate more craft brews. While cra... read article September 19, 2011 Very Satisfied National Brewery Museum™ Visitor! Lynn Geyer a long time NABA and ABA member, Silver City New Mexico, sent in these comments to Museum Board Member Tye Schwable, LaCrosse Wisconsin: On a recent long trip to Minnesota I took... read article September 18, 2011 YOUR VOTE NEEDED!! SUPPORT THE ABA NATIONAL MUSEUM™ VOTE NOW! The EMC Insurance Company ,Des Moines Iowa, has selected the Potosi Brewery Foundation as the recipient of a $1,000 grant which is part of the 100th Anniversary celebration of EMC. 100 grants were awa... read article June 24, 2011 ABA Selects New President Larry Bowden Larry Bowden, Platteville Wisconsin, was elected President of the American Breweriana Association (ABA) at their Annual Meeting in Dallas Texas June 14-18, 2011.Larry also becomes President of the ABA... read article May 14, 2011 ABA Journal Now Available Online This great magazine has been published bi-monthly for 30 years for the enjoyment of Breweriana collectors everywhere. Now, all previous issues are available online as searchable files, and ABA Members... read article April 27, 2011 City Brewing Co to Purchase Memphis Brewing Facility City Brewing Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin will purchase the Hardy Bottling Co., Memphis Tennessee for $30 million and spend another $11 million restarting the defunct brewing operation. The plan... read article February 28, 2011 Craft vs Micro vs Macro Breweries A craft brewery is a brewery that has an annual production of between 15,000 and 2,000,000 barrels. The brewery must possess either an all malt flagship brand or have a least 50% of its volume in eith... read article February 28, 2011 Pints for Prostates Pints for Prostates is a 501(c)3 campaign that reaches men through the universal language of beer to encourage them to take charge of their health. The group was founded by prostate cancer survivor an... read article February 4, 2011 National Brewery Museum™ Video Have not had the opportunity to visit the National Brewery Museum & Library and the restored Potosi Brewery in Wisconsin? See what you are missing! Check out this great video with highlight... read article November 10, 2010 Meister Brau, Braniff and 148 Other Trademarks to Be Sold at Auction Meister Brau occupies an important place in U.S. beer history as the precursor to Miller Lite -- and, more recently, as the favorite beer of Cousin Eddie, the unforgettable red neck in National Lampoo... read article October 13, 2010 Beer Facts Worth Knowing 1) Store bottled beer upright, not on it’s side. This minimizes oxidation and contamination from the cap. 2) Bottled beer is pasteurized. Keg beer is not. That’s why it’s critical for kegs to s... read article September 21, 2010 Italian Beer Market Dominated By International Giants Italian beer market is dominated by international giants who acquired, one by one, all the historical national brands like Poretti, Peroni, Dreher, etc. The only brewery that is still defending... read article September 7, 2010 ABA National Brewery Museum™ American Flag Donation Thanks to the donations from many Members of ABA and the installation work of the ABA Potosi Chapter Members, the flagpole is up! It is a great addition to the Potosi Brewery Complex in Potosi ... read article August 27, 2010 Pictures from the Past Here are a few photos from 1939-1943 showing some old beer signs and advertisements. (From the Denver Post pLOG photo blogs read article August 24, 2010 Beer Trucks From the Past “Bring Me A Beer! Beer Truck Lovers check out these beer trucks from the past. Certain you will recognize the brewery names and the trucks. Shows in Power Point. Sent by Paul Rahne #57 read article August 2, 2010 Backyard Beer What may seem for some like the nexus of entrepreneurship and community service is, for Dwayne Smith of Fort Worth, Texas, simply a nuisance. The Cowtown native is complaining about a neighbor ... read article June 1, 2010 Americans Downing Less Beer The $100 billion U.S. brewing industry is staggering into its crucial selling season from its weakest position in years. Sales for 11 of the biggest brands fell in the four weeks ended May 16. Only fo... read article June 1,2010 Beaton’s Hold Open House for ABA Annual Meeting Attendees Jim and Ruth Beaton to host Open House for fellow collectors attending the ABA Annual Meeting in Bloomington Minnesota June 8-12, 2010. This event concludes on Saturday June 12 with a Beer Col... read article May 25, 2010 Craft Brewery Collectibles Chapter New ABA Chapter! Craft Brewery Collectibles Chapter of Plymouth Connecticut has become the newest chapter of the American Breweriana Association. This Chapter is cosponsor of shows throughout the year includin... read article May 12, 2010 Herb & Helen Haydock World of Beer Memorabilia Museum Grand Opening World of Beer Memorabilia Museum to Celebrate Grand Opening June 12th and 13th Herb and Helen Haydock, together with the Minhas family invite you to the Grand Opening of the Herb and Helen Hay... read article April 15, 2010 Potosi Brewery 12 oz Bottles Available May !0, 2010 Potosi Brewery announced that 12 oz bottles will be available May 10, 2010 at stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. The ABA National Brewery Museum™ is located in the Potosi Brewery Complex at Pot... read article April 10, 2010 2nd Annual Tri-State Taste of Barley PLATTEVILLE, WI – The second annual Tri-State Taste of Barley event took place on Saturday, April 10th, 2010 at the Platteville Convention Center. This event is sponsored by the Platteville Area Cham... read article April 3, 2010 Michigan Votes to Repeal 18th Amendment Michigan, the first state to support Prohibition, was the first state to vote to repeal the 18th Amendment on April 3, 1933. Michigan had gone dry at midnight on April 30, 1918. Because of Detr... read article March 13, 2010 “Prohibition Style” raids at Philadelphia Bars Submitted by C.J. Stefanowicz: A real brouhaha has beer lovers in Philly frothing with anger. State regulators say all beer being sold in the state must be registered with the Pennsylvania Liqu... read article February 26, 2010 One Woman, Twelve Men How can one woman satisfy twelve men? Like this!... read article January 24, 2010 75Tth Birthday of the Beer Can January 24, 1935 was the birthday of the beer can. It was introduced by the G. Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, NJ. in Richmond Virginia. It was very successful and several other breweries qu... read article January 19, 2010 Interesting Thought.... The church is near, but the road is icy. The bar is far away, but I will walk carefully. old Russian proverb ... read article January 14, 2010 ABA Membership Growth Program Extended ABA will credit each member $5 for obtaining one (1) new member and $10 for obtaining two (2) new members toward their next ABA Membership Renewal. A one year ABA Membership Renewal will be aw... read article October 22, 2009 Great Invention! Check out this video for the latest “must have” for all beer lovers! Check out this video for the latest “must have” for all beer lov... read article July 3, 2009 Dubuque Brewing and Malting Building Fire! On May 5, 2009 ABA Member Jim Massey reported a fire at the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company in Dubuque, Iowa. This site was one of the stops on the bus trip at the 2008 ABA Dubuque Annual Meeting.... read article July 3, 2009 2009 ABA Literature Award Winner Herman Wiley Ronnenberg, Ph.D., was awarded the ABA 2009 Literature Award at the recent Annual Meeting in Madison Wisconsin. Herman writes numerous articles for the bi-monthly American Breweria... read article June 23, 2009 Walter’s Premium Pilsner Is Back! Walter’s is again being brewed for the folks of Eau Claire Wisconsin and surrounding areas. Tim Kelly, Brewmaster at Northwoods Brewpub and Grill, spent months developing the beers original fl... read article June 10, 2009 Mission Creative Wins National Addy Award! Mission Creative, a full service ad agency located in Dubuque, Iowa, recently was the recipient of a Silver National ADDY® award for design and development of beer labels for the Potosi Brewery Compan... read article June 5, 2009 Yuengling Continues as “Americia’s Oldest Brewery” D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc. continues to be “America’s Oldest Brewery”. Founded in 1829 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Yuengling has begun it’s celebration of 180 years of continuous family ow... read article June 5, 2009 Michigan Brewing Co. To Produce ‘Kid Rock’ Beer Webberville Michigan’s Michigan Brewing Co. will produce a new product line: a craft beer for local musician Kid Rock. Bobby Mason, owner-brewer at the Michigan Brewing Co., hopes to have the n... read article May 28, 2009 Full Circle by Nancy Gettelman The Museum of Beer and Brewing Board Member, Nancy Gettelman has completed another book. This one is a mystery...in a brewery! It’s a great book! Copies are available at museumofbeerandbrewing@... read article April 9, 2009 Schlitz Website From “The Pilsner” the Chicago Breweriana Society ABA Chapter Bi-Annual Newsletter: Schlitz is back and now has a great website - SchlitzGusto.com containing a history timeline, lots of retro advertis... read article April 9, 2009 Possible Beer Tax Increase In Michigan Lansing Michigan - A state-appointed task force will recommend improvements to Michigan’s child welfare system, including a higher beer tax to raise money for abuse and neglect prevention programs. Tri-State Taste of Barley Brew Fest May 23, 2009 in Platteville Wisconsin The Platteville Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the American Breweriana Association, to bring the “Tri-State Taste of Barley Brew Fest” to the tri-state area on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Thi... read article March 26,2009 ABA Logo Apparel form Lands’ End POUR ON THE QUALITY” - Purchase various top quality items with the ABA and/or National Brewery Museum logos! Thousands of apparel options for men and women. No minimum order! Order any style yo... read article March 17, 2009 Did You Know? As published in the March 2009 Cascade Breweriana Association Newsletter: The “rule of thumb” was used by brewers before the invention of thermometers. The brewer would dip his thumb into the “... read article March 5, 2009 Bottle Polishing Machine Added to National Brewery Museum According to Tom Rejmaniak, ABA Museum Foundation Executive Director, thanks to the efforts of Board Member Herb Page, Davenport Iowa, the museum is now in possession of a bottle polishing machine! Prehistoric Fun At Potosi Many people donned caveman or cavewomen costumes Saturday February 21 for Port of Potosi American Breweriana Association Chapter sponsored, inaugural Potosi Cave Party. The event was held at th... read article February 20, 2009 Interesting Beer Facts! From the newsletter of Amici della Birra breweriana club in Torino, Italy as published in The World of Beer Magazine. “Musical Beer” Even if it is not well known, many musicians are tied in s... read article February 6, 2009 Cascade Breweriana Association New ABA Chapter! Cascade Breweriana Association in Portland Oregon has become the newest chapter of the American Breweriana Association! This Chapter was the perfect host of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the ABA i... read article January 30, 2009 Membership Directory Available At Web Site The ABA Membership Directory is now available to Members! Go to “Members” button and follow instructions. Members can notify the ABA office of any changes via e-mail and they will be up... read article January 29, 2009 A-B Giving Up Exclusive Major Leaque Deals Anheuser-Bush InBev has changed the way it will spend it’s $350 million marketing budget. They have reworked over a dozen pro-team exclusive deals with the National Hockey Leaque, the National ... read article December 18, 2008 A Personal Reflection by Frank Friorenza When Potosi was invited to the American Breweriana Association annual meeting in June of 2003, held at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew little of the Association and tho... read article June 23, 2008 2008 Annual Meeting a Great Success The XXVII ABA Annual Meeting held in Dubuque Iowa June 16-21, 2008 was once again a success! It was indeed a very special time renewing friendships, great tours, local pub-crawls and the highlight of... read article June 1, 2008 National Brewery Museum & Library to Open June 19, 2008 The National Brewery Museum & Library located in Potosi Wisconsin will open on June 19th 2008 to coincide with the American Breweriana Association’s annual meeting in nearby Dubuque Iowa. It is expect... read article |
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