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Wednesday’s ad is another one for Schafer, this one from 1973. It shows just one grand glass of beer in a mug on a bed of ice, , with a can of Schafer beer next to it. Just like yesterday’s ad the foam looks just a little unnatural to me. Too perfect. And maybe this says more about me than the ad, but it seems a little phalic, or at least some sort of foam comb-over.

Today’s infographic is a poster showing major milestones in the History of Beer, created by the Black Sheep Brewery in Great Britain.

Click here to see the poster full size.

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Well as if being a member of the Rare Beer Club wasn’t any better right now, the RBC surprised us with a special deal featuring a top-notch brewery, Odell Brewing Company. We’ve included the full text of the email below and updated with the RateBeer scores for each beer.

Important to note: You MUST first join the Rare Beer Club as a regular member before you can qualify for this offer so please check out our monthly post on becoming a new member. As a new subscriber, you currently have access to seven beers rated 90+ on RateBeer.com which is unprecedented in the Rare Beer Club. There is no better time to join than now.

Ordering deadline for the next shipment going out late May/early June is May 15th. For those of you considering the Club as a Father’s Day gift that want the physical beers in-hand as a gift, you have to order now. (If delivery timing is important to you, please call the phone number below to verify).

Once you are signed up as a new member, you are eligible for the deal below for which the deadline is May 17th. The last time the Club offered a similar deal, certain beers started selling out before the deadline, limiting options…

…SO DON’T WAIT.

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Odell Brewing Co. offer:

We’re very excited to announce our second special offer of 2013. For our last special offer, we featured one of Colorado’s youngest breweries, Elevation Beer Co. This time, we’re very excited to feature Colorado’s second oldest craft brewery, Odell Brewing Company.

We’re big fans of Odell’s inventive and experimental style of brewing, and are very excited to bring you four of Odell’s Cellar Series beers in this special offer. The Cellar Series represents the most successful of their experimental beers (and most popular among their Tasting Room patrons) crafted on their small pilot system. Three of the beers we’re offering represent new products that have only very recently been released in limited amounts, or, in the case of Celastrina, have not yet been released at all. The fourth beer is an old friend whom some of you may recognize, albeit with a little extra age this time around.

We’ve secured limited quantities of each of these exceptional and very limited production beers. Ordering is extremely flexible, allowing you the ability to order 2, 4, 6, 8, or 12 total bottles, combining any of the four featured beers below in any way to get there so that you can easily try all four beers. All orders will begin shipping approximately one week after our May 17th ordering cut off date.

If you wish to place your order with real live human beings, please give us a call at 800-625-8238 Mon-Fri 7 am – 5 pm Pacific. Gift recipients will be contacted by one of our team members for payment information if you submit your order online.

May 2013 Special Offer – Odell Brewing Company:

1.) Tree Shaker – Imperial Peach IPA, 9.7% ABV (rated 95 on RateBeer.com)

2.) Amuste – Wine Barrel Aged Porter with Tempranillo Grapes, 9.3% ABV (rated 96)

3.) Celastrina – Saison, 7.5% ABV (brand-spanking new)

4.) Pond Hopper – Double Extra Pale Ale (with 12 months cellar age), 9.5% ABV (rated 98)

Click the “Learn More” button for full tasting notes on each beer, and to access the order form.

If you wish to get any of these limited selections, please respond to this special offer by 12:00 PM PDT on Friday, May 17th.

Figured it was time for an update here, since emails and tweets are starting to trickle in asking about the Texas Craft Beer Bills. After all, seemingly nothing has happened since they were voted out of Licensing & Administrative Procedures and sent to the House Calendars Committee on April 23.

More >> Brewed and Never Battered.

The tax will already be built into the cost, and then that increase will also be subject to sales taxes at the register. Kocina says, "$4.60 a barrel to $27.75 a barrel. It’s a big increase. And then what happens is they’re going to tax that tax again at the cash register. When they say it’s only seven cents, that’s really not true."

Minnesota already ranks 10th in terms of highest excise taxes on beer according to The Tax Foundation.

More >> KEYC.

More catch-up…

The proposal to double the tax rate on craft beer would have caused great harm to our industry and our customers. We are grateful to the committee for standing up for Washington jobs, Washington businesses, and Washington beer [...]

More >> Washington Beer Blog.

(Playing catch-up here)…

The legislation, called Senate Bill 48, passed unanimously in both the House and Senate, but Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, protested a provision inserted at the last minute that bars large brewers from owning or having a financial stake in wholesale distributors. Anheuser-Busch, which owns a distributorship in Canton and will be allowed to continue to run that business, complained heavily and met with the governor and lawmakers to outline its stance.

More >> Ohio.com.

Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery is building the infrastructure for the new Dogpatch Brewery at Smokestack Lightning speed. General Contractor Justin Farrelly describes his construction company’s role in the build out and gives a tip o’ the hard hat to Dave McLean for his vision and passion.

via Oct28 Productions.

Carey’s signature take on the style comes from using Wisconsin White Wheat from Briese Malt of Chilton — and Riesling grapes. In previous releases, Carey has used a combination of Pinot Grigio and Riesling, but for this year’s version he could find only the Riesling. It’s added as an extract, and it accentuates the fruity tones while softening some of the distinctive sourness. New Glarus Berliner Weiss is sold in the brewery’s limited-release Thumbprint series of 4-packs for around $10-$11.

More >> The Daily Page.

Sales of hard cider account for less than 1 percent of U.S. beer sales, but grew nearly 85 percent at chain and convenience stores last year versus 2011, outpacing overall beer sales, according to Information Resources Inc., a Chicago-based market research firm. And, for the 52-week period ending April 21, sales of the 10 largest cider brands in the U.S. surged 101 percent compared to a year ago, growing to $127.8 million, according to IRI.

More >> St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Beer is not just a set of numbers, however, it’s really all about taste, and this batch of Imperial Stout tasted great. The last thing we wanted to do was dump 60bbls of great tasting beer, but we knew we couldn’t bottle it and sell it as our normal Imperial Stout. So we decided on a third option, modify the beer and sell it on draft as a new beer.

More >> Schlafly Beer.

#bbpBox_333581908522979328 a { text-decoration:none; color:#D0001E; }#bbpBox_333581908522979328 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } @beerpulse BeerPulse State beer excise taxes are highest in TN ($1.17/gal) & lowest in WY ($.02). How does your state rank on this map? http://t.co/78G2KwS5of about 3 hours agoReplyRetweetFavorite

#bbpBox_333577766337400832 a { text-decoration:none; color:#D0001E; }#bbpBox_333577766337400832 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } @beerpulse BeerPulse Ramstein beers (High Point) will now be available along the Jersey shore through their new distribution through Richie and Paige. #NJbeer about 3 hours agoReplyRetweetFavorite

#bbpBox_333404365631156226 a { text-decoration:none; color:#D0001E; }#bbpBox_333404365631156226 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } @beerpulse BeerPulse The Bruery / Beachwood Mrs Stoutfire Imp Smoked Stout, Hottenroth now online at @CraftshackBeer (<1 cs each) http://t.co/jEjXKwVj4f #sponsor about 14 hours agoReplyRetweetFavorite

The Ann Arbor-based company completed a $1 million eco-friendly expansion to its sister brewery, Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti, last year. That gave the firm the room to double its capacity. Last year it sold 3,500 barrels of beer and is on pace to sell 5,000 barrels this year. Next year’s target is 7,000 barrels.

More >> Concentrate Media.

#bbpBox_333387550330847233 a { text-decoration:none; color:#D0001E; }#bbpBox_333387550330847233 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } @beerpulse BeerPulse .@KentuckyAle launches new IPA on draft & in cans tonight. More on brewery’s future in this February article: http://t.co/jfIFmtyadz #KYbeer about 16 hours agoReplyRetweetFavorite

[...] the first of five new tanks was installed Wednesday. "These tanks are primarily for increased capacity on our big sellers, primarily Mirror Pond, and for the Summer Twilight Ale," Calihan said. The increase in capacity is needed for the brewery’s growing demand — not only here, but across the country as well. "We’re in 20 states as of right now. We’ll have Iowa and Nebraska added this summer, for a total of 22 this year, and we’re looking at a handful next year," Billingsley said.

We learned more about Deschutes’ plans in Iowa this past week.

Video >> KTVZ.

From Springfield, we speak one-on-one with Bill Olson, of the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois, about a recent effort by AB in St Louis, to try to distribute their own beer, which is contrary to Illinois law that establishes using indepedent distributors of alcohol products.

via YouTube | Illinois Channel.

#bbpBox_333371029651079169 a { text-decoration:none; color:#D0001E; }#bbpBox_333371029651079169 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } @beerpulse BeerPulse Dark Lord Day 2013 in photos. Set by @goodbeerhunting http://t.co/HJuHqwiC5l #INbeer #DLD2013 #DLD13 about 17 hours agoReplyRetweetFavorite

The group was among the first to taste Bent Paddle’s new brew and tour the facility before sitting down for a panel discussing Duluth- where the city has been, where it’s going, and visions for the future. The Tonnis’ and Mullen’s are the married couples behind Bent Paddle. It’s a 30-barrel production craft brewery and taproom located on West Michigan Street.

via YouTube | WalshPhoto.