Q&A: Serving humanity via better beer From MLive.com "We're making something that makes people happy ... Visitors who find the tropical-themed brewery hidden behind Dexter's downtown at 3115 Broad St. are greeted by a pirate's hat on an old bird cage, bumper stickers on a refrigerator full of beer bottles and a palm tree with bottle cap ornaments. He said he wants to make as much beer as people would like to drink. I want more people to drink our beer and find out about our beer, not because I want to buy a yacht, but because it's a fantastic...

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Memo from the Beer Desk: Bockfest and the Maddening Crowd From Dane101 Capital has been controlling the amount of Blonde dispensed over the last few years, and this year we were limited to a single, 16 oz. And once I'd finished it, well, I only had to wait an hour in line to get my second beer. I went with Maibock for my second beer, and it is entirely possible that this crisp golden brew enhanced my mood somewhat. In truth, I hoped that the crowd would be so distracted by the spectacle that we would have an easier time getting to the beer. Through fast talk,...

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Fitz's offers taste of root beer history From Current For those who think that Fitz's is just the average burger joint, think again. Fitz's American Grill and Bottling Works has been serving St. Louis' favorite root beer since 1947 when it was a drive-in in Richmond Heights. Fitz's offers perhaps the most unique dining experience in St. Louis since restaurant patrons can watch root beer being bottled while enjoying a meal. Besides watching root beer being bottled, Fitz's customers can also enjoy fabulous burgers, salads and other entrees...

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High-End Beverage Alcohol Sales May Bolster Restaurants Through ... From Earthtimes Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The continuing consumer interest in cocktails, super-premium spirits, fine wine and imported beer, and the apparent lack of price resistance among customers, pushed on-premise beverage alcohol sales to a modern high in 2006. This and other insights about the way beer, wine, spirits and cocktails are sold and marketed in bars and restaurants can be found in the Cheers On- Premise Handbook 2007, published by The Beverage Information Group.

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Stolen: 60 empty beer cans From Tampa Bay's 10 On Sunday morning, twin brothers Richard and Robert Epley called deputies to report that someone had burglarized a detached shed at Richard Epley's house on the 15,000 block of Moss Street. Robert Epley said the man had taken a bag of empty aluminum beer cans from a barrel in front of the shed. Epley told deputies that he always put empty cans of Milwaukee's Best and Natural Light in the barrel.

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