Cleaning the Draught Lines #3

Proving I'm not always behind the times:

• Behold the iBeer, a paid version of the Carling-branded iPint (a free promotional download from the iTunes store, which makes for painful link experiences) (HT: BoingBoing Gadgets).

And reverting to my usual lack of timeliness:

• Happy belated birthday to the Reinheitsgebot. May you remind us of the principles of quality brewing for another 400+ years.
• Two items combining two of my recurring interests, trademarks and beer:
  • The backstory on Collaboration Not Litigation Ale.
  • reflections on the Ballantine's logo (read through the comments!).
• Two suggestion tools, courtesy of LifeHacker:
  • Beer Suggest for days when you aren't reading the M&B Chronicles.
  • Beer Menus, to find a favorite brew in NYC.
• Glassware follies:
  • HIK! Glasses made from recycled beer bottles (HT: Treehugger).
  • certified imperial pint glasses (HT: BoingBoing Gadgets).
• Entertaining entries on beverages from sites not necessarily known for that angle:
  • Salon.com founder Scott Rosenberg
  • English digital radio maven James Cridland
• And wandering into the world of malted barley without hops, a not-so-existential discussion on whether Scotch is still Scotch when bottled outside Scotland (HT: IPKat).

Finally, from the enviro-front, a/k/a Treehugger:

• As previously noted here, the prices of raw materials are apparently climbing due to global warming, causing upheavals among many brewers...
• and to ease your enviro-guilt, try a 100% Carbon-Offset beer (at least until it's shipped to your continent of choice from Australia...).