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Orlio Organic Beer Company Announces Closing

Ian was stumbling around twitter today and he saw a “tweet” about http://orlio.net.
He checked it out and found the following message:

I’ve searched online, but I haven’t found any additional information.  With the current state of the economy and the merger of Magic Hat/Pyramid (in April 2008), it makes sense to look at your whole portfolio [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Peak Organic release ‘Espresso Amber Ale”

Peak Organic ‘Espresso Amber Ale’ Celebrates Local, Delicious, and Fair Trade Ingredients
PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 6 — Peak Organic Brewing, producers of gourmet, certified organic ales, is collaborating with like-minded small businesses and non-profits to create a delicious Espresso Amber Ale.
“Our Espresso Amber Ale is a celebration of tasty, local ingredients and organic, fair trade practices,” [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, October 6th, 2008

2Beerguys – Craft Beer Education Series

On Thursday, Ian and I hosted our 5th Craft beer Education class at Leary’s Fine wine and Liquors – Newburyport, Ma. It was a great success.
It was a pseudo Best in Store smörgåsbord of beer, featuring beers from the light to the dark end of the style spectrum. The class focused [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, May 31st, 2008

A little piece of Magic Hat history

Here is an interesting story about Magic Hat expanding into the Organic Beer market.Sean

And for His Next Trick…. Organic Beer
Meet Alan Newman. You may know him from his firm, Seventh Generation, which grew into a powerhouse of environmentally friendly cleaning products that are now sold nationally in thousands of stores.
Or from his first small business, [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Sean’s dream comes true

Well Sean, you always said you’d love to rub hops all over your body…. well this is pretty close!
Original FormulaTom’s of Maine created the first natural deodorant in 1976. Since then, we’ve continued to pursue innovative new natural ingredients that deliver improved odor protection. We’re excited to introduce our newest natural odor-fighting ingredient—hops (Humulus lupulus)—which [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Hop, skip and a jump to the Farm

We have found why the chicken crossed the road (to get to the Hop Farm). With a shortage of hops and malts these days, it’s important to support out local farmers. After some research, we located a hop farm in Paris Maine. We hope to tour the farm within the next year.
Sean
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Drink Craft Beer, You’ve [...]

Posted by: 2beerguys on Saturday, October 13th, 2007