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Raise Your Pints beer bills support

Published on February 1, 2010 in Announcements, Beer and Politics. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Tomorrow is our deadline folks… contact your legislators if you have not already.

———- Forwarded message ———-

Raise Your Pints Action Alert!

Raise Your Pints supporters,

The deadline for committee action is upon us. All bills must be out of committee by this coming Tuesday, February 2. If they survive committee, then they move on to the appropriate floor for discussion, vote and possible transfer to the other house to repeat the process (committee approval, floor discussion, vote). At this time, all four of our bills are stalled in committee.

If you want to see Mississippi brought up to par with all other U.S. States… NOW IS THE TIME for your action.

We need as many people as possible to contact the individuals listed below who will decide the fate of these bills.

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Stuck in House Ways & Means Committee:
House Bill 731: Gourmet Beer Bill (raise ABW cap above 5% ABW)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0731.xml
House Bill 732: Legalize homebrewing of beer
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0732.xml

Ways & Means Chair, Percy W. Watson: 601-544-6490 (h), 601-545-1051 (w)
pwatson@house.ms.gov
Ways & Means Vice-chair, David Norquist: 662-843-9183 (h), 662-843-6171 (w)
dnorquist@house.ms.gov

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Stuck in the Senate’s Finance Committee:
Senate Bill 2243: Gourmet Beer Bill (raise ABW cap above 5% ABW)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/SB/SB2243.xml
Senate Bill 2717: Legalize homebrewing of beer
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/SB/SB2717.xml

Finance Chair, Dean Kirby: 601-359-3246, 601-932-1966 (h), 601-939-5968 (w)
dkirby@senate.ms.gov
Finance Vice-chair, Eugene Clarke: 601-359-3172, 662-827-7261 (w), 662-827-7264 (F)
bclarke@senate.ms.gov

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Lt. Governor Phil Bryant can pressure the committee chairs to support the
bill. Contact him here:
http://www.ltgovbryant.com/contact/

Don’t wait. It’s now or next year!

[via email from Craig Hendry]

2010 Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade Theme Announced

Published on January 26, 2010 in Announcements and Event Planning. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Jackson, Mississippi – Jan. 27, 2010 – The theme for 2010 Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade will be “It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Green”. The parade will step off at 1:00 PM on Saturday March 20, 2010 at the corner of State and Court Streets. It will go north on State, west on Capitol, south on Lamar, and eats on Court. It will once again go by the Jackson Convention Complex and the Mississippi Museum of Art where the Trustmark Children’s Festival, Pet Parade, and Kid’s Parade will take place.

Parade applications will be available at www.halandmals.com tonight (Tuesday). The float meeting for parade participants will be held at Hal & Mal’s on Feb. 18th.

There will be a street dance at Hal & Mal’s immediately after the parade. More details to be announced in the near future.

[via email]

Happy Birthday Matiswann

Published on April 4, 2009 in Announcements. 1 Comment Tags: .

I know your birthday is tomorrow, but since the party is today, I though I’d drop a Happy Birthday! :)

InBev completes Budweiser merger

Published on November 18, 2008 in Announcements and Beer. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Thanks Elisabeth for the link.

“Effective today, InBev has changed its name to Anheuser-Busch InBev,” InBev said in a statement.

The new company will be one of the leading consumer products firms in the world.

Anheuser makes Budweiser – the most popular beer in the US – while InBev produces Stella Artois and Beck’s.

InBev agreed to sell its Labatt USA business and associated licenses to get approval from the US Justice Department on anti-trust grounds.

More here

Matiswann Returns with a Flying Dog

Published on November 11, 2008 in Announcements and Beer. 8 Comments Tags: , .

Well, since state employees got the day off and blind people got to drive.

I decided to look for some good beers around Jackson. I found some Snake Dog IPA on tap over at the Mellow Mushroom (They also have a beer challenge, if you can drink one of everything they have on the menu you get your name on the wall forever. I also found another of the Flying Dog assortment packs.

But, this one was different.

Now, what do you suppose was removed? I figured for sure it would be the IPA. But alas, it was the porter. Thank you BUDDHA. What was on the inside was a dog that I haven’t seen hunt yet.

Sorry it’s blurry on the backside, but I was off work all day.
Don’t get too excited, it taste like makeup.
It’s good to be back.

Matiswann

Hal&Mal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade 2008

Published on March 11, 2008 in Announcements, Beer and Event Planning. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

The BBBC is very excited about the St. Paddy’s Day Parade this year. We hope you are, too. If you are planning on coming to the parade, stop by and see us. The parade starts at 12 noon on March 15, 2008. We’ll be getting there around 10:30 AM.

We’ll be camped out on the just south of the southeast corner of West Street and Pascagoula Street. We’ll be near the fence behind the Clarion-Ledger offices.

Proposition 3-17

Published on March 7, 2008 in Announcements and Beer. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

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Help make St. Patrick’s Day an official holiday by signing Guinness’ Proposition 3-17. In order to present the petition to Congress, Guinness needs 1 million signatures by midnight on March 16th. So let’s help them out. Sign the petition online or text “SIGN” to 65579.

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Published on December 2, 2007 in Announcements. 1 Comment Tags: , .

Several friends and I have decided to collaborate on a new blog dedicated to the enjoyment of fine libations. Meanwhile, here’s a recipe for Bourbon Slushies (one of the domains for this blog!):

Aunt Weasie’s Bourbon Slushies

2 cups boiling water
4 tea bags
2 cups sugar

Combine and let steep a bit, then take out tea bags and add

12 oz. frozen OJ concentrate
6 oz. frozen lemonade
2 cups bourbon
7 cups water

Put in a large plastic container and freeze overnight. Remember that it will expand a little, make sure it has room to do so. Also remember that if you are using an insulated drink container, make sure to take the lid OFF before you put it in the freezer. otherwise you will be insulating your drink from the cold of the freezer (not that I have ever done this).

Hint: when I’m drinking them straight out of the freezer, I sometimes use one cup less water to make them stronger and slushier (otherwise you sometimes have to let them thaw a little). For taking them somewhere, though, I’d definitely do the full dilution, they’ll freeze better.

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