Gainesville Sun, FL - Jul 26, 2006For decades, the Midwest has been the buckle of the American beer belt. Just as generations of Midwesterners tended to buy American …

Plug pulled on waning Oktoberfest
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - Jul 28, 2006The yearly paean to beer and bratwurst, a mainstay on the September calendar for nearly three decades, has danced its last polka, a casualty of dwindling …

What Would Beer Be Without Pizza
WorldChanging - 21 hours agoNothing goes better with beer than pizza. That's why we're glad to note that Seattle City Light is offering coupons for free pizza …

NWS-Illinois, LLC has offered to buy Glazer’s Distributors of Illinois, Inc. out of its management services contract in the Illinois market, as is provided in the agreement that these companies have operated under since 2003.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

CURRENT WEATHER 
Local artist Franz Fox has moved his gallery from downtown Carlisle to downtown Mechanicsburg. Last month Fox opened Gallery 114 at 102 S. Market St., across the street from 2nd Street Gallery, the galleries each will have a wine and cheese opening from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 22.
Source: www.cumberlink.com

Ahwatukee Foothills gets more food, wine outlets 
Food and wine aficionados in Ahwatukee Foothills will have a buffet of new places to try by this fall, thanks to several new restaurants, a wine shop and a gelateria. The sudden burst in places to eat and drink includes five locations owned by independent entrepreneurs, most of whom say they wanted to offer options to chain places.
Source: www.azcentral.com

July 28 (Bloomberg) — Fomento Economico Mexicano SA, Latin America’s largest beverage company, reported net income jumped 28 percent from a year ago before adjusting for inflation as a surge in Mexico’s economy spurred sales at its beer and retail units.

‘Magic’ beer gets tip of the hat in Roanoke 
Having entered the Roanoke market in May, Vermont-based Magic Hat #9 has quickly made its way onto local draft taps. Jayson Martin is not one to buy into drink fads. Every six months or so he’ll see a new one hit the market — low-calorie beers, flavored vodkas — and quickly fizzle out. But he decided to take a chance with Magic Hat #9. Its pencil-thin draft tap handle and swirling,