A half of Cromarty Brewing's rigorously bitter Rogue Wave (£1.90), seals a very satisfactory lunch.
In summer 2007, Everards brewed a one-off cask conditioned Stones Pure Gold (4.1 per cent ABV) golden ale, and in 2011 four cask conditioned sports themed Stones branded ales were made available throughout the first half of the year, brewed at William Worthington's Brewery in Burton upon Trent.
Another option is to use only half of the amount of water to brew (which shortens brewing time), then add hot water to the coffee afterwards to dilute it.
The ice-blue package directs consumers to use as much coffee as they would for a full pot of coffee, but only half of the water, and to brew the coffee directly over ice or in a coffeemaker to be then poured into a pitcher of ice.
"Lots of breweries in New Zealand have got stouts and porters among their best sellers," says Stu McKinlay, one half of the duo behind Wellington brewing company Yeastie Boys.
Their wine choices aren't utterly obvious — there's a Côte de Gascogne blanc, for example, by the glass, for $6 — and the beer selection is even more interesting, with more than half of the dozen choices ($4 to $9) brewed in New York State.
As of May 2014, the beer has been shipped to 40 countries and sold half of the 5 million pints brewed, making it Robinsons' most successful export.
But when Firestone Walker Brewing -- which produced half of Lazy Dog's house beers, as well as contract brews for buyers such as Blue Palms Brewhouse and Trader Joes -- announced that it would be getting out of the contract brewing business, Lazy Dog's executive chef, Gabe Caliendo, saw an opportunity to support a local brewery and further tune house beers to the tastes of guests.
Rules a decade old say Whitbread can go ahead only if it stops brewing or sells half of the pubs it acquires.
Beer from small and independent makers is performing far better than more mainstream labels in the U.S. Through the first half of 2012, dollar sales for craft brews are up 14% compared with the same period a year prior; volume sales have risen 12%, according to the Brewers Assn.
