Politics, Policing, Progress (yeah right!), and IG Release

Imperial Gaelic release confirmed for Sept 24, 2006!

And we got the label! Thanks to a little research by BA nriech and the BATF we have the label. And damn it looks fine!

That's right folks. I just got off the phone with the brewery and all the permits have been approved and passed. The Imperial Gaelic will be sold on Sunday, September 24, 2006, at the new brewery only, starting at 12:00 PM. Keep checking here and Highland's website for updates on quanity limits and final price. (Limit will probably be 1/2 to 1 case {12 1L bottles} at around $10 per bottle) I haven't seen the label, but it is supposed to be embossed with the signatures of all the brewery employees in gold foil with a red label. I can't wait!

Couple Vows to Get Beer Flowing Again in 'Dixie'

Wow, shit still fucked up in N'awlins after Katrina. You mean Bush hasn't made sure that there as actually been real progress? And that the insurance companies are actually paying out claims? And the looting has been stopped? I find that hard to believe...(for those that can't read between the lines or don't know me, that was pure sarcasm laced with a little venom.)

Well at least Joe Bruno and his wife and his wife at Dixie Brewing are doing what they can to get the brewery back up and running again.

In a June article by NPR, Peter Breslow interviews the couple and tours the brewery to see the devestation that still has yet to be fixed. Why the delay?

• Well let's see, little to no help from the Federal Government
• Inept, corrupt, and/or completely overwhelmed and underfunded State and Local Government
• No Tax revenue from all the off-shore oil production in the Gulf miles from the LA coast
• Insurance companies denying any and all claims they can
• Lack of police control (see reasons above)
• Constant looting
• Carpet Baggers
• The list goes on.....

While I'm not the biggest Dixie fan, it was a medium sized, Regional Brewery that produced about 50,000 barrels of beer a year. Blacked Voodoo wasn't bad. And it's a family owned and run business. Oh, and a New Orleans landmark and part of the history there that has yet to be helped or healed.

They are supposed to be back up and brewing by October 2007, yes folks that's a year and a half from now. Here's to the Bruno's getting their brewery back up and running!