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Yikes June is just flying by…but clearly the craft beer biz isn’t slowing down any time soon. No worries, the Beer Buzz is always on the case, keeping you up on all the beer news and lifestyle that matters. Plus we’ve an all-important update on what we’ve been drinking lately and you don’t want to miss that!
Connecticut Expands Craft Beer Sales (Hartford, CT) – On June 1st Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law “a bill that streamlines Connecticut’s liquor laws and allows craft breweries to sell more beer to customers, according to the Hartford Courant. “Prior law limited craft breweries to sales of nine liters (about one case of 12-ounce cans) per customer per day. The bill expands that limit to nine gallons, or about four cases.”
On Monday Governor Lemont took a victory lap with a ceremonial re-signing of the bill, (but this time over beer) at Tribus Beer Company in Milford, Connecticut.
Words To Drink By (Hartford, CT) – “This long overdue law that I’ve signed helps level the playing field and supports Connecticut brewers and farmers. There’s so many breweries and vineyards in Connecticut, and we should be doing everything we can to support them.” Gov. Ned Lamont
Buffalo Craft Beer Gets Cameo in HBO’s Big Little Lies (NY) – Sunday night’s latest segment of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” features character Gordon Klein (the husband of Renata Klein, played by Laura Dern, who has bankrupted his rich family in the series) drinking a craft beer that wasn’t from California but strangely enough was from a small craft brewery in Buffalo, NY…So how and why did Flying Bison’s 716 IPA make a cameo appearance in such a California-centric show?
Turns out Big Little Lies’ Gordon Klein character (played by Jeffrey Nordling) is written as a Buffalo, NY transplant and the beer represents his Western NY roots. Plus the Buffalo News is reporting the show’s “assistant prop master Lexi Fry (who was born and raised in Buffalo and who currently lives there with her husband and two boys) shopped some stuff in Buffalo before she came to start the show with her in Los Angeles.”
What We’ve Been Drinking Lately (Shiner, TX) – We recently hit up a Texas take on the Mexican Lager that’s worth chasing down. Light, crisp and uber-refreshing, Shiner Cerveza de Verano is an approachable 4.5% ABV Mexican-style Lager with a subtle, earthy flavor sweetened just a bit by agave nectar and citrus hops.
