That’s right, folks… I know the pace has been somewhat glacial, but what better way to start off a weekend than with this lovely twin cinema extravaganza! You were on the verge of being treated to some variant of the ‘Friday Roundup,’ featuring (old) news re. now-local mega-brewer Labatt; How sex sells homebrewing; and the strange tale of how one English brewpub has handled the nation-wide smoking ban by brewing–that’s right—a beer with nicotine in it called Puffing Billy. Oh, see– looks like you get the roundup after all, lucky you!

These last two segments mean we’re only short one to assemble the entirety of Episode Three– very exciting! Astute readers will undoubtedly conclude that some sock-puppetry must soon be afoot, and that is indeed the final piece of the Episode Three puzzle. In the meanwhile, our first feature today is a segment which is really the companion piece to this post from a few weeks back now, about the geeky-as-all-hell Sam Adams pint glasses. You might notice that the still in that prior post seems to be from a different shoot; all I can say is: backups really rock, when you have them. Re-shoots, however, if you get to drink a beer at Colter Bay, don’t suck much at all, so I’m not really complaining. (If you must know, that is an Avery brown ale I’m having) Do I like the new Sam Adams glasses? Yes, I think they’re effective & slick- and, they’re nearly all stolen by now as well at any bar that had ‘em, so you might as well just click on over to the Sam Adams site and buy your own now. (Though rumor has it that a pair were sent to, at least some, AHA members.)

Today’s second segment is a fantastic interview we had with Paul of Southern Tier brewing. We talk a little bit about packaging trends in the industry (especially the now ubiquitous 22 oz. ‘bombers’), the role of ‘introductory’ craft beer styles (such as fruity wheat beers), regionalism, and what’s coming up soon at the brewery, of course. Paul was a natural interviewee after introducing the beers for the club all night and since he now owes me some glassware, we’ll be bringin’ the Beer-O-Vision cameras down to the shores of Lake Chautauqua sometime soon indeed. Enjoy the segment!