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BeerTools Recipe Database Tops 7,500!
September 1, 2008 at 4:00pm
 The most popular beer recipe archive on the internet has topped 7,500 recipes. We truly appreciate the outstanding support from our dedicated members. These recipes were written by over 2,000 BeerTools users. Feel free to post questions about recipes that grab your attention. Search the recipe database using many different search terms and methods. Find family favorites and award winning recipes alike! Download and perfect recipes with BeerTools Pro.
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Coors Raising prices in the UK
August 20, 2008 at 10:30pm
 Coors, maker of many different types of beer including Carling and Grolsch lagers is raising its prices in the UK. Coors, whose TV ads for Dutch brew Grolsch feature the Schtop catchphrase, blamed above-inflation rises in costs like barley, diesel, metal and energy. Most retailers are expected to pass the hike on to customers.
Mark Hunter, chief executive of Coors UK, Britains second biggest brewer, apologised to customers. He said it came after much deliberation. He added: These are extraordinary times for beer. We are seeing cost inflation of a magnitude that could cripple the UK beer industry. We have battled hard against the current trading environment. But the severity of inflationary increases since the beginning of 2008 significantly exceeded expectations. In February Coors, which also makes Worthington and Caffreys, raised the price of a pint by 4p and warned of possible further increases.
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BeerTools Pro Now Available!
October 24, 2006 at 12:00am
 It's official, BeerTools Pro has launched. BeerTools Pro is a software package for formulating beer recipes, for designing mashing schedules and for calculating other factors when brewing beer. It is simple enough for the beginner yet powerful enough for the professional. BeerTools Pro has an interface for accessing recipes here at BeerTools.com. This means that you have access to over 5,400 recipes right away. BeerTools Pro is native for both Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP/NT. Head on over to the store and check out the bundle options. Click here if you would you like to learn more about BTP.
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BeerTools Pro (BTP) in October
August 24, 2006 at 12:00pm
 BeerTools Pro (BTP) is nearly ready for release. The mash schedule and BTO (connectivity to the online recipe database) are complete. These features are in the final testing phase. Just imagine, with BTP you can access over 5,000 recipes "right out of the box". Hundreds of Mac and PC users are already creating recipes and making beer with BTP. We plan to launch BTP this October. Here is an article about BTP.
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BeerTools Pro Beta
April 21, 2006 at 12:00pm
 The Beta testing of BeerTools Pro (BTP) is in full swing. The testing of BTP is now in its second week with Mac and PC users peacefully co-existing. Nearly 300 testers are crunching the numbers and making beer. The intital reports are VERY positive. We are hopeful to start wrapping up the testing on current features in the next few weeks and start introducing new features to be tested. Stay tuned and we will keep you posted on the progress of BTP! Read an article about BTP HERE
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Announcing the Public Beta of BeerTools Pro for Mac and PC
February 6, 2006 at 12:00pm
 BeerTools is proud to announce that the public open beta of BeerTools Pro launches on April 2006. BTP is a comprehensive recipe formulation and brewing tool that graphically shows you the effects of various ingredients and processes on the recipe. Sophisticated tools like style comparison, alpha acid utilization, and many others will aid you in your brewing endeavors. The application boasts fantastic global dynamic updating. Support for importing many popular recipe formats such as .rec and .xml will simplify your recipe library as well. For updates and information visit the BeerTools Forum
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Brewers Trying to Recapture Beer's Appeal
December 24, 2005 at 8:00am
 PARIS, France: When Heineken opened a restaurant specializing in beer this year on Paris' Champs Elysees, it banned the kind of food typically found in German beer halls. "I tell people here, never sell sauerkraut," says Richard Weissend, director general of Brasseries Heineken. Instead, Culture Biere offers cumin-flavored tortillas and pan-seared prawns in ginger. The restaurant opened in July with the ambitious aim of changing the image of beer in France. Heineken, like other brewers, is trying to figure out how to arrest a decline in consumption of beer in many countries in Western Europe, as imbibers increasingly favor other kinds of alcoholic beverages.
Heineken hopes people will come to its restaurant to eat and will learn that beer is as fine an accompaniment to food as wine. The idea seems to have potential. During a recent lunchtime, the restaurant was three-quarters full with local office workers and nearly all of them were drinking beer. Carlsberg, the Danish brewer, is also trying to win drinkers back from wine. This year it opened a brewery in Copenhagen, the Jacobsen brew house, to develop new types of beer, including seasonal and "experimental" brews. Only 1% of the brewer's total sales are derived from these beers. "But it's growing," a representative says.
Thanks to Jenny Wiggins and Financial Times
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BeerBot Now Available for Windows
December 23, 2005 at 8:00am
 BeerTools.com is proud to announce that BeerBot is now available for Windows too! BeerBot is a brewing calculation utility available for both Mac and PC. Among many projects taking place here at BeerTools, BeerBot is a product of a shift in direction here at BeerTools.com. The tether that currently binds BeerTools.com, namely the Internet, is slowly starting to loosen. BeerBot assembles many useful tools for commonly performed brewing tasks and makes the calculation process much easier. Think of BeerBot as the Swiss Army Knife of brewing applications. Learn more…
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Have you had your xanthohumol today?
November 15, 2005 at 8:40am
 CORVALLIS, Ore. : Hops used to brew beer may have some health benefits but researchers warn against expecting any significant effect by drinking a few cold ones. Scientists at Oregon State University's Linus Pauling Institute have found a class of compounds called flavonids neutralize "free radicals" — rogue oxygen molecules that can damage cells. One of those flavonids, a compound called xanthohumol, is found only in hops. It may help prevent some forms of cancer, researchers say. Some beers already have higher levels of flavonids than others. The lager and pilsner beers commonly sold in domestic U.S. brews have fairly low levels of these compounds, but some porter, stout and ale brews have much higher levels. "We can't say that drinking beer will help prevent cancer," said Fred Stevens, OSU assistant professor of pharmacy and scientist in the Linus Pauling Institute. "When we give the flavonoid to cancer cells, it seems to slow their growth, which is what you want to do for cancer," said Ho, who is also an assistant professor in OSUs department of nutrition and exercise sciences. Although the tiny amounts of xanthohumol found in beer have little preventive value, Stevens thinks it may be possible in the future for drug companies to develop pills containing concentrated doses of the flavonoid.
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BeerBot 1.0 Brewing Utility Now Available for Mac !
May 2, 2005 at 9:00am
 BeerBot is now available for download. This handy little widget is FREE in DEMO mode and an unlocked version can be purchased from the BeerTools store. BeerBot will be released for Windows later in 2005. Click here to read more.
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