Welcome to RBPMail 4.01, January 1998

["Real Beer Inc." <rblists@mail.realbeer.com>]

Welcome to RBPMail 4.01, January 1998

Real Beer Page Mail, The Monthly Brew News Digest For the Online  
Beer Enthusiast.    

In this issue:

* "Bud" Out; A-B In Swiss Courts
* Meanwhile In Denmark...
* Foster's Considers More Alliances In China
* British Brewers Up In Arms
*Web Watch
   - BrewingTechniques Extends Special Offer
   - The World Of Beer Rediscovered
   - Enjoy A BEERWeek On Us
   - Real Beer Picks
  -> Red Ass
  -> Great Lakes Brewing Co.
   - Quickie Email Survey
   - Brewed Fresh For You
* Bud Makes It In Brazil
* Russian Beer Market Heating Up
* Heineken Gobbles Up Share Of Slovakian Market
* Hemp Taken To Highest Swiss Court
* Merger Creates Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight
* Rogue Brings Home Japanese Brewing Awards
* Homebrewers No Longer Outlaws In Michigan
* Repeal Celebrates 64th Anniversary
* Hooker Hassles for CT Brewers
* Ad Watch
   - St. Patty's Chia Pet Promo
   - Bud Announces Brewpub At Tampa Ballfield
   - Sam Adams Launches Club Med Sweepstakes
* Seinfeld; Miller Appeals Ruling
* Rock Bottom Shaky
* Beer Health - The Good News Continues
* California Pub Circumvents Smoking Reg's
* Editorial: Real Beer in Review

************************************************ 

"BUD" OUT; A-B IN SWISS COURTS
A December 12 Wall Street Journal, article announced that Anheuser-
Busch was going to court to appeal a ban on selling US.-brewed "Bud" 
in Switzerland. The Swiss trade tribunal chief banned "Bud" due to 
potential consumer confusion with "Budweiser," produced by Czech 
brewer Budejovicky Budvar. While the matter has been in dispute in 
nearly 20 European nations, this is the first time a court has barred the 
use of the "Bud" name, according to A-B attorney, Georg Krneta. In 
November, the Czech authorities turned down an arrangement whereby 
A-B could use the name "Bud" in disputed markets in exchange for A-
B's agreeing to buy Czech hops for the next ten years. Budvar's reason 
for rejecting this deal was that to give any ground to Anheuser-Busch 
regarding this matter could start "an irreversible process."  The Swiss 
trade tribunal also stated that, in 1983, A-B removed "Budweiser" from 
the Swiss register of brand names after a Czech protest. "Bud" was not 
mentioned. Mr. Krneta argues that the ban cannot therefore extend to 
"Bud," and has recommended that A-B appeal its case before 
Switzerland's supreme court, the Federal Tribunal. (BeerWeek, 9/8; 
6/29)

MEANWHILE IN DENMARK...
The Bailiff's Court in Denmark has issued an injunction against a 
company that is importing beer from the Czech Republic's Budejovicky 
Budvar brewery until it stops using the word "Budweiser" on the label. 
In the past this beer had been sold in Denmark as Budweiser Budvar. 
Anheuser-Busch maintains its right to the Budweiser moniker. 

FOSTER'S CONSIDERS MORE ALLIANCES IN CHINA
Foster's Brewing Group Ltd. announced that it was considering 
forming more international brewing alliances in the Chinese beer 
market. Currently, Foster's has three Chinese breweries running at half 
their capacity. These breweries need to reach full capacity to be 
competitive in the huge -- but oversupplied -- Chinese market. A 
brewing alliance would help in that direction. About 40 major brewers 
have set up joint venture breweries in China. Chinese drinkers 
consumed 16 million tons of locally brewed beer. Most breweries, 
however, are not yet turning a profit..

BRITISH BREWERS UP IN ARMS
British small brewers are upset about government plans to add a penny 
to the existing tax on a pint of beer as of January, 1998. Kent brewery 
Shepherd Neame has taken legal action against the Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, Gordon Brown, over the increase. British regional brewery 
Morland Plc's CEO Mike Watts and Anthony Fuller, chairman of 
London brewery Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc pledged support for 
Neame's action. The action is being taken on the grounds that it ignores 
Britain's obligation to move towards consensus on excise duties with 
other EC member states; this is under the Treaty of Rome. According to 
Watts, "We are supposed to be in Europe and on a level playing field." 
Today in Britain, 1.3 million pints are exported from the European 
continent daily -- 5% of total British beer consumption. 

************* WEB WATCH **************  

BREWINGTECHNIQUES EXTENDS SPECIAL OFFER
BrewingTechniques, the magazine for home and professional brewers, 
extends its offer for an information-packed, money-saving gift package. 
For a limited time, you can get a one-year subscription to the magazine, 
plus a copy of the 1997 Brewers' Market Guide 
(http://www.probrewer.com/marketguide.html), plus a collection of 
stellar homebrew recipes from BrewingTechniques' editorial advisers, 
all for just $30! You can save even more if you buy the two-year 
package, which gives you a two-year subscription, both the 1996 and 
1997 Brewers' Market Guides, and the recipe book for just $60! To 
order, use the online order form listed below or contact Damara 
Dufrene, BT's circulation manager, at circulation@brewtech.com or 1-
800-427-2993.

     http://brewingtechniques.com/holiday_order.html

By the way, if you haven't been by the BrewingTechniques pages in 
awhile, check out their redesign, expanded library, powerful search and 
index tools.

     http://www.brewingtechniques.com

THE WORLD OF BEER REDISCOVERED
This month's Stephen Beaumont's World Of Beer finds Beaumont 
reviewing 24 hours of tasting specialty beer in Antwerp, Belgium, a 
family Kitchen Table Tasting of primarily west coast Winter beers, and 
a comparison of the Seattle and Vancouver beer scenes. When you're 
finished reading that, leave no stone unturned and no page unclicked -- 
there are great gems of information on his quotes, feedback and events 
pages as well. While there, make sure you subscribe for Beaumont's 
monthly email newsletters, which uniquely supplement the content on 
the web page.

     http://www.worldofbeer.com

ENJOY A BEERWEEK ON US
We've just implemented a cool new feature: get a sample issue of 
BEERWeek for free. Almost all of the great, international beer news in 
RBPMail comes out of BEERWeek, which is great for those of you 
who like it free and don't mind waiting for information. If you're in the 
biz or you just have to know about beer industry info as the story 
breaks, BEERWeek is a must-read for you. Every week you can be 
getting instant news updates, new events, openings and closings, press 
and new beer releases and more. All for less than $1/issue. See what 
you're missing by trying a BEERWeek on us at:

       http://www.beerweek.com

*************REAL BEER PICKS**********

CHECK OUT THE KICKING RED ASS:
Red Ass Brewing Co., purveyors of the fine Buckin' A Pale Ale, Red 
Ass Wheat and Red Ass Amber, gallop onto the WWW scene with this 
high-stepping site. Users can purchase Red Ass merchandise, download 
a Buckin' Bucky screensaver and check out Red Ass events. Guess 
what people who surf the whole Red Ass site are called?

     http://www.redass.com  

GREAT LAKES BREWING DEBUTS WEB SITE
If you've ever met the brewers or tasted the beers from Great Lakes 
Brewing Company in Cleveland, Ohio, you've discovered their fanatical 
pursuit of excellence in all aspects of their business. Their beers are 
freshness dated, use only the finest ingredients and are distributed 
through a carefully monitored, cold storage network. Their brewpub 
location, menu and service are outstanding. The GLBC beers draw their 
names and inspiration from local legends the likes of Rockefeller, Elliot 
Ness and Commodore Perry. And now, the GLBC web site delivers the 
same level of experience. Dive deep into the site to learn about this 
regional leader... and a lot more. 

    http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com

--------------------------------------------------------  
QUICKIE EMAIL SURVEY  

Thanks to all who have been replying to our Quickie Surveys. We draw 
one  winner each month for the prize of Michael Jackson's The Great 
Beers of  Belgium distributed by Vanberg & DeWulf 
(http://www.BelgianExperts.com),  Importers of fine Belgian beers and 
now brewers of Belgian-style beer in their  Cooperstown-based 
Brewery Ommegang. The lucky winner this month is Shelley L. Hays, 
and recreation topped her list.   

Last month we sat you on our virtual Santa's lap and asked what 
product area was on the top of YOUR wishlist for the holiday season. 
92% of your wishes fell into seven categories. Considering our editorial 
focus, it should be no surprise that BEER topped wishlists at 25%, 
followed by computing items at 18%, with the catch-all recreation 
coming in at 17%. You were just as likely to wish for world peace as 
for apparel items; slightly more likely to want housewares and slightly 
less for tools of your profession.

This month's quickie survey will help to inform the level to which we 
design our next generation information. Tell us, are you more likely to 
browse the web with images.  

     fullyloaded@realbeer.com 
     disabled@realbeer.com 
     textonly@realbeer.com 

Enter by emailing to the address that closest describes your browsing 
habits. A winner will be randomly drawn from all the entries.

*********** Brewed Fresh For You! ************** 
The Real Beer Page announces a diverse group of brew websites to  
check out:   

Alaska Brewing         http://www.juneau.com/akbrew
BJs Brewhouse          http://www.bjsbrewhouse.com
Briess Malting         http://www.briess.com
Cornucopia             http://www.cornucopia1.com
Hollywood Blonde       http://www.greatbeerco.com
Hogshead BOTM          http://www.hogshead.com
Imperial Beer          http://www.imperial.com
Northern Brew Systems  http://www.northernbrewsystems.com
Spaten                 http://www.spatenusa.com
Academy of Homebrew    http://www.theacademy.com 
Cymba Openers          http://www.cymba.com 
Hempen Ale             http://www.hempenale.com 
Portsmouth Brewery     http://www.portsmouthbrewery.com 
Southampton Brewery    http://www.publick.com 
Shiner Bock            http://www.shiner.com

******************************************************

BUD MAKES IT IN BRAZIL
An update from a story breaking in RBPMail July '97, Budweiser will 
be produced in Brazil after all. The nation's top competition regulator 
will allow a joint venture between Anheuser-Busch Cos. and Antarctica 
of Brazil. The regulator had ruled in June 1997 that the original 
arrangement was not in the interest of Brazilian consumers. After A-B 
and Antarctica presented counter-proposals, raising A-B's stake in the 
venture, the decision was reversed. Antarctica will produce Budweiser 
for the Brazilian market at a new plant in Rio de Janeiro state. It will 
also produce its new Cristal brand, which A-B will market in the U.S.

RUSSIAN BEER MARKET HEATING UP
Russian drinkers are turning more and more to beer . According to 
British broker Robert Fleming, potential for beer market growth in 
Russia is "enormous," partly because Russian consumption is still very 
low. Fleming predicts that Russian beer consumption will grow by at 
least 7% a year for the next 7-10 years. Fleming has a buy 
recommendation on Sun Brewing, Russia's largest brewer. A  
December 16 PRNewswire from SUN Brewing Limited, Russia's 
largest beer brewer, reported record sales and earnings for third quarter 
ending September 30, 1997, excluding the operations of its 
Yekaterinburg (the infamous resting place of Czar Nicholas II and 
family) brewing company, where a dispute with management is 
continuing. SUN's financials are prepared in strict accordance with U.S. 
GAAP principles and not Russian tax regulations. Russian tax rules, 
used by most other Russian enterprises, tend to highly overstate true 
profitability. 

HEINEKEN GOBBLES UP SHARE OF SLOVAKIAN MARKET
Heineken NV of the Netherlands has acquired a 49% stake in Karsay 
SRO, the fifth largest brewery in Slovakia. Karsay employs 300 people 
in the western Slovakian town of Nitra, and markets Corgon lager and 
Maurus dark beer. Heineken acquired a 66% stake in another Slovakian 
brewery and malting company, Zlaty Bazant AS in 1995. Zlaty Bazant 
AS is in the southwestern town of Hurbanovo. With its acquisition of 
Karsay SRO, Heineken will have a share of about 20 percent of 
Slovakia's beer market.

HEMP TAKEN TO HIGHEST SWISS COURT 
Switzerland's highest court has ruled that Swiss who grow 
hallucinogenic plants to make beer or other legal products cannot be 
prosecuted under drug laws. According to the court, an investigating 
magistrate in the canton of Valais had acted precipitously when he seized 
8.5 tons of Indian hemp from a commune that grew it. The commune 
stated that it used it to fill industrial orders, including one for 1,100 
pounds of dried hemp blossoms from a brewery specializing in hemp 
beer. The blossoms can now be released to the brewery on confirmation 
that it had indeed placed the order, and provides assurances that the crop 
will be used only to brew.

MERGER CREATES MID-ATLANTIC HEAVYWEIGHT
Frederick Brewing Company, Frederick, MD, announced on December 
15 its acquisition of two Maryland breweries, Wild Goose Brewery, 
Cambridge, and Brimstone Brewing Company, Baltimore. Frederick 
Brewing Co. will pay approximately $3 million for Wild Goose 
Brewery, and will also issue 80,000 shares of stock for the brands and 
formulas of Brimstone Brewing Company. The merger creates the Mid-
Atlantic region's largest craft brewery, according to the company's 
press release. Wild Goose, founded in 1989, produces eight styles of 
beer, brewed in the classic English style. Brimstone is family-owned, 
produces six styles of beer, and is known for its classic "Stone Beer." 
Frederick Brewing Co. was founded in 1993; it is Maryland's largest 
brewer. It produces Blue Ridge and Hempen beers. 

          http://www.hempenale.com

ROGUE BRINGS HOME JAPANESE BREWING AWARDS
Rogue Ales, Newport, Oregon, was the only foreign gold medal winner 
at the International Beer Summit in Osaka, Japan. It was the only 
brewery to win more than one medal. The event drew 120 entries from 
25 Japanese breweries and 26 foreign breweries. Judges included 
Charlie Papazian and Bill Siebel and drew 20,000 people over three 
days. Rogue was awarded the gold medal for Phred to Bed, its Japanese 
version of Old Crustacean Barleywine, in the specialty ale category. 
Brown Bear Stout (Shakespeare Stout) won a bronze in dark ales; 
Chitose Hasscup, an herbal beer brewed especially for Japan, won the 
bronze in specialty ales. Rogue is the first American brewery to label 
products in kanji, the traditional Japanese script. 

          http://www.rogueales.com

HOMEBREWERS NO LONGER OUTLAWS IN MICHIGAN
Governor Engler signed House Bill 4850 on December 2, 1997, 
formally recognizing the home production of beer along with wine and 
cider. Up to the signing, Michigan was one of 20 states that did not 
have specific legislation to allow for the home manufacture of beer for 
personal use. The existing statute, written in 1933, provided for making 
wine and cider but not beer. Home brewing of beer was recognized 
federally in 1978, subject to age restrictions and amount (up to 200 
gallons of home made beer per two or more adults within a household), 
provided such production is not a violation of state law. Since that time, 
30 states have written provisions to allow homebrewing. (Source: Rex 
Halfpenny, Michigan Beer Guide)

REPEAL CELEBRATES 64TH ANNIVERSARY
Celebrator Beer News correspondent CR Saikley reports: "On 
December 5th in 1933, the 31st Amendment to the U.S. constitution 
was ratified, bringing an end to Prohibition. By the end of the month, 
605 brewing licenses had been issued nationwide."

HOOKER HASSLES FOR CT BREWERS
Essex recently received a letter from the Redhook Brewery asking Essex 
to stop using the name Hooker for their beers. Essex Brewing, a 
Niantic, CT micro in business for less than a year, named its product 
line after a fictitious historic figure, S. G. Hooker. According to Essex 
co-owner Steve Pietryk, Redhook considers any beer name containing 
the word "hook" to be a copyright or trademark infringement.  Redhook 
CFO Brad Berg says that although he doesn't have the details on the 
letter to Essex, "Redhook does stay vigilant and assertive on protecting 
our trademarks because they're only as good as we protect them in the 
marketplace." In related news Essex Brewing and Connecticut's Trout 
Brook Brewhouse, another less-than-year-old micro,  are also in 
contention over the use of the name "Hooker." Trout Brook sells 
Hooker Ale on draft in Connecticut, but has not received a "cease and 
desist" letter from Redhook.  

****************** AD WATCH ********************

ST. PATTY'S CHIA PET PROMO
Miller Brewing Co. is readying sales forces to roll out Chia Pigs for 
their St. Patrick's Day Point-of-Purchase promotion. Miller Brewing 
wholesalers are reportedly blanching at the idea.  According to an article 
by Gerry Khermouch in the December 1, 1997 Brandweek, wholesalers 
are nervous about the unusual idea. "...This Chia pet thing is scary. 
March and St. Patrick's Day is the first quarter. We're very concerned," 
commented one wholesaler. Some wholesalers are squirreling away 
conventional materials featuring shamrocks only and the Miller Time 
logo.   

BUD ANNOUNCES BREWPUB AT TAMPA BALLFIELD 
Anheuser-Busch announced its partnership with the Tampa Bay Devil 
Rays baseball team effective in December 1997, making Budweiser an 
official sponsor of Tropicana Field and giving A-B exclusive signage 
and branding rights to the "Budweiser Brew Pub" at the Field. A-B also 
revealed plans for the Budweiser Brew House, a retail establishment 
within the Field that showcases Budweiser history. The Brew House 
will feature A-B beers, including Michelob Specialty Ales and Lagers, 
along with a light food menu. The interior of the Brew House will 
feature  interiors reminiscent of the early years of this century, and will 
have a replica 1931 Budweiser beer truck parked inside the 
establishment.  

SAM ADAMS LAUNCHES CLUB MED SWEEPSTAKES 
Boston Beer Company has created sweepstakes to celebrate the 
introduction of Samuel Adams White Ale, the company's new winter 
seasonal, brewed in the Belgian style. Forty winners and their guests 
will be sent on an all-expenses-paid trip to Club Med resorts in the 
Caribbean and Colorado. Sweepstakes entry forms can be found on 
table tents and tear pads at participating establishments. Entry deadline is 
April 15.   

	http://www.samadams.com  

************************************************   

"SEINFELD" MILLER APPEALS RULING
The employee lawsuit set off by a Seinfeld episode is costing Miller a 
$30 million bond. A judge ordered Miller to post the amount while it 
appeals the $24 million plus verdict ruled against it in July. The story 
began when an executive was dismissed after telling a co-worker about 
a racy episode where a character's name rhymed with part of the female 
anatomy. The punch line was, "Deloris."  

ROCK BOTTOM SHAKY 
In a company press release, publicly traded Rock Bottom Restaurants, 
Inc. (NASDAQ <BREW>) announced the appointment of company 
founder and Chairman of the Board Frank B. Day as President and 
Chief Executive Officer. He will replace Thomas Moxcey who is 
leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Fourth quarter 
results of operations to date have been lower than expected, according to 
the news release. The company has grown to include some 69 Rock 
Bottom Brewery restaurants, Old Chicago restaurants and other 
properties across the nation. The company will take further write-offs in 
Q4 "relating to underperforming restaurant assets that would likely 
include the closing of certain restaurants in 1998." Mr. Day commented 
on the need to tackle several aspects of restaurant operations. "While the 
vast majority of our restaurants have strong operating results, some are 
underperforming," he said.  The company has also adopted a 
shareholder rights plan to protect shareholders' investments in the event 
of a takeover of the Company.

BEER & HEALTH: THE GOOD NEWS CONTINUES
As reported in this area for the last several years, beer's healthy affects 
are coming to light in study after study. The most recent and most 
comprehensive to date, a 9-year study of 490,000 adults between the 
ages of 30 and 104 released by the American Cancer Society, shows 
that drinking a little bit of alcohol every day could help your heart. 
Researchers found that for adults over the age of 30, one alcoholic 
beverage a day can lower the risk of death from heart disease, stroke 
and all other causes by about 20%. The most powerful effects of this 
limited alcohol intake appear to be felt by the heart. Researchers said that 
alcohol, taken in moderation, seems to reduce the risk of blood clots and 
raises levels of "good" HDL cholesterol, benefiting the entire 
cardiovascular system. (Source: Southern Draft Brew News)

          http://www.southerndraft.com

CALIFORNIA PUB CIRCUMVENTS SMOKING REG'S 
As of January 1, 1998, all California bars, taverns and gaming clubs are 
smoke free. Barley & Hopps, San Mateo, CA, opened a Cigar Bar & 
Smoking Lounge to be in full compliance with the new code requiring 
elimination of indoor smoking where employees work. The Cigar Bar & 
Smoking Lounge will be 320 square feet, furnished with cocktail tables, 
high back smoker chairs and a TV. There will be a state-of-the-art 
ventilation system and a smoke ionizer. The new code requires that no 
employees enter the room during operating hours. The brewpub has 
installed an intercom phone system allowing patrons to call directly to 
the bar to place their orders. The customer will step outside the room to 
receive the order from the waitperson. Says B&H managing partner, 
Tom Halen, "...Short of having our staff don gas masks to enter the 
room, it is the best solution we could offer."

************************************************   

EDITORIAL: REAL BEER IN REVIEW  

Happy New Year. January is a great time to review the year and make 
some informed guesses about things to come. Last month's editorial 
covered where we think the specialty beer industry is headed. This 
month we'll look at the Real Beer Network.

For Real Beer, 1997 was a critical, pivotal year in our development. 
We've turned the corner on critical mass in audience, content and 
industry participation. The Real Beer strategy from enception was 
to build a resource that we would like to use as an audience and in doing 
so, create a site of value for others. Our vision is to be a leader in this 
medium through publishing integrity and growing the niche category of 
beer. First and foremost in this vision is our audience, which is why '97 
saw us enriching our online offerings and tools.

A small list of additions from 1997 includes: improved search and 
search results formatting; greater integration of our databases and 
navigation; more online publications; deeper content base; enhanced 
tools for our publishing partners. In terms of content, we released the 
ProBrewer pages for industry and just completed our first successful 
year of a fee-based industry email newsletter, BEERWeek, in 
partnership with The Celebrator Beer News. We've added more 
network resources to meet increased traffic demands and more staff to 
keep pace with the rigors of updating content daily.

Publishing partners Brew Magazine, BrewingTechniques, BrewPub!, 
Brew Your Own, The Celebrator, Great Lakes Brewing News, 
Midwest Beer Notes, Southern Draft and Yankee Brew News have 
maintained or increased their commitments to online publishing, 
deepening the high-quality, journalistically produced content in our 
network. World-class writers like Lisa Variano, Ben Meyers, Gregg 
Smith, Greg Glaser and Alan Moen have contributed to our author's 
section. We've been fortunate to host and present: Stephen Beaumont's 
World of Beer -- subscribe to his biweekly newsletter if you get a 
chance; With over 2000 beers tasted and most reviewed, Gak's Beer Is 
My Life; Homebeervana, The Brewery; Belgian-styling listserver, the 
Lambic Digest; homegrown New Mexico Virtual Brew Pub and more. 
By our report card, we're pretty satisfied with the content track.

In terms of the online community, you've grown with us. This 
RBPMail newsletter was subscribed to by 15,000 people by the end of 
'95, 30,000 by end of '96 and ended '97 with about 60,000 live email 
subscribers. Our web traffic increases this same 100% growth rate each 
year, putting our monthly visitors in the 200,000 range. These are 
significant numbers for publishers in any medium and we see no end to 
the growth of our audience. 

So, what do we do for an encore? We may have telegraphed our 
direction in the last couple of RBPMails through the announcement of 
relationships such as Michael Jackson with The Beer Hunter site and 
expanded International coverage, as well as with the introduction of the 
Real Beer Channel for MSIE 4.0. For those that thought we were 
playing browser preference, fear not: our intent is to spread the word of 
the craft as broadly as possible, not to limit it to elites. In 1998 we will 
be building more brand-to-brand and international relationships and 
pushing content out in new ways -- through channels, hypermail and 
more. We will also be calling on our audience to get politically active on 
causes that affect the craft -- neoprohibitionist legislation, distribution 
and capacity laws all affect the craft's long-term health. We envision 
building communications tools to allow you to let your local legislators 
know where you stand on issues affecting your rights as a consumer. 
We think '98 will be a great year to be a consumer and to watch the Real 
Beer Network.

Feel free to send us mail letting us know what you want to see from 
Real Beer in 1998. We've set up a special mail box for this purpose. 
Send e mailto:wishlist@realbeer.com

It's your publication. We're just publishing it. If your ideas make sense 
and we have the resources to pursue them, we'll put them in the plan. 
Maybe this time next year we'll be including your ideas as one of our 
'98 accomplishments.

Cheers!   

---------------------------------------------------------  

Beer Marketers, are you interested in earning more exposure for  your 
company on the World Wide Web? For more information call  
415.522.1516 or email doug@realbeer.com. 

Coming soon to the Real Beer Page: More brewzines and craft-brew  
marketers.  And several powerful new tools and resources. Check our  
What's New page regularly. 

RBPMail now has over 60,000 subscribers and nearly 120,000  
readers. If this is your first time, Welcome! Glad to have you with  
us. If you like what's going on here, pass the email on to your friend  
and help them subscribe.

********NOTE THE NEW ADDRESSES ********

To subscribe, send a message by 

e mailto:RBPMail-subscribe@realbeer.com 

-- in the BODY of the message type: 

subscribe 

Or you can subscribe by simply leaving your email address on our 
homepage at http://realbeer.com

To unsubscribe, send a message by 

e mailto:rbpmail-unsubscribe@realbeer.com 

--in the BODY of the message type: 

unsubscribe 

********NOTE THE NEW ADDRESSES******* 

**(Sending this message to newsletter@realbeer.com, rblists@realbeer.com
or any address @mail.realbeer.com will  NOT unsubscribe you automatically!
We will try our best to service these messages but can't promise anything.

**   We share your concerns for confidentiality and respect your 
bandwidth. Be assured  that we will keep your email address in 
complete confidence and strive to deliver  substantial information when 
we do send information to you on RBPMail. 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

© copyright, Real Beer, Inc. 1998. Feel free to distribute to friends, just 
keep  the copyright clause intact. An archive of past RBPMails is 
available at  http://realbeer.com/newsletters/ cheers!