Ray Sander, president of the Delaware Botanic Gardens (DBG), this week announced that, “Due to Mother Nature’s weather, we have rescheduled our Mother’s Day celebration to Sunday, May 15. Admission
21% of the millions of tv sets sold worldwide had an internet connection. back to you. natural marriage between the two. pretty cool stuff. during the recession and the recovery, get this, beer sales are up, bubbling up. not just any beer. the pricey craft beers made in smaller batches with aroma and flavors and fine as a fine wine. not miller light for me. maybe events like president obama s beer summit or beer bet are lending american brews a new catche, perhaps it s a throwback to our founding fathers who brewed on the side. suds are selling making way for the new discovery show, brew masters. a beer like 120 has 20 times the hops of the normal beer. it has five times in weight the barley of a normal beer. it takes three months to brew
instead of ten days for a normal ale. the commitment in ingredients and time and labor and love and coddling and yeast is off the charts compared to the average beer. joining us is host of brewmasters and founder and president of dogfish beer. sam. great to have you with us. thanks for letting me come aboard. why do you think craft beers which can be expensive for people out there, are growing even with people saying, you know what, i m a little tight in the wallet today? that s a great question. i recognize it s kind of an anomaly to be in the highest end prizewise is where the growth is in a recession. the reason is two-fold. the consumer is voting with their pocketbook to support small businesses in their community. let s face it, whether you re looking at wall street or detroit, big business has taken on the nose and consumers are voting to keep their money in