Rhinegeist Intros Line of Hard Craft Beverages

The new line of full-flavored Hard Craft Beverages—called RGBevs—features an array of exciting fruit combinations and natural flavors. Drawing from years of innovation and experimentation with fruit-focused alternatives to beer,
RGBevs will feature updated staples from Rhinegeist’s Fruited Ale family alongside some new additions.

Bubbles, a longtime fan favorite, will anchor the lineup, joined by Wowie  Colada, Zango Crush and Rhinegeist’s first Hard Lemonade, Lemmy Nade.

These new Hard Craft Beverages are uniquely crafted from a clear malt base with blends of real fruit and natural flavors to showcase a range of bright, fruity, juicy profiles that deliver refreshing and intense real fruit flavor. “RGBevs are all about bringing flavor back!” says Tracey Ireland,
Director of Marketing at Rhinegeist. “Through a series of consumer panels and employee trials, it was clear that people are looking for more flavorful alternatives in the ‘beyond beer’ space.”

Concurrently with the RGBevs launch, the Cincinnati brewer will be releasing Geist Tea, an all new Hard Tea. At 5% ABV, Geist Tea uses real black tea concentrate and other natural flavors to capture the spirit and taste of
classic, sun-brewed iced tea.

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Kentucky Bourbon Benefit Raised $3.4 Million for Tornado Relieve

Tuesday afternoon (1/11/21), organizers of the Kentucky Bourbon Benefit auction will present a check to Gov. Andy Beshear for $3.4 million raised to help relief efforts from the tornados that ravaged Western Kentucky in December.

The Kentucky Distillers’ Association partnered with the Bourbon Crusaders charitable organization and Bourbon curator Fred Minnick on the six-day auction of rare bottles, private barrel selections and more. The www.kybourbonbenefit.com auction site is still accepting donations and businesses continue to match funds. Proceeds from the benefit are going to the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund.

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Covid Watch: At Last Biden Does Something Right

He finally realized it would be  a good idea to do testing.  That’s a good thing.

So he is ordering insurance companies to cover the cost of up to eight at-home coronavirus tests per “member” per month, starting Saturday.

The pluses, from the customer standpoint:  The tests will be free.  The negatives, also from the customer standpoint:  The move will drive up insurance costs more than if the government simply purchased them and mailed them to every person in the country.  Why?  Because the insurers are going to raise their rates to not only cover the cost of the tests but also administrative costs plus a profit margin.

There aren’t any negatives from the political standpoint.  Hardly anyone will connect the rise in health insurance rates to this order.  The positive from the political standpoint:  It will put more money in the pockets of insurance companies, who, in turn, will be able to put more money in the campaign funds of politicians.  To see who the big campaign donors in the insurance industry are, and who they donated to, look here.

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Who & What —

Cakebread Cellars hires Rich Archer as chief financial officer and Misty Roudebush Cain as vp-direct to consumer and hospitality. Archer served as CFO of Wente Family Estates from 2003 to 2008 and most recently was CEO at Bloom Farms, a cannabis company.   Cain most recently was director of marketing and member services of St. Supéry winery.

Coravin, Inc. hires Dave Krupinski as Chief Technology Officer.  Before joining Coravin, Krupinski was Co-Founder, CTO, and Chief Safety & Cybersecurity Officer at Care.com.

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Big 10 Leads in Most Drinks Per Game

Vegas Insider did a survey to find out “which college fan base has the booziest fans.”  The winner: Nebraska, with 4.5 drinks per game, followed by fellow Big 10 members Minnesota and Wisconsin , with 4 and 3.9, respectively.  LSU comes in fourth at 3.9, followed by Virginia each at 3.6.

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What We’re Reading —

When Goats Become Firefighters, Not Everyone Follows Orders

A “natural method” to prevent wildfires in California, elsewhere?  Hungry animals clear away potential tinder; ‘not the most high-tech thing’ (Wall Street Journal).

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