As every beer blog is doubtless proclaiming (I’ve been too lazy to check), the national one-day screening of Beer Wars takes place tomorrow.

Narrated by everyone’s favorite former Nixon speechwriter, Ben Stein, Beer Wars takes a look at the battles involving both craft brewers and major conglomerates within the beer industry; battles of market dominance, competitive advantage, and simple survival.

After the movie, a panel discussion will follow featuring a bunch of the notables who appear in the film. They’ll be talking about their current, uh, stati, and what’s the future holds for beer.

This is a must see for anyone who cares about craft beer. Learn more, get your tickets online, then get some insight into what craft brewers really face in bringing you the beer you love.

-I had a Budweiser on Monday.  It was my first Rochester Red Wings game of the season, and for some reason American standard-style lager goes very well with baseball. I must admit, the Bud tasted pretty good, better than I remembered it.

Still the lager from St Louis is not replacing Victory Prima Pils for me anytime soon. For each beer a time and place, and Budweiser’s is in the ballpark on a hot summer day. Or a freezing, arctically miserable night, as was the case on this April evening.

-Mark