Pinnacle Entertainment announced that its newest casino, River City, opened to the public on March 4 in the south St. Louis County community of Lemay. The casino represents an investment of $357 million, excluding operating cash, non-cash rent accruals and capitalized interest, and created approximately 600 construction-phase jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs for the region.

Sink the Bismarck from the good people at BrewDog Brewery in Scotland- it will take a few of these beers (with a 4.1% ABV) to make this show entertaining. Brewed with the idea of creating a beer with an incredibly high ABV, it is also surprisingly tasty. Also surprisingly smooth, Sink the Bismarck has a pleasant fruity, spicy aroma to go with its subtle sweet, malt like taste backed up by a strong hops flavor.

The New York Times just printed a story on Feb. 28 about breweries in America that are offering educational and “hands on” classes on brewing. Here is a list of breweries that offer packages where you can stay and brew.

On the outskirts of London, England at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, a nearly 300 year old brew house is getting kicked back into shape as part of the £6 million Discover Greenwich renewal project. The folks over at Meantime Brewing Company, a Greenwich based microbrewery run by master brewer Alistair Hook, have renovated the historically rich compound, installing eight giant copper brewing vessels, converting the space into The Old Brewery, an active brewpub and restaurant.

The Vancouver Olympics had a bit of everything. There was tragedy prior to the opening of the games with the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, the torch snafu that left Canadian hockey great Wayne Gretzky standing, prostitutes getting media training, and oh yeah- lots of great competition.

Samuel Smith’s Organic Lager

Expect a whole lot of hops with this USDA organic approved lager.