A Cease-fire in the Bidding Wars

Well, just like that, Scottish & Newcastle has officially accepted an £8 per share offer from Carlsberg and Heineken. Apparently that 24-hour extension was enough to get an offer finalized. I saw this earlier this morning at just-drinks, and was going to make an informative post, but I just didn't have the time.

Best check out Stonch and Zythophile for some good UK perspectives on the matter. I don't feel there's much I can add to the pot.

On a seemingly unrelated note, there's been a mini-project I've been holding back, but I guess I'll go ahead and announce it. A while back I was going to profile some beers from the UK, seeing as how some quality American stuff has been making its way across the pond and has been well-received, for the most part. I had planned to profile one beer a day for about a week or so, just basic notes, thoughts, and whathaveyou. Due to my computer crashing on me, I may have lost the notes I've already accumulated on some really good beers, but I'm working to recover them.

At any rate, keep an eye out for that. If I can't recover the stuff I've already written, then it'll be back to the drawing board. Being dependent on machines sucks.