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Your Beer May Have Arsenic In It, And Wine Too, Experts Aren't Surprised

Chris Allen — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:24:25 +0000

MMMMMMMM BEEEEERRRRRR! To quote Homer Simpson. The look of the beer, how you can see the bubbles and the tint to it. Well, the way they filter beer to make it look that way is adding traces of arsenic to the barley soda you love so much. According to newser NPR reported that researchers found [...]

AC/DC Beer Now Available in Europe

Jeff Giles — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:52:11 +0000

Having already successfully introduced a line of wines suitable for sipping while headbanging, the guys in AC/DC have moved on to the next logical step: brewing their own beer.

Budweiser Black Crown — Not Your Trashy Uncle's Beer

Mike Adams — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:40:55 +0000

Since the Belgians took over Anheuser-Busch four years ago, the brewer has been searching for new ways to cut costs while their mad scientists relentlessly work to develop new product lines — including Bud Light Platinum and Bud Light Lime — in an attempt to attract the more discriminating beer connoisseur. The latest example of [...]

New Beer Flavor Wheel for Real Beer Drinkers

Mike Adams — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:52:16 +0000

For centuries, everyone from physicians to brewers have used flavor wheels as a means of breaking down the many varieties of aromas and flavors of a particular substance or beverage. A new book includes a consumer-friendly version of a flavor wheel just for beer drinkers. Many years ago, physicians sometimes used a urine flavor wheel [...]

Help Your Pooch Unwind With 'Dawg Grog,' Beer Made for Dogs

Donald Deane — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:40:52 +0000

Do you find that your dog is frequently stressed after a hard day of guarding the home? Then you may want to help your pooch unwind with 'Dawg Grog,' which is being marketed as beer for man's best friend.

Three Beers for Drinking, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Jim Lee — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:00:56 +0000

Tis’ the season for sucking on candy canes until they could be classified as a prison shank. It’s also the season for getting way too drunk on Christmas cheer at the company holiday Christmas party. That next morning can be a little awkward, so remember: nothing says “I’m sorry for grabbing your wife’s Christmas hams” [...]

The Top Ten States In Beer Consumption

Rayman — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:26:35 +0000

We like our beer here in the Northland, not only during football season, but all year round. I got to thinking how much beer we American's actually consume over a year or so. I found a great article in USA Today I thought I'd share with you.

The Beer Institute calculated the total amount of beer sold in the state each year, and, dividing it by the total population over the age of 21, estimated the average consumption per person. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 states with the highest consumption in gallons per capita in 2011.

Official White House Beer Recipe Revealed

Tom Blunt — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:22:12 +0000

People worked themselves up into such a fizz over news that the President brews his own beer that the White House decided to share its recipe. You may not be able to debate like Obama, but now you can drink like him! According to this special report, last year Obama bought a home brewing kit, [...]

Miller To Add Second Punch To Beer Can

Chris Allen — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:36:15 +0000

Miller Beer has finally hired a genius, or a guy that was at a party with me. How many times have you been in a beer drinking game and lost because your beer wasn't fast enough? Ok, so maybe just me.

Miller released a punch top beer can... it lets you drink your beer faster. The can has a second tab that can be opened to increase airflow and reduce glug.

Light Beer Sales Receed

Steve Tanko — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:01:35 +0000

Light beer – the darling of the beer industry in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s – might have met it’s match. As wine and spirit sales skyrocket and craft beers gain in popularity, light beer sales have stagnated. Light beer is ceding ground as cabernet-loving baby boomers and millennials weaned on exotic cocktails seek [...]

Miller Beer Latest Casualty Of Minnesota State Shutdown??

Steve Tanko — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:29:06 +0000

Who would have thought a state shutdown could affect beer? Miller, Coors and other popular beers may disappear from Minnesota stores and bars within days because brewing giant MillerCoors lacks the proper licenses due to the state’s government shutdown. MillerCoors has 39 “brand label registrations” with the state that expired last month, and the employees [...]

Burger King Offers A Different Kind Of Extra Value Meal; Fast Food Giant Gets Ready To Serve Beer

Steve Tanko — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:25:12 +0000

You know – have it your way. You get to choose: Whopper or cheeseburger; …Fries or onion rings; …Soda or BEER?! Burger King is starting to roll out beer as a beverage option at select locations throughout the country. Don’t look for beer at conventional Burger Kings. That’s not in the plans. But more Whopper [...]

Arrested Man Claims He Drank 48 Beers During Birthday Celebration

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:00:46 +0000

For his 58th birthday, Florida resident James Taylor (no relation to the singer) drank 48 beers. Or at least that’s what he told the cops when they arrested him last week for causing a disturbance at Florida’s Hudson Beach. According to police reports, Taylor’s list of drunken events included shouting profanities, exposing his genitals, urinating [...]

Company Offers Year's Supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon to New Employee

Kool Staff — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:00:34 +0000

Job applicants often have to find creative ways to help their cause. It works the opposite way in the world of high-tech business.

San Francisco-based start-up company Hipster has rolled out an unusual promotion to hire that special someone to take the firm to the next level. It's offering $10,000 and a year's supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon to the lucky soul who it adds to the payroll.

Man Steals Beer to Pick Up Women

Kool Staff — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:16:12 +0000

A man in Jensen Beach, Florida got picked up by police before he picked up any chicks.

Twenty-year-old Anthony Hernandez admitted to police he stole an 18-pack of Bud Light from a 7-Eleven on Monday in the hopes he could use the beer to "score some women."

Man Calls 911, Asks Police to Buy Him Beer

Kool Staff — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:47:08 +0000

Talk about a bizarre beer run.

The AP is reporting that Raymond Roberge of Bridgeport, CT, dialed 911 three times on Sunday. When authorities finally showed up to his house, the 65-year-old man gave them money "to go to the store and buy him some bee

Big Beer Drinkers Risk Gastric Cancer

Rayman — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:25:19 +0000

Having a couple beers with the gang after work from time to time is one thing is probably something we've all done. As the article states, having a couple more, frequently, could pose problems down the line.
Heavy beer drinkers have an increased risk of gastric cancer, especially if they possess a certain gene variant, a new study suggests.

People who drink two to three beers a day for many years have a 75 percent increased risk of gastric cancer, and those who have the gene variant called rs1230025 but aren’t heavy drinkers have a 30 percent higher risk of gastric cancer, compared with people who drank less than a beer daily, the study showed.

DWI Offender Drinks Beer in Court

Tony Hart — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:28:07 +0000

Keith Gruber of Swan Lake, NY, was an hour and a half late for his 10:30 AM pretrial felony DWI hearing in Sullivan County Court. It would have probably been best if the 49-year-old didn’t show up at all. That’s because Gruber stumbled into the proceeding while swigging on an open can of Busch beer. [...]