They drink.
I’m sorry, was that too sudden? I hope I didn’t shock you too much with the amazing news that young adults in their late teens and early twenties consume alcohol. Perhaps I should have given you more warning. I could have suggested that you sit down before going on but statics […]
Filed under: Beer, drinking age on December 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
This is the first I’ve heard of a distillery turning to alternative energy sources. Admittedly I pay more attention to the beer industry so I’m familiar with breweries from Anheuser-Bush Inbev and Molson Coors to New Belgium and Brooklyn Brewery using energy produced from wind, spent grains, spilled beer and waste water. Chances […]
Filed under: whisky on December 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
Few drinks are as specifically associated with a holiday or event as Champagne is with New Years Eve. Sales for Champagne and sparkling wine go through the roof in the days before New Years and for many people this is about the only time that they consider it. So with the big day […]
Filed under: Wine, What's In a Name?, champagne on December 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
If you’ve ever spent any time near a military base the idea of soldiers drinking beer probably doesn’t strike you as particularly extraordinary. But I’m talking about the US soldiers based in Iraq. There is a strict ban on any kind of alcohol there.
The ban is going to be lifted on Super Bowl […]
Filed under: Beer on December 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
Nothing says the holidays to me quite like hot spiced wine. I first encountered the stuff in Germany during the ’92 Christmas season. Every year the Germans set up Christmas markets. These are big, outdoor markets consisting of lots of little stands selling all sorts of Christmas gifts and decorations. And […]
Filed under: Wine on December 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »