The Belgweiser Boycott

I’ve been fascinated to watch the anit-Anheuser-Busch Inbev movement over the last few months. Since the takeover of the American brewer by Belgium based Inbev a loud minority of beer drinkers have advocated a drink-American-only policy. Their latest efforts have focused on convincing Americans to drink Sam Adams on Super Bowl Sunday this […]

Before You Drink…

Here’s an interesting website - b4udrink.org. Basically it’s a calculator designed to figure your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) based on factors like weight, gender, alcohol consumed and food eaten. It’s easy to use; once you’re on the site you just click to enter the virtual bar where, after entering your vitals, you’re told […]

German Beer Consumption Down…Again

2008 wrapped up with Germans having drunk 2%, or two liters, of beer less per capita than the previous year. This article blames things like the smoking ban in pubs and the global recession (countering the popular perception that beer is recession-proof) but I doubt it’s as simple as that.
The third reason - young […]

Beer Pong World Champions

The tables are folded up, the leftover beer dumped out and the floors mopped. This year’s World Series of Beer Pong is over and a new champion reigns.
The team Smashing Time dominated the competition and walked away with $50,000 in prize money and lifetime bragging rights. Smashing Time is Ron Hamilton and Michael […]

Taking a Second Look at Sake

The last time I had sake was probably a lot like the last time you had sake, hot out of little clay cups with a big plate a sashimi. It turns out that there is a lot more this Japanese drink than that steaming cup of something that we’ve become used to.
Like bad beer […]

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