Beat the heat with this cheap and cool treat, the beer popsicle, aka “The Hopsicle.” [More]
High Alcohol Content Beer War Continues With 60% ABV Brew
By July 30, 2010
Hot on the heels of last week’s news about the 55% alcohol content beer (which also happened to come packed in roadkill), a Dutch brewer has upped the ante with a brew purported to contain 60% alcohol by volume. [More]
Sam Adams Offers Personal Note, Refund For Gross Spoiled Beer
By July 9, 2010
Ryan writes that he bought some Samuel Adams beer, but it wasn’t up to his expectations. That is to say that it tasted so bad, it made everyone who tried it physically ill. The grocery store wouldn’t offer a refund, so he decided to contact the company, receiving a refund and an unexpected personal reply. [More]
Blind Taste Test: Costco Generic Beer About As Good As Brand Name
By June 29, 2010
Our friends at Consumer Reports were curious about Costco’s generic (sorry, “Kirkland Signature”) beer sampler, which includes German Style Lager, Pale Ale, Amber Ale, and Hefeweizen. In the name of science, they got a bunch of people and some comparable brand name beers… then duct-taped the bottles so nobody could tell what they were drinking. [More]
Stone Brewing Co. Discovers Its Beer Mustard Is Missing The Beer
By June 28, 2010
In addition to pale ales, Stone Brewing Co. sells mustards and sauces made with beer. Last week, in a blog post titled “MustardGate 2010,” the company announced that it recently discovered its mustards were beerless. (Or as they describe it, those mustards are “instant beer mustards–just add beer!”) The real mystery is what happened to the beer; the brewer says the kegs sent out to the mustard company were sent back empty. [More]
15 People Kidnapped For Filming A Beer Commercial Without Permission
By June 14, 2010
So, Mexico is apparently pretty @#$%ing intense. A total of 28 people were kidnapped by machete-wielding locals who objected to Grupo Modelo, the maker of Corona beer, filming a commercial on their land. 13 of the people kidnapped were actually Mexican reporters who had nothing to do with the beer company. [More]
Beer Sales Drop, Brewers Scramble For Your Beer Money
By May 31, 2010
In the past month, sales of premium light beers fell 11%, reports Advertising Age. Instead of light Coors, Miller, or Bud brands, people have been buying cheaper brews like PBR, or saving up for fancier brands. But we’re not just spending our beer money differently–we’re also drinking less of the stuff. Well, not me. But someone’s cutting back. [More]
How Do I Get Banned From Every Bar In England?
By April 16, 2010
What does it take to get yourself barred, not just from your local after-work watering hole, but from every bar in your entire country? There’s a 20-year-old woman in England who can answer that question, having just become the first person to ever be legally banned from buying or drinking booze anywhere in the UK. [More]
Beer Shrink Ray Takes Away .8 Ounces Of Precious Red Stripe
By March 24, 2010
Bad news if you like to sip a Red Stripe beer while snacking on Wheatables. Exported bottles of Red Stripe have been zapped by the Grocery Shrink Ray, shrinking from 12 fluid ounces to 11.2. [More]
The $1,110.00 Six-Pack Of O'Douls
By March 10, 2010
“It appears that non-alcoholic beer is a delicacy in Florida,” writes Aaron, who spotted this $1,100.00 six-pack of O’Douls in a Walgreens down there. [More]
Illinois And Wisconsin Do Not Mess Around When It Comes To Drinkin'
By March 5, 2010
Say what you will about the heart of the Midwest,
it’s certainly not hard to find a bar. Geography blog FloatingSheep
took a look a the bar-to-grocery store ratio in different parts of
the country and it became immediately apparent that Illinois and
Wisconsin (and part of Iowa) team up to form the beer belly of
America.
Whoever Designed This Ad Must Have Noticed The Subtext
By January 31, 2010
Beer and sausages may indeed be the perfect combination for your Super Bowl gathering, but there’s something about this grocery store display from Budweiser and sausage maker Johnsonville that is terribly wrong. I think it’s the man’s expression as he points to his, er, bratwurst. [More]
Have A Beer With Your Burger At New Florida Burger King
By January 22, 2010
You can get beer at Burger King outlets in Germany, Singapore and Venezuela. In Japan, you can even get some whiskey with your Whopper. And, now, the U.S. becomes the latest country where you can really have it your way, at least in one “Whopper Bar” in Florida’s South Beach.
According to USA Today, the new restaurant will open in mid-February, and could be the first of several brew-and-burger shops:
“Don’t look for beer at conventional Burger Kings. That’s not in the plans. But more Whopper Bars — which offer an assortment of burgers, toppings and beer — could be on tap in tourist hot spots such as New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, says Chuck Fallon, president of Burger King North America.”
Sorry, Burger King Is Not A BYOB Establishment
By January 15, 2010
A man in Florida was arrested for allegedly firing a weapon into a dwelling after he lost his temper. The “dwelling”? A Burger King. The “weapon?” A beer bottle the fast food establishment wouldn’t let him bring inside. [More]
All The PBR You Want For $300 Million
By November 9, 2009
Pabst Brewing Company is up for sale, the New York Post reports.
Has The Recession Forced You To Swap Stoli For Swill?
By October 28, 2009
The old adage about booze being recession-proof may have some truth to it: alcohol sales are up 2% over the past year. Not surprisingly, the cheap stuff is leading the way, with sales of private-label wine — no, that’s not the stuff you brew in your backyard — up 20%. And more people are shunning bars and restaurants, opting instead for the comfort of a brown paper bag and the neighborhood stoop.
Brewery Owner Stares Down, Whups Monster In His Closet
By October 22, 2009
Score a victory for the little guy. Matt Nadeau, the owner of the Rock Art Vermont brewery, which was slapped with a lawsuit by the sue-happy makers of the Monster energy drink for brewing a beer called “Vermonster,” has gotten the bullies to step off.
Brewer Sued By Monster Energy Drink Asks America For Help
By October 14, 2009
Matt Nadeau, the owner of a tiny Vermont brewery being sued by the makers of the Monster energy drink for brewing a beer called “Vermonster,” has taken his case to the people. He says that trademark attorneys keep telling him the law is with him, but that he should just give up because it will be too expensive to litigate. “This is just about principle,” Nadeau told the AP. “Corporate America can’t be allowed to do this, in this day and age. It’s just not right.”
