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DIY Home Brew System Lets Even the Chemistry-Challenged Brew Beer at Home

Mike Adams — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:00:52 +0000

The art of home brewing can be a challenging process, as it involves a bit more chemistry than most of us are willing to endure to catch a good old fashion beer buzz after work. Until now, that is.Former Popular Science photographer John Carnett has taken some of the science out of making beer at [...]

Eight American Beers on the Endangered Species List

Jeremy Fenech — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:38:58 +0000

Everyone freaked out when Twinkies went under, and now some American beers could be next. We can’t let that happen to some of America’s finest and cheapest beers. The website 24/7 Wall Street looked at beer sales data from the past six years and found eight American beers that have all seen horrible drops in [...]

Have Your Pizza and Drink It Too With This Pizza Beer

Mike Adams — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:20:27 +0000

SOLD. There is no better way to spend National Pizza Month than by drinking mass quantities of craft beer and committing unspeakable acts with, well, beer and pizza. Now, before you guys go humping the pepperoni off of that large pie that you just had delivered, you should know that the unspeakable acts that we [...]

Beer Prices Will Heat Up As the Weather Cools Down

Shauna Wright — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:30:41 +0000

Beer-lovers, better stock up now. Anheuser-Busch, maker of beloved suds like Budweiser and Bud Light, has announced a price hike that’ll take effect in the weeks to come. Summer is when beer sales are highest, so you’d think that whole supply-and-demand thing would leave you shelling out more when you buy brew for backyard barbecues. [...]

Bacon Maple Ale Goes Well With Doughnuts and Pork

Patrick Bateman — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:00:58 +0000

Unless you’re talking about Saturday Night Live’s spoof commercial for AM Ale, one doesn’t normally associate downing a tall, frosty brew with breakfast. Yet, Rogue Ale has gone all flip mode on everyone with their new Voodoo Doughnut Bacon Maple offering that will make mornings a little merrier.

Wanna Taste a Beer Made With Real Gold? Well, You Can't

Mike Adams — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:00:47 +0000

If you’re some ruler of a random nation that nobody can pronounce correctly, you’re probably looking for some high-end alcoholic beverage that’s a little bit more classy than a bottle of Pinot Grigio you picked up from the deli down the street. Well, it turns out that this drink you’re picturing in your head is actually made in the Czech Republic… and it’s got real gold chunks in it.

Watch This Ridiculous Commercial That We Think is For Beer

Mike Adams — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:00:36 +0000

Anytime a beer commercial begins with a robotic stink finger giving the old “show stopper” to a wall mounted cassette deck armed ready to pump out the Knight Rider theme song, you know you’re in for a treat.

Of course, up until a few days ago, we had never in our lives witnessed such a commercial. No

Want a Beer? You'll Have to Tackle the Machine to Get One

Shauna Wright — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:00:50 +0000

We’ve all whacked a vending machine a time or two to get an errant bag of M&Ms to drop into our greedy little hands but how about a beer vending machine that literally requires you to tackle it before it gives up the goods?

Grand Rapids Is Beer City

Carl Coffey — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:38:55 +0000

Voting for the annual Beer City USA poll is over. With almost 56,000 votes cast for 31 different American cities the results are that Grand Rapids and Asheville, North Carolina topped the poll with a tie.

Both cities are being awarded Beer City USA 2012.

Forget Dogs, This Beer-Dispensing KegDroid Is Clearly Man's Best Friend

Phil Villarreal — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:00:20 +0000

Tablets are great and all, but one major, near-unforgivable way they’ve always fallen short is their inability to dispense beer. Finally, KegDroid — which lets you gush out brews via a Motorola Xoom — is here to fix that dreadful problem. Ubergizmo takes a peek at this wonder device, the brainchild of inventor Paul Cariff. He’s [...]

Talk About A Cold Beer

Carl Coffey — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:39:37 +0000

A Japanese brewery has come up with a novel way of keeping beer cool – a frozen head. Kirin’s Ichiban Shibori Frozen Draft features a frozen foam ‘lid’ which keeps the beer cold for about 30 minutes. The foam is made by cooling the beer to -5C and then pumping it out soft serve ice [...]

Kalamazoo Named In Nation's Top Ten Beer Cities

Carl Coffey — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:46:14 +0000

Kalamazoo has been ranked fourth in the nation by the website Livability.com in its “Top 10 Beer Cities” list. Microbreweries like Bell’s and Olde Peninsula Brewpub were counted among the reasons Kalamazoo ranks so highly on the beer list. The timing couldn’t be better, as the city is celebrating “Kalamazoo Beer Week” through Saturday. In [...]

Watch this 82-Year-Old Former Australian Prime Minister Chug a Beer [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:00:58 +0000

During a cricket match in Sydney earlier this week, Bob Hawke, Australia’s 82-year old former Prime Minister, casually and quickly obliged a fan’s request that he slam a plastic cup full of beer, effectively claiming the title of World’s Coolest Retired Leader. We need an American president to do something like this. While there was a [...]

Frozen Beer Helps Man Survive Three Days in Alaskan Wilderness

Kathy Landin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:00:48 +0000

It is now officially acceptable to add cans of beer to your outdoor survival kit, or it should be, after an Alaska man survived three days in a snow drift eating frozen Coors Light.

Guy Chugs Beer Before You Can Blink [VIDEO]

Chris Illuminati — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:00:14 +0000

This guy (it’s a guy right?) dressed as Hello Kitty is not allowed anywhere near our beer. He also isn’t allowed anywhere near our nice drinking glasses. This beer chug is impressive but the real interesting thing is to think how many failed attempts it took before he got to this level of quick consumption. [...]

Man Breaks Record for Unicyling On Top of Beer Bottles [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:00:50 +0000

How high do you really need to be to feel like you’re on top of the world? For 25-year-old German unicyclist Lutz Eicholz, the answer is only a few inches off the ground.

That’s how high he was when set the world record for the longest unicycle ride on top of a row of beer bottles earlier this year in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Celebrate the Royal Wedding With Viagra-Laced Beer

J. Patrick — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:52:39 +0000

It's no big secret that most Americans aren't all that fascinated by the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which will take place this Friday at Westminster Abby.

But here's something about it that might get a rise out of you: Scottish brewing company Brew Dog is celebrating the occasion by releasing a "Royal Virility Performance" ale, which, according to its website, is laced with herbal Viagra, chocolate, goat weed and "a healthy dose of sarcasm."