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How to Keep Beer Cold; The Secret Revealed!

Jen Austin — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:20:46 +0000

I always do my best to keep you updated on what's happening in the world of beer, and today I found a nice little nugget that might help keep you happy at your outdoor barbecues this summer.

What's the best way exactly, to keep that beer cold? It may not matter so much with subsequent beers, but the first and second ones sure do taste best if they're ice cold. So what's the secret?

Budweiser's Buddy Cup Lets You Become Facebook Friends With Your Drinking Buddies While You Get Hammered

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:59:32 +0000

The next time you drink a Bud, you could be making a bud. Budweiser has unveiled a new Buddy Cup, which allows people to become Facebook friends when they touch glasses as they knock back a cold one. The glass, created by Budwesier Brazil, features a built-in chip synched with Facebook. “A computer chip with [...]

5 Amazing Fans Who Caught Foul Balls Without Dropping Their Beers

Danny Groner — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:30:35 +0000

We’ve all seen fans at sporting events try to match the competitors on the field from time to time. As the ball flies toward them, they make valiant efforts to grab a souvenir. Some are armed with gloves, while others choose instead to duck and cover. And then there are the select few who so [...]

Budweiser To Change The Shape of Beer Cans

Jen Austin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:27:45 +0000

Oh no! Someone is messing with your beer!

Anheuser Busch has announced they'll change the shape of Budweiser beer cans starting May 6th, and they'll start selling the new bowtie-shaped cans in 8-packs.

Imagine if you will, that the can will be in the form of that red Budweiser logo seen here. It's a bowtie, but it kinda looks like a woman's waist too, huh?

This Is the Only Way to Catch a Baseball

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:36:02 +0000

We really weren’t that excited about baseball season starting until we saw this video. Now we are filled with a burning desire to go to a game, catch a ball in a cup of beer, chug the beer and hold the ball in our mouth. Our hats are off to this man, who didn’t let [...]

Iron Maiden To Serve Up 'Trooper' Premium Ale

Dave Swanson — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:35:15 +0000

Iron Maiden vocalist, pilot and all around renaissance man, Bruce Dickinson, is now about to unleash a first-class beer on the world. Named after one of Iron Maiden’s most beloved songs, ’Trooper’ is being touted as a premium ale and has been brewed into existence at Robinson Brewery, who have been brewing award-winning beers from its Unicorn [...]

AC/DC Beer Now Available in Europe

Jeff Giles — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:15:11 +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.

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 [...]

Russia Finally Admits That Beer is an Alcoholic Beverage

Mike Adams — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:00:31 +0000

There has been some speculation, throughout the years, that drinking booze can lead to intoxication, or even alcoholism. Because of this, Russia has finally decided to officially declare beer an alcoholic beverage as a means of keeping their citizens from turning into full-blown boozehounds. Like us Americans. I mean they didn't say it was because of us, but it's a good bet.

Molson Coors Wants the NHL to Pay Them for All the Beer People Aren't Drinking

Mike Adams — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:28:04 +0000

Executives at Molson Coors, the oldest and largest beer company in Canada, are not very happy with this whole NHL lockout thing. The brewing giant says the lockout is to blame for a sobering decline in beer sales.

Which States In America Consume the Most Beer?

Mike Adams — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:08:33 +0000

Well boys, we have to say that we’re a little disappointed in your beer drinking abilities these days since a recent report by the Beer Institute claims that beer consumption in the United States is down for th

Number of US Breweries Reaches 125-Year High

Shauna Wright — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:12:45 +0000

Beer used to be like 1970s television programming: you only had a few choices, and most of them kinda sucked. But these days, there are hundreds of channels — and a historic rise in the number of US breweries cranking out a wide variety of suds.

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. [...]

Want to Know What's In Your Beer? Ask BeerText

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:36:20 +0000

This gives new meaning to the term “drunk dial.” Next time you’re at a party or a bar and aren’t drunk enough to not give a crap about the caloric content or ingredients in what you’re about to consume and responsibly decide to be discerning about what you are pouring down your gullet, we’ve got [...]

Bruce Springsteen Joins Crowd and Chugs Beer During Philadelphia Concert

Dave Lifton — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:10:39 +0000

It’s possible that Bruce Springsteen, known as rock’s Iron Man for his long concerts, is finally starting to show signs of age. In the encore of last night’s (March 28) show at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the 62-year old Springsteen felt a need to stop, sit down and have a drink before continuing.

Tweet-a-Beer Allows You To Buy Beers For Friends Anywhere

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:52 +0000

One of the ways Oreo is celebrating its 100th birthday is by letting you send smartphone coupons for cookies to your friends. But why send cookies when you can send a beer? The new third-party app Tweet-a-Beer connects Twitter and PayPal accounts with the end-goal of allowing you to send $5 in beer money to [...]

Watch This Guy Drink 100 Shots of Beer in 100 Minutes [VIDEO]

Joe Student — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:44:24 +0000

The Centurion Challenge is pretty simple: drink 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes. Sort of like Charlie Sheen on any weeknight. The small amounts of beer make this task seem like a breeze… except it means you are consuming more than a sip of beer every minute for an hour and 40 minutes. The guy [...]

Bar Fight! Guinness vs. Samuel Smith

Johnny Bilotta — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:00:55 +0000

(Welcome to Bar Fight, the weekly competition where two beers, liquors or mixed drinks fight it out and only one can come out on top…before hitting the bottom of our stomach. In our next match-up, stouts try to knock each other out.)

7 Awesome Beer Cans in Celebration of Beer Can Appreciation Day

Kathy Landin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:16 +0000

The good news is that it’s never too late to begin your beer can collection. The even better news is that January 24 is Beer Can Appreciation Day, so there’s no excuse not to get going on that collection.

Yuengling Is Now America's Largest Brewery

J. Audrey Miller — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:00:18 +0000

Yuengling, a beer simply known as “lager” in parts of Pennsylvania (and some television commercials) now has two crowns to wear atop its hoppy head. It is America’s oldest brewery, something to brag about, but now it can boast to being America’s largest brewery.

Last week, word came down that