October 2011
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How to boost your WiFi signal using a beer can →
Neat hack using beer cans to extend the range of your WiFi router, but fair warning: this DIY project should be performed by sober hands only…
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Beer bars score high in Voice's Best of NYC
via brewyork:
The Village Voice’s annual Best of New York issue came out this past week, and quite a few accolades were given to New York’s craft beer bar scene. Here’s some of the big winners that serve up good beer and a good vibe:
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Why women are at the center of Craft Beer's future →
Often overlooked in the story of the growth of craft beer is the integral role women have played in developing the movement. This could be partly due to the fact that most beer advertising targets men, although many women also enjoy tasty beers in spite of marketing. Although for some the gender stereotypes of “beer drinkers” may not immediately call women to mind, increasingly women...
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On Monday, Great Lakes Brewing Company and Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream...
– Mitchell’s, Great Lakes Brewing Company announce Christmas Ale ice cream
(via thebusstop)
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London Beer Flood →
On this day in 1814, the streets of london’s breweries ran with imeperial beer, tripped by a domino effect of spilled beer washing through their buildings in brewer’s row.
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Learning from Prohibition →
via toothpickswords:
Prohibition was bad, blah blah blah.
Look, we know the Eighteenth Amendment seems silly now. But before you wax your curly mustache and curse the teetotalers, consider one of the reasons behind the temperance movement.
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Untappd's 1 Year Anniversary →
Congrats to the fine folks behind Untappd on reaching their latest milestone, and cheers to their first year helping people share reviews of their favorite beers!
via untappd:
We’re excited to announce that we’ve hit another major milestone, surpassing 2,000,000 check-ins. What started out as a simple idea has blossomed into one of the most active and passionate social beer networks on the...
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TwoSides (or more): What style of beer do you... →
New opinion/polling website TwoSides asks their users about their favorite beer style, and gives them space to provide evidence to support their answer. In the end your favorite beer style is an individual opinion, and not dictated by objective tastes or majority rule…
For example, see their evenly split answers for the question “what’s your favorite beer of all time?“
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Double Mountain Brewery →
I’d like it even more they came out with a Double Mountain Double Rainbow ale…
via SquidDust
this is one of my favorite breweries right now
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Guinness Bond →
Invest $1.19 today, and your investment will mature into a pint of beer in one year.
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