June 2011
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Jun 30th
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Brew York, New York: Sixpoint Delivers! Cans now... →
via brewyork: Why go out to the store when you can get four-packs of cans - err, nanokegs - of Sixpoint’s The Crisp, Sweet Action, and Bengali Tiger through FreshDirect starting today? Sure, at $10.99, they’re a little bit pricier than the brick-and-mortar retailers, but that’s the price you pay for…
Jun 29th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 23rd
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Get Drunk, Not Fat? →
Among beer geeks/snobs there’s an unspoken presumption that high gravity beer is also high alcohol, and thereby through the science of brewing makes it a high calorie beverage.  Likewise, light beer drinkers assume full-bodied taste comes with a steep caloric price. What you may be surprised to learn is that many beers with strong tastes don’t share high calorie counts; for instance...
Jun 22nd
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Jobs: PBR seeks new PR manager →
It’s a pretty well-known that PR pros enjoy a tasty drink as much as their journalist counterparts, but for those inclined to turn their after-work passion into an everyday profession this may be your calling.  Just one word of caution: if Twitter’s history of PR manager/brand ambassadors were any indication, you may want to avoid drinking on the job (or at least tweeting about...
Jun 21st
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Jun 20th
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“Is it me, or is it interesting in here? It’s both.”
–  Twitter / @DosEquis_Man (via lolololori) As someone who finds that Dos Equis isn’t a very interesting beer, I’m a bit perplexed by the appeal of a parody spokesperson who admits “I don’t often drink beer”.  Is it the appeal to other casual beer drinkers, or just that...
Jun 17th
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Jun 16th
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Was Ben Franklin misquoted about beer? →
Is everyone’s favorite quote from a founding father actual about something else?
Jun 16th
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Jun 15th
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Jun 10th
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Jun 8th
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Why is that beer jacket a 'koozie' ? →
They go by many different names depending on where you grew up, and even have their own Wikipedia entry, but they do the same thing whether for bottles or cans; keeping cold beers cold (and warm hands warm). What do you call these beer jackets in your neck of the woods?  Leave your name for these in the comments…
Jun 7th
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Jun 4th
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Jun 4th
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Jun 2nd
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Jun 1st
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