Can beer save America?
Infographic: BillyBrew.com The redemption of the economy may start with the type of brew you keep in your fridge. The grand unifying theory of the American consumer has been that we are, first and foremost, low price fetishists. There’s ample evidence supporting this view — from Wal-Mart’s prominence to the fast food industry’s ongoing success, vast swaths of the economy are indeed built on the premise that ...
Alleged Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan Indicted
Federal grand jury hands down charges against the wine collector; he could be extradited to New York soon. A federal grand jury in New York has indicted accused wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan on four counts of mail and wire fraud to sell counterfeit wine, of defrauding a finance company, of double pledging collateral, and of scheming to defraud a California wine collector and a New York ...
2012 World Beer Cup Winners Announced
Exceptional beers and brewers recognized in the largest global competition. Brewers from around the world received awards from an elite international panel of judges in the 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup. The ninth bi-annual competition boasted the strongest field of entrants on record, with 799 breweries from 54 countries and 45 U.S. states entering 3,921 beers in 95 beer style categories. A 17.7 percent increase ...
a woman walks into a bar... at Buzz Wine Beer Shop for a Beer Tasting
There's a cool wine/beer shop on the corner of 5th and Spring Street in downtown LA called Buzz Wine Beer Shop in what is called the Historic Core - which may come as a surprise to some persnickety Angelenos (Westsiders) that there a) is a downtown and b) that there's actually some history there. Be that as it may, Buzz hosted a first ever “Bay Area ...
Where the fuck should I go for drinks? APP!!!
Intrepid reporter, D.R. Stewart, tells us how the fuck to get a drink now. If life gives you lemons… blah-fucking-blah. There’s so many theories on what to do, some being make limoncello, some require throwing said lemons at the person who offered you such a banal phrase in your life’s lemon time. Recently, I had the sour moment of seeing an idea I had actually spent ...Booze News
Whiskey Dick: Bourbon-Flavored Lube. Finally.
The brains behind Epic Meal Time have taken a page from their YouTube videos and figured out the only thing missing in our consumer-addled-slightly-alcoholic society was bourbon flavored lube. Whiskey Dick Old No. 69 is totally real and totally available for $11.99 a bottle. It is a water-based, booze-flavored massage oil that, according to the [...]
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Beer News
Beer Bully Diageo Blackmails Charity To Cheat BrewDog Ale Award
The full story can be found here http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/diageo-v-brewdog Yesterday, in a public apology, Diageo admitted blackmailing a charity to cheat BrewDog out of an award which we rightfully won.
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Wine News
Bacteria, not blending, brings complexity to wine
Complexity in wine is a function of soil bacteria and not winemaking, according to Michel Chapoutier. Defending his decision to make his Châteauneuf-du-Pape Barbe Rac and Croix de Bois purely from Grenache, he stated, when speaking at the first trade tasting of his 2011s, “Complexity is coming from the blending of bacteria in the soils… I [...]
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Spirits News
Notorious Belfast prison reinvented as distillery
A notorious Belfast prison that held Irish Republican Army inmates during the worst of the city’s sectarian strife is to be transformed into a Whiskey distillery as Northern Ireland tries to reinvent itself and its struggling economy. A wing of the Victorian-era Crumlin Road prison, which closed in 1996, will house the first whiskey production [...]
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Industry News
Pernod registers Cuban rum Havanista TM
Pernod Ricard has registered the trademark Havanista in the US with a view to launching the brand there if the country lifts its embargo on Cuban imports. Produced and bottled in Cuba, Havanista is being positioned as “a premium Cuban rum aimed specifically at the US market.” The move follows yesterday’s decision by the US [...]
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Winner Best Cocktail Book: Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails
This book was the winner at Tales of the Cocktails in New Orleans for best cocktail/bartending book. 100 rediscovered recipes and the stories behind them. A fantastic read. Drink your way through it! Enjoy!
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Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival 2012
That’s right! It’s back again – the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival! Featuring brewers from around the world and a great day of suds. For two days Atlantic City will be taken over by beer lovers from all over to sample some of the finest micro brews available. The Atlantic City Beer Festival is [...]
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