Mosquitos like beer?
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Or something like that. Just a single 12-ounce bottle of beer can make you more attractive to the insects, one study found. But even though researchers had suspected this was because drinking increases the amount of ...
Even Bears Love Beer
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This thing should be flying up the ol' Colbert "Threat Down" any time now. In the summers of 2012 and 2013, we were blessed by the donation of used beer mash by Payette Brewing Company. Now you’re probably wondering,...
Terrapin & Saw Works collaborate on Georgia/Tennesse rivalry beer
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In celebration of this week's classic football match-up between the University of Georgia Bulldogs and the University of Tennessee Volunteers, these 2 "rival" brewers have set aside their differences for a collaborati...
West Flanders Makes Broncos Themed Beer for NFL Playoffs
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The AFC Championship is this Sunday, and everyone's getting ready in their own way. West Flanders has been getting ready for a lot longer, it seems, as they're now ready to release their local sports squad-themed bee...
Century-old beer for Christmas?
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The often-fascinating Larsblog has a great post on a largely forgotten brewing tradition that resulted in some very old beer. After a few years, half the beer would be drained off and bottled, and a new batch would b...
Defining “Craft”
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There has been a lot of talk about this due to the rise of many "craft-like" brands from large worldwide operations. Here's Jim Koch, who obviously knows a thing or two about the practice and the industry: “There...
“Average” Breweries
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Beer vs. Beer has a good blog post about the role of your typical neighborhood non-barrel-aged imperial hype machine type brewery. If a brewery is pumping out just average or slightly below average beer, does it mat...
Creepy beer is creepy (and probably delicious)
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This thing definitely wins the award for most disturbing namesake that I'm aware of, but it also sounds incredible. Anyone in Texas want to ship me a bottle? The second release in our Legendary Series, La Dame du La...
“Free” beer for life (after you pay $1000)
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The Atlantic's CityLab blog has a great write-up on this creative fundraising method. People who invested $1,000 receive free in-house beer for the rest of their lives, or as long as the place stays open. People cou...
A kid-friendly beer experience
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(hat tip to the Mashup group "Kids at the Bar" for their awesome logos) All About Beer has a piece about a much-needed relief for beer-loving parents. Mike Rangel had just filed the application to serve liquor at ...