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Fun Facts About Beer

Jenna — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:48:08 +0000

Beer is having a good time right now. Craft brews, micro brews and home brews are exploding. Here are a few little known facts about beer. Did you know that there is a name for the study of beer and brewing? It’s called zythology. Now, just because you drink a lot of beer doesn’t mean [...]

Introducing 'Air' — The Booze That Tastes Like Water

Patrick Bateman — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:30:11 +0000

What deters the majority of our population from drinking alcohol non-stop? Some would say it’s the soul-crushing hangovers, the inevitable prayer sessions to the porcelain throne, or the regrettable decisions made under the influence. For most novice drinkers, it’s the taste. That’s where Air enters stage right to take a bow.

Science May Have Finally Found a Cure for the Hangover

Kyle Dowling — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:00:59 +0000

Thanks to some of the best minds of our time, we’re finally being given concrete tips that will help us get over those horrid headaches we experience after a night of partying. Hangover cures have been thrown around for decades. But now, thanks to good old-fashioned science, we finally have one we can trust. It’s [...]

Beer Can Chicken is Delicious, So Dig In.

Mark Alan — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:42:01 +0000

Take this from someone who loves to cook..OMG, Beer Can Chicken is so mouth watering it will take your breath away. The idea behind the secret is to preserve the juices within the chicken. As any alcohol used to cook with whether it be wine or in this case beer the alcohol evaporates, yet the [...]

5 Awesome Party Ideas for Cinco de Mayo

Townsquare Staff — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:00:27 +0000

You don’t have to be of Mexican heritage to partake in Cinco de Mayo festivities, or even to throw your own bash. Here are five tips for planning the best Cinco de Mayo party this side of the border: 1. BYO Dip Instead of asking everyone to BYOB, ask your attendees to bring their own [...]

5 Best Margarita Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

Townsquare Staff — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:10:49 +0000

Though many argue about who actually invented the margarita, the drink first appeared on Mexican bar menus in the '30s and '40s. Prepare for your own Cinco de Mayo party by making a batch of the tasty libation: we've concocted a list of the best margarita recipes to help you out. Thinkstock 1 Classic Margarita [...]

Take Your Taste Buds On Tour With The Craft Beer App

K. Thor Jensen — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:00:28 +0000

There’s literally no reason in the world to drink bad beer anymore. Gone are the days when all you could find was watered-down swill made by megalithic corporations. The craft brewing tradition is back in America, and there are literally thousands of amazing beers out there waiting for you. But how do you find them? [...]

Kegerator Ensures Your Life Will Never Run Out of Beer

Mithun Divakaran — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:28:21 +0000

Hate running our of beer? Have $6,500 to spare? The BrewCave Walk-In Beer Cooler & Kegerator from KegWorks has shelves for over 30 cases of beer and four kegs. Suck our suds regular fridges! KegWorks guarantees “igloo-cold” freezing with every panel (and the optional floor) having four inches of insulation sandwiched between inner and outer [...]

Get Rid of Your Hangover In Less Than An Hour

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:30:56 +0000

Mankind has been cursed by all sorts of bizarre and debilitating medical maladies, but few have been more widespread, damaging or downright painful than the hangover. It can take an entire day of productivity away from you and make you feel like hell in the process. Now, there’s a clinic in Las Vegas, the hangover [...]

Play The 'Mad Men' Drinking Game & 8-Bit Video Game

Justin Massoud — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:11:41 +0000

AMC’s hit drama “Mad Men” returns for a fifth season with a two-hour premiere on Sunday, March 25th. Originally, we planned to celebrate like most men: admiring Christina Hendricks‘ assets then Googling “Christina Hendricks pictures” during commercial breaks. Now we can add a drinking game and choose your own adventure to that list.

Website Helps Find The Cheapest Beer Prices Near You

Joe Student — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:30:54 +0000

When a website uses a giant winking keg as its spokesmodel, you know it is as good for you as it is bad for your liver. SaveOnBrew.com helps you find the cheapest beer near you, so you can concentrate on drinking beer instead of shopping for it. SaveOnBrew.com is a new, free website that pulls [...]

The Coors Light Twins — Still Got It?

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:00:36 +0000

Beer commercials became tolerable to football fans with short attention spans when ad men realized that guys like blonds in skimpy clothes with perky breasts. The day our screens gave us a shot of the gorgeous Klimaszewski sisters, the ‘Coors Light Twins,’ we built an altar to the glory of Madison Avenue for bringing them into our lives.

Brewery Making Beer Specifically For Beer Pong

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:15:48 +0000

Have you ever been playing beer-pong and thought to yourself, “You know what this game needs? Branded beer.” If so, congratulations! It’s your lucky day! For those of you who didn’t spend about eight semesters hanging out in frat houses like some of us did (ahem), beer-pong involves tossing ping-ping balls into cups of beer. [...]

Finally, Pizza Beer Exists

Dan Seitz — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:30:53 +0000

Confucius once said “Beer and pizza go together like beer and pizza.” He said it during his later years, he might have been losing his quotability by that time. Anyway, beer and a slice go so well together we’re a little surprised it’s taken so long for somebody to combine the flavors of pizza into a beer

Budweiser Brings Back the Iconic Clydesdales for Its Super Bowl 2012 Commercial [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:30:25 +0000

We all remember the Budweiser Clydesdales, right? Those magnificent horses pulling a carriage fit for a king? Well, it looks like we’ll be seeing them again during the Super Bowl 2012 commercials. These horses were typically used to pull the carriages of royalty, and they’ve since become a signature of Budweiser, the King of Beers. [...]

Budweiser Canada Makes the Most Heart-Warming Super Bowl 2012 Commercial [VIDEO]

alex staub — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:44 +0000

Two recreational hockey teams in Port Credit, Ontario were told they were going to be a part of a documentary, but instead they found themselves smack-dab in the middle of a Budweiser Canada Super Bowl 2012 commercial. Rather than play a joke on the unsuspecting athletes, however, it turns out that the beer brand actually made their dreams come true.

Bartender Serves Up 120 Sake Bombs in 8 Seconds [VIDEO]

Tanya Sapula — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:05:12 +0000

Watch as this bartender pulls off the seemingly impossible task of making 120 sake bombs happen in a mere 8 seconds.

This guy impresses the heck out of us, as we can barely make one drink in a timely fashion at a party, let alone one hundred and twenty with so much gusto.

While

Yuengling Is Now America's Largest Brewery

J. Audrey Miller — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:18 +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

Do You Own The TV Remote That Can Also Open Beers?

Jaime Hamel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:22:57 +0000

With the NFL Playoffs heating up, we could all use gadgets that streamline the at-home game day experience. Meet The Clicker, which fuses your remote control and the ever important bottle cap opener. As their website poetically states, “It’s like the Swiss Army Knife with the blade that is ever used.” Worried about how this [...]

Budweiser No Longer the #2 Beer in the Country

Lynn Quale — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:11:25 +0000

For the first time in almost 20 years Anheuser-Busch no longer has the top two beers in the country. Find which beer bumped Busweiser from the #2 spot on the list. Budweiser sales have been consistently falling since 2009, and even though 2011 was slightly better than 2009 and 2010, clearly it wasn’t good enough. [...]