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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 [...]

Win With The Loon On 'Free Beer Friday'

103.7 The Loon — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:00:24 +0000

Who needs glitzy prizes? You're happy winning beer for the weekend, aren't you? Well, here's how.

U.S. Government Suing to Keep Beer Prices Down

Jenna — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:24:52 +0000

Finally, the U.S. Government is doing something we can all agree on. Anheuser Busch InBev (which makes Budweiser, Bud Light, etc.) wanted to merge with a Mexican beer company named Groupo Modelo who makes Corona. The merger between the two would make a behemoth beer company worth over $20 billion dollars and they would control [...]

Do You Drink Beer Because You're Addicted to Hops?

Donald Deane — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:01:40 +0000

We’ve always been under the impression that people drink beer because it’s awesome, but a new article suggests that hops addiction may actually be a real thing. Someone should tell these “scientists” that buzz-kills are rude. According to Joe Sixpack, some beer drinkers may experience something called “adaptation” after repeated exposure to hoppy beers. In [...]

Bad News — We Have Diabetes Now From Just Hearing About Sugar Puffs Cereal Beer

Donald Deane — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:00:34 +0000

Back in college, we once tried out the beer and cereal combo when we were out of milk, and it did NOT go well. Thankfully, an amateur brewer armed with actual knowledge has found the perfect way to merge the two by creating beer made from Sugar Puffs cereal. Finally, a way to get tanked at breakfast.

Three Beers for Drinking, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Jim Lee — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:50:56 +0000

Tis’ the season for sucking on candy canes until they could be classified as a prison shank. It’s also the season for getting way too drunk on Christmas cheer at the company holiday Christmas party. That next morning can be a little awkward, so remember: nothing says “I’m sorry for grabbing your wife’s Christmas hams” [...]