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University Lost Money Selling Beer To College Kids

Joe Student — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:14:02 +0000

The Big 10 athletic conference is filled with schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State — massive public universities with excellent reputations both on and off the football field. Then there's Minnesota, a BIG 10 school that hasn't won a conference title in football since 1967 and somehow lost money while selling

No Man Or Woman Needs A Bottle Opener To Crack Open Their Beer [VIDEO]

Cadillac Cruz — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:30:38 +0000

It happens to us beer drinkers everywhere, you always find yourself not having a bottle opener when you need one. Some would say this is one of the worst things that could happen know to man (not really). But according to the video below you don’t need a bottle opener. Just use what the earth [...]

Would You Dare Drink a Ten Year Old Beer?

Mike Adams — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:59:59 +0000

While alcoholic folklore often paints a rotten picture of a man on a mission to drink himself blind with things like household chemicals, kerosene and anti-freeze, it is the consensus of “the committee” that not even the most desperate of the breed would dare knock back a bottle of decade-old beer.

So There's Beer And Bacon-Scented Soap Now

Mike Moody — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:04:49 +0000

Love the smell of bacon, beer, and other "manly" meats, drinks and things of this world? Would you like to smell like this stuff all the time? Well, you don't have to bathe in a tub full of beer to smell like the frothy stuff, just order some beer-scented ManHands soap.

The Don Harrington Discovery Center Offering 'Beerology: Science on Tap'

Amy — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:02:19 +0000

The Don Harrington Discovery Center is notorious for hosting great learning events for kids, but sometimes they do something just for the adults. How would you like to learn about beer and wine? DHDC is hosting a night of ‘Beerology.’ If you like a nice beer or glass of wine then this event is [...]

Take the Helm — Open Your Own Brewery

Jim Lee — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:08:04 +0000

When I was a kid and adults asked me what I wanted to do when I was older, I gave people my forty year plan. I was going to play point guard in the NBA and after my all-star career ended I would become a globe-trotting archeologist. Then, reality set in. It turns out NBA [...]

Who'd You Rather Have A Beer With? Casey James or JB and the Moonshine Band?

Amy — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:47:39 +0000

December is here and that means the Taste of Country Christmas Tour will be here in no time! With two great acts taking the stage the question arises, ‘Who’d you rather have a beer with, Casey James or JB and the Moonshine Band?’ The first response to that question is both, right? Yeah, that’s what [...]

Budweiser Is Working On Releasing A New Beer-Budweiser Black Crown

Amy — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:58:53 +0000

It seems that every time I go to the grocery store there are new products. And now all you beer lovers have a new beer to look forward to. Budweiser is working on a new, stronger beer-Budweiser Black Crown. If you love a good beer then you will be ecstatic to know that Budweiser never rests. They [...]

Beer Muscles Are a Real Thing Now, Says Science

Mike Adams — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:00:57 +0000

There have been countless naysayers throughout the years guilty of spewing out health-nut, anti-beer propaganda in hopes of convincing a society of two-fisted boozehounds that a drinker’s lifestyle is detrimental to his health.

However, an ambitious and heroic team of Japanese scientists has recently concluded that all of that “beer is bad for you” business is for feeble-bodied weaklings, as their research indicates that a steady regimen of good old-fashioned beer drinking can actually keep muscles strong.

Columbian Beer Makers Fight for the Right to Rip Off The Simpsons

Mike Adams — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:15:58 +0000

What started out as a novel idea has turned into a corporate tug of war, as two Columbian brothers are now deep in the trenches of a legal battle with 20th Century Fox for the right to brew beer inspired by the hit television series ‘The Simpsons.’ The original idea for the beer was a [...]

Americans Choose Beer As Their Favorite Alcoholic Beverage

Shauna Wright — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:00:18 +0000

Next time you’re out with friends, look around the table. Chances are good you’ll see more beer bottles than wine glasses or martinis, and that’s not a coincidence — a new survey discovered beer is America’s favorite alcoholic beverage.

Want to Know What's In Your Beer? Ask BeerText

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:00:20 +0000

This gives new meaning to the term “drunk dial.” Next time you’re at a party or a bar and aren’t drunk enough to not give a crap about the caloric content or ingredients in what you’re about to consume and responsibly decide to be discerning about what you are pouring down your gullet, we’ve got [...]

Guy Arrested for Stealing a Half-Full Can of PBR

Shauna Wright — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:50:46 +0000

Look, we know it’s hot outside, and we know there’s nothing better on a scorching day than a nice cold beer. But wielding a weapon and stealing the one someone else is already drinking?

Self-Chilling Beer Can Would Win Nobel Prize

Mike Adams — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:00:14 +0000

We have three words that will change the way you drink – self-chilling can. No, this is not some sort of medical breakthrough to help ease those hemorrhoidal flare ups, or even to remedy the aftermath from a long night of consuming cheap beer, spicy food and more cheap beer. Actually, the self-chilling can is [...]

Forget Dogs, This Beer-Dispensing KegDroid Is Clearly Man's Best Friend

Phil Villarreal — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:20 +0000

Tablets are great and all, but one major, near-unforgivable way they’ve always fallen short is their inability to dispense beer. Finally, KegDroid — which lets you gush out brews via a Motorola Xoom — is here to fix that dreadful problem. Ubergizmo takes a peek at this wonder device, the brainchild of inventor Paul Cariff. He’s [...]

ButtleOpener: The Butt Cheek Bottle Opener Was Too Hot For NASCAR

Joe Student — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:30:07 +0000

ButtleOpener is a life-size replica of a woman’s panty-clothed buttocks that serves as a novelty beer bottle opener. Because, of course it is. Watch the ButtleOpener in Action:

While we readily acknowledge that there is probably a woman somewhere in America who can perform this practical function with her real-life lady parts (and, no, we haven’t seen that video yet), we think that the ButtleOpener may be seen as an engineering marvel that would be a fine addition to your basement bar, rod and gun club or local honky-tonk.

But you won’t hear that important marketing message from NASCAR.

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Japan Lives Hard With Soft Serve Beer

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:21:38 +0000

Summer is just around the corner and thanks to climate change, we’re looking at a scorcher. With the heat turned up, there are ton of ways one can stay cool but the best and simplest way is to just crack open a nice cold beer. Leave it to Japan to make that weird. One Japanese beer [...]

Website Helps Find The Cheapest Beer Prices Near You

Joe Student — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:30:54 +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 [...]

Watch the Will Ferrell Old Milwaukee Commercial That Most Of The World Missed [VIDEO]

alex staub — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:59 +0000

While most of the world watched a slew of big budget, overly extravagant Super Bowl commercials the good people of North Platte, Nebraska were the fortunate few who got to see Will Ferrell’s hilariously minimalist ‘Old Milwaukee’ ad. The 35 second ad is as low budget as a Super Bowl commercial can get, but with [...]

Lucky Red Sox Fan Catches Foul Ball in His Beer [VIDEO]

alex staub — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:39:54 +0000

Cracker Jack is no longer the only thing at the baseball concession stand with a prize inside. This lucky Red Sox fan happened to have his beer in the right place at the right time when a foul ball took a one hop off the Fenway Park grandstand and landed in his cup. Well played!