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Molson Coors has announced plans to launch a new beer in the U.K. that will be aimed at females in an attempt to convince women that beer is, in fact, for all genders. Oh, by the way, the beer will be pink in color and no, that’s no coincidence...
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http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/665Molson Coors has announced plans to launch a new beer in the U.K. that will be aimed... more
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Troegs Brewing Company, who in 2004 launched their immensely popular seasonal beer, Mad Elf, claims “Rude Elf’s Reserve” too closely mimics their own. Both are similarly named, featuring estranged elves on their label, and released at the beginning of the winter season.
Except Mad Elf preceeds Bethlehem Brew Works’ seasonal ale by two years. Being that both independent breweries are located in Pennsylvania - Troegs from Harrisburg and Brew Works out of Bethlehem - they were destined to end up on the same shelf.
It’s this predicament that has Troeg’s calling for a name change, saying that Rude Elf is trying to piggy-back off of Mad Elf’s popularity...
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http://www.drinkphilly.com/articles/read/433Troegs Brewing Company, who in 2004 launched their immensely popular seasonal beer,... more
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Diageo, the world’s largest spirits, beer and wine company, is currently leading a campaign to get a 2003 proposition back into consideration. The proposal seeks to allow companies to smack a nutrition label on their alcohol products. The label could list items such as alcohol per serving, carbohydrates, and calories, serving size and even protein content on packaging and containers.
There is some confusion as to why alcoholic beverage companies are prohibited from displaying nutritional information on their products...
Read more about the madness here:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/337Diageo, the world’s largest spirits, beer and wine company, is currently leading... more
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A new article released by the ADA Times aims to dismiss the notion that wine is healthier than beer and, more importantly, the notion that beer offers no health benefits. The article, titled A Toast to Good Health: Craft Brew Trend Brings New Attention to the Benefits of Beer, spends a lot of time comparing the benefits of red wine and (craft) beer while coming to the conclusion that, all things considered, beer may not only be more affordable but it also may be healthier...
more beer science here:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/327A new article released by the ADA Times aims to dismiss the notion that wine is... more
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What were the best 2011 Super Bowl commercials? That’s up to you to decide. Though some train wrecks include Joan Rivers as a GoDaddy girl, Ozzy managing to stand up long enough to be filmed with Justin Bieber, and a brigade of tasteless Groupon commercials...
Here are a few of the commercials that didn't suck:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/310What were the best 2011 Super Bowl commercials? That’s up to you to decide.... more
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For seven people in the United Kingdom their snow day transcended all of their wildest dreams. While drinking at the Lion Inn this past November, snowdrifts blanketed the roads, doors, and windows of the North Yorkshire bar and inn, trapping five staff members and two patrons for eight days. What ensued must have been the most enjoyable involuntary vacation ever taken...
Read on for more savory adventures:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/295For seven people in the United Kingdom their snow day transcended all of their wildest... more
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On the front of the can you’ll find the words “Very Rare Blend” concaved across the top, just above the company’s crest. On a can of a separate variety also sold are the words “Extra Special Blend”. It’s up in the air whether or not there is anything “Rare” or “Special” about this particular type of Whisky, except that it comes in a 12oz can.
That’s right; Panama based Scottish Spirits Ltd. is now selling two brands of blended Whisky in 12oz cans, which equates to about eight shots. With 8 shots of 80proof liquor in a can, you might not want to try shot gunning these at a frat party...
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http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/286On the front of the can you’ll find the words “Very Rare Blend”... more
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In case you missed it, or aren’t Geek-savvy enough to know of it’s existence, this past Sunday wrapped up the four day Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
There isn’t much that excites us more than beer gadgets, and we are always trying to find as many as possible. While other companies are trying to innovate the technologies of the future, a couple true pioneers are focused on the important things. Like beer.
Enter the computer with built in keg, and iPhone case bottle opener...
read more and see videos here:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/275In case you missed it, or aren’t Geek-savvy enough to know of it’s... more
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No one likes to wait in line. It is especially terrible when the item being purchased after waiting in line is awful, overpriced beer from a stadium vendor. Fortunately, Montesano-based GrinOn Industries has created a product that may ease the pain of the process of such painful purchases with its Bottoms Up Dispensing System for beer which the company claims is the fastest beer dispensing system in the world. The following video, posted by the company on YouTube, shows four cups being filled simultaneously in only nine seconds...
see video:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/268No one likes to wait in line. It is especially terrible when the item being purchased... more
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While we celebrate the end of the year, we look back at an important paper released in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research and featured in Time Magazine. An extension of the idea that drinkers are happier than non-drinkers, the study found that abstainers actually suffered higher mortality rates than heavy drinkers...
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http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/263While we celebrate the end of the year, we look back at an important paper released in... more
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A few years ago you could go to any major city in America, blind fold yourself, turn in place a few times, and throw a rock in any direction and hit a Starbucks coffee shop (but hopefully not any aspiring screenplay writers inside.) That is until a recession hit and forced the company to actually try different business models rather than over saturating the world with their stores selling overpriced burnt bean water...
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http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/251A few years ago you could go to any major city in America, blind fold yourself, turn... more
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For some, simply relaxing after work or dinner with a beer is enough. But for others, their enthusiasm for beer teeters on the border of insanity and complete genius. If simply introducing beer into your body internally by drinking it isn’t enough, and you feel the urge to submerge your entire person into several gallons of it in a hops ridden frenzy, then a trip to Europe might just be for you...
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http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/247For some, simply relaxing after work or dinner with a beer is enough. But for others,... more
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Served in…. dead animals?
Scottish brewers BrewDog have for the past three years been urging the masses to break the conformity of what is generally accepted as good beer. Stating “Beer was never meant to be monotonous or mass produced, which is why we’re doing our damnedest to create the holy grail of craft beers.”
Read more and see more hilarity here:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/200Served in…. dead animals?
Scottish brewers BrewDog have for the past three... more
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Of course, it’s not a party without some devious alcoholic concoction to accompany our favorite running gags and Wookie-sized television host. We now give you a simple yet delicious mixed drink to accompany the premier tonight.
Behold.... The COCO DRINK!
See it here!
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/202Of course, it’s not a party without some devious alcoholic concoction to... more
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There are hundreds of gadgets, games, and activities to fuel our alcohol induced ADD minds when at a party, a bar, or just relaxing with a few friends. Some are designed to encourage friendly competition and bragging rights, some are born out of necessity, and some are engineered to shoot alcohol down our throats at unnatural speeds. For every crafty drinker there is an odd invention to accompany them, here are a few interesting contraptions.
see the strange gadgets here:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/177There are hundreds of gadgets, games, and activities to fuel our alcohol induced ADD... more
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Halloween is a special kind of drinking holiday, and we are here to make it just a bit more intoxicating. Below we have gone through some popular drinking-related costumes and given them ratings based on a scale that we completely made up.
See the ridiculous costumes here:
http://drinkphilly.com/articles/read/193Halloween is a special kind of drinking holiday, and we are here to make it just a bit... more
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More than 500 years ago, in search for new trade routes, Christopher Columbus packed away wine and water in barrels of oak and led a voyage west. After two months of incessant “Are we there yet” complaints from his crew, he threatened to pull the ship over and scold his crewmates, and upon doing so landed in what is known today as the Bahamas. It is this monumental occasion that we use as an excuse to stay home from work on the second Monday of every October (if lucky enough) and sit around drinking beer (what better way to celebrate the origins of America?).
Of course it is generally agreed upon that Viking Leif Erikson was the first European to land in America a few hundred years prior. Erikson, taking a break from the usual daily habits of a Viking of doing battle (wearing awesome helmets, and washing down a meal of rocks with flagons of ale) got bored and decided to sail west past Greenland in search of new lands. This occasion is celebrated on “Leif Erikson Day” every October 9th. This date is of no historical significance besides this year it landed on a Saturday making it easier to imbibe alcoholic beverages without missing work (any reason to party, right?).
Christopher Columbus was most certainly….probably…maybe a man that appreciated fine wines, and as such made sure his ship was packed with plenty of it for the voyage. The red wine stowed away on his vessels was higher in alcohol content as a preservation method...
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http://drinkphilly.com/index.php/drinks/artprofile/172More than 500 years ago, in search for new trade routes, Christopher Columbus packed... more
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Studies show that Beer is currently the third most consumed beverage on the planet, losing out to first and second place, water and tea. Third? We can do better than that, Earth. While it may not seem to be a big deal now, with the polar ice caps melting, there will be an unprecedented influx of water coming at a level that beer just cannot compete with.
How could beer possibly lose to something like tea? I did some research to find that Ireland, who not only consumes the third most per capita of tea, also consumes the second most per capita in beer! Where does America rank on this list of our favorite libation consumption?
Full Article:
http://drinkphilly.com/index.php/drinks/artprofile/160Studies show that Beer is currently the third most consumed beverage on the planet,... more
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As if musicians needed another reason to drink, now they can write their beer purchases off as a business expense. Tuned Pale Ale, the brainspawn of Philadelphia design engineers Matt Braun and Christopher Mufalli, may only appear to be a six-pack of beer, but upon closer investigation one notices lines on the label indicating pitches in the key of C (white piano keys).
The general idea is to drink the beer to the level of the pitch you’re seeking, and since both music and beer is generally more fun in groups, you can have your friends drink to different pitches so you can generate some harmony.
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http://drinkphilly.com/index.php/drinks/artprofile/155As if musicians needed another reason to drink, now they can write their beer... more
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