BEER

Beer. We know it. We love it. We drink it to the tune of 133 billion liters — that's 35 billion gallons — each year. So much for 99 bottles of beer on a wall...

The pause that refreshes, or the nectar of the Gods — Beer is many things to many people. But mostly, it is an alcoholic beverage made through a brewing process combining water, a starch source like barley or wheat, and flavoring usually with hops.

Beer is also the world's third most popular beverage — trailed only by water and tea — and the source of a brewing business that as of 2006 generated some $294.5 billion in revenue. In countries like England, Germany, and increasingly America, beer is also an integral part of the culture.

Beer has become synonymous with everything from being the "guy's guy" beverage of choice, to armchair spectator sports (those Super Bowl ads), to more high-brow endeavors like beer tastings and festivals. Beer varieties vary from common commercial lagers like Budweiser and Coors, to golden, amber and pale ales, to microbrews and darker varieties like brown ale or the stouts brewed by companies like Guinness.

In the blogosphere, beer is celebrated on sites like the Beer Advocate, BeerMe.com, and the Beer Church. Chug-a-lug.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “BEER”

• Joost: Afrikaans Edition, Spieëlbeeld, Out Soon; Plus: Lauren de Beer’s Feature on the Book

  
  Zebra — Authority: 464
  Afrikaans readers eager to get their hands on a copy of Joost van der Westhuizen’s biography won’t have to wait long, as reported on Friday (along with snippets of Joost’s conversation with 3 Talk host Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu): On Friday, Zebra Press publisher Marlene Fryer said the Afrikaans version, ...
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• Come here, Don’t Fear. There’s Beer!

  
  Pathe — Authority: 91
   Don’t have much time, but I simply had to stop to share this. That’s one more detail I have to put down in my ‘interiors’ book. Its the book where I keep a note of things I must remember while planning interiors of my dream home.When it finally gets ready, you are welcome of course. You [...]
  4 hours ago

• A.B.’s Beer Bread

  
  Hop Talk — Authority: 426
  © Hop Talk - Use of this feed on other sites without express permission is prohibited We had a party to go to this weekend where we were to bring an appetizer and a dessert. My wife made some cranberry, white chocolate chip, cookies from a recipe on the back of the Ocean Spray package of dried cranberries. I wanted ...
  6 hours ago

• Lightning lost abbey at phils

  
  My Beer Pix — Authority: 423
  Tomme Arthur and the lightning crew are serving out the goodness
  7 hours ago

• Young Again

  
  Authspot — Authority: 513
  Image by Lel4nd (busy) via Flickr Only a gallon Of strong beer and I am An angry, young man again!
  7 hours ago

• Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Imperial Stout

  
  Hop Talk — Authority: 426
  © Hop Talk - Use of this feed on other sites without express permission is prohibited Beer-a-Day #312 I was at my favorite retailer recently and I was able to score seven craft beers in cans. A perfect excuse to make this “Can Week”. Next up: Ten Fidy Imperial Stout from Oskar Blues . It’s the ...
  7 hours ago

• "Over-priced fish and chips"

  
  Jeffo's Beer Blog — Authority: 125
  Will Ferrell wants to buy a pub in West London, according to Hello magazine . The American comedy actor has said that "over-priced fish and chips does not constitute a real British pub". Hes right - judging by the signs outside chain pubs advertising main meals for little more than a fiver, Id suggest that very ...
  8 hours ago

• The Cost of the Beer: Hops

  
  Thank Heaven for Beer — Authority: 424
  In my last post that dealt with the cost of beer, I mentioned the impact of grains .  My expatiation was plenty for many of you.  And since “brevity is the sole of wit, brief let me be.”  Hops are important on various levels for making a beer.  There was a time in history when they were not a major part of ...
  8 hours ago

• Of Tree & Tempest | Alex Beer by Christopher Sims

  
  The Fashionisto — Authority: 599
  Premier’s Alexander Beer stars in one of Fantasticsmag’s most recent editorials photographed by Christopher Sims . Roughing it out in the woods, Alexander is outfitted by Sara Darling in a current wardrobe of labels that includes the likes of Pudel and Replay. (...) Read the rest of Of Tree & Tempest | ...
  8 hours ago

• Beer In Art #51: Frederick Daniel Hardy’s Home Brewed Ale

  
  Brookston Beer Bulletin — Authority: 470
  For today’s work of art we revisit the Victorian Era, when most large households included a home brewery. The artist is Frederick Daniel Hardy and his painting is entitled Home Brewed Ale.Hardy was born in 1826 or 27 and lived until 1911. Born in Windsor, England, he was originally a musician for Queen Victoria ...
  9 hours ago

• What’s been going on in my life?

  
  Ryan Price and the Media — Authority: 106
  Lemur! , originally uploaded by Liberatr.net . Um… where has the time gone? So many things have been happening lately, I feel like if I were to tell them all here, I’d pass another 2 weeks just re-counting all of them. After the New Media Think and Drink, ( go listen to the audio , and the audio of the 2nd ...
  9 hours ago

• Morrissey Quits UK Show After Fan Threw Beer

  
  Stupid Celebrities Gossip — Authority: 603
  Singer Morrissey ended his UK tour on a rather bad note after refusing to finish a show in Liverpool after a fan threw a beer at his head. Read more on this story below. Morrissey has had a rough time with touring lately after being forced to pull out of two shows after collapsing on stage in England. The singer ...
  9 hours ago

• Overheard: Two Feet To My Left

  
  College Candy — Authority: 660
  Week after week (after week after week…), CollegeCandy and our pal John bring you some of the weirdest, funniest, and saddest things he hears on his college campus. And we know he’s not the only one who hears this stuff. Join the Overheard revolution! Listen in on some weirdos’ conversations and share them in ...
  10 hours ago

• New York City Drug Store Institution Expands Convenience Store Lines

  
  sparechange — Authority: 103
  Duane Reade, the New York City-based drug store chain, consistently ranks among the top retailers in the drug store channel in sales per square foot. But, according to Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert, the retailer might be over-reaching with its new...
  11 hours ago

• Make Quality Beer at Home

  
  Notecook — Authority: 156
  The ingredients to make a nice cold beer are usually available in most markets, and the bottle caps can be found at most hardware stores. You will also need a crock, about 10 gallons and a hydrometer of the type designed for brewing. The purpose of the hydrometer is to determine when the sugar  content of the mix is ...
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• Hoegaarden Serving Tip

  
  Skatterbrainz Blog — Authority: 429
  I love a lot of different beers.  Mostly Ales, but I enjoy a tasty Stout, Pilsner, or Lager as well as a few others.  But one beer I *never* tire of is Hoegaarden .  Never.  I can drink it in the hazy, hot, and humid days of Summer, as well as the crisp, dry, cold nights of Winter.  It’s a unique Ale of the ...
  12 hours ago

• Even when I’m out shooting for the table the talk is of beer

  
  Called to the bar — Authority: 456
  Out rough shooting on Dartmoor yesterday with a bunch of guys and when the talk turns to beer it’s all about cask beer — I like Tribute says one chap, almost licking his lips, another has a Proper Job pump-clip on the grill of his 4x4, one fella, about to become a father, bemoans the fact he can’t get Otter Ale ...
  12 hours ago

• Kulture Klash 5 in motion

  
  Jonathon Stout Photography — Authority: 110
  It was a really long day for me. I got to the space at about 12:30pm. Helped with the bike polo fence, then helped the Andy get the entrance all together. Then everything started getting started…if you missed the show…make sure to come next time!
  13 hours ago

• Blindy lady dfh day

  
  My Beer Pix — Authority: 423
  chicory stout at blind lady ale house
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• ...An Accusation

  
  THE GOOD STUFF — Authority: 113
  ...Im sure weve all had levelled at us at some time!!
  14 hours ago

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