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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Original Technorati articles tagged “beer”

• in TV
  Winter is Coming! Stock up on New Game of Thrones Beer!
  New York brewery has partnered with HBO to create a custom set of ales with the popular television series theme.
  by dopodomani / on Jan 2, 2013
• in Entertainment
  Sing-a-Long: Beatlesongs Is High-Flying Fun
  Grab a bunch of friends, a copy of “Sing-a-Long Beatlesongs” on DVD, and enjoy the fun—it could be hilarious.
  by missbobetier / on Mar 25, 2012
• in Football
  Super Bowl 2012 Stats from NFL (Infographic)
  The NFL released an infographic showing us a few stats on what they expect during Super Bowl 2012.
  by jbinc / on Feb 5, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “beer”

 

• Beati qui…

  
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  Someone shared with me a graphic that indicates the amount different states of these USA tax your beer.  From TaxProf : Did you that the last voice in the mighty Lewis & Short Dictionary  is for a form of Egyptian beer?   Send to Kindle
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• Choc Beer

  
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    Choc Beer is brewed in Krebs, a small town just outside of McAlester, thats known as Oklahomas Little Italy. The microbrewery that produces Choc Beer is located at Petes Place, one of the most famous Italian restaurants in Krebs. The Choc Beer tradition stretches back to the days of ...
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• Pope Crisco: Real Ale Brewing Company’s Brewers’ Cut #1, Signature Hop Pale Ale

  
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  It’s been a nice, long, relaxing day here at Casa de Crisco. A power outage thwarted my plans for getting stuff done around the house, and I somehow took it easy despite having a few tasks on my plate. To reward my day of sloth, I am having a pre-dinner cocktail and letting Pandora do its thing. The station, ...
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• Gadget Review: The GoPong Premium Light Up LED Cornhole Bean Bag Toss Game Set

  
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  The summer is a wild and wonderful time. I know a lot of you are digging out your lawn chairs, uncovering the BBQ and getting ready for fun in the sun. But what do you do when the sun goes down? P&P Imports has you covered their GoPong™ line of tailgating products are innovative and smart for example take a ...
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• Canadian Brewing Awards Winners for 2013

  
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  VICTORIA, BC – The winners of the Canadian Brewing Awards for 2013 were announced last night during a gala ceremony at the Inn at Laurel Point , the final event in a two day conference that attracted brewers and other beer industry professionals from across the country. Selected last month in a series of ...
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• Girl drinks beer with her ear (VIDEO)

  
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  A Czech girl drank a pint of beer with her ear during a beer festival A Czech girl drank a pint of beer with her ear during a beer festival in Czech Republic. The video already has over 100,000 and a lot of people appreciate this girl’s skils. Check out the video below: The post Girl drinks beer with her ear ...
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• Morning Lineup – May 12

  
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  Sunday Morning – Happy Mothers Day! Were going to start this new week off with some News You Can Use by posting this handy map showing you how much tax each state imposes on your beer purchases.  This figure is uniformly stated as the per gallon rate for retail purchases of beer sold in 12-oz. containers. ...
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• Beerhall atmosphere at Barney’s, Edinburgh

  
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  Summerhall, Edinburgh, is to host its first independent beer festival at the end of this month (May 24 and 25), featuring beers brewed on site at Barney’s, once home to the Summerhall Brewery. The city centre’s only microbrewery will be serving up a selection of its own beers and keg and cask beers fro further
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• Beerhall atmosphere at Barney’s, Edinburgh

  
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  Summerhall, Edinburgh, is to host its first independent beer festival at the end of this month (May 24 and 25), featuring beers brewed on site at Barney’s, once home to the Summerhall Brewery. The city centre’s only microbrewery will be serving up a selection of its own beers and keg and cask beers fro further
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• The very best images of Bayern Munich’s celebratory beer showers

  
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  Bayern Munich were finally handed the Bundesliga trophy they won over a month ago after their 3-0 win against Augsburg. And with that, the traditional beer showers commenced. Though no one was safe, Franck Ribery seemed to be everyone’s preferred target. Thomas Muller, meanwhile, lost his mind. Have a look… ...
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• Girl Drinks Beer Through Her Ear (Video)

  
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  I’m going to be honest with you today. I love drinking beer. It’s one of my favorite past times. There’s nothing like a cold Black Label after a long day at work. There are also not many things that gives you the same sensation as the taste of your first beer at a music festival. [...] You can also follow ...
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• Tasting Language in the Real World

  
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  Boak and Baileys Beer Blog CUSTOMER What’s that 1913 Stout? I keep seeing it around on the posters and meaning to try it. TEENAGE BARPERSON It’s, er, got chocolate and coffee, er, flavours, and it’s, er, smooth. [Suddenly remembering] Vanilla! CUSTOMER It’s actually got coffee and chocolate in? ...
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• A great announcement

  
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  Yes! Yes! Yes! The New Asian Sirens web site is up and running! A great day for all connoisseurs of hot looking Asian tuna……….. Links to be updated this evening.
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• Lost Dog

  
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  Like kale, it’s like one of those super foods.  No fat.   High energy, low fat… plenty of fiber.
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• Rumpkin

  
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  Avery’s pumpkin beer brewed with spices and aged in rum barrels. Tasty. 
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• Sheets to the wind: drunk cycling

  
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  A close shave with a drunk cyclist prompts a reflection on that old question: how much is too much when it comes to booze and cycling? Chances are you know the risks of getting blottoed and hopping in the saddle – you know it’s all about moderation –  but then again the blurry lines around [...]The post Sheets ...
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• 2925. BEER BEEF STEW with BACON and SHIMEJI MUSHROOMS

  
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  makes 4 servings 2 tablespoons butter, divided 2 lbs beef stew meat 3.5 oz bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 onion, chopped 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks 3 oz pearl onions, peeled 3.5 oz shimeji, trimmed and separated into small sections 1/2 tablespoon mustard 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 ...
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• New German beer styles

  
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  Its not every day that I come across new German beer styles. At least not ones that have been produced withing living memory. But that happened today, thanks to Robbie over at I Might Have a Glass of Beer and Andreas Bogk . Robbie pointed me at a wonderful short manuscript that Andreas has published on his website ...
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• Happy Mothers Day, You Mothers.

  
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  “Honey, it’s Mothers’ Day tomorrow. You mind taking care of the kids? I’ve got a lot of laundry piled up and we’re out of clean clothes.” “No prob, babe. I got this.” Image reposted from here for all you mothers on The Overnight Open Thread.
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• Veritas 006 thru 011

  
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  010 being poured now….mmmm The remake of Yellow Bus.
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