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Start Your Own Craft While You Craft Night The worlds of craft...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:17:00 -0400

Start Your Own Craft While You Craft Night

The worlds of craft beer and DIY craft projects have more in common than just a name. Sarah shows how to combine these two great hobbies.

Tuned beer bottle lets you blow notes in key The Tuned Pale...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:00:00 -0400

Tuned beer bottle lets you blow notes in key

The Tuned Pale Ale’s bottles show a musical scale on its label. Drink it down to the note you want, blow on it, and it will play it back.

Sadly this microbrew is no longer in production, but I’d love to see more people do this with their lablels.

A Robot Shirt With A Built-In Bottle Opener I’m not sure...

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0400

A Robot Shirt With A Built-In Bottle Opener

I’m not sure if I’d ever wear a shirt with a bottle opener on it, but I certainly like the idea.

via Gizmodo

Thoughts on the Sale of Magic Hat and Pyramid Recently the...

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:58:18 -0400

Thoughts on the Sale of Magic Hat and Pyramid

Recently the parent company of popular craft breweries Magic Hat and Pyramid was sold to North American Breweries, the group responsible for such questionable products as Labatt Blue and Seagram’s Escapes wine coolers. While many see this as bad news, I explain why it might actually be good for craft beer in the long run.

The Hops Holster The Hops Holster is a 12-pack beer bandoleer...

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:00:00 -0400

The Hops Holster

The Hops Holster is a 12-pack beer bandoleer that holds a dozen cans of liquid ammunition in their own individual koozies. Next time you’re tailgating, camping or attending a BYOB party you can avoid those long, thirsty walks back to the cooler or the fridge by keeping a plethora of your favorite canned beers right on your chest.

(via: geekologie)

Asia has overtaken Europe in beer production though not,...

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0400

Asia has overtaken Europe in beer production

though not, thankfully, in pints drunk per person. Click through for details

via theeconomist

WATCH Beer Sharing Customs of Peru | BBC

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:00:00 -0400

WATCH Beer Sharing Customs of Peru | BBC:

In this video clip a BBC journalist explains the Peruvian custom of sharing beer from the same glass with your friends.

via camiwillknow

Sugar & Spice: An Intro to Beer Spices Although the main...

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:26:51 -0400

Sugar & Spice: An Intro to Beer Spices

Although the main ingredients in beer will always be just grains, water, hops and yeast, there are many beers that make great use of spices. Here’s an introduction to what spices are used with what beers.

Beer Goggles, Explained A recent British study has shed some...

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:00:00 -0400

Beer Goggles, Explained

A recent British study has shed some light on the science behind ‘beer goggles.’ Our tendency to find others more attractive while intoxicated is directly related to our preference for symmetry, the study suggests. Alcohol it would seem greatly impairs the part of the brain that distinguishes the symmetrical from the asymmetrical. Follow the link for details.

Via Gizmodo

Bell’s Best Brown Ale 2010 This fall seasonal, out in...

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:04:01 -0400

Bell’s Best Brown Ale 2010

This fall seasonal, out in October, has some of the nicest label art I’ve seen in awhile.

Via Beernews.org

The Crafted Can - Young’s Double Chocolate Stout...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:12:28 -0400

The Crafted Can - Young’s Double Chocolate Stout Reviewed

Alicia takes a look at this smooth and creamy chocolate stout in a can and explains what a “nitro can ” is.

Dogfish Head Quick Sip Clips: Punkin Ale Dogfish Head...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:00:00 -0400

Dogfish Head Quick Sip Clips: Punkin Ale

Dogfish Head founder/president Sam Calagione describes the creation of Punkin Ale, their fall seasonal pumpkin beer.

“We entered it in its first homebrew competition and the judges were all ‘Pumpkin in beer?’

We were all ‘Yup.’

and they were all ‘First place. We love it.’”

I’m really looking forward to the beers of autumn. Punkin is a favorite. Check our interview from last year with Calagione here.

Orgies or Beer? You Only Get One Neat article at Gizmodo about...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:19:00 -0400

Orgies or Beer? You Only Get One

Neat article at Gizmodo about the connection between the birth of agriculture, beer and monogamy.

Frozen and Fresh From the Can: The Beer Popsicle The folks at...

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:39:18 -0400

Frozen and Fresh From the Can: The Beer Popsicle

The folks at the Diablo Royale Este saloon in New York are busy injecting cans of Tecate with simple syrup and lime juice and putting them in the freezer (not before jamming a stick through it of course) for four days to create delicious beer flavored popsicles.

(via: deleteyourself: thekitchn)

Bottle cap hole puncher lets you drink beer through a straw

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:00:00 -0400

Bottle cap hole puncher lets you drink beer through a straw

Brew School: It’s not Rocket Science Friend of Beeriety...

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:06:47 -0400

Brew School: It’s not Rocket Science

Friend of Beeriety and brewing professional Justin Lloyd is back with his latest installment of what it’s like to work in the brewing industry.

DIY iPad-Powered Kegbot Tracks Who’s Drinking What and How...

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:00:00 -0400

DIY iPad-Powered Kegbot Tracks Who’s Drinking What and How Much

Engineers over at Yelp have put together a really need system for their office kegerator. It uses a jailbroken iPad to display stats on the beer in the keg and keeps track of who’s had how much. Follow the link for details on how Yelp did it. Reminds me a bit of the keg that tweets from last year.

via Lifehacker

Beeriety Visits Chicago: Part 2 Last week we covered some of the...

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:02:41 -0400

Beeriety Visits Chicago: Part 2

Last week we covered some of the great places and great beer we had while in Chicago, but that wasn’t all the town had to offer. While the Goose Island Brew Pub and Miller’s Pub were a lot of fun, there were plenty more beer-centric locales to try while in town.

Beeriety Visits Chicago: Part 1 Recently some of Beeriety crew...

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:04:00 -0400

Beeriety Visits Chicago: Part 1

Recently some of Beeriety crew headed to lovely Chicago, IL to take in the sights, sounds and tastes of The Second City. While we were there, we got the chance to check out many of Chicago’s best beer bars and sample some of the tasty brews that we just can’t get in our home base of Boston. Here’s a quick run-down of where we went and what we drank.

Beer remains most popular alcoholic beverage in US according to...

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:20:00 -0400

Beer remains most popular alcoholic beverage in US according to latest Gallup drinking survey

41% of American drinkers prefer beer to liquor or wine. Beer has been the most popular drink every year since the poll’s first year in 1992 with the exception of 2005. That same year the hit film Sideways had people crazy for pinot noir, which may explain the fluke. While beer remains consistently popular it has slid from its high of 47% in 1992.

via Kottke