Beer Wisdom From John Ciardi
"There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation."
-John Ciardi
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How Stupid You Look With Beer Beer Goggles
An excellent rip on craft beer geeks, presented by CollegeHumor:
Some highlights:
"Look what he's got his lips all over!"
"How did this happen? You started this night out with that nice little Hefeweizen."
"That beer is a 2, and everyone is watching you drink it!"
"Now I feel like you're hop-blocking me!"
"Just wanna get my mouth wet!"
"Dude, I've been with literally hundreds of beer like that."
"I don't like blondes, they give me headaches!"
The 20 Most Influential Beers of All Time
There are some high quality picks on this list compiled by First We Feast, many of them classic examples of the style. How many have you had?
Here's what we've been fortunate enough to have imbibed in the past:
Allagash White (one of our favorites)
The 100 Best Beer Bars in America
There are some real goodies on this list compiled by Draft Magazine, and we've been to a few of them! Are there any in your neighborhood? According to the article,The list celebrates those special haunts with less than three locations and one passionate focus: beer. There might be darts and a jukebox or candlelight and a turntable; there might be five beers or 500. But in every spot on our list, you’ll find an excellent brew in your glass and people—staff, owners, barflies—who care about that as much as you do.
Nuclear Bombs Ain't Got Nothin' On Our Beer
A document that addresses a question that has been eating away at us for decades has recently resurfaced. That question, of course, is,
"Is it okay to drink beer that has been exposed to high levels of radioactivity?"
In short, the answer is yes.
According to a 1957 U.S. government study called "The Effect of Nuclear Explosions on Commercially Packaged Beverages," after being exposed to an actual atomic explosion,
"These beverages could be used as potable water sources for immediate emergency purposes as soon as the storage area is safe to enter after a nuclear explosion."IKEA Beer: No Assembly Required
Ultra-modern furniture, meatballs, and now craft beer! That's the wonderful combination of products you can look forward to enjoying if you live in the UK and shop at IKEA. The furniture-turned beer producer has two new offerings: Öl Ljus Light Lager and Öl Mörk Dark Lager.
If this beer ever makes it to the US, we'd bet our bar tab that plenty of beer geeks would drink it while assembling their Björkudden.
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