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Small Talk: Birthday clown, the oldest booze cruise?

Friday, May 11, 2012
The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: 'Official' Dodgers fan ganja, recreating the world's oldest beer and Dominic Deville, the scary Swiss birthday clown.
Posted In: marijuana, Dodgers, baseball, shipwreck, beer, clown, birthdays, trauma

Brewing companies look to up their game in China

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Bloomberg News reports that local beer in China tends go for the equivalent of about 30 cents a can, so there's the push is on for super fancy high end beer like... Budweiser.
Posted In: beer, Budweiser, China

Homegrown alcohol industry a bright spot for Ohio

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Liquor sales have risen even as the state's economy has slumped. In turn, Ohio is embracing its homegrown booze industry.
Posted In: beer, wine, Ohio, liquor sales

Billy Busch stays true to his beer brewing heritage

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
So far, the William K. Busch Brewing Company is making just two beers, but owner Billy Busch hopes to expand in the next couple of years.
Posted In: beer, Anheuser-Busch
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What if beer were a commodity at the bar?

Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The price of beer fluctuates with demand at The Big Board bar.
Posted In: beer, commodities

Will Ferrell loves Old Milwaukee

Thursday, December 15, 2011
Will Ferrell recently taped a series of commercials for Old Milwaukee, pro bono.
Posted In: Will Ferrell, commercials, beer
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Now you too can drink like a Founding Father

Monday, May 9, 2011
The New York Public Library has published a handwritten recipe for "small beer" by none other than Founding Father George Washington. The recipe...
Posted In: beer, Food, George Washington, New York Public Library
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You are what you drink...

Friday, January 28, 2011
Whatever you call it -- soda, pop, cola -- it's hard to deny the simple pleasure of a cool, sugary, soft drink, despite how unhealthy it may be....
Posted In: beer, beverages, cola, four loko, maps, soda, states
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A milestone worth toasting

Monday, January 24, 2011
This final note today. A historical milestone in the marketing of one of my favorite beverages. On this day in 1935, the first canned beer in the...
Posted In: beer, Food

MIDDAY UPDATE: Vatican financial transparency, NASA budget woes, and beer baths

Thursday, December 30, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI is working to make the Vatican's financial operations more transparent amid a financial investigation involving its bank. The...
Posted In: Ares I, beer, budget, Congress, Germany, mid-day update, NASA, Pope Benedict, Vatican, Vatican Bank

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