As if the swine flu hadn't caused enough trouble around the world, now you can't even enjoy a quite evening of beer pong. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is trying to get the word out about the sharing of cups during college drinking games. RPI has seen one of the region's highest number…
Welcome to Episode 11 of the AboutBeverages.com Podcast! In this episode we will be tasting five Oktoberfest seasonal beers and one pumpkin ale. This will be the first of two podcasts with the theme of autumn season beers. The second part will be available in a few weeks and it…
This story was just too ridiculous to pass up. A man was charged with a DUI for driving his lawnmower to pickup a 12-pack of Milwaukee's Best Ice. He would have driven his car but his license had already been revoked for a previous drunken-driving conviction. Click the link for …
Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sergeant James Crowley met for beers on Thursday at the White House to discuss their dispute. What beers were enjoyed you might ask? Sam Adams Light, Blue Moon, and Bud Light. Click the link to read how thrilled Jim Koch, owner of Sam Adams,…
This weeks Rough Draughts features 3 more “Summer Season Beers” along with some outtakes from the podcast of the same name. The additional beers we tried in the tasting room are the Paulaner Original Munich Helles Lager, Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen, and Anderson Valley Brewing Company Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema. To wrap…
Welcome to Episode 7 of the AboutBeverages.com Podcast! In this episode we take the time to thank everyone for their summer beer suggestions and talk a little bit about two summer beer styles: Kolsch and California Common (Steam Beer). Then we go right to the tasting room where…
This is a story about an organization called Pizzas 4 Patriots who are dedicated to providing gifts from home to service men and women overseas. They will be sending pizzas to the troops for the upcoming holiday. In addition, MillerCoors will be sending 4,000 cases each of Miller Lite and…
Once again Japan is at the forefront of the ever elusive alcohol free beer sensation. The new beer produced by Kirin Holdings called Kirin Free, claims it's brew has 0.0 percent alcohol. This new beer has become so popular there are actually shortages. Now here is my favorite part of this…
Welcome to a brief podcast revisiting our Spring Seasonal Beers tasting room segment. This is a portion of audio that was edited for time but some of you may find it interesting. This tiny “sip” of a podcast should help to tide you over until our next podcast about tequila. Hope you enjoy!
Here is a clip from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where he learns the art of the perfect pour from the head brewmaster at Guinness, Fergal Murray.