by DJ Spiess | Feb 27, 2009 | Beer
When I first read the reader’s comment I thought, here we go again. I’ve written about how Canadian beers are not stronger than American beers (when you compare the macro brews), but the reader’s claim was slightly different. This claim is Canadian...
by DJ Spiess | Feb 25, 2009 | Featured, Wine
There’s a large sign on one of the (many) organic/natural/vegan/I’m better than you for not eating “x” restaurants in Boulder, Colorado reading “biodynamic wine” in huge, bright letters. Boulder, being commonly referred to around Colorado as “25 square...
by DJ Spiess | Feb 22, 2009 | Featured, industry
History of beer distribution Before prohibition, the large breweries had their own saloons. If you wanted a Schlitz, you went to a bar which sold only Schlitz. The large breweries practiced anti-competitive practices by requiring retailers to carry only their...
by DJ Spiess | Feb 20, 2009 | Beer nuts!
An 18-year-old drunk British soldier stationed at Camp Hohne in Germany decided to go for a 4 am joyride after his night of binge drinking. The soldier chose a “safe” ride, at least safe for him. His vehicle of choice was a tank. Two tanks in fact....
by DJ Spiess | Feb 17, 2009 | Beer nuts!
A college sophomore in Boulder shot a bed with a shotgun after playing beer pong. Alex Grayson, 20, walked into a bedroom at a house party, found the shotgun, and for some inexplicable reason he shot the bed. While Grayson claims the furniture-cide was...