by DJ Spiess | Apr 8, 2010 | Beer
I’ve heard of many people getting fired for drinking on the job, but this is the first time I’ve ever heard workers going on strike because they can’t drink on the job. You read that right, Carlsberg workers went on strike yesterday because...
by DJ Spiess | Mar 15, 2010 | Beer, Featured
H.R. 4278 Federal legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 4278, is a bill which you want to bring to your representative’s attention. The purpose of the bill is to lower taxes on beer produced by smaller brewers. The new legislation will reduce...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 9, 2009 | Beer, Featured
When light strikes beer, the beer can become skunked. This flavor and aroma is described as tasting like onion and smelling like the nasty stuff that shoots out of a pissed-off striped mammal. The skunky flavor comes from the compound 3-methylbut-2-ene-1-thiol, or...
by DJ Spiess | Nov 4, 2009 | Beer
Apparently this video has been around for over a year, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it. If you haven’t seen it, check it out! Don’t miss anything New articles are out regularly and new videos come out every week. Make sure you subscribe!...
by DJ Spiess | Oct 14, 2009 | industry
The story Yesterday Monster Energy drinks fired a shot at a Rock Art Brewery over their Vermonster beer. Monster Energy drinks says the name Vermonster beer is too close their Monster Energy drinks line of energy sodas. They sent a cease and desist letter...
by DJ Spiess | Jul 23, 2009 | industry
The US Supreme Court may have inadvertently given drunk drivers a free ride. In June they ruled in a 5-4 decision, the Constitution’s Sixth Amendment guarantee “… to be confronted with the witnesses against him” is not satisfied by a sheet of...