October 2007

The Health Benefits of Beer and Nuts

by Luke

On a Friday evening when most of us will undoubtedly find ourselves out at a bar in the not too distant future (I for one will be out watching the Sox clobber the Angels tonight, but maybe that’s just me), you’ll be hard pressed to find better news than what abcnews.com reported today in an [...]

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Moosehead Thieves Found

by Luke

Peel Police have arrested a suspect in connection with last month’s theft of two trailers containing more than 100,000 bottles and cans of Moosehead, which we first reportedabout on September 19th. A man by the name of Pullara Calogero, 59, has been charged with two counts of possession of stolen property. One of the trailers held more than 69,000 bottles of Moosehead beer, [...]

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10 Best Beers with Balls

by Luke

Just in time for autumn, the infamous blog at inventorspot.com today lists their “Top 10 Best Beers with Balls” list for 2007. The list features such brews as Tom and Athena Seefurth’s Momma-Mia Pizza Beer (coming in at number 9), The Alaskan Brewing Co.’s Smoked Porter (number 3) and many more. Click here to see [...]

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Source of Stella Artois Tampering Uncovered

by Luke

Officials from Labatt Breweries have announced that they’ve uncovered how a handful of Stella Artois bottles were filled with ethanol instead of beer and ended up in the hands of drinkers at several Canadian bars earlier this year.Working in collaboration with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and bar owners across the country, the brewery found [...]

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Get Draught-like Guinness From the Can

by Luke

Guinness from a can will soon pour like Guinness from a tap. Thanks to a plate-shaped device called the “Surger.”Guinness wholesalers are on the verge of placing the $25 unit into bars that serve the Irish import from the bottle or can rather than from the tap. After Guinness is poured into a glass, the [...]

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Hey College Student: Want to Work for a Brewery?

by Luke

Vancouver’s latest job fair is trying to link university students with one of their favourite things… beer.For the past three years, the Labatt brewery has been recruiting UBC graduates. Up to 20 candidates from across Canada will be competing for a spot with the company’s global management trainee program. Darren Farrell is one of the [...]

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