November 2007

Shipyard Brewer’s Choice a Royal IPA

by Luke

Portland’s own Shipyard Brewing Co. officially announced today that their Brewer’s Choice beer — a yearly limited edition recipe created by the brewing teams at Shipyard and Federal Jack’s — for 2008 will be what the brewers are calling a Royal IPA. The beer, which will be available for a limited time beginning in January, will [...]

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Hump Day Genius Fix part 9

by Luke

It’s the time of year where families are starting to get their Christmas trees up – sometimes they hike into the forest in search of the perfect tree, other times they hike to the parking lot of the local “closed for the season” ice cream shop in support of the local Rotary Club and sometimes, [...]

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Build Your Own Beer Brewing Bender

by Luke

This week’s release of Futurama: Bender’s Big Score, a direct-to-video feature-length movie which is believed to be a vanguard for a revived FuturamaTV series, is cause for celebration for uber-geek Simon Jansen. And what did Jansen do to celebrate? Why, he build a life-sized Bender robot, complete with built-in homebrew kit, of course. This incredible wood-and-fiberglass statue exceeds even fanboy standards. Unsatisfied [...]

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All New RateBeer Facebook Application

by Luke

Not to be left out of the Web 2.0 revolution, web guru Jonathan Kelly recently created his very own Facebook application, which works in conjunction with ratebeer.com. Facebook users can download the application and rate any beer in the RateBeer catalog on a scale of 1-10 stars; the application then appears on the user’s profile with a random [...]

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Pawtucket Patriot Ale Becomes a Reality

by Luke

The beer which has become a staple of Quahog and many a Family Guy episode will soon be a reality. Brandweek announced recently that, In an example of reverse product placement, the Rhode Island-based microbrew will be dubbed Pawtucket Patriot Ale after show patriarch Peter Griffin’s libation of choice. It’s scheduled to appear in liquor [...]

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The Koozie Kaller

by Luke

There seems to be a brash outpouring of beer-themed inventions lately, but this latest one certainly doesn’t disappoint: It’s a beer koozie with a built-in beeper. Can’t remember where your beer is? Use the included remote to page it and the koozie responds with a burping noise (yeah, like that makes it stand out from the crowd). [...]

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