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An article over on tmrzoo.com explains some brews you should give a try this summer.

10. Victory Prima Pils

9. Landshark Lager

8. Saison Dupont Farmhouse Ale

7.  Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

6. Pabst Blue Ribbon

5. Sam Adams Summer Ale

4. Ommegang Witte Ale

3. Harpoon Summer

2. Stone Cali-Belgique IPA

1. Erdinger Weissbier

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Santa’s Butt Porter

Everyone wants a piece of Santa’s Butt. This special porter is made for winter — rich and warming, the way they like it in the North Pole.

Arrogant Bastard

The taste is a different story, some bitterness, nuts, malts, and hop flavor that really melds together well.

Old Speckled Hen

It is an impeccable combination of sweet and bitter tastes.

Seriously Bad Elf

Another masterpiece from Peter Scholey at Ridgeway Brewing.

Moose Drool

The name sounds a little iffy, but it’s really the best Brown Ale you’ll ever taste.

Leinenkugel’s Big Butt

The head is pretty thick and sits at about one finger, leaving a few light patches of lacing.

Shaftebury 420 Brilliant Lager

This beer is an offering from Columbia-based Shaftebury.

Hell for Certain

A Belgian style ale.

Bad Frog Beer

Bad Frog beer is a light colored amber beer with a moderate hop and medium body character

Flying Dog in Heat Wheat

German-style Hefeweizen

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Interesting image showing U.S. Breweries per capita.

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Read the full article here: http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/04-13-2009/US-Breweries-per-Capita-Map-143

$1,060,000 - Diva Vodka

$255,000 - Spluch Tequila

$160,000 - Chateau Lafite 1787

$90,000 - Chateau d’Yquem 1787

$75,000 - The Macallan Fine and Rare Collection, 1926, 62 Years OldOriginally listed at $38,000, a bottle was sold to a South Korean businessman in 2005 for $75,000.

$51,000 - Wray and Nephew Jamaican Rum (1940)

$43,500 - 1775 Sherry from the Massandra collection

Thanks to FlushRush for this great article. Read the original article here: http://flushrush.com/top-7-worlds-most-expensive-bottles-of-alcohol/

I’m not sure if this video has been edited, but it sure is a cool video. This could be the best beer pong player alive!

One of the common denominator for most college parties is the presence of beer. At times, this beverage can be free-flowing, and party-goers come up with interesting ways of consuming it. They would even think of games to make beer drinking more fun. With that said, perhaps the most popular beer-derived game of the modern era is Beer Pong, also known as Beirut to some.  

Basically, Beer Pong is a game that involves trying to shoot a ping pong ball into a cup of beer. If the ball goes in, the rival team has to drink the contents of that cup. The more balls sunk, the more beer consumed, thus making the competition less likely to be accurate with their shots. The team that gets the opponent to drink all the cups of beer wins.  

What used to be a silly game among college coeds has now become a popular party event for many. The origins of Beer Pong, according to Wikipedia, may be traced to fraternity parties in Dartmouth College back in the 1950’s to 1960’s. The older versions of this game used ping pong paddles to maneuver the ball, but today, Beer Pong can simply be played with a table, a ping pong ball, some cups, and some beer. To be able to win, you should have more than just shooting skills, but a pretty good tolerance for alcohol as well.  

How is Beer Pong played, anyway? First, there are two teams with two members each, and they occupy opposite ends of a long table. The table is set up with cups positioned in a triangle, one in front of each team. The cups are filled from a quarter to a third of the way up with beer. Though the rules can vary depending on who plays, usually, one team gets to shoot two ping pong balls first, before the other team does the same. In some parties, a cup of water is placed nearby so the ping pong ball is washed in between turns.  

Because this game has gathered a lot of fans, there are now companies that manufacture Beer Pong tables and even Beer Pong kits. These special tables are already delineated with measurements for distance. There are also kits with official Beer Pong cups to be used, already with markings to help when pouring the exact amount of beer. Besides the various products for the game, there is actually a worldwide competition for Beer Pong fanatics, known as the WSOBP, or World Series of Beer Pong.  

Besides being a skills-oriented game and a worldwide phenomenon, beer pong has also inspired the making of many films. Of course, the usual central theme for these flicks is rowdy college parties and crazy stunts. Regardless of media popularity, beer pong continues to be an element of many fun-filled events among friends. Maybe you should give beer pong a try, and even start a tournament of your own, too. Next time you give a party, think of this nifty game as a way to break the ice while still enjoying your beer!

As many people believe, nothing soothes the senses better than an ice cold bottle of beer. But besides enjoying this worldwide beverage, wouldn’t you want to know some interesting facts and stats about it? 

Beer actually has an interesting history to tell. Even before 6,000 BC, Ancient Sumerians and Babylonians crushed grains of barley, dried the mass, and allowed the mixture to be mixed with water. The extract is then fermented with microorganisms. After the extract has been stored for a period of time, an alcoholic beverage is produced. This process with barley has also been recorded in Ancient Egypt, at around 2400 BC. Much later, in the Middle East, more sophisticated brewing and storing methods developed.  

The more familiar methods of producing beers may be credited to the Anglo Saxons during the Middle Ages as well as the Germans in the 11^th century. In fact, most of the terms used in breweries today were derived from local languages from these regions. When the Germans developed a bottom fermenting process in the 14^th century, the product was known as lager, which came from “lagern” or to store. When the Industrial Revolution boomed in Europe, machines made the brewing process more efficient, and also made the beer taste better. 

There are different types of beers known today. And on top of that, many countries around the world have their own special method of brewing them, giving each type of beverage a distinctive flavor. Here is an overview of the basic types of beers: 

Ales 

Ales were made by the British from the fermentation of malt with yeast. These differ from lagers based on how fermenting is done, where yeast is allowed to rise to the top of the batch before it is removed by skimming. Depending on the malt extract, different strengths of ales are produced, such as pale ale, mild ale, stout, bitter, and more. 

Lagers 

Lagers come from a bottom fermenting process, first done by the Germans in the 1400’s. Most lagers are darker and sweeter because of the roasting of the malt prior to fermentation, while some lagers are made from barley or malted wheat. Examples of well-known lagers in Europe are the pilsner, Dortmunder, bock, and Marzbier, to name a few.  

Specialty Beers 

There is an even wider range of choices when you opt for specialty beers. By varying the fermenting process, different beer flavors and alcohol content are achieved. An example is light beer, where excess alcohol is evaporated or filtered off after fermentation, resulting in less than 2 percent alcohol content. Low calorie beers for weight-watchers are produced by adding special enzymes to the brew, thus reducing the amount of high calorie carbohydrates and making these compounds more fermentable.  

Homebrew Beers 

Just like wine, beer also has its connoisseurs. In fact, there are those who choose to brew their own beers, so that they create a unique flavor that they can enjoy any time. There are now kits and equipment that can be purchased, so people can add their own ingredients to be able to come up with a one of a kind beer.