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Nachos? Check. Beer? Check.
... Defibrillator?

Jan 31, 2008 4:41 PM CST

Nachos? Check. Beer? Check. ... Defibrillator?

Researchers confirm higher heart attack risk for nail-biting fans

(Newser) - Viewers with weak hearts might want to stick to the commercials this Super Sunday, as a New England Journal of Medicine study shows a clear correlation between intense sports matches and spikes in heart attacks, the Los Angeles Times reports. In Germany during the 2006 World Cup, heart troubles jumped...

British Cleric to Pope: Party On!

Jan 29, 2008 1:14 PM CST

British Cleric to Pope: Party On!

Archbishop of York knows Bavarian pontiff likes brew

(Newser) - An Anglican archbishop from the land of Monty Python brought Pope Benedict a hoppy Holy Grail this month, reports the Guardian. Archbishop of York John Sentamu had heard that Benedict liked Black Sheep, so he brought along the British ale and a custom brew dubbed Holy Grail to his audience...

Newcastle Sells for $15.2B

Jan 25, 2008 12:00 PM CST

Newcastle Sells for $15.2B

Carlsburg, Heineken divvy up UK brewer

(Newser) - After months of playing hard-to-get, UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle has agreed to a $15.2 billion takeover bid from Carlsberg and Heineken. The offer tops a bid rejected in March by 11.1%, Forbes reports. Experts expected S&N to squeeze out a better deal, especially after it filed...

Toasting the Holidays, the Green Way

Dec 20, 2007 5:05 PM CST

Toasting the Holidays, the Green Way

Sales of organic spirits, beers, wines on the rise despite high prices

(Newser) - This holiday season, you can drink responsibly, at least when it comes to the environment. Organic spirits, beers, and wines are the new growth sector of the industry, as consumers are increasingly on the look-out for green alternatives, MSNBC reports. But while an organic pint may not contain chemical preservatives...

Belgian Monks Balance Brewing and Benediction

Nov 29, 2007 6:42 PM CST

Belgian Monks Balance Brewing and Benediction

'Insatiable' thirst complicates simple life

(Newser) - A Belgian monastery is struggling to balance the growing global craving for Westvleteren, the "holy grail of beers," with its devout way of life, the Wall Street Journal reports. Customers are limited to two cases per month of the St. Sixtus brew, which the monks neither label nor...

Are Brits
Less Stout
of Heart?

Nov 23, 2007 3:15 PM CST

Are Brits Less Stout of Heart?

UK sales of Guinness slip as pub-goers seek more 'refreshing' pints

(Newser) - The champion of breakfast beers the world over, Guinness is facing stiff competition from more refreshing lagers targeting the after-work crowd. Sales in in Britain were off 13% in each of the last 2 years, the BBC reports, and in Ireland, where the black stout has been the best-selling beer...

Before It Was Chocolate,
It Was Beer

Nov 13, 2007 8:24 AM CST

Before It Was Chocolate, It Was Beer

Sweet treat traced to celebratory Honduran brew 3,100 years ago

(Newser) - Chocolate had its origins at least 3,100 years ago in Central America not as a sweet treat but as a celebratory beer-like beverage, reported scientists yesterday after analyzing residues from ancient pottery vessels. The earliest beverages made from cacao—the source of chocolate—likely were produced by fermenting the...

Best Places to Knock Back a Few

Nov 3, 2007 8:04 PM CDT

Best Places to Knock Back a Few

Finding a good bar is about the atmosphere— otherwise you might as well imbibe at home

(Newser) - You know a great bar when you're in one, Esquire posits. The magazine knows more than a few, from "Christ-this-is-a-dive" dives to classy cocktail lounges. He're a sample of their favorites, from around the country:

Mac's Club Deuce, Miami Beach, Florida
Callaghan's Irish Social Club, Mobile, Alabama
The Globe,

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America's Best Regional Brews

Nov 1, 2007 12:28 PM CDT

America's Best Regional Brews

Beer gets interesting with a surge of flavors from unexpected locals

(Newser) - Beer isn't alcohol's second-class citizen any longer. To California chef and beer expert Sang Yoon, it's worthy of as much respect-—and connoisseurship—as any of its grape-based cousins. Food & Wine asked the "beer provocateur" for her five favorite regional brews:

Alaskan Brewing Company Alaskan Amber (Juneau, AK)

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Five Worst Hangovers Ever

Oct 27, 2007 5:48 PM CDT

Five Worst Hangovers Ever

(Newser) - Think you know how to tie on one? You're a piker compared to these historical debauches:

Admiral Edward Russell's 17th-century throwdown. His punch had 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of Malaga wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and 5 pounds of

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Beer War Brewing in Europe

Oct 17, 2007 1:35 PM CDT

Beer War Brewing in Europe

Carlsberg, Heineken may bid for Newcastle parent

(Newser) - Trouble could be brewing as two European brewers draw a bead on one of the UK’s top suds makers, Scottish & Newcastle. Copenhagen-based Carlsberg and Amsterdam’s Heineken are negotiating to form a consortium to buy the brewer of Newcastle Brown Ale for as much as $14 billion, the ...

Miller, Coors Merge US Ventures

Oct 9, 2007 12:58 PM CDT

Miller, Coors Merge US Ventures

New beer behemoth could challenge Anheuser-Busch

(Newser) - Molson Coors Brewing Co. and SABMiller PLC today agreed to combine their US operations and form beer behemoth MillerCoors, which could dent the traditional dominance of Anheuser-Busch. The Budweiser manufacturer—which controls almost 50% of the US beer market, compared with Miller’s 20% and Coors’ 11%—may feel pressured...

Suds Make You Smarter

Oct 3, 2007 5:55 PM CDT

Suds Make You Smarter

Kiwi study shows booze is good for the brain

(Newser) - An apple a day, a daily vitamin, a pint of beer? New Zealand scientists who fed rats zero, modest and heavy amounts of ethanol learned that moderate daily alcohol intake will improve memory, reports the Register. The breakthrough, touted last week by Scientific American, is "similar to a glass...

Start-ups Tap
the Passion
for Beer Pong

Aug 29, 2007 4:48 PM CDT

Start-ups Tap the Passion for Beer Pong

Young alums find business opportunity in college drinking game

(Newser) - Weaving along the path more famously trod by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, recent grads are cashing in on the popularity of the college drinking game beer pong, the Journal reports. With young alums bringing the pastime—which blends ping-pong and beer chugging—out into the real world, entrepreneurs are...

Alcohol May Lower Risk of Kidney Cancer

Aug 25, 2007 5:48 PM CDT

Alcohol May Lower Risk of Kidney Cancer

Still probably bad for your liver, though

(Newser) - Adding to the cacophony of conflicting recommendation about alcohol consumption, a new study finds that drinking two or more glasses of red wine might reduce your risk of kidney cancer. In a study comparing the drinking habits of kidney cancer patients to others, red-wine drinkers had 40% lower risk than...

Lifting That Glass Boosts Cancer Risk

Jul 31, 2007 9:13 AM CDT

Lifting That Glass Boosts Cancer Risk

Single large glass of wine a day ups colon cancer odds by 10%

(Newser) - What's a bloke to do? After the reassuring news that a glass of red wine a day helps fend off heart disease, now comes a British study that one large glass—or a pint of beer—increases the risk of colon cancer by 10%. ""The research shows quite...

Don't Take Me Out to These Ballgames

Jul 25, 2007 5:32 PM CDT

Don't Take Me Out to These Ballgames

10-cent beer night and 4 other ballpark promotions gone foul

(Newser) - Free flashlights or fireworks can be fun, but some ballpark gimmicks haven't worked out so well. For example:

10-Cent Beer Night, Cleveland Municipal Stadium, 1974. Arriving tipsy, a number of fans disrobed or otherwise behaved badly; 9 people were arrested.
Disco Demolition Night, Comiskey Park, 1979. Fans turned their disco

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Bags of Corn, Beer Make for Fun in the Midwest

Jun 28, 2007 6:45 PM CDT

Bags of Corn, Beer Make for Fun in the Midwest

An old backyard pastime is gaining followers, major sponsors

(Newser) - An uncomplicated game called Cornhole is sweeping the Midwest, attracting players from bars to church picnics. Competing teams toss 1lb bags of dry corn at a 6-inch hole carved into a wooden platform. Said to have originated in Cincinnati as a backyard diversion, Cornhole is now spreading to such cities...

What Do You Get When You Mix Pizza and Beer?

Jun 18, 2007 6:56 AM CDT

What Do You Get When You Mix Pizza and Beer?

He calls it pizza beer

(Newser) - In a garage in the exurbs of Chicago Tom Seefurth has labored quietly to develop, refine, bottle, and bring to market the ultimate beverage – pizza beer. With a head redolent with oregano, basil, tomatoes and, yes, garlic, he believes he has finally succeeded. And Seefurth has even found an...

Wine Buzz Grows, Beer Flattens

May 31, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

Wine Buzz Grows, Beer Flattens

The beer class is finally embracing the grape, Slate says

(Newser) - The American middle class has become connoisseurs of everything—coffee, '80s Japanese garage-rock bands, environmentalist toilet paper, and now wine, writes Slate's Field Maloney. Fermented grape juice doubled its audience in the past decade, while consumption of lower-brow beer stagnated. And for the first time in history, Americans pollees prefer...