Bud Light Issues Cease And Desist Order
Bud Light issues a cease-and-desist order [sorta] via a town crier…
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Carling Black Label Releases Powerful Ad
Carling Black Label – South Africa’s largest beer brand – has released a powerful advertisement directed against stopping abuse against women in their country [South Africa’s abuse rate is five times higher than the global average]. The ad campaign is entitled No Excuse.
Stone Ripper Pale Ale Released Upon The World
Stone Brewing Berlin has released their Ripper Pale Ale upon the world. Stone’s Ripper Pale Ale is presented as a San-Diego style pale ale but it actually contains hops from the Australia and Germany as well as the USA’s West Coast. German hop varieties used in Stone’s Ripper Pale Ale include Hallertauer Blanc, Hüll Melon […]
Hopscotch Releases Vermont Single Malt
Hopscotch has released – in collaboration with local brewery, Stone Corral – the second edition of their Vermont Single Malt whiskey. Hopscotch Vermont Single Malt was distilled with assistance from Stone Corral’s Scotch Ale. Only 700 bottles of Hopscotch Vermont Single Malt whiskey will be made available in both Vermont and Massachusetts.
Fuller’s Releases 2017 Vintage Ale
London brewery Fuller’s has released their 2017 edition of Vintage Ale. Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2017 uses the Denali hop, along with the Target and Goldings hop varieties while also introducing a new malting barley called the Laureate. All bottles of Fuller’s 2017 Vintage Ale are individually numbered. Fuller’s 2017 Vintage Ale 8.5% alcohol by volume.
The Naming Origins Of Some Beer And Whisky Brands
If you were ever wondering how a certain beer or whisky came to have its name and you did not have time or want to bother Googling it – Mental Floss has the explanations for some of them, including Budweiser, Crown Royal, Jack Daniel, Jameson, Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker, Stella Artois and Yuengling…
It’s Miller-Bashing Time…Natty
Taking “natty” – the hipster play on the words “natural” or “national” depending on who you are talking to – for a new ride, Anheuser-Busch, the makers of Natural Light, their reduced-calorie brand beer, is employing supermodel Marisa Miller to take on her namesake and A-B’s rival, Miller Lite. MillerCoors – purveyors of Miller Lite […]
Bud Light Is Not Complex
Bud Light is not complex, it has four ingredients – barley, hops, rice and water – a fact they would like to point out with a jab toward craft beers in their latest commercial which debuted this week…