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Seeing Starz: Drunk at the Denver Film Festival

Colonel Hector Bravado | Posted 12.03.2009 | Denver

Read More: Pub-Crawl, Starz Denver Film Festival, Denveater, Denver-Bars, Cocktails, Bars, Beer, Drinking, Denver News
Colonel Hector Bravado

In this week's adventure, Denver food writer and cocktail poetess Denveater shares her sketchbook from a two-week whirlwind of bars, receptions, lounges, afterparties and more bars.

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Sam Adams Utopia: Rare $150 Beer Is 27 Percent Alcohol

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Sam Adams, $150 Beer, Jim Koch, Beer, Sam Adams Utopia, Extreme Beer, Ipa, 27 Percent Alcohol, Business News

BOSTON — It is banned in 13 states and sure doesn't come in a six-pack. The maker of Samuel Adams beer has released an updated version of its bie...

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Beer Gone Nuclear Can Only Lead To Mutual Assured Destruction

Russ Wellen | Posted 12.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Tactical Nuclear Penguin, High Alcohol Content, Nuclear, Beer, Food, Brewdog, Style News
Russ Wellen

If BrewDog's new beer was called "Strategic Nuclear," the wary drinker might fear the high alcohol content would lay waste to him, her, or the whole bar.

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Cocaethylene Studied: Cocaine, Alcohol Mix To Create Toxic 3rd Chemical

The Observer | Jamie Doward | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Uk, Social Drinking, Beer, Addiction, Liver, Drugs, Coke, Heart Problems, Liquor, Social Drug Use, Cocaethylene, Health, Alcohol, Wine, Us, Medicine, Heart Failure, Cocaine, Living News

Drug addiction clinics say they are becoming increasingly concerned by the health risks associated with the chemical -- the only known example of the ...

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It's the Great Pumpkin Beer, Andy Brown!

Gregory Daurer | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Food, Squash Ale, Beer Breweries, Pumpkin Ale, Microbrews, Peanuts, Beer, Microdistillery, Thanksgiving, Denver News
Gregory Daurer

In general, pumpkin beers have similar flavors to that popular Thanksgiving Day desert: pumpkin pie. Beers brewed with pumpkin fly off the shelves at this time of year.

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Cost of Beer Unlikely To Fall Despite Plummeting Hops Prices, Crop Surplus

oregonlive.com | John Foyston | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Farming, Beer, Agriculture, Washington, Crop Shortage, Oregon, Hops, Harvesting, Business News

The hops shortage of 2007 is over, buried in a glut of unsold hops. Don't expect craft beer prices to follow -- the $5 pint and $9 six-pack are likely...

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Mr. and Mrs. Excitement

Jerry Zezima | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, Television, Marriage, Baby Boomers, Pizza, Hamburgers, Humor, Honeymoon, Books, Beer, Psychology, Mri, Barbados, Living News
Jerry Zezima

Sue and I are anything but boring. In 31 years of wedded bliss, we have led the most exciting lives that two people who haven't done much can possibly lead.

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Drunkest Guy Ever, Silent Film Version (VIDEO)

Posted 10.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Drunkest Guy, Chaplin, Convenience Store, Silent Film, Beer, Drunk Guy, Silent-Movie, Funny Videos, Drunkest Guy Ever, Comedy News

On its own, this priceless minimart security footage of a clearly inebriated man trying to buy more beer (POSTED BELOW) is pretty hilarious. Whoever a...

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Smutty Snow White Beer Ad Offends Disney

Telegraph | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Australia, Advertising, Beer, Jamieson, Family Friendliness, Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Business News

The x-rated advertisement, for Jamieson's Raspberry Ale, depicts the fairytale heroine blowing smoke rings while lying in bed with seven semi-clad dwa...

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Beer-Loving Wisconsin Debating Tax Increase On Suds

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Beer, Wisconsin Beer, Wisconsin Beer Tax, Wisconsin Beer Tax Increase, Wisconsin Breweries, Beer Lobby, Millercoors, Chicago News

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Wisconsin Tailgate Brat Tub Recipe

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 10.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Tailgate, Wisconsin, Sausage, Sauerkraut, Football, Beer, Potato Salad, Green Bay, Bratwurst, Mustard, Tailgating, Klement's, University of Wisconsin, Brats, Fry Out, Usinger's, Mt. Horeb, Sheboygan, Johnsonville, Style News
Craig

In this recipe we take a classic Wisconsin technique and riff on it slightly. The brats are simmered first in beer, then grilled, then the beer is made into a sauce, and the brats simmer in the sauce. Touchdown!

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Spending On Alcohol

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Economy, University of Michigan, Beer, Economic Crisis, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Youth Radio, Drinking and Driving, Wine, Lauren Silverman, Binge Drinking, Youthradio, Drinking Age, Drinking, Addiction & Recovery, Health, Living News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

They say to start saving when you're young. After my 21st birthday I took this advice and made a commitment to cut down on spending. Unfortunately, beginning to save and turning 21 seem to mix about as well as Bailey's Irish cream and lime juice.

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Australian Racing Fans Limited To "Only" 24 Beers A Day (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Sports, Bathurst 1000, Australia, Australian, Beer, Slidepoll, Bathurst, Wine, Binge Drinking, The Great Race, Drinking, Beers Racing Australia, 24 Beers, Australians Limited to 24 Beers, Australian Racing Fans, Australia 24 Beers, Australia Restrict Wine 4 Liters, Ausy Race 1 Slab a Day, Australia 24 Beers a Day, Aussie Racing Fans Limited to 24, Australians Limited to 24 Beers Per Day, World News

Australian police are gearing up for an annual crackdown on motor-racing fans - limiting race-goers to 24 cans of beer a day. The BBC reported that...

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The Best iPhone Apps For Beer Lovers (PHOTOS, POLL)

Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.01.2009 | Technology

Read More: Beer Apps, Slidepoll, Beer Lover, Beer, Iphone, Beer Iphone, Drinking Iphone Apps, iPhone Apps, Technology News

Love beer? There's an app for that. Due to some cruel twist of technological fate, we can have phones, cameras, video recorders, and even the entire ...

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Making Beer From Rainwater (VIDEO)

Posted 11.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Rain, Harvested Rainwater, Green Living, Sustainability, Beer, Atlanta, Local Food, Green News, Green Beer, Local, Video, Green News

After massive rains and flooding in the area, rainwater isn't going to waste at the the 5 Seasons Brewing in Atlanta, GA. The local brewery uses 100%...

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Q&A: Bad Boy Author Tucker Max Makes a Movie and Survives, So Far

Brad Balfour | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Assholes, Jesse Bradford, Hell, Beer, Tucker Max, Sexual Liberation, Playboy, Richard Kelly, Male Chauvinism, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

Web phenomenon, book author and now film producer Tucker Max became an accidental Bad Boy through a combination of drink, smoke, willing women, too much testosterone and the Internet.

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Imagine a Great Beer City (Part Two)

Gregory Daurer | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Great American Beer Festival, Bill Ritter, Denver Beer Fest, Elise Wiggins, Elway's, Beer, Culinary School of the Rockies, Colorado Governor's Mansion, Food, Capitol Hill Denver, Panzano, Denver News
Gregory Daurer

Where did I find beers from 15 Colorado breweries and food from the Culinary School of the Rockies? The Governor's Mansion, of all places.

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Denver Beer Fest: What's Colorado's Best Brew? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Great American Beer Festival, Avery, Breckenridge Brewery, Ska Brewing, Left Hand Brewing, Mayor Hickenlooper, Boulder Beer, Denver Beer Fest, Beer, Slidepoll, New Belgium Brewing Company, Wynkoop Brewing, Beerfest in Colorado, Beer Denver September 22, October Fest in Colorado, Colorado Beer Vote, Denver News

With the sold-out Great American Beer Festival just around the corner and Oktoberfest season in full swing, it's officially beer drinking season. ...

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Imagine a Great Beer City

Gregory Daurer | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Great American Beer Festival, Beer Ice Cream, German Beer, Beer, Oktoberfest, John Hickenlooper, Denver, Colorado, Great Beer City, Denver News
Gregory Daurer

It's unlikely that any other American city has ever gone as far out of its way to position itself as The Great Beer City in quite the way that Denver is going about it through this next week.

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Forest Service Apologizes for Slurs Against Latinos

Claire Walter | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: U.S. Forest Service, Marijuana Growing, Usfs, Gil Quintana, Colorado Latino Forum, Smuggling, Latinos, Beer, Immigration, Polly Baca, Denver News
Claire Walter

After Latinos complained, the Forest Service revised its marijuana cultivation warning from tortilla wrappers and Tecate cans to "fertilizer, irrigation pipes and equipment, and large trash."

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Goose Island, Craft Brewers Doing Well Despite Recession

Chicago Tribune | Mike Hughlett | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Goose Island, Craft Beers, Microbrews, Beer Sales Recession, Beer, Beer Sales Economy, Food, Chicago Beer, Chicago News

With an ugly recession raging this spring, Goose Island Beer Co. launched Sophie, a high-end Belgian-style brew with a retail price of $8 to $9 per 22...

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Beer Prices Will Rise, Say Nation's Two Largest Brewers

latimes.com | Jerry Hirsch | Posted 09.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Millercoors, Anheuser-Busch, Beer Prices, Beer, Business News

Here's some sobering news: Beer prices are going up. The nation's two largest beer sellers said Tuesday that they planned to raise prices, although...

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HuffPost Readers' Favorite Beers: See Them All And Pick Your Favorite! (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Readers Favorite Beers, Microbrews, Beer, Slidepoll, Microbreweries, Beer Month, Local Beer, Huffington Post Beer, Green News

We asked you, dear readers, to tell us about your favorite local beers or the tastiest brews that are doing right by Mother Earth. You really came thr...

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How To Brew Your Own Beer

Huffington Post | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Home Brewery, Micro Brewing, Beer at Home, Home Brewing, DIY Beer, Make Your Own Beer, Malt, Beer, Malt Extract, Green Living, Micro Brewery, Brewery, Yeast, Green News

If you're a big beer fan, especially a micro-beer fan, then there's no better way to spend your summer afternoon than getting down and dirty with maki...

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This Week In Green: Obamas Park Hopping, Meat-Eating Plants, Activists Run Amok And More (PHOTOS)

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Carnivorous Plants, Chevy Volt, Obesity, This Week in Green, Beer, Fast Food, Green News
Katherine Goldstein

Even though it's the slow news month of August, we had plenty going on at HuffPost Green -- It's beer month, for Godsakes. Check out my favorite stories of the week and pick your fave.

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