Mid August. Temperature here in Florida has decreased to the mid nineties. The days are getting shorter (how come the work days aren’t getting shorter!). Football Preseason football games are on television. Lying politicians are filling the airwaves with obnoxious political ads. Fall must be right around the corner. As I walked through the beer [...]
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Are You Sure that Beer is from a Craft Brewery?
I call it camouflage marketing. I fell victim to this ploy a few weeks ago. For my Year in Beer challenge I am always on the lookout for beers that I have not had before. I try to stay away from the mega brewers offerings as much as possible. While browsing the beer aisle at [...]
The Captain Has Turned On the Draft Beer Drinking Sign
Often times I find myself wondering what the next great beer drinking invention will be. I had figured the Vortex bottle was probably going to be it. You know you are getting near the end of the beer drinking invention list when the Vortex bottle makes it debut. But then I read this story out [...]
World Cup Beer Shenanigans
World Cup. Penalty kicks, offsides, and ambush marketing. Ambush…what??? Yesterday, during the Netherlands vs. Denmark match, some beer shenanigans broke out. Broke out the orange miniskirts that is. 36 women switched out of their outer clothes to reveal orange miniskirts underneath. Bavaria NV (a large Dutch Brewery) has been selling special eight-packs of beer including [...]
Help Clean the Gulf Oil Leak by Drinking Beer
Tampa Bay Brewing Company (Tampa, FL) has announced that they will be serving up a specially brewed beer on Friday June 11, 2010 to help with the oil cleanup effort of marine life along the gulf coast. The beer, named New Horizon will be a blonde style of beer with a twist of being black [...]
Beer Challenges
As many of you know I am in the final couple of months of my Year in Beer Challenge, 365 different beers in 365 days. And while it has been fun, I will be glad when it is over. But I am not the only one who has attempted their own beer related challenge. Last [...]
Fiscal Crisis = Pabst Blue Ribbon
Over the past few weeks the Beer Living household has been hit with some large repair bills. Nothing decimates the beer budget more than several thousand dollars for unplanned auto and home expenses. So to help balance the budget, I decided to go the cheap beer route. In this case, less than three dollars for [...]
American Craft Beer Week Starts Today
May 17 starts the official, government sanctioned American Craft Beer Week. Years ago the unsanctioned version lasted only a day or two. But Craft Beer is getting so big it now takes an entire week. I’m not sure what one is supposed to do during American Craft Beer Week, other than drink American Craft Beer. [...]
Beer Living is Still Living
I am sure that you have noticed that lack of recent posts at Beer Living. Well, I’m back. After a couple of small road trips and a very hectic work and home schedule, I once again can get back to drinking and writing about beer. Actually I can get back to writing about beer as [...]
Drink Two Beers and Call Me in the Morning
The weather is warming, the days are getting longer and beer festivals are occurring practically every weekend. So what is going on at Beerliving? Sore throats, stuffy noses, and coughs throughout the night. And the worse part? I can’t taste my beer! But luckily there are some health benefits of beer. From the 1894 version [...]