Pudknocker Brewing

Samuel Adams brews 'Space Craft' beer with Inspiration4-flown hops

The "race to space" continues...

Samuel Adams brews 'Space Craft' beer with Inspiration4-flown hops Samuel Adams is ready to toast the world's first "all-civilian" orbital spaceflight with a beer made using hops flown on the private mission. The Boston-based brewery has announced "Space Craft," its Inspiration4-inspired special release.

Steven Spurrier died, earlier today. He was at home, at Bride Valley, surrounded by family. Steven was a pioneer in wine - a visionary who never lost his passion for new projects, new discoveries and the world of wine. He will always be remembered for founding the Académie du Vin, the celebrated Judgement of Paris and in recent years, the Académie du Vin Library and, together with his wife Bella, the Bride Valley Vineyard in Dorset, England – as well as much else besides. He was also a hugely loved husband, father and grandfather. He will be sorely missed, not just by his immediate family and friends, but by people right across the world of wine. His enthusiasm and love of wine will live on through Bride Valley, the Académie du Vin Library, the relaunched Académie du Vin in Canada and through the work of the many wine makers, wine writers and wine educators he championed.

A memorial will be organised in due course.

9th March 2021

Scientists Discovered How to Ferment Coffee Grounds into 80-Proof Liquor

What a time to be alive!!!

coffeeordie.com What they found was a liquid that looked like coffee, tasted like coffee, and smelled like coffee — except this new coffee was 40% alcohol.

Virus turns off the beer taps as Munich cancels Oktoberfest

This entire COVID-19 thing just got serious: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-oktoberfest/virus-turns-off-the-beer-taps-as-munich-cancels-oktoberfest-idUSKBN2230RY

reuters.com Munich's Oktoberfest, the world's largest popular festival, where revellers from all over the globe swig beer by the litre and sing along to oompah bands, fell victim on Tuesday to the coronavirus pandemic.

CMS Advanced Deductive Tasting

You like wine - we like wine. And if you would like to know more about how Sommeliers deduce the vintage and varietal of a particular glass - here is a video from the experts:

guildsomm.com This is the first in a series of free webinars to support your studies in this challenging time. We are partnering with the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas, to provide some of their seminars, beginning with this first installment. We are al...

#NewNormal

Skeptoid Podcast

From the archives: We point the skeptical eye at five popular beliefs about alcoholic beverages.

Russian River Brewing to release Pliny the Younger in bottles for the first time

https://www.sfgate.com/beer/article/Russian-River-Pliny-the-Younger-beer-bottles-14930324.php

sfgate.com Nothing is impossible, beer fans: After more than 15 years of brewing the world-famous and sparsely available triple IPA Pliny the Younger, Santa Rosa's Russian River Brewing Company will release it in bottles for the first time in early 2020, from February 7-20.

New Glarus Brewing Co.

Yes, this actually happened -- some spotted cows came to visit the home of Spotted Cow!

Cider season is approaching...

Know your apples before you go apple picking...

eCornell

Love beer? Learn to taste and evaluate beers while gaining working knowledge of beer styles, ingredients, and production methods.

Virginia ABC tops $1 billion in sales as new authority updates old monopoly; Tito's Handmade vodka led sales at $42.1M.

Monopoly much, Virginia?!

richmond.com Virginia is cashing in a $1 billion bet on its 85-year-old state liquor monopoly.

Gizmodo

It won't make you glow.

Drink in the News of Chateau Picard Wine

Coming to a planet near you...

startrek.com Let’s all raise a toast to Wines That Rock, which has introduced Star Trek Wines – including a 2016 Chateau Picard Cru Bourgeois from Bordeaux, France, and a Special Reserve United Federation of Planets Old Vine Zinfandel -- a collection of special vintages inspired by the vast Star Trek univers...

Driver uses case of beer as booster seat for 2-year-old

That's not an DOT-approved device...

kron4.com Police say the law requires children under 40 pounds to be secured in a child car seat and children under the age of 8 and 80 pounds require a booster seat.

Boston Beer Company and Dogfish Head Agree to Merge in $300 Million Deal | Brewbound.com

Wow...

brewbound.com Eight years ago, Dogfish Head and Boston Beer Company teamed up to brew a collaboration beer for the annual SAVOR craft beer and food pairing experience. Today, the two companies announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement valued at about $300 million. The deal is expected to close in the...

Schlafly Beer Launches Lunar Lager Pack to Commemorate Apollo 11 • thefullpint.com

More "beer from beyond" #Apollo50

thefullpint.com (St. Louis, MO) – Schlafly Beer, the largest locally owned craft brewery in St. Louis, announces the release of Lunar... read post

Budweiser brews limited lager for moon landing 50th anniversary | collectSPACE

#AstroBrew

collectspace.com Budweiser has brewed a new limited edition beer in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Discovery Reserve American Red Lager draws its recipe from a Budweiser blend that dates back to the time of the Apollo moon missions.

Our favorite beverage in our favorite town!

So named for U.S. Secret Service agent Clint Hill...

Beer lovers line up for Pliny the Younger IPA at Russian River Brewing Company

abc7news.com

This police department is looking for volunteers to get drunk

It IS in the name of safety, after all...

kron4.com The booze will even be provided by the police department. 

The knight who said “Ni!” is now an actual knight

qz.com "We want... a shrubbery!"

Alcohol and coffee can help you live past 90, study says

#Huzzah!

wusa9.com Researchers found that those who drink moderate amounts of beer or wine, along with two cups of coffee, increase their chances to live a long life.

#Priorities

"It's... it's... it is not green!"

If the captain is the brain of a starship, then the ship’s engineer is its heart. Aboard the Constitution-class Starship Enterprise, that heart is Chief Engineering Officer Montgomery Scott.

Today, with great pride, we announce Montgomery Scott Blended Scotch Whisky. A spirit that honors this extraordinary man and his extraordinary accomplishments with an authentic beverage, handcrafted and lovingly distilled in Scotland from the finest malted barley.

We hope you will join us in raising a glass to Starfleet’s finest engineer.

“Here’s to ye, lads!”

Order your bottles now: https://montgomeryscottscotch.com

#ScottyScotch
Star Trek

All the Wonderfully Weird Beers You Should Be Drinking

Drink deep of these "oat sodas"

wired.com 'Tis the season for Saison.

This Flu Season, Consider Whiskey over Modern Medicine

This, with a bucket of orange juice, works for me...

thrillist.com Way tastier than DayQuil.

This Chart Shows Just About Every Brewery in the U.S.

Wow!

mentalfloss.com Road trip?

Charles E. Hawkins Squadron, Texas Navy Association

Splice the Mainbrace!

Official Texas Navy Rum has arrived, available in the Galveston/Houston area at Spec's. Available in Light and Dark, in 750ml, 1.0l, and 1.2l bottles.

Are YOU an international beer expert? Because, according to this quiz, we are!!!

A new study suggests that people who don't drink alcohol are more likely to die young

All things in moderation...

businessinsider.com A new study found that non drinkers are more likely to die early than those who drink moderately.