A BREW FOR THE LIBIDO
Just when you thought the beers coming out of extreme brewing company BrewDog couldn’t get any stranger comes a new release: Royal Virility Performance, a beer that’s made with “herbal viagra”. Beer enthusiasts will recall that last summer BrewDog released a 55% ABV Belgian ale called The End of History... Read More
FOSTER’S: BOON OR BUST FOR BIDDERS?
Who will make the big bid? Foster’s beer group, which is expected to be valued at Australian $1O billion is one of the last big prizes in a globally consolidating beer market, although the sky-high Australian dollar – which recently reached a 29-year high against the dollar – could deter... Read More
THE FIRST CRAFT BEER CIGAR
Seasoning cigars in spirits is nothing new. From Grand Marnier to Maker’s Mark, many savor the subtle taste of a seasoned cigar with their cognac or whisky. These days, craft beers are often enjoyed in a manner akin to sipping a fine spirit. It’s only logical then that there should... Read More
THE END OF CARLSBERG’S FAMOUS SLOGAN . . . PROBABLY
It’s the end of an era. For nearly forty years Carlsberg has used the same slogan: “Probably the best lager in the world”. But that is soon to be no more as it’s being replaced by: “That calls for a Carlsberg”. Carlsberg has dumped the old slogan because it believes... Read More
BREWING’S BEST
The cream of the crop has been announced. The Brewers Association has released its annual lists reporting the top 5O brewing companies in the country, based on 2O1O beer sales volume. The two lists are theTop 5O Craft Brewing Companies, comprising small and independent craft brewers, and the Top 5O... Read More
THE RETURN OF THE GREEN FAIRY
Cocktail lovers, poets and artists rejoice: the French ban on absinthe production has been reversed. Known at the “green fairy”, absinthe was made illegal in France in 1915. The French move to lift the ban followed a 2OO9 bid by Switzerland to earmark absinthe as a regional product under the... Read More
WHISKY ON ICE
Whisky enthusiasts the world over must be salivating. Whyte & Mackay has finally recreated the century-old whisky buried under the Antarctic ice by explorer Ernest Shackleton. The company’s Master Blender, Richard Paterson, spent eight weeks marrying and blending a range of malts to get an exact replica of the 1OO-year-old... Read More
CONTROVERSY IN A CAN
Now that Four Loko has dumped the caffeine and hence, its buzz has fizzled, there’s a new controversy brewing. “Blast” by Colt 45 is a high alcohol malt beverage that comes in flavors such as strawberry lemonade and raspberry watermelon and has an alcohol content of 12%. Naturally, this has... Read More
ALCOHOL IS NO AMNESIAC!
If you’re drinking to forget you might want to forgo that next cocktail. It turns out that consuming alcohol just may help you remember more than you want. A new study from the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at The University of Texas at Austin says that intoxication... Read More
SPEYBURN SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
has kicked off the “Speyburn Golden Salmon Sweepstakes”. Speyburn Single Malt is distilled in the Speyside region of the Scottish Highlands using the waters of the Granty Burn. The Burn is connected to the River Spey, which is known for its world-class salmon fishing and the invention of the spey... Read More