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Budweiser Allegedly Watered Down Beer 5 California Craft Alternatives

Anheuser-Busch InBev is being sued by consumers in Pennsylvania, California and New Jersey with companion suits coming from Ohio and Colorado, Bloomberg reports. The complaint filed in Philadelphia alleges that the alcohol content in a variety of Anheuser-Busch products is overstated, which would vi ... More >>

Budweiser Magnum Soon to be the Costliest Beer in India

Last week Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that the new Budweiser Magnum will become the highest priced super-premium beer in India, Economic Times reports. The strong, American-style lager will debut in a 650 ml bottle (22 oz. bomber) for 150 rupees. Is that a wildly high price? While 150 Rs comes in ... More >>

Top 5 Mexican Beers: What to Drink Before Tequila

Let's face it, Mexico isn't exactly a major player in the current craft beer revolution. But that doesn't mean that its long tradition of easy-drinking European-style lagers is something to be overlooked. Sure, the cerveza market is just as consolidated and macro-dominated as the United States' was ... More >>

Bockfest 2012: A Recap of Hollywood's Answer to Beerfest

If the movie Beerfest was real and it happened to take place in Los Angeles, it would probably be a lot like Bockfest. The second annual beer festival took place at The Vanguard in Hollywood and reeled in hundreds last Saturday, January 14. The newish event was organized by the Marketing firm, Barce ... More >>

Beer Tips: Scoring "Real" Guinness Corona "Familiar" (Ziploc Baggie Sipping Optional)

jgarbeeGuinness Foreign Extra Stout And Black Lager​We've been hearing a lot about Guinness' new release, a shift into the realm of black lagers (historically known as German schwarzbier) that have been the microbrew buzz recently for their light body (like a lager) yet full-on dark stout flav ... More >>

The Man Who Drank Nothing but Beer Wrote a Book About It

Courtesy J. Wilson.​J. Wilson, the man who survived on beer for 46 days, has lived to tell the tale -- in book format, naturally. When we spoke with Wilson back in April (Part 1, Part 2), he was in the midst of his Lenten fast, subsisting on nothing but water and rich, malty doppelbock, a st ... More >>

The Top 5 Things Women Need to Know About Beer

Flickr/Brenderouspints of beer​ Guys and beer go hand in hand like sand and surf. Chicks drink wine or some fruity mixed drink, right? That stereotype, deserved or not, seems to be changing as more and more women are learning to love a fine craft beer. Evidence? The growing percentage of w ... More >>

The Man Who Drank Only Beer, Part 1: Interview with a Part-Time Monk

J. Wilson from Diary of a Part-Time Monk​Millions of people the world over are giving up something for Lent, but few are doing it as publicly or as interestingly as J. Wilson, who's consuming nothing but beer for the 46 days leading up to Easter. The 38-year-old Iowa native, who lives eight mi ... More >>