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Stone Smoked Porter and Spicherhalde Alpkase
A creamy gruyere-style alpine cheese with a slight grassy finish from the Austrian/Bavarian border. Stone Smoked Porter, an opaque smoky-chocolaty stout, made with smoked malt, perfectly mellows the flavorful cheese.
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Monk and Cheese
By Vanessa of thebeercook.com
 Difficulty: Easy/Medium
"So I made some crab mac and cheese. Well I guess it's not technically macaroni, so rotini and cheese. Using beer adds a nice depth to macaroni and cheese, and Monk In The Trunk Organic Amber Ale was perfect for it. Not too light, not too strong, and it really enhanced the flavors of the cheese. Sipping the beer alongside the dish made for a delicious pairing."
Ingredients:
8 ounces pasta (rotini works well) 5 ounces crab meat
1/2 cup Monk in the Trunk
1 1/2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon flour
salt to taste Directions: Cook the pasta as you normally would. Melt one tablespoon of butter in a saucepan and add the chopped onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the milk and beer. Slowly add in the cheese while stirring. Whisk in the flour and season with salt. Remove from heat and add the cheese mixture and crab meat to the pasta. Place in a baking dish or ramekins. Combine the rest of the butter with the bread crumbs and coat the top of the pasta. Bake in a 400 degree oven until the top is golden brown. Pair the dish with Monk in the Trunk. For more of her recipes check out http://www.thebeercook.com/
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Fresh Beer Represents:
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Avery Brewing
Ayinger
Blue Point Brewing
Boulder Brewing
Belhaven Brewing Breckenridge Brewery
The Bruery
Cisco Brewers
Clipper City Brewing
Dogfish Head Brewing
Flying Dog Brewing
Gordon Biersch Brewing
Greene's Organic
Highland Brewing
Hoppin' Frog
Konig
Left Hand Brewing
Orval
Oskar Blues Brewing
Magic Hat Brewing Co.
Palm
Peak Organic Brewing Co. Pennsylvania Brewing
Red Brick Brewing
Rogue Ales
Saranac Brewing
Southern Tier Brewing Summit Brewing
Shipyard Brewing
Seadog Brewing
Steenbrugge
Stoudt's Brewing
Stone Brewing
St. John's Brewing
Terrapin Brewing
Timmermans
Well's & Young's
Westmalle
Victory Brewing
LOCAL FLORIDA BEERS :
Inlet Brewing (Monk in the Trunk),
Gordash Brewing (Holy Mackerel)
Cigar City Brewing
Saint Somewhere
Tequesta Brewing
The Native Brewing Brands (ie. The Eleven, Native Lager and Thunderhead Red),
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Total Wine and More carries a variety of Fresh Beer Craft Kegs for you to take home! This includes 1/6bbl (Slim) and 1/2bbl Kegs of many different styles and brands. Pre-ordering is necessary so please speak with your local Total Wine and More about available products.
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We've got cans! Dale's Pale was the first to lead this charge with cans...and now everyone is jumping in. We just launched Avery a couple of weeks ago. Their delicious IPA is the hoppiest beer in the country coming in a can and if hops aren't your thing then maybe the light and tasty White Rascal might be your speed. If you like it dark and delicious...try out Avery's Ellie's Brown named for Adam's labrador. It is a nice easy drinking brown ale that goes down smooth.
But that wasn't enough for Adam Avery, he had to put something in his cans that you can't get in the bottle, something a little out of the ordinary for him. Adam loves his big beer but after a full night of drinking highly hopped high alcohol and loads of flavor even he needed something to dial it back to. So he came up with Joe's Pils...a delicious nicely hopped Pilsner that you can drink all day and all night and something you can't get in a bottle. Give it a try even if the old Pilsner isn't your style...you just might find yourself putting down a few of these.
And for you fans of Magic Hat, keep an eye out for what can only be described as the coolest trippiest can in the trade...#9 in a can. Be careful you may wind up spinning back into the 70's just by looking at this one.
The times are a changin' and the wave of the future in craft is in the can!
Cheers,
Adam FineDirector of Hoperations
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New Accounts and Deals:
T.G.I. FRIDAYS - Will be featuring Magic Hat #9 on draught April through mid-September. Keep an eye out for "special menu items" prepared with Magic Hat #9! And don't forget to pair it up with a pint of the not-quite pale ale.
PALM BEACH COUNTY
PGA NATIONAL (400 Ave of the Champions Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418) - Palm is now on draft at PGA National at the IBAR and The Bear Trap. Play a round and then cool down with Belgium's best selling Ale.
WORLD OF BEER (101 N. Clematis Street Suite 100 West Palm Beach, FL 33401) - We know you have heard of the amazing World of Beer in Coconut Creek and in other parts of the state...Well, WEST PALM you now have your own. Come check out this craft beer mecca, with HUNDREDS of different craft beers and specialty imports available plus a massive draft beer lineup, constantly changing. Don't try to drink them all in one night though...
TOTAL WINE AND MORE (960 South State Road 7 Wellington, FL 33414) - Has opened their newest location in Wellington. If you haven't yet been to one, you are missing out on one of the largest selections of craft beers and specialty imports that you will ever see. Not to mention their huge selection of everything else alcoholic.
SWEETWATER GRILL (1507 S. Federal Highway Boynton Beach, FL 33435) - This new Boynton Beach Spot carries a bunch of Fresh Beers including Palm, Tequesta Der Chancellor Kolsch, Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale and Blue Point Toasted Lager on tap. Bottles (and cans) will include Monk in the Trunk, Woodchuck Amber Cider, Orval, Victory Golden Monkey, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Avery White Rascal, Youngs Double Chocolate, and Oskar Blues G' Knight. AWESOME SELECTION for this new craft beer spot.
PADDY MCGEE'S (307 E Atlantic Ave Delray Beach, FL 33483) - Has brought in a bunch of new delicious draft. They now have Palm, Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale and Monk in the Trunk all on tap. Plus, they have Youngs Double Chocolate Stout in cans.
DIVE BAR (318 U.S. 1 Jupiter, FL 33477) - Jupiter's newest craft beer spot has just opened up (with a 2,000 gallon jellyfish tank and a view of the marina) plus they have Monk in the Trunk, Shipyard Summer Ale, Tequesta Brewing's Der Chancellor Kolsch and Gnarley Barley Pale Ale on draft!
BROWARD COUNTY
HIMMARSHEE BAR & GRILL ( 210 SW 2nd Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301) - Is now carrying bottled products from Cigar City and will be expanding from there.
LUCKY'S TAVERN (214 Southwest 2nd StreetFort Lauderdale, FL 33301) - Has just opened in downtown Fort Lauderdale with 18 taps and a great lineup of craft beer including Arrogant Bastard Ale, Sea Dog Blue Paw, Magic Hat #9, Blue Point Toasted Lager, Shipyard Summer Ale, and Left Hand Milk Stout on draft! A wide selection of craft bottles will be coming soon as well.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
SRA MARTINEZ (4000 Northeast 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33137) - One of Michelle Bernstein's spots has brought in some fresh beers including Native Lager, Cigar City Jai Alai and Victory Golden Monkey. GRAZIANOS MARKET (2301 Galiano Street Coral Gables, FL 33134) - Now has Avery IPA, Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale, Blue Point Toasted Lager, Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale, Magic Hat #9 and Palm along with several other Fresh Beer package items available. GRAZIANOS RESTAURANT (9227 SW 40th St Miami, Florida 33165) - Is now pouring Palm and Blue Point Toasted Lager on draft. THE LOCAL (150 Giralda Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134) - Will be opening shortly and carrying LOTS of Fresh products. Get excited. Special Beers Being Added to Accounts:
MICHAEL'S GENUINE (130 Northeast 40th Street Miami, FL 33137) - Has Southern Tier 2XIPA on Draft!
LOU'S BEER GARDEN (7337 Harding Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33141) Is bringing in Palm and Timmermans Strawberry Lambic BOTH ON DRAFT plus an assortment of our micro-distilled spirits.
KARMA CAR WASH (7010 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33138) - Has brought in Monk in the Trunk on draft and Flying Dog Raging Bitch in bottles.
BLUE PIANO (4600 NE 2nd ave Miami, FL 33137) - Now has Stone IPA, Peak King Crimson and Shipyard Summer on draft.
GUANABANAS (60 North Highway A1a Jupiter, FL 33477) - Has Tequesta Brewing's Gnarly Barley Pale Ale on draft.
PEPS GRILL (1556 N US Highway 1 Tequesta, FL 33469) - Now has Tequesta's Gnarly Barley Pale Ale available on tap.
COFFEE DISTRICT (325 NE 2nd Ave. Delray Beach, Fl 33444) - Has Dogfish Head My Antonia, Tequesta's Gnarly Barley, Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearthly and Red Brick Laughing Skull all on draft.
LASER WOLF (901 Progresso Dr Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304) - Will be tapping a keg of Terrapin Monk's Revenge this weekend.
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Upcoming Events:
April 15th
Like Shipyard and Sea Dog? Well, stop by Total Wine and More ( 5050 Town Center Circle Boca Raton, FL 33486) from 4-6pm where Matt will be pouring up some samples. Come get a taste of Shipyard and Sea Dog brews if your not familiar or even if you are and just want some. April 15th PALM will be sampling out their delicious Belgian Amber Ale from 5-8pm at Total Wine and More ( 960 South State Road 7 Wellington, FL 33414). Stop in for a taste and pick up a 6-er for the weekend! April 15th Avery CAN Craft Beer Tasting at Total Wine and More (5050 Town Center Circle Boca Raton, FL 33486), stop in from 4-7pm to get a taste of Avery's newest releases in cans! The newest items to hit the shelves are the Avery IPA, White Rascal, Joe's Pils and Ellie's Brown Ale. What a great way to celebrate finishing your taxes! April 15th The newest beer on tap at Sandbar Grill (64 Grand Avenue Miami, FL 33133) in Coconut Grove is Magic Hat #9! Come out Friday night from 9-10pm as we celebrate everyone's favorite 'Not Quite Pale Ale' with samples, giveaways and tons of fun! Did we mention #9 is the beer of the month for April? $3.50 pints and $6.50 22oz mugs will definitely satisfy your taste buds all month long! April 16th Summit Brewery Night at The Filling Station (95 Southeast 2nd Street Miami, FL 33131). Stop in from 8-10 and try two delicious Summit brews on tap: Horizon Red Ale and Extra Pale Ale. $3 pints + free schwag = one great Saturday night!
April 17th
Join us for the First Brews & Bites - Craft Beer Tasting at Mary Brickell Village (901 South Miami Avenue, Suite 206 Miami, FL 33130). On this closing day of the Miami Food and Wine Festival, guests will tap into some favorite craft beers and micro-brews from around the world at dozens of different tasting stations. Admission to the event includes a commemorative tasting cup, beer tasting, food from top area restaurants and great entertainment.
For more information about the festival, please go to www.miamiwinefestival.org or contact United Way at 305-646-7111. April 18th Stone tasting with Bethany at Blind Monk (410 Evernia Street #107 West Palm Beach, FL 33401)! Featuring 6 Stone beers including Levitation Ale, Arrogant Bastard Ale, Ruination IPA, Sublimely Self-Righteous, Old Guardian and Belgo Old Guardian. Select cheeses and food items will be paired with each beer. Starts at 7pm for $25 and seats are limited. Make reservations at (561) 833-3605. Awww can't you smell the arrogance... it's delicious. April 19th Have you been to the new World of Beer (101 Clematis St West Palm Beach, FL 33401) yet? Well Tuesday would be a good time to check it out because Bethany from Stone will be out for a Stone Pint Night. Come out for a stone brews, order your first and keep the glass (while supplies last) from 7-9pm. They'll have some delicious Stone Brews on draft including their Vertical Epic and some other goodies. April 20th Come get STONE'D on 4/20 at Cervezas (5835 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143)! Stone Brewery and Cervezas are working together to put up an impressive line-up of Stone products for this brewery night. Starting at 7:00pm, they will be tapping the first keg of Stone Chipotle Pepper Smoked Porter to hit the state of Florida. In addition to the porter, Stone Ruination will be on draft and they will be running the Stone IPA through the Randall with fruity pebbles (yes the cereal).
Also arriving from Stone Brewery's cellar are 2008 aged bottles of Russian Imperial Stout and Old Guardian Barleywine. Plus $2 off bottles of Oaked Arrogant Bastard, Stone IPA, and Stone Pale for those who prefer the classics. Don't miss out on a CRAZY lineup. April 20th The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Total Wine and More ( 960 South State Road 7 Wellington, FL 33414) will be held from 4-8pm. To help them celebrate Kenny will be sampling out some Cigar City Brews from 4-7pm. So stop by for the festivities and for a taste of this Local Florida Brewery. April 20th Come out for a Night of Hoppy Brews at Coffee District (325 Northeast 2nd Avenue # 104 Delray Beach, FL 33444). They'll be featuring some of your favorite IPAs and Imperial IPAs including Stone Ruination, Stone IPA, Dogfish Head 90-minute, Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearthly and more. PLUS Dogfish 90-minute IPA will be Randalized at 8pm. April 22nd He's back at the newest Total Wine and More ( 960 South State Road 7 Wellington, FL 33414) to sample some brews... Stop by from 4-6pm where Matt Villei will be sampling some Shipyard and Sea Dog brews. April 28th Stop by Wellington's Whole Foods (2635 State Road 7 Wellington, FL 33414) for a Shipyard/Sea Dog tasting from 4-6pm. Matt will be out giving some samples of Maine's finest. April 30th Come celebrate Miami New Times & Zoo Miami Brew at the Zoo on Saturday, April 30th. Come out and sample beer from around the globe. The party runs from 7pm to 11pm for GA.
The VIP pass includes designated tented VIP area, unlimited beer & spirits samples and catered food and early entry to sample beer from 6pm-7pm without the hassle of any lines. Space is VERY LIMITED so get your VIP right away.
Performing Live: Otis Day and the Knights (as seen in the movie Animal House) Opening Act The Blues Brothers Plus Local Favorites Rosco Martinez. For ticket info visit their website.
Check out our facebook page on Monday for a chance to win some tickets to the event! May 2nd Get ready for a delicious 3-course beer dinner at Waxy O'Connors (690 sw 1st Court Miami, FL 33130) - They will be serving up the following menu for your enjoyment: Welcome Drink- Left Hand Sawtooth First Course- Smoked Salmon over rye toast points, dill spread and salsa Beer: Terrapin Rye Pale Ale Second Course- Marinated Skirt Steak with red ale au jua and a Wisconsin cheddar mac n cheese Beer: Summit Horizon Red Third Course- Beer battered chocolate brownies with a raspberry gastric Beer: Timmermans Framboise Make sure to mark it down on your calendars cause this is going to be tasty!
May 5th
Mark it down on your calendar because, Tucci's Fire N Coal Pizza ( 50 Northeast 1st Avenue Boca Raton, FL 33432) will be hosting their first beer dinner. Stay tuned for more details! May 5th Matt from Shipyard will be out at Total Wine and More ( 850 North Congress Ave. Boynton Beach, FL 33426) from 4-6pm sampling out some brews from Sea Dog and Shipyard. He's a beer sampling machine. May 6th You know you love him... Matt from Shipyard will be sampling some brews at Whole Foods ( 1400 Glades Rd Ste 110, Boca Raton, FL 33431) from 4-6pm. Stop on in to get a taste or to just hang out with good ol' Matt. May 11th Cigar City Beer Dinner at Leftovers ( 451 University Boulevard Jupiter, FL 33458)! It will surely be some amazing food and beer, paired to perfection. Menu and more details TBA but get excited and mark it down on your calendars! May 12th Cigar City Brewing and Tequesta Brewing are teaming up to takeover all of the taps at Coffee District (325 NE 2nd Ave. Delray Beach, Fl 33444)! We'll have some delicious beers from these local breweries and it won't be a night to miss. More details TBA but stay tuned and get excited! May 12th You know he's back at it.... Matt from Shipyard will be sampling out some Sea Dog and Shipyard Brews at Whole Foods ( 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410) from 4-6pm. May 13th If you missed him the day before, Matt from Shipyard will be sampling out his brews from 4-6pm at Total Wine and More ( 1906 Cordova Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316). A great opportunity to get a taste and pick up a 6-er, 12-er, case or keg!  Mark it down on your calendars, we will have a handful of great American Craft Beer Events scheduled. More details TBA but get ready!
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New Arrivals:
  THE BRUERY AND CIGAR CITY BREWING COLLABORATION
Marrón Acidifié - Imperial Oud Bruin. For their first collaboration beer The Bruery partnered with Cigar City Brewing out of Tampa, Florida. Geographically a country apart but following similar paths, they felt an immediate connection with Joey, Wayne and the crew. They're both young breweries, founded and staffed by homebrewers, who use interesting ingredients and techniques to make unique, full-flavored beers. A recipe was created over pints at Falling Rock Tap House during GABF 2009 and Wayne went out to Orange County to help brew it shortly after. Over a year in barrels has left this dark sour layered with notes of cranberries, tropical fruits, leather and aged balsamic vinegar, balanced by wood tannins and roasted malt. Raise a glass and toast to the success of fledging breweries across this great nation!
SHINER BEERS
Shiner Ruby Redbird - Brewed with genuine Texas Rio Red Grapefruit, the signature sweet citrus of the Rio Grande Valley, and ginger. This lager beer features grapefruit tartness and finishes with a 'lil kick of ginger. With Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit and Ginger, Shiner Ruby Redbird is a crisp and refreshing summer beer.
AVERY BREWING COMPANY
Joe's Pils - A contemporary rendition of a classic style, Joe's is hopped with purpose: beautifully bitter and dry with an abundance of floral, Noble German hops. Uber sessionable. Utterly American. This is Premiuim American Pilsner. Available for the first time in Florida and in 12oz. Cans!
STONE BREWING COMPANY
Old Guardian Belgo Barleywine - Stone's illustrious brewing team spiked a few barrels of the Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine with their Belgian yeast strain last year, and they absolutely loved it. So much, in fact, that they knew they needed an excuse to make more. So, in their unending quest to constantly challenge the status quo (even their own), they came up with Odd Beers for Odd Years, a program to release odd beers - e.g. Stone Old Guardian BELGO Barley Wine - in odd years (2011, 2013, 2015...). It was met with a bit of resistance (to say the least) since they weren't originally offering the traditional Old Guardian alongside it, but they've mended their ways and decided to make both. You're welcome.
PEAK ORGANIC BREWING COMPANY
King Crimson- an Imperial Red Ale that delivers a royal bounty of luscious, fruity American hops on top of a sturdy, deep red malt backbone. This beer is lavishly dry-hopped with Simcoe, adding a citrusy and piney flavor and aroma to the toasty, sweet malt notes. This special treat is a very limited release, so enjoy it while you can!
STEEN BRUGGE ABBEY BEER
Blond - Blond beer with a warm, full-bodied flavour in combination with Bruges' subtle herbal mixture (gruut).
Dubbel Bruin - Brown beer with a fullbodied, rich flavour in combination with Bruges' subtle herbal mixture (gruut).
Tripel - Triple beer with a malt character and fragrant hint of hops with Bruges' subtle herbal mixture (gruut).
Wit - White beer with a refreshing flavour in combination with Bruges' subtle herbal mixture (gruut).
BOULDER BEER
Kinda Blue Blueberry Wheat Ale - So what did the brewers at Boulder Beer Company compose for the 10th release in their Looking Glass Series? An American wheat placed in perfect measure with muted tons of blueberry. Kinda Blue - a tasty and tasteful summer brew that you can't turn your back on. It's as cool as the day is long. In every great collection there are standards. Make this one yours.
HOPPIN FROG BREWING COMPANY
B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal Imperial Stout -
Winner GABF Gold Medal 2008 - This Bodacious Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout will crush you like no other! This is the grand-daddy of all stout styles, with an intensely deep roasted and full bodied flavor. A robust hop character adds a refreshing balance.
Mean Manalishi Double I.P.A. - Explore the extremes of hops, and experience all of their bitterness, flavor and aroma with this Double I.P.A. An extreme, super-assertive and satisfying amount of American hop character is balanced with a toasty, caramelized, intense malt presence.
Silk Porter - Dark, robust and silky-smooth, with many flavors of roasted, toasted and caramel malts. Porter is an old-world beer style, so popular that it helped start the industrial revolution. Taste the history.
CIGAR CITY BREWING COMPANY
Papaya IPA - A tropical take on Jai Alai IPA with unsweetened dried papaya added to the beer post fermentation.
Other returning favorites hitting the shelves:
Terrapin Monk's Revenge, Rogue John John Dead Guy, Rogue Chipotle Ale, Stone Old Guardian Barleywine, Avery IPA, Ellie's Brown, White Rascal (Now available in cans), Avery Maharaja, Dugana, Karma Belgian Pale Ale and Shiner Family Reunion 6-packs (ask your local Publix about bringing some in).
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First Cooperative Brewery in Washington State Launched, The Second in the Nation
By Todd of BeerAdvocate
Seattle, WA, April 11, 2011 - The first brewery cooperative in Washington State and only the second in the nation has launched in Seattle! Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery will be built and directed by its owner-members. "We are building a community brewery based on the coop principles. A brewery for the people!" said Jeff Hicks, President. The brewery and taproom is scheduled to be open toward the end of 2012.
As a cooperative, Flying Bike owner-members will choose who will operate the brewery and what beers will be on tap, along with the general direction of the brewery. Owner-members will also receive a taproom patronage refund and other benefits.
"Because we are being directed by our members, the sky is the limit as far as what we can do. Look for a very diverse selection of beer. Because Seattle is such a great beer community, with thousands of homebrewers, we will look to our membership for recipe development. We plan to have rotating taps of member created and selected beers along with a good number of world-class house beers that have been selected by our membership." said Hicks.
The brewery is currently in the planning stages which includes site location somewhere in the Seattle area. A membership drive is also currently under way. A nine member Board of Directors has been established and the coop has been incorporated in the State of Washington.
There is currently only one other cooperative brewery in the nation located in Austin. "It took them 5 years to get open. We have plans to be open in half the time." said Hicks. "We already have very strong membership sales." For original article
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Alaska law would allow military to drink at age 18
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska is the latest state to weigh in on a long-running argument: If you're old enough to fight and die for your country, you should be old enough to drink a beer.
An Alaska lawmaker who served in Vietnam is pushing a bill that would allow active-duty service members under 21 to drink alcohol as long as they could produce an armed forces identification card. Those under 19 - Alaska's smoking age - would be allowed to buy tobacco products.
"It's not fair that one guy in a fox hole can go home and have a beer while another guy in the fox hole can't," said Rep. Bob Lynn, R-Anchorage. "It's not about drinking, it's not about smoking, it's about equality. If you get shot at, you can have a shot."
But Lynn's bill has received a cool reception from the state's armed forces commanders, who worry it would encourage unhealthy behavior in a military that wants to reduce smoking and curb drinking.
And if the bill passes, the state stands to lose at least $17 million in federal highway funding, state transportation officials say, because Alaska would be in violation of the national minimum drinking age statute. In a state where alcohol abuse is blamed for many social and financial ills, a lower drinking age is a distinction few want. For full article
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Baseball Beer Vendor to Make Sales via Twitter
By Wesley Griffin of BeerUniverse
Since its inception five years ago, Twitter has served as an expressive medium for over 200 million users. You don't accommodate that many personalities and voices without getting some real variety. After all, the Twitter community was the first to receive an announcement from Barack Obama the night of his election. It's gotten some people fired and even more people fired up. Kanye West first apologized to Taylor Swift on Twitter. And now, one man is set to reach an entirely new demographic of people through Twitter: thirsty baseball fans.
Kevin Zelko, who works by day as a teacher to special needs children in Seattle, is about to become the first Major League Baseball beer vendor to take orders by tweet. Instead of waiting that extra half inning for the traditional Mariners beer man to make his way through the aisles, visitors to Safeco Field can send a message to Zelko's Twitter account, @Msbeervendor. Include your order and your seat number, and he'll start heading your way with the suds.
Zelko isn't just changing his strategy for the novelty, though; he expects his idea to spawn a generation of smarter vendors. CNBC's Darren Rovell reports that he averages 80 beers sold per game on weeknights and over 100 on weekends and when major franchises come to town. Yet he sees inefficiency in the time-honored method of simply moving from aisle to aisle and using charisma and catchphrases to convince attendees how parched they must be.
Not only should his Twitter service lead him more directly to customers who are ready to purchase beer, but Zelko also believes that serving customers with smartphones means serving to greater affluence. More money to spend should result in bigger tips, or at least that's what he is banking on. He also may avoid some of the dead moments when vendors get stuck because of crowded aisles screaming for Ichiro or making moves en masse to the restrooms. For full article
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Study: Best beverage after a workout is-beer?
For some people, nothing quenches a big thirst better than a frosty beer. Yet, when that big thirst is the result of exercise or playing a vigorous sport, the best thing to drink is water or a sports beverage such as Gatorade, which restores levels of electrolytes. At least so the experts have long told us.
But now a new study by researchers at Granada University in Spain suggests the previous "experts" may have been wrong. Manuel Garzon, who headed up the research team, maintains that the bubbles in beer help quench thirst at the same time the carbohydrate content helps replace lost calories.
For the study, Garzon asked a group of students to perform strenuous exercise in temperatures of around 104ºF. Half the subjects were given a pint of beer after the workout, the other half the same quantity of plain water. Garzon said the hydration effect in those who drank the beer was "slightly better."
Juan Antonio Corbalán, a cardiologist who formerly worked with Real Madrid soccer players and Spain's national basketball team, insists that beer has the "perfect profile" for a rehydrating beverage after sports. Corbalán adds that he has long advocated the drinking of barley-based beverages by professional athletes. For full article
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