Archive for April, 2008
- 04.30.08G4’s New Show Might Have You Hurling Too
G4 is taking competitive eating competitions to the next level with a new series that combines speed-eating with intense physical challenges.
In each episode of “Hurl,” five brave contestants attempt to consume the largest quantity of food in a short amount of time and are then immediately subjected to a series of challenges designed to shake [...]
- 04.23.08Cost of Beer Causing Brew-ha-ha
A worldwide shortage of hops – a key ingredient in most brews – and rising prices for malted barley have pushed up the cost beer.
Add global warming to that equation and precious, life-sustaining beer is becoming a luxury item. According to Gothamist, this past year has seen a drought in Australia, flooding in Germany, hailstorms [...]
- 04.9.08Samuel Adams Recalls Some Brew
Boston Beer Co., the Boston brewer of Samuel Adams craft beers, said it is recalling an undetermined amount of beer because of defective bottles that may contain glass particles.
The company said the defective bottles came from a glass company that provides Boston Beer with about a quarter of its glass bottles. The “small grains or [...]
