Entries by David
- 012.1.07Dublin Beer Bandit Raids Guinness
Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery — the largest heist ever at Ireland’s largest brewer. National police said a lone man drove into the brewery — a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction — on Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded […]
- 07.13.03Budweiser: The King of Controversy
The very first beer I ever had was consumed on the steps of the local high school just around the corner from where I live. A few of us youngin’s went out one night, no doubt looking to rebel from what we probably thought were oppressive upbringings. The only one of us with any kind of peach fuzz managed to get a few 40oz Budweisers, complete with paper bag cozies.
- 82.15.03Michelob Ultra: The Fairest of Them All
In the fall of 2002, Anheuser-Busch, the distributor of Budweiser and the company who holds the title of ‘world’s largest brewer’ nationally rolled out Michelob Ultra. As you already know, Michelob Ultra is a diet beer targeted at women, girls and females.
- 010.23.01Steam Powered Airplane with a Fat Tire
As part of my 40 day cross-country driving sojourn, I was making it across the absolutely beautiful state of Wyoming. That’s when I found this Colorado-based beer.
- 76.22.01Heineken Special Dark
While strolling down my local beermongers isle the other day, I noticed the cases of Heineken Special Dark hidden just under the regular Heineken stack. This was one of those amazing moments you have when you think “Wow! A new beer I’d like to drink.”
- 05.5.00New Amsterdam Black & Tan: When You’re Too Lazy To Pour Your Own
As I picked up a six pack of New Amsterdam Black & Tan at my local beer distributor, the guy at the counter with the beer gut assured me that this was the best black & tan he sold. And he offered up this information… I didn’t even have to ask.
- 05.5.00Pete’s Strawberry: This Blonde Is No Bimbo
Throughout the course of drunken history, men have compared all sorts of things to women- a woman is like a rose… a woman is like a fine automobile… a woman is like an apple pie. And of course, a woman is like a beer.