Beer News Mashup

• Winners of World Beer Cup announced at Craft Brewers Conference [Huffington Post]
• 6 Beck's labels designed by M.I.A. and other artists [HighSnobiety]
• Turn to beer for thicker, silkier hair [LifeHacker]
• Beer bottles recycled as soap dispensers, rolling pins, oil lamps, and more [Draft]

• We weigh in on inventive uses for spent grain [Wall Street Journal]
• Beer bottles turn aluminum [DRAFT]
• New beer taxes leave New York beer drinkers with a steep tab [New York Post]
• Brooklyn Brewery's Steve Hindy reacts to beer tax increase [BeerPulse]
• Sam Adams 6-pack of amateur beer contest winners [BeerStreetJournal]
• Thousands of brewers pour into San Diego [UTSanDiego]

This weekend, the beer world is revving up for warm weather. If you're in New York, you can bike over to Red Lantern Bicycles in Brooklyn, which happens to be the first and only bike shop in the state with a license to sell beer. If you're in Boston, don't miss the kick-off of the third annual Bacon and Beer Festival (and of course our demo in Copley Square today at 4).

If you're in Vermont, you'll want to celebrate the end of sugaring season with some good old fashioned sap beer. Sap beer is an age-old Vermont tradition most recently taken up by Matt Cohen of Fiddlehead Brewing Company in Shelburne, Vermont.

No matter where you are in the country, keep your eyes peeled for craft malt liquor (yes, you heard us), complete with 40-ounce bottles and paper bags. If malt liquor isn't your thing, you might want to instead check out these inventive whiskey and beer crossovers from Food Republic.

What are your beer plans for the weekend? Any good beer events happening in your city?

• For Cyclists Seeking Repairs, and Beer [New York Times]
• This weekend, Bacon and Beer Festival takes over Boston [Boston Herald]
• Vermont native revives tradition of summer sap beer [Vermont Public Radio]
• Craft breweries tackle malt liquor, complete with 40oz bottles [DRAFT]
• Newly popular whiskey and beer crossovers [Food Republic]

 

Early birds take note: Brooklyn Brew Shop will be on Martha Stewart Living Radio tomorrow morning (4/25). The live show, Morning Living, features advice on cooking, home improvement, and gardening. Erica and Stephen will be joining host Brian Kelsey to chat about the beer making process and a few great summer beer recipes. Tune in to SiriusXM 110 Satellite Radio on Wednesday morning at 10:30. Be sure to let us know what you think of the show!

• Alabama finds Founder's Dirty Bastard a bit too dirty. [Fox News] /li>
• Dogfish Head introduces Randall Jr. beer infuser - Skittles infused beers abound [Gizmodo]
• Beer drought result of actual drought. [Times of India]
• Does this Cherry Blossom Beer have cherry blossoms in it? [The Hill is Home]
• Science says: Beer improves problem solving. [The Star]

• Baby-faced 22-year-old tries to buy beer; gets arrested [ABC]
• Your summer dreams have come true: beer sorbet is invented [CNET]
• Man catches foul ball with his beer [Yahoo]
• James Bond swaps trademark martini for a brew [POP2it]
• Cool science lesson: how to instantly freeze a beer [Gizmodo]

 

• Iron Age Europe was all beer and eatathons [io9]
• How beer saved the world [Huffington Post]
• Can you stand the hottest beer ever made? [Bradenton Herald]
• Are beer cocktails the new martinis? [Vancouver Sun]
• Flat top beer cans: the new hipster trend? [Guyism]

 

• Beer's too pricey in Africa; SABMiller finds a solution [Reuters]
• Gene Simmons to open rock-themed, craft brew-heavy restaurant in CA [boston.com]
• Coors launches iced tea-flavored beer with interesting acronym [laweekly.com]
• Guy buys wrong beer brand; fight ensues [The Morning Call]
• Beer truck driver arrested for DUI [FOX Cleveland]
• Tweet-A-Beer: The solution to world peace? [kypost.com]

 

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• 16 Mile Brewery gets focused on community [Wisconsin Rapids Tribune]
• Beer: It's what's for work. [EE Times]
• "Shake-Shake" thick beer gains popularity in Africa [Bloomberg]
• Cheesesteak-flavored beer, you say? [Courier Post Online]
• Man invents the reusable beer pouch to stick it to beer can ban [WOAI.com]
• Fill your gas tank and your keg at the same station [USA Today]