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'It hits you very quickly': Canada brews first cannabis beer
Scientists in a small Ontario laboratory are testing enzymes and experimenting with fermentation. Their techniques are not new, but their focus is a first. They are developing what is being described as the world’s first beer brewed from cannabis. Most cannabis beers on the market are brewed from barley and infused with marijuana oil, according to Dooma Wendschuh of Province Brands, the Toronto startup behind the product.
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Canadian company developing cannabis beer
This year’s Canadian Brewing Awards are being held in Halifax, and brewers from across the country are showing off their finest beers. But much of the discussion at this year’s conference surrounds a beer that doesn’t actually exist yet.
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A 360-Degree View of Dublin that is Intoxicating: Look Inside the Guinness Storehouse
Even if you are not Irish, there are a few things that everyone knows about the nation – the overload of green associated with it, St. Patrick, good luck charms like the shamrock and drinking Guinness Stout until dawn. Guinness Stout is an integral part of Irish tradition and a trip to Dublin is just not complete
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Why bland American beer is here to stay
The unique role of the temperance movement in US history might explain why, when it comes to Americans' tastes, bland beer is still king.
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Budweiser falls off the list of America's three favorite beers
Budweiser is no longer one of America's three most popular beers. Before 2001, Budweiser was the top-selling U.S. beer, but it relinquished that crown to Bud Light. Coors Light knocked Budweiser out of the second spot in 2011. Now Miller Lite has taken over third place, relegating Bud to No. 4, according to sales estimates from the trade publication Beer Marketer's Insights, which has kept track since the mid-1970s.
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Craft Beer Is the Strangest, Happiest Economic Story in America
Corporate goliaths are taking over the U.S. economy. Yet small breweries are thriving. Why?
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If We Ever Get to Mars, the Beer Might Not Be Bad
College students at Villanova University found that hops, leafy greens, carrots and scallions all could grow in an approximation of Martian dirt.
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Waste Not, Want Not: Drink Beer To Feed Fish And Help Save The Planet
Industry trailblazers are trying to reduce the energy and resource costs of aquaculture. Possible solutions include using brewery waste, algae, insects or even carbon dioxide to feed the fish we eat.
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A Hidden Beer Flavor Has Finally Been Revealed
Researchers brewed 150 beers to determine if barley left a distinct taste.
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Man locked in store's beer cooler stays, drinks all night
A 38-year-old Wisconsin man who got locked in a convenience store's beer cooler overnight didn't despair: He decided to enjoy the experience, according to police. The man, whose name was not released, told police that he went to a Kwik Trip here to buy some beer but became trapped inside the walk-in cooler when it was locked at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police report. Rather than bang on the glass door to be let out, he warmed up to the idea of staying inside — where temperatures hover around 32 degrees — all night to sample the merchandise.
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Bubbling Brews and Broomsticks: How Alewives Became the Stereotypical Witch
"Brewing", "herbs," "broomsticks," "woman." When one hears these words together, most often the assumption is that the person in question is a witch. Yet brewing has a very human meaning as well, one that revolves around the avarice of alcohol and its never-ending demand by consumers.
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This 1814 Beer Flood Killed Eight People
More than a hundred thousand gallons of beer burst onto the streets of London when a vat broke.
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6 beers from true craft breweries that you should drink this month
Pick Six is The A.V. Club’s monthly recommendations for the beers we’re currently digging.On June 2, it came to light that one of the longest-running beer review sites, RateBeer.com, had sold a minority stake to Anheuser-Busch InBev’s venture capital arm, ZX Ventures. As if that weren’t upsetting en
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How to Homebrew an IPA That's Worth Drinking
It takes some practice, but keeps these tips in mind so you can create an IPA to rival the very best.
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Swedish brewery names beer 'F*** you I'm Millwall' in tribute to man who fought London Bridge attackers
A Swedish brewery has paid tribute to the man who fought the London Bridge attackers by naming a new beer in his honour. Frequency Beer Works, just north of Stockholm, has created a five per cent English bitter in honour of Roy Larner. It’s called ‘F*** you I’m Millwall’
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Texas craft breweries find new law hard to swallow
Texas craft breweries are calling House Bill 3287, which just became law after sailing through the Legislature, a “disincentive for growth.” The bill and its impact are complicated, but it all boils down to just how successful breweries can become. “There’s no other industry in the United States and in Texas where a law like this is on the books,” says Justin Engle, owner of two-year-old Town in City Brewing.
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Global beer sales drying up, says report
People are drinking fewer alcoholic drinks, according to a new industry report tracking consumption worldwide. Beer sales continued to slide last year and the trend towards cider sipping stalled. The global market for all alcoholic drinks contracted 1.3% in 2016, driven by a 1.8% fall in beer sales, the International Wine and Spirits Record (IWSR) found.
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Celebrating 10-Cent Beer Night in photos
This Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary of 10-Cent Beer Night, one of the most infamous games in the history of professional sports. The idea was simple: Get people to buy tickets to the Rangers/Indians game at Cleveland Stadium with the promise of 10¢ beers. At no point did anyone stop the initial planning session and ask, "So what happens when there's a crowd of 40,000 completely hammered people in our stadium?"
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Danish brewer puts the 'P' in pilsner
The brewery used 50,000 liters of urine collected at the Roskilde Music Festival in 2015 to fertilize fields of malting barley to produce it. Using human waste as fertilizer on such a scale is a novelty, said Denmark's Agriculture and Food Council, which came up with the idea for what could be the ultimate sustainable hipster beer and has already named the concept "beercycling".
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Enter the puckering world of sour beers through Flanders red
Welcome to Gateways To Drinkery, where The A.V. Club offers an entry-level course on our favorite libations, and some suggestions on where to start drinking them.Flanders redThe lowdown: Regarded as the most wine-like style of beer, this approachable Belgian is a great entryway into the world of sou
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