Beer News

Georgia Growler Loophole?

Looks like the State of Georgia may have revised its opinion on growlers.  It has been recently discovered that there is a certain situation that would allow growlers to be sold in the state of Georgia.  I have obtained a Continue Reading →

Moonshot Beer Faces FDA Ban

You may have seen this on the shelves.  Moonshoot Beer, a beer with 69mg of caffeine, faces ban by the FDA in the wake of Four Loko’s recent banning.  Moonshot is brewed by New Century Brewing Company in Hingham, Massachusetts.  They are also known for one other beer – Edison Light.

Four Loko is an alcoholic energy drink that has been in the news as of late due to the high about of caffeine mixed with alcohol.  The FDA has deemed the beverage and others like it potentially dangerous.  In response, Four Loko stated they will be removing the caffeine from the drink and continue producing it.  This opens up the are larger question whether beer with caffeine falls under the same restrictions.  Moonshot Beer is a light lager boasting a good bit of caffeine on the label.

Today Rhonda Kallman, Founder of New Century Brewing issued a press release regarding the situation.  Read on for the press release…

21A’s Brew Free or Die Makeover

Looks like 21st Amendment ‘s (San Francisco, CA) signature IPA in a can has gotten brand new, snappy artwork.   Looks pretty good huh?  Drink! Abe Lincoln says so!  And he doesn’t lie.

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Like Abe, we believe in freedom. Freedom from Continue Reading →

Beer & The Rise of Civilization

Another reason to love beer. From LiveScience.com

May beer have helped lead to the rise of civilization? It’s a possibility, some archaeologists say.

Their argument is that Stone Age farmers were domesticating cereals not so much to fill their stomachs but to lighten their heads, by turning the grains into beer. That has been their take for more than 50 years, and now one archaeologist says the evidence is getting stronger.

Signs that people went to great lengths to obtain grains despite the hard work needed to make them edible, plus the knowledge that feasts were important community-building gatherings, support the idea that cereal grains were being turned into beer,  said archaeologist Brian Hayden at Simon Fraser University in Canada.