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Beer Trivia

Posted Sep 1st 2009 4:54PM by Slashfood Editor
Filed under: Beer, Quizzes

Test your knowledge of beer, whether domestic or imported with Slashfood's beer quiz.

Beer Trivia

Now retired, which is the world's strongest beer?

Dogfish's 'Raison D'extra'
Hair of the Dog's 'Dave'
Samuel Adams' 'Triple Bock'
Lijiang Yinjiu

True or False: Beer is the most popular beverage in the world.

True
False

Which country has the most individual beer brands?

Mexico
USA
Belgium
Germany

Who was the first American to brew lager?

John Wagner
Sam Adams
John Miller
August Busch

Which is the fear of an empty glass?

Ophidiophobia
Cenosillicaphobia
Hydrophobia
Chemophobia

How long did Prohibition last?

12 years, 2 months, 4 days
15 years, 5 months, 5 days
14 years, 10 months, 21 days
13 years, 10 months, 19 days

Which is the best-selling brand in the Western Hemisphere outside of the United States?

Brahma Beer
Corona
Red Stripe
Cerveza Cantina

Which brewer ran an ad campaign that claimed its beer was 'Good For You'?

Miller
Guinness
Busch
Heineken

Which brew is known as 'The Champagne of Bottled Beers'?

Budweiser
Coors
Corona Extra
Miller High Life

Red Stripe is the national beer of which country?

Honduras
Jamaica
Cuba
Puerto Rico

To whom did Anheuser-Busch send the first case of Budweiser beer produced after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which city gives its name to the lightest, palest styles of lager?

Bavaria
Munich
Plzeň
Bohemia

Which is the most popular style of beer consumed in the world?

Ale
Stout
Pilsner
Lager

In Great Britain alone, what is the estimated amount of beer lost in people's mustaches and beards each year?

24,502 gallons
15,423 gallons
23,116 gallons
19,683 gallons

Women account for which percentage of beer consumption in the USA?

Changing of the Foodie Guard

Posted Feb 4th 2009 7:00PM by Sara Bonisteel
Filed under: Beer, Vegetables, Newspapers, Soda, Food News, Sandwiches

Death, like taxes, is inevitable, but it's always sad when you hear of the passing of an old friend. The food world has been dealt a handful of blows in recent weeks with the deaths of some folks who helped to make the nation a tastier place.

At AOL Food we wrote today of the death of Milton Parker, the owner of New York's landmark Carnegie Deli. He was not alone.

New Yorkers who make their way to the Union Square Greenmarket often saw Joe Ades peeling carrots on the northwest corner of the square with the $5 peeler he peddled for years. Ades died on Sunday at age 75. "He was very excited about carrots," a woman who works on the square told the New York Times.

In California, Ozzie Osborne was passionate about soda, shakes and sandwiches. The longtime soda jerk who ran Ozzie's Soda Fountain in Berkeley passed away on Jan. 29. "He loved to tease people in a way that made them feel good about themselves," a patron told the San Francisco Chronicle.

In Robert Kolb's case, it was the product that made you feel good. The last of four generations of a Bay City, Mich., brewing family died on Jan. 28. Though Kolb Bros. Brewing Co. closed in 1936, Kolb started a beer distributor company that was renowned for delivering Buckeye beer until Miller bought the brand in 1972, putting the Kolb company out of business.

"From then on," Kolb's son-in-law told the Bay City Times, "he was a Budweiser man."

Breweries and Pubs Flourish in Mormon Utah

Posted Jan 26th 2009 10:00AM by Max Shrem
Filed under: Beer, Business, Newspapers, Food News

Sunday's New York Times explains that despite Utah's "quirky alcohol laws" pubs and breweries have managed to flourish, even in rough economic times. It all began in 1986 when ski bum and beer enthusiast Greg Schirf opened up Wasatch Brewery in Park City, Utah's first brewery. Back then, pubs were illegal. So, when Schirf wanted to add a pub to his brewery, he had to work with a legislator to construct a bill that would change the state legislature's stance. In 1989, the bill was passed.

Today, craft beers in Park City, Salt Lake City, and other cities in Utah are prospering. Garrett Oliver, at Brooklyn Brewery, in New York, states, "Utah craft brewers can coax a lot of flavor out of a relatively low amount of material." If you're a tourist traveling to Utah, chances are that you are going to come across a pub and/or brewery. The majority of them are located in tourist areas, such as Zion Canyon Brewing Company, near Zion National Park, or Moab Brewery and Eddie McStiff's in Moab.

So, while much of the state remains Mormon and doesn't drink alcoholic beverages, Utah can count on tourism to boost its beer business. If you're going to Utah this ski season, check out the Times article to find out more about the state's finest pubs and breweries.

The New "Big 3"

Posted Aug 10th 2008 11:59AM by Mike Pomranz
Filed under: Beer, Business, America

For my entire life, when it came to American breweries, three names came to mind: Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors. Well, in 2002, Miller was purchased by South African Breweries to form SABMiller. In 2005, Coors merged with Canada's Molson to form Molson Coors. And now, the multi-continent conglomerate InBev is buying Anheuser-Busch. It's enough to make your head-spin: You shouldn't need an M.B.A. to get tipsy.

The question becomes, with all of these international buyouts, what true blue American breweries are left?

A lot of companies have been quick to fly the American flag, but fittingly, the new #1 American owned brewery takes their brand name from an American patriot. Boston Beer Company, makers of Sam Adams, is now not only America's largest "craft brewer", it's also the country's largest domestically owned brewery. If that doesn't further blur the line between the modern craft brewery and their macro counterparts, I don't know what does.

So who are in line to be the new "Big 3"? Breaking it down strictly by 2007's beer sales volume here you go: 1) Boston Beer (makers of Sam Adams), 2) Yuengling, and 3) Sierra Nevada.

Surprised? I was. See the entire list (compiled by the not-for-profit Brewers Association) here.

[Photo Credit: yuengling.com / sierranevada.com / samueladams.com]

Diary of a Distiller: Chapter Seven - Happy Independence Day and X-mas in July

Posted Jul 4th 2008 9:01AM by Jonathan M. Forester
Filed under: Diary of a Distiller

Happy Independence Day Everyone, and X-mas in July too!

Well if it isn't one thing it's another. We have been at a standstill in building The Distillery, again. We've been back ordered for six weeks on delivery of a large, low pressure, multi-ring propane burner to heat the still. The large size we need limits us, and seems to be unavailable in the US, except from one company who imports them from overseas. I have been looking to order a smaller, temporary version that I hope to use for when we build the stills heating unit, called the firebox. It is going to be basically a brick oven that heats the still from below with a direct propane flame. Since we are a commercial space with an indoor set-up we want safety to be the #1 priority. So our firebox has to be well ventilated with an outside air intake and a flue to exhaust the unit up through the roof like a chimney on a fireplace.

I have also been searching like crazy on the Internet for stainless steel fermenting tanks and other pieces of equipment that I hope to get cheap. They're hard to find and expensive, and we need them so we can finish building the rest of the distillery, and maybe get a small bit of brewing done as well. Our brewery permit should come through in the next few weeks and we want to make a small batch of beer for the fun of it. We don't really plan on being a full scale brewery at this time because the equipment is so expensive. So we hope to pick up odds and ends, here and there, over the next few years. I'd love to have a full scale brewery as well as the distillery, but just don't see it happening any time soon.

Last week I was warned by my partners, Mike and Jody, that on Monday I had to have my camera and be ready for a road trip. They wouldn't say where or why, but that I could only make one phone call, if I even had cell phone service. Then they clammed up and wouldn't say more, letting me stew on it all weekend.

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The best places to drink American beer

Posted Sep 14th 2006 3:32PM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Beer, Lists, America

Some beer drinkers will tell you that the best place to drink beer is on the couch, with a sports game on and a couple friends around. Others will point you to their favorite after-work pub. A few will scoff at the notion of American beer entirely and advise you to pick an import, a wine or a cocktail, instead. In truth, there are a lot of great American brews and more people are realizing it all the time. If you're looking for the best, though, you might consider taking a look at the recommendations for the five best places to drink American beer from Christopher O'Hara, author of Great American Beer: 50 Brands that Shaped the 20th Century. His picks include: the Ironworks Barbecue in Austin, Texas; Blue and Gold Tavern in New York City; Straub Brewery in St. Mary's, PA; St. Nick's Pub in Los Angeles, CA; and Axel's Inn in Milwaukee, WI.

Of course, given the number of brewers in the country, there must be far more than five great ones. It never hurts to have a jumping off point if you're going to hit the road (not while drinking, of course), to track them down.

The World Cup runneth over - with Budweiser beer

Posted Apr 23rd 2006 12:01PM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Beer, Business, Newspapers, America, Europe

Budweiser is official beer of World Cup, the most internationally watched sporting event in the world. They bought the rights for the 2002 and 2006 games for about $80 million in 1998 - before they knew where those games were to be hosted. The problem is that this year's World Cup is hosted by Germany and Germans don't like Budweiser.

For Germans, beer and football (soccer, for the Americans) go hand in hand and Germans are some of the biggest beer drinkers in the world - with many outstanding brews coming from their own country. The prospect of having to drink only Budweiser at the games was something of a slap in the face to German brewers. One fan, cited the Wall Street Journal, even said "This is just the worst beer you could imagine." Bad publicity poured from fans and the press. And to make matters worse, the beer had to be sold as "Anheuser Busch Bud" because of a legal battle over the Budweiser name rights with a Czech brewer that makes "Budweis" beer.

With the prospect of millions of potential beer drinkers, both in stadiums and at home, Budweiser knew they had to do something. Fast.

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Beer Trivia

Beer Trivia

Now retired, which is the world's strongest beer?

True or False: Beer is the most popular beverage in the world.

Which country has the most individual beer brands?

Who was the first American to brew lager?

Which is the fear of an empty glass?

How long did Prohibition last?

Which is the best-selling brand in the Western Hemisphere outside of the United States?

Which brewer ran an ad campaign that claimed its beer was 'Good For You'?

Which brew is known as 'The Champagne of Bottled Beers'?

Red Stripe is the national beer of which country?

To whom did Anheuser-Busch send the first case of Budweiser beer produced after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933?

Which city gives its name to the lightest, palest styles of lager?

Which is the most popular style of beer consumed in the world?

In Great Britain alone, what is the estimated amount of beer lost in people's mustaches and beards each year?

Women account for which percentage of beer consumption in the USA?

Changing of the Foodie Guard

Breweries and Pubs Flourish in Mormon Utah

The New "Big 3"

Diary of a Distiller: Chapter Seven - Happy Independence Day and X-mas in July

The best places to drink American beer

The World Cup runneth over - with Budweiser beer

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