Archive for the ‘Beer Culture’ Category

Saints, Penguins, and Zee Germans…

Saints, Penguins, and Zee Germans…

Punks. Revolutionaries. Ground-breakers. Barn-burners. Mad geniuses. All used to describe a brewing duo from the waaaaay north of Scotland, James Watt and Martin Dickie of Brewdog. This renegade pair are determined to change the face of craft brewing in the UK (and world for that matter), and as I like to say, they are “in [...]

LSU May Soon Have College Brewery

The chancellor at LSU, Michael Martin has proposed a microbrewery on campus. It would not only be a study tool for the food science program but also a revenue generator for the college.( via The Independent ) Here are a few more links to back up the story http://www.lsureveille.com http://www.wbrz.com So we here at BeerUtopia [...]

Make your own jockey box

Over at Lifehacker, a tutorial from Make shows how to make your own jockey box for chilling beer. For those unfamiliar with the term, jockey boxes are basically ice chests which sit between the keg and the tap. The beer flows through tubing, which is in ice or ice water, chilling the beer to a [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you and Happy Birthday to Beer Utopia

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In America, St. Paddy’s Day has become more of a drinking holiday than a celebration of a patron saint or Irish culture but as long as you’re drinking good beer, that’s okay with us. Today is also Beer Utopia’s second birthday so now you have two reasons to celebrate! While you’re [...]

Guinness is good for you!

Guinness is good for you!

Here’s something that’s appropriate for tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations (and Beer Utopia’s second birthday): Research shows that Guinness is good for you. According to researchers, a pint of the black stuff a day may work as well as aspirin to prevent heart clots which raise the risk of heart attacks. Drinking lager doesn’t yield [...]

Scottish brewery makes 41% ABV beer!

Scottish brewery makes 41% ABV beer!

BrewDog Brewery in Scotland has created a “quadruple IPA” called Sink the Bismark that is 41% ABV. Listen to this description: This is IPA amplified, the most evocative style of the craft beer resistance with the volume cranked off the scale. Kettle hopped, dry hopped then freeze hopped for a deep fruit, resinous and spicy [...]

Women Can Keep Weight At Bay With Beer!

Can women keep off weight by drinking beer? According to this story a research study conducted in Boston states that moderate consumption of alcohol could be a reason why some women have been able to stave off weight gain. The study was done by Dr. Lu Wang at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. We [...]

Move Over Wine, Consumers are Thirsty for Craft Beer

Move Over Wine, Consumers are Thirsty for Craft Beer

A couple of weeks ago the Brewers Association launched a new website, CraftBeer.com. It’s definitely worth checking out. Here’s the official release: Boulder, Colo.  — The Brewers Association, the trade association representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies, has just launched CraftBeer.com to celebrate the ever-growing interest in craft brewers and their liquid libations. The [...]

What Your Beer Says About You!

Interesting article in Ad Age about beer choice and personality. Says Craft Beer drinkers are more open minded, and think more about beer than work…duh? Oh and Craft Beer drinkers are 52% more likely to be fans of the show “The Office”. Read the full article here.

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