Loading ...Beer Buzz 014: Beer Lakes & Butterflies
January 6th, 2009Beer Tap TV News:
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Eli has once again gathered some of the hardest hitting news that the soft, pillowy beer world has to offer, and he and Erik share it with you, our beer loving audience.
Show Notes:
15,569 Beers on the Wall, and Counting…
John Bird, AKA ‘Birdweiser,’ of Denver pays homage to Budweiser in every room. He’s used 15,569 empty beer cans in their cases to decorate his home. He’s built a nightstand out of them, a computer desk, even lined his walls.
Birdweiser cleans out every can by sticking them in the dishwasher. He then packs them back in their cases to build more furniture and begin his interior decorating in another space.
“It’s gotten to the point I’m out of space here. Two weeks ago yesterday, I opened up Bud Central Annex One,” says Bird about his car garage–which already has 60 cases of empty Bud. He anticipates filling Bud Central Annex One. Then, he’ll open Bud Central Annex two–a storage unit in another garage.
Marinating steak in beer or wine ‘cuts cancer risk’
According to a report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry researchers have found that marinating steak in alcohol cuts the high levels of carcinogenic compounds triggered by frying it. Grilling and frying cause sugar and protein in meat to convert into cancer-causing heterocyclic amines - or HAs.
In the test beer was more effective than wine at lowering the cancer-forming chemicals, and also made for a better-looking and tastier meal as tasters preferred the smell, taste and appearance of beer-marinated steak over meat soaked in wine.
The study found that HAs are cut by up to 90% in meat that has been left to marinade in beer or red wine for six hours. For a third type of HA, beer works better than wine - slashing levels in just four hours. Previous research has revealed that grilled chicken marinated in olive oil, lemon juice or garlic has 90 percent fewer HAs. Also, red wine was found to reduce the chemicals in fried chicken.
Mumbai’s notorious ‘Beer Killer’ gets life term
Ravindra Kantrole was recently sentenced to life imprisonment. Kantrole is the notorious serial killer who had earned the nickname “Beer Man” for leaving an empty beer can beside all his roadside victims, whom he killed by clubbing and stabbing.
He had been arrested by Mumbai Police for three of the seven murders that took place at close intervals in different parts of Mumbai during 2006-07. Kantrole was charged in three cases but acquitted in two by the trial court last year. All the victims were homeless, in their 20s or 30s, and repeatedly stabbed to death. After each murder, the killer left his ’signature’ - an empty can of beer next to the victim’s body.
In his confessional, he said that he “loved” to see blood and hammer his victims with heavy sticks. When they fell unconscious, he would stab them. Kantrole also said that he targeted the homeless and nameless pavement dwellers as they did not attract much public attention.
UCD Professor Offers Beer For A Butterfly
Professor Arthur Shapiro will buy a pitcher of beer for the first person who brings him a Cabbage White Butterfly. The butterfly is said to be one of the best long term subjects to study to impact of climate change on biology, and usually comes out between January 1st and February 22nd. If you catch one, make sure it’s alive and bring it to the receptionist at the UC Davis Ecology Department. This is the 38th year in a row Shapiro has made this offer.
Get your beer pong on
400 beer pong teams flocked to the Flamingo hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip over the weekend to compete in the World Series of Beer Pong IV. The winner of the event, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, took home $50k. Team Smashing Time is made up of Ron Hamilton and Michael Popielarski, both 25 from New York. Hamilton prefers liquor to beer, and said he got ready for Sunday’s match by drinking a bottle of Jack Daniels. Hamilton said he and his partner met three years ago at a bar in Long Island. “We’ve been unstoppable ever since,” he said. Hamilton said he planned to eliminate his personal debt and pay part of his mother’s mortgage with the winnings.
Beer and pokies off Qld breakfast menu
The days of having a beer with breakfast in Queensland, Australia are over. At midnight last Wednesday, the state’s liquor and gambling laws changed.
Pubs and clubs can no longer serve alcohol at 9am, now they have to wait until 10am. No venue will be able to turn on the poker machines before 10am.
“It was never intended for gambling or drinking at breakfast time,” Premier Anna Bligh said.
Beer Releases
Drifter Pale Ale – Widmer Brothers Brewing – Portland, Oregon
Drifter is brewed with Summit hops, a new variety known for its intense and abundant citrus aroma and flavors. Drifter’s taste is unique to the category. “We crafted Drifter to make waves in the category and provide beer lovers with a new pale ale experience,” said Kurt Widmer, co-founder of Widmer Brothers Brewing. “Most pale ales are brewed with Cascade hops. Ours is truly an original, made with Summit hops known for their delicate flavor and undertones of tangerine, mandarin orange and grapefruit.”
Drifter was a Silver Medal winner in the Pale Ale category at the 2006 Great American Beer Festival (GABF); the beer sails in at an ABV of 5.7% and 32 IBUs. Drifter will be available on tap in 20 select states* beginning January 5th, with six-packs on shelves in early February. The beer will launch nationwide in mid-April and will be offered year-round. A Drifter six-pack retails for approximately $8.99.
Commemorator Ale - Shiner Beer, Spoetzl Brewery – Shiner, Texas
To celebrate the centennial of Shiner Beers and the Spoetzl Brewery they have released Shiner 100 Commemorator. Commemorator is brewed in that Old-World tradition of brewing strong beer or starkbier, developed by monks as “liquid bread” to sustain them through the Lenten season.
This 17 % original extract dark lager is a blend of two row Munich and Caramel 60 malt mildly spiced with Bavarian Hallertau Tradition and Spalter Select hops to allow the toasted caramel flavor to predominate. Shiner 100 Commemorator will be available in select markets on January 1.
Specifications: ABV: 6.8%, Original Gravity: 17.0%, Bitterness: 17 IBU
Beer Blog of the Week:
Beer for Chicks by Christina Perozzi
Christina Perozzi is considered by many to be one of the top female beer experts on the West Coast. She managed Father’s Office in Santa Monica, CA, an establishment that is hailed as the Best Beer Bar in California and is currently Beer Sommelier in residence at Rustic Canyon Winebar & Seasonal Kitchen in Santa Monica.
Her mission is to dispel many misconceptions that women have about beer, and bring beer to the modern women’s dining experience.
Beer Douche of the Week:
Man fatally stabbed over six-pack of beer
A 59-year-old Houston man has been charged with fatally stabbing another man on New Year’s Day during an argument over a six-pack of beer, police said.
Michael Cisneros is accused of killing Serapio Chavez, 39, of Houston. Chavez and two of his friends were drinking beer at Cisneros’ house in the 8000 block of Tuffly about 5:40 p.m. when Chavez told Cisneros he was leaving and decided to take a six-pack of beer Cisneros had purchased. An argument turned into a physical fight and Cisneros picked up a knife from the coffee table, stabbed Chavez in the chest and threw him out of the house, investigators said.
Chavez died at Ben Taub General Hospital.
Germans get beer lake
A delivery truck lost its load of the frothy brew in an intersection in the town of Kassel. About 1,600 bottles smashed to the pavement. About 800 liters of beer flew off the truck and quickly froze in the four below temperature. The driver faced a fine for not securing his load properly. Now, I know Germans and their love of beer. No wonder the guy’s name or who he works for wasn’t included in the news story.
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