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How to say “beer” in Europe

While we’re confident that in most European countries barmen will understand the word beer, it is a good idea to localise your bar orders and make friends with the barman. To this end The Drey has published a map for beer drinkers travelling in Europe with the local terminology so you have no excuse for…

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Jody Scheckter’s organic beer is banned because the label was designed by his son

Jody Scheckter, South Africa’s 1979 F1 World Champion gets his organic beer pulled from supermarket shelves Supermarkets in the UK have been told to stop selling the organic beer by the influential watchdog the Portman Group because of his son’s drawing on the label. They believe that the label might encourage young children to drink.…

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Armageddon: Knocking back the world’s strongest beer?

A Scottish micro brewer in Aberdeenshire has produced the World’s Strongest Beer which, at 65 per cent alcohol, is stronger than whisky or brandy. At £80 per glass in the shops it does not come cheap but has the potency of ten pints of lager, that’s 4.7 litres. The “Special Brew” has 65% alcohol and…

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How to pour beer, the right way!

Too little head or too much? How to pour beer! Yes, there is a right way and plenty of wrong ways. You may be stripping out some of the carbon dioxide, losing the aromatics or not putting enough head on it. The type of beer you are drinking can be adversely affected in different ways.…

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Critical Man Skills! How to open beer with your forearm.

Okay, it’s time for some man stuff and critical skills that will both amaze and impress your friends. If you meet a girl who is impressed by this new found skill, marry her. How to open beer with your forearm. Oh and one more very important thing, it’s a twist cap bottle that he is…

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Carlsberg Beer Stunts, take your seats please…

Carlsberg ran a few stunts to show how generous Carlsberg beer drinkers are… we think. Notice how it’s they guys who do not want to take their seats. Some of the women are pretty keen… Not quite up to Heineken’s standard but good enough for us.