Eric Scheske

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Boycott Beer

My hands trembled while typing that headline, but folks like this give drinking a bad name: > Bootie Beer, promoted as "America's Entertainment Beer,'' is taking on the heavyweights of the national industry: Miller Brewing Co., Coors Brewing Co. and Anheuser-Busch Cos. > Over 10,

Assessing the Damage

A few stats from this year's Oktoberfest: > Some 6 million litres of beer -- enough to fill around six Olympic-sized swimming pools -- were downed by the 6.1 million visitors to the festival in the Bavarian capital. That was about 100,000 litres below the 6.

Feelin' Nauseous Just Uncorking It

A list of the ten most expensive wines on the market. Number Ten: > ChÃ¢teau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1996 - app. $287 Talk about being at the right place at the right time. In the mid-18th century, a French politician was about to be shipped off overseas, but not

Brews You Can Use II

> Alcoholics who smoke appear to lose more brain mass than alcoholics who don't smoke, according to a study at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. > It is already well-known that the brains of long-term alcoholics atrophy and shrink, the study authors say, but the new findings

Brews You Can Use

But can I get my wife to wear the radio transmitter? > A beer mat that knows when a glass is nearly empty and automatically asks for a refill has been created by thirsty researchers in Germany. . . > The disc-shaped mat can be attached to a normal beer mat so

Beer v. Wine and Liquor

This should go under "Brews You Can Use," but by next Friday, it'll be stale, and stale beer is horrible. This link [http://www.heartheissues.com/americanson-alcoholicbeverages-g.html] provides a detailed analysis of the recent poll that showed wine has become the favored drink among Americans.

Historical Miniature

Thunderbird wine: > You won't find mention of Thunderbird at the Gallo company's Web page, or any reference to the companies [sic] roster of dÃ©classÃ© wines: Night Train, Ripple, Boone's Farm. Neither will you find mention of the Gallo company on the Thunderbird

Brews You Can Use III

It's the time of the year for pumpkin ale: > The spicy suds were originally brewed by early New England colonist who sought to stretch their supply of costly imported malt by fusing it with fresh indigenous ingredients. > The trick of this adult treat is sweetening the

Brews You Can Use II

Ten reasons beer is better than wine: > 10. Beer doesn't rely on a piece of wood to give it character. > 9. The French don't set the standard for beer-making and food-pairing. > 8. Beer is richer, better looking and has a better body. >

Brews You Can Use

> Most people who seek treatment at hospital emergency departments claiming their drinks have been spiked are simply drunk, a new study has found. Link [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16685758-13762,00.html].