The plot to destroy America’s beer.      [culture / drinking / beer]There has never been a beer company like AB InBev. If you like beer, you should read this article. And check out the infographic. The Bloomberg Businessweek point of view feels a bit negative, but I’m not sure AB’s success is such a bad thing. I’m a pretty big fan of them, their beer and the fact that they stopped production on one of their Georgia lines to get safe drinking water to Sandy victims. High-res

The plot to destroy America’s beer.      
[culture / drinking / beer]

There has never been a beer company like AB InBev. If you like beer, you should read this article. And check out the infographic. The Bloomberg Businessweek point of view feels a bit negative, but I’m not sure AB’s success is such a bad thing. I’m a pretty big fan of them, their beer and the fact that they stopped production on one of their Georgia lines to get safe drinking water to Sandy victims.

Make beer in the backcountry.  
[Food / Hiking / Tools]

Speaking of family, his one goes out with a special shout out to my brother-in-law, Jason, who loves hiking/camping (especially when it involves fishing.) Pat’s Back Country Beverages has created a “lightweight and rugged” bottle which features a lid with a small compartment that, when packed with eco2ACTIVATOR (the carbonating solution), makes water fizzy. Fizzy water means fizzy beer - And yes, they’ve got that covered: You can buy sachets of beer concentrate. Check out the video to see how it works. 

In Japan, frozen foam helps keep Kirin beer cold. 

It’s exactly what it sounds like. Kirin’s new Ichiban Shibori Frozen Draft is served with a frozen beer foam on top to keep it cold for a full 30 minutes. With summer coming, we need other beer brands to take advantage of this innovation. 

Source springwise.com