| Vol. #12 Issue #3 | Thursday, November 21, 2024 |
Did you make a resolution to get in shape in 2016? Could a six-pack get you that six-pack? Perhaps, according to a study analyzing the relationship between alcohol consumption and physical activity. To wit, “The results of this study strongly suggest that alcohol consumption and exercise are positively associated and that this correlation persists even at…
2015 was an amazing year of growth for beer. It’s no longer news to discuss the ridiculous rate at which the American beer industry continues to grow, driven by the craft beer explosion. But just how fast is beer—craft beer in particular—growing? Maui Brewing Co.’s Garret Marrero gave the stat that there’s a new brewery opening…
Remember the scene in the movie The Jerk where Navin Johnson, played by genius Steve Martin, screams that “he hates these cans!” as a disgruntled man taking rifle shots at Navin misses and hits a wall of oil cans? Well, turns out that craft beer drinkers and craft beer makers have anything but hate for cans. In…
Family and friends. Gotta love ’em—especially at Christmastime. However, after you open your third package of cartoon character socks from your aunts and grandmother, you wonder if they even know you at all. Fear not, Beerknurds. The holidays eventually end and then, you get the opportunity to return all the electronic tie racks, desk organizers…
Don’t be stuck inside all winter. It’s time to get out, grab some high-ABV brews and enjoy all that beer has to offer with hundreds of your best beer-loving friends. We’ve rounded up a handful of some of the best winter beer festivals from coast to coast to help make your year a little more…
The Force is strong in Houston and Sugar Land in preparation for the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The highly-anticipated movie hits theaters nationwide on December 18, and to welcome its arrival, Flying Saucer Houston and Sugar Land have some awesome events planned. First off, Beerknurds can whet their appetites for the epic…
Big thanks to Buzzfeed for doing the dirty work and determining that the Kansas City Flying Saucer was the most popular bar in Missouri in 2015, according to check-ins on Foursquare. Buzzfeed culled check-ins on the social media app for the best and most popular destinations, then published a list of the top joint in each state. According…
If you’d told me five, 10, 20 years ago that I’d have a major hobby that involved beer, math and large quantities of propane, I’d have laughed in your face. But that’s the thing about homebrewing. It has no prerequisites, no age limit, no geographical barriers, no letters of recommendation. All you need is a…
Greetings, Beerknurds. Thanksgiving is here, and I have a lot to be thankful for so I’m only going to list a handful of reasons here. In no particular order: I am thankful to have been in the beer business for as many years as I’ve been allowed. To have met some of my favorite people…
