For a variety of reasons, I am in Washington, DC at the start of next week. Would anyone want to go grab a beer or two around Capitol Hill on Sunday, July 3rd in the late evening. I’ll supply the green balloons if you can recommend a good place to meet at 8:30.
Beer Blogging
Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Saving ‘Brawndo’ for After the Election
Fairly tasteless and looked down on by Europeans. pic.twitter.com/ZY6vubNI0P — Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) May 10, 2016 Per the Boston Globe: Budweiser announced on Tuesday that it is making a drastic change to its signature beer labels this summer, renaming its lager “America” and replacing most of its branding with patriotic mottos. The redesigned cans and …
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Getting upstream of the costs
Same Facts is pushing a RAND report on 24/7 Sobriety in South Dakota. It is showing incredible results for improved health and safety outcomes. Examining the 24/7 Sobriety Program in South Dakota, which started as a pilot in 2005, researchers found that county implementation of the program was associated with a 4 percent drop in …
Less stupid fucking in Maryland
At least that is the the public health take-away of a recent study analyzing the public health impacts of an increase in the alcohol tax in Maryland. The Baltimore Sun: Maryland recorded 7,400 cases of the bacterial infection in 2010, when alcohol, like other goods, was taxed at 6 percent. But two years later, with …
Another Sunday Open Thread
My ass is still dragging from the official time change, which is a stupid contrivance that seems designed to drive wedges between people and their pets. We went to a spring training game yesterday — Tampa Bay Rays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. It went to 10 innings and ended in a tie. It was a gorgeous …
Open Thread: Beer & Futbol
WANT pic.twitter.com/y73lvtmdxA — Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) July 3, 2014 Somebody IS going to make a Sriracha Pilsner. And a lot of people ARE going to buy it. http://t.co/YWrxrhkzTq — Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) July 3, 2014 . How have y’all found ways to enjoy your Saturday?
Open Thread: Pics from the L.A. Meetup
From commentor Ruemara, in whose honor it was called: Well, the meetup got a wee bit maxi for a mini appellation. We had the great pleasure of Mary G, Ruckus, Higgs Bosun Mate, Something Fabulous (who is aptly named, I say), Mnemosyne, Roger Moore (on break from spying), Cthulu, Mrs. Cthulu (too nice to be …