How Corona Made Cinco De Mayo An American Holiday

This article was originally published in 2015, but we’re sharing it again to celebrate the Cinco de Mayo holiday this year. In America Cinco de Mayo has evolved to become one of the country’s largest drinking holidays. In 2013, over $600 million dollars worth of beer was sold, according to Nielsen data, which is more beer than is sold for St.
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This Waffle House is Serving Beer, And We Are Losing Our Minds

While many of us have headed to Waffle House after having a few beers, lucky Atlanta residents can now enjoy a pint alongside their All Star Special. The restaurant is located inside the SunTrust Park stadium, and is the only franchise currently serving alcohol. Fans and visitors can enjoy a beer with the scaled-down menu at the park while cheering on the Braves, or drowning their sorrows if the game heads south.
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‘Breaking Bad’-Inspired Beer Is Getting Sued by ‘Breaking Bad’

Sony recently told Knee Deep Brewing to “stay out of my territory,” claiming copyright infringement on one of its most popular beers, Breaking Bud. The media company claims the brewery’s Breaking Bad-inspired beer intentionally capitalizes on the hit TV show’s fame.
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You Can Toast Prince Harry and Meghan Markle With a Specially Brewed Pale Ale

You may not have heard this yet, but Great Britain’s Prince Harry is marrying American actress Meghan Markle this spring. (We kid! The forthcoming Royal wedding has inspired months of headlines, from “How Meghan Markle Gets Her Royal Wardrobe” to “Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Unique Honeymoon Destination is the Perfect Choice.”) Those eager to toast the hotly anticipated Royal Wedding are in luck.
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This Man Spent 5 Years Building the Ultimate Bottle Cap Bar

One of our life goals is to have enough space to have our own home bar – alas New York City living doesn’t readily allow for that – but if we did have the space, we’re pretty certain we’d want a bar like the one build by a redditor who goes by the name ”the passion of the Chris.” Mr.
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What Is a Farmhouse Ale?

Working on the farm isn’t what it used to be, what with all of the fancy newfangled industrial equipment and commercial-sized plots of land. Drinking like you’re on the farm, however, is still possible, thanks to farmhouse ales. A farmhouse ale is not a single style of beer. It’s actually a broader category of styles. It can be a saison, bière de garde, gueuze, or sahti.
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The 10 Best Beers To Drink On The 4th Of July, Beer’s Official Holiday

We’ve already established that the Kentucky Derby is America’s premier sports-drinking day, as it involves several hours of beer and bourbon interrupted by two measly minutes of yelling at horses on TV. (I always like the gray ones; did a gray one win this year?
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The Best Beers I Drank At Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp

Despite some initial misgivings about devoting a hot, sunny afternoon to drinking several dozen 2-ounce beer samples with a couple thousand sweaty strangers, I spent Saturday afternoon at the Boston rendition of Sierra Nevada’s roving Beer Camp festival, and I’m glad I did. I like this sort of event in general, but maybe not always quite as much as the next beer writer does.
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