Sometimes when you’re out on the town, having a merry night of drinking, you can lose track of how much alcohol you consume. In fact, it’s not just a possibility, it’s a frequent occurrence, and more often than not it comes back to bite you in the butt the next morning.
Over the past decade there has been a craft beer boom in America. One can find craft beer at almost any bar across the country, and the options only continue to grow. At this point craft beer already represents 10% of the American beer market, and the trend suggests the number is rapidly increasing.
The Findhorn Ecovillage, an experimental architectural community of more than 500 residents based in Scotland, underscores the notion that alcohol inspires great ideas. The community is centered on the concept of sustainable development, which is the practice of using natural, eco-friendly resources to meet human development goals.
If you’re not tuned into hockey, this awesome thing might have passed you by. The Stanley Cup Finals, the National Hockey League’s championship series, took place in the first half of June. The matchup featured the Pittsburg Penguins and the San Jose Sharks and, after six games, the Penguins were crowned the victors.
Beer nerds from all around will be competing soon for the ultimate job opportunity in all of beer nerdery: Beer Historian for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Certain optimistic political types and their yes-men in Congress may deny the notion that our climate and ecosystem have become unstable and increasingly vulnerable. But for the rest of us, it’s no secret that climate change is real. (Just scroll through Bernie Sanders’ Twitter account.) Of course, with any issue there are going to be […]
If you’re into glassware and magic, and/or looking to help fund them together, a new piece of technology that makes glasses to “float” may be right up your alley. Yes, that is correct, technology that suspends your glass in the air and constantly spins it 360 degrees. If you’re questioning the purpose of the technology, […]
Two things that we really enjoy here at VinePair are Game of Thrones and beer. For those of you out there who don’t know about Game of Thrones, it’s an HBO television series adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy novel sequence, A Song of Ice and Fire. Alcohol is frequently consumed on the show, […]
Quick disclaimer: most of these methods aren’t 100% foolproof. In fact, they are all prone to screw up your bottle of wine if done incorrectly or without proper care, i.e., breaking the cork and having it shed into the wine, chipping the wine bottle, or, in a worst-case scenario, breaking the wine bottle completely.
