| How Not To Open A Beer It’s legal to drink beer in German movie theaters — but it’s probably not a good idea to try to open your beer bottle with a pepper spray canister.However, that’s exactly what a thirsty moviegoer tried doing at a cinema one recent night in the northwestern German town of Osnabrueck. Instead of opening his beer, the 29-year-old man broke his pepper spray container and some 200 people had to quickly leave the theater in tears. The cinema’s manager said that it was “chaos.” Still, he kept his head, calling police, offering beverages to moviegoers and opening the windows. HThe movie was restarted in 30 min. |
| You don't say..... . Mr.Van Ert (story to left - Locked in Beer Cooler) was cited for retail theft, and had to pay a $170 fine plus restitution. ------------------------- The hops used in beer could be giving you man boobs because hops contain a high amount of phytoestrogen — a plant-derived chemical that is similar to the female sex hormone estrogen .--------------------- . Amsterdam has just banned “beer bikes” after years of complaints by local people about rowdy tourists getting drunk and disorderly while pedalling in the city. ------------------------------ Katharina von Bora married Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther and several years later, to his delight, she opened a brewery. ---------------------------- Samuel Adams' Utopia is illegal in 12 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington), ---------------------------- Budweiser” literally means “of Budweis”, and while the American “Budweiser” has little to do with Ceské Budějovice, there are many breweries that do. --------------------------- Dogfish Head's SeaQuench Ale is actually a blend of blend of three German beer styles: Kölsch, Berliner Weisse, and Gose.with added black lime for flavor, and sea salt |


| Ya gotta love these guys |
| Dan Castellaneta “Beer. Now there's a temporary solution.” Chas Murray "This beer tastes a lot like I'm not going to work tomorrow." Martin Luther "“Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke, or do some other merry thing. Sometimes we must just drink more beer. Craig Ferguson "If I have a near-beer, I’m near beer. And if I’m near beer, I’m close to heaven!" |
| David Justice “I savored the Scotch. Not bad, really — like a beer that’s been in a brawl.” Crystal Wood "“Can you still want something you already have? Absolutely. Everyday. Beer .” James S.A. Corey “And ... and what is civilisation if it isn’t people talking to each other over a goddamned beer?” Benny Bellamacina “All the best pubs are built on a hill, so you can slope in and roll out.” |
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| Locked in Beer Cooler Ten minutes to midnight Jeremy J. Van Ert stepped into a walk-in beer cooler at a Kwik Trip convenience store in Marshfield, Wis.When the doors locked behind him at midnight, he decided that rather than shout for help, he would just camp out, police say. When the doors unlocked shortly before 6 a.m., Van Ert, 38, made a beeline from the beer cooler to the door without any attempt to pay for what he had consumed or broken, Overnight, Van Ert had knocked off three 30-packs of Busch beer, in temperatures around 32 degrees Fahrenheit. When police found Van Ert, he acknowledged being locked inside the cooler and that he “decided to stay and drink.” |