Iceland Beer Emergency A national crisis hit Iceland recently when a force of 7,000 American sailors and Marines hit the country’s capital city of Reykjavík with an unquenchable thirst for frosty suds and swiftly drained much of the city’s beer supply. They were taking part in NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise. Bars quickly began drying up, owners who said they had never experienced such an alcoholic demand put out a distress signal. One of Iceland’s local breweries, Ölgerð Egils Skallagrímssonar, answered the call and immediately began working overtime to distribute emergency beer shipments. Top Five Selling Beers In The World 5. Skol With an estimated 35.1 million hectoliters of beer sold in 2017, this AB InBev-owned brand primarily produced in Brazil remained in the top five for another year. 4. Bud Light America’s No. 1 light lager of choice didn’t even make bronze worldwide. But its estimated 44.8 million hectoliters sold in 2017 still earns it a top five spot in global beer sales. 3. Tsingtao This stellar seller from China sold an estimated 49 million hectoliters of beer in 2017. 2. Budweiser “Bud Heavy” may be less popular than its little brother Stateside, but the “King of Beers” reigns around the world. Beer drinkers bought an estimated 49.2 million hectoliters of Budweiser last year.. 1. Snow Snow holds down the top spot for another year. It sold an estimated, and astounding, 101.2 million hectoliters of beer last year, beating out runner-up Bud by more than double the volume. Snow is only sold in China. |
You don't say..... On average, brewers use seven gallons of water to make one gallon of beer. At smaller, less efficient breweries, the ratio is often higher. This water is used for the beer itself, as well as cleaning, cooling, and packaging processes.. .--------------------- Alaskan Brewing of Juneau, Alaska was the first craft brewery to install CO2 reclamation. Bear Republic, based in Healdsburg, Calif., reduced its liquid waste by about 5,000 gallons per week. And Sierra Nevada recycles 96 percent of its waste material. ------------------ There’s Miller Lite, MGD, and Miller High Life. Why Is There No Miller Beer? There was. Miller Beer, a premium, not-light lager that occupied a two-year blip in the mid-to- late ‘90s. Referred to by some as Miller Red Label, the beer was introduced in 1996. But Miller Beer dissolved in 1998, never to be spoken of again. ------------------------------ Juicy and crushable New England IPAs can sell for over $20 for a 4-packs of 16-ounce cans. The reason ifor the high price is that it requires more expensive raw materials and processes than other styles and has a short shelf life. --------------------- One of the world’s largest alcohol producers, Constellation Brands, invested $3.8 billion dollars in Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth. Now they’re selling off some of their wine brands as part of a strategic shift to focus on beer and marijuana products. ------------------------- Beer’s flavor is determined by your mouth and your nose. Ideally, you want a vessel that allows the beer to breathe and focuses its aromas. Swigged directly from a bottle, the flavors in more complex beers are flattened. |
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Reed Johnson "Reality is an illusion that occurs due to lack of beer." Finley Peter Dunne "Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts." W.C. Fields ""What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?" Dave Barry "And God said, "Let there be barleywine!" And He saw that it was good. Then God said, "Let there be light!" And then He said, "Whoa - too much light." W.C. Fields "I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food." |
Richard Braunstein The hard part about being a bartender is figuring out who is drunk and who is just stupid." Dave Barry "Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking." Dorothy Parker ""I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host." Lewis Grizzard "The only way that I could figure they could improve upon Coca-Cola, one of life's most delightful elixirs, which studies prove will heal the sick and occasionally raise the dead, is to put bourbon in it. Beer works too. " |
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