Best Beer Tours in the World Prague, Sydney and Minneapolis may not be the first cities that jump to mind when thinking about booking a beercation (beer vacation) but they do host three of the five most popular beer experiences in the world, according to TripAdvisor. The Czech Republic, though home to the original pilsner-style lager, doesn’t rank high on most beer lovers’ travel wish lists. However, the Prague Beer and Czech Tapas Evening Walking Tour produced by Urban Adventures comes in at #1. The four-hour tour of “Prague’s liveliest bar districts” costs approximately $87 and includes five small beers, four typical Czech snacks, metro and tram fare and a night of stories about Czech history, politics, culture and beer production from a “local English-speaking guide.” Top 10 Global Beer & Brewery Tour Experiences: 1. Prague Beer and Czech Tapas Evening Walking Tour– Prague, Czech Republic 2. Sydney Beer and Brewery Tour– Sydney, Australia 3.Belgian Beer Tasting in Brussels– Brussels, Belgium 4.Three hour Minneapolis Craft Brewery Tour– Minneapolis, Minnesota 5. BREW-ed Downtown Asheville Brewery Walking Tour– Asheville, North Carolin 6. Three-Hour Berlin Beer Tour– Berlin, Germany 7. Bavarian Beer and Food Evening Tour – Munich, Germany 8. Twilight Wine and Craft Beer Tour– Queenstown, New Zealand 9. Yarra Valley Cider and Beer Tour – Melbourne, Australia 10. Vancouver Brewery Tour– Vancouver, Canada TripAdvisor selected winners using an algorithm that factors in millions of reviews, opinions and booking volume from travelers on TripAdvisor and Viator over a 12-month period. |
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Pabst Blue Ribbon Hard Coffee Pabst, theMilwaukee-based brewer has been rolling out coffee-flavored beer in a number of markets this month. The brewery, founded in 1844, and known by PBR, is calling the new quaff hard coffee. It is a caffeinated, malt beverage with five percent alcohol by volume that contains real Arabica and Robusta coffee beans, milk and vanilla flavoring. The drink does not actually contain beer, but is rather a malted beverage mixed with real java. Hard Coffee will be tested in five states to start. Those include Pennsylvania, Maine, New Jersey, Florida, and Georgia. The company said, in a press release, that the beer is “designed to meet the needs of the next generation of American consumers. Sweet, caffeinated alcoholic beverages have had some real challenges in the past. Four Loko [a malt beverage] ultimately had to remove the caffeine from their product [as] young drinkers in particular were over-indulging, and ending up in the ER. Part of that was because the alcohol level of Four Loko Is twice as high as what is in this beverage. Several BeenNexus staffers tasted it and said it was exactly like Yoo-Hoo. |
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Beer Can Art When it comes to the art of beer, there are few on the same playing field as The Alchemist's Heady Topper. In a recent USA Today poll, readers named Heady Topper the winner for Best Beer Label. For years, the Heady can has been one of the most sought after in the world. The double IPA inside is among the highest rated, and its cover art, for craft beer fans, is among the most recognizable. The can's signature image was the result of a collaboration with artist and musician Dan Blakeslee. The partnership began after Blakeslee's concert posters captured the attention of John Kimmich, the other co-founder of The Alchemist, at a coffee shop in Vermont. Megan Penmann,is one of the few people that design beer cans as their full time job. Penmann has created more than 300 labels for Other Half Brewing Company in Brooklyn, New York, which releases upwards of four new cans every week. Can art has become a collectible and fetch big prices on the secondary market. There are even entire social media accounts dedicated to it. |