| Crime in Cleveland Drivers who smell of alcohol— whether they are legally drunk or not—can now be fined in Cleveland. “Under our city ordinance, at this point you can still be cited for a physical control violation,” said Mark Fyock, of the Police Department. And there's even more. Police across the state can now issue tickets to drivers, even if they don’t register .. 08 percent. Many drivers are rightfully enraged. As driver Tim Finn said, “Having one beer an hour earlier won't make you drunk but it might make you smell. Getting a ticket for that is simply wrong.” Lose Weight with Hops Bitter-tasting beer curbs the development of fat inside the body, researchers at Japan’s top brewery have found. A team of scientists led by Keiji Kondo, a vice president of Kirin Brewery Company's research department, reached that conclusion after feeding a group of mice high-fat food containing isohumulones, an important component of hops (a factor in creating beer bitterness), and another group the same food without isohumulones. After six weeks the group that was given the isohumulones-free feed grew 22 percent fatter than the other group. So forget the Atkins Diet and have an IPA! |
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| Czech Drinkers Lead the World Beverage industry analyst Datamonitor reports that at the U.S. is the world's most valuable beer market, with sales of about $73.7 billion, but in terms of per capita consumption of beer, Czech drinkers continue to out drink all others. They down an average of 326 U.K. pints a year. Irish drinkers came in second with 300 pints, followed by Germany, Austria and Belgium. In terms of value per capita, the Irish spent $1,282.00, the Norwegians $657.00 and the British $537.00 each on beer. Norway had the most expensive beer prices in the world, with the average pint costing $5.54. Malaysia came in second in the cost of a pint, $5.18, followed by Japan at $4.47. The Irish top the list as stout drinkers, quaffing 134 pints per head of population, followed by the British with seven pints per person. Bud Battle Continues Czech brewery Budejovicky Budvar has just won the legal right to continue to use the trademark "Bud" in the U.K., according to a ruling by the House of Lords, the U.K.'s highest court. U.S. brewer, Anheuser-Busch, has fought for years to deny Budejovicky Budvar the ability to market its beer as Bud in countries around the globe. The U.K. is the only country in which both companies can simultaneously use the "Bud' and "Budweiser" name. Elsewhere in the world, Budejovicky Budvar has lost court cases to A-B in Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, Australia, Argentina, Denmark, Finland, Italy, New Zealand and Spain, but won in several other countries, such as Australia, Japan, South Korea, Greece, Portugal, Denmark, Finland and most recently, Sweden. Budejovicky Budvar is the only brewer to make its beer in the town of Ceske Budejovice (known as Budweis in German). In the U.S., the beer is sold as Czechvar. Overall, Budvar is sold in over 60 countries on five continents. A-B sells Budweiser, the world's largest selling beer brand, in more than 80 countries. A-B began using the Budweiser name in 1876, nineteen years before the formation of Budejovicky Budvar, but the Czechs claim that the name was commonly used to refer to beer brewed in the area of Ceske Budejovice for hundreds of years. |
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