Random Acts of Beverage

Michelob takes over the New York Subway.

Chicken + Riesling = Chicken Riesling?

This photo is old, but gives you an idea of what The Purple Café is all about. This Seattle restaurant has several locations in the area, and is slated to be featured in the next issue of Mutineer Magazine.

The Chipotle in Seacaucus, New Jersey offers guests a convenient way to recycle their fine beverage bottles.

This is the first rebranded Pepsi fountain I saw, which was in Springfield, New Jersey. I’m not a huge fan of the new logo, but it’s alright.

Sonic wants me to pair Barq’s with my burger? Cool. But Coke with my ice cream sundae? Too much…

We need one of these for Mutineer HQ.

Waffle House is an institution in the South, with this one in North Carolina making a statement about its coffee.

Fine beverage porn…I’m into it.

It’s a Champagne wafer, that’s been a tradition since 1640? They must be doing something right…

Time Magazine Calls Out Top Ten Worst Beverage Ideas
The folks over at Time Magazine have made a statement with their list of “Top 10 Bad Beverage Ideas”, inspired by doubt in Coca-Cola’s new...
Beverage Study Says 35% of Alcoholic Beverage Companies are in Danger of Failing Within 2 Years
The study from AlixPartners includes lots of epic graphs, like the one seen here, which clearly explains everything… Global Business-Advisory Firm AlixPartners conducted a poll...
Coke Zero + The Future = Facial Recognition Software
Is it just me, or are companies running out of creative online promotions? For instance, consider Coke Zero’s new facial profiler promotion. The website asks:...
Portland Fine Beverage Adventure
BridgePort Brewing Company Black Strap Stout at the BridgePort Ale House. Portland has a KILLER scene for craft brews. I had the pleasure of judging...
Pepsi Rekindles Cola Wars
You may or may not be old enough to remember the classic Pepsi commercial from 1995 that features a Pepsi driver dropping into a diner...