Bio: Chris D'Amico nerds it up during the day as a software developer, but, as night falls, a transformation occurs. His senses become hyper-aware of all things beverage. The lacing of head on a pint glass, the hiss of the tea kettle, the heft of a Champagne magnum, the smell of hops and freshly ground coffee, and of course, the taste of it all. He blogs at bannedinbama.com.
Website: http://www.bannedinbama.com
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05/13/11
Sierra Nevada Opening a Brewery on the East Coast?
OMG! Sierra Nevada might open up a brewery on the East Coast. Old News? Probably. The way that the company undertook the fact-finding mission, or at least the one in the New River Valley of Virginia, is the story that you probably haven’t heard. A source tells me that Ken and Brian Grossman came to [...]
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09/06/10
Starbucks Mobile Reaches Blackberry
Gift cards are great. They show you that the giver took enough time at the checkout line to think of a place that you’d like and lock you into spending a certain amount of money at that establishment. The only problem with the gift card idea is the transmission of funds. You have to carry [...]
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08/10/10
FTW: A Coffee Tribute to Army of Darkness
Klaatu… Varata… Nicaragua? Any self-respecting Army of Darkness fan knows “the words” and how Ash flubs the line when grabbing the Necronomicon, but no one I know has ever combined the movie with fine beverage…until now.
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07/20/10
Swedish Divers Find World’s Oldest Champagne In Baltic Sea Shipwreck
When I was a kid, I was intrigued by the metal detector commercial that always ran during cartoons. You all know the one I’m talking about. The pudgy guy who says, “She’s proud of all the weight I’ve lost.” That line, to me, competes for cheesiest commercial line ever, but it wasn’t enough to throw [...]
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05/19/10
LA Lakers Roll Without Caffeinated Fine Beverage?
While watching the LA Lakers shellack the plucky Phoenix Suns in the NBA Western Conference finals the other night, I heard an interesting tidbit escape the lips of Marv Albert, one of America’s greatest commentators. Albert said that Lakers coach Phil Jackson had recently barred his star forward Lamar Odom from drinking coffee before the [...]
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04/09/10
Carlsberg Brewery Limits Beer Consumption For Employees, Employees Go On Strike
Europeans are a different breed, and I really dig that. It’s not uncommon for them to take multi-week holidays during the summer and long lunches where they partake in fine alcoholic beverages. We could learn much from our brethren on the opposite side of the Atlantic.
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04/05/10
Inhalable Coffee, Welcome to the Future!
I often find myself pondering a cost benefit analysis on a hot cup of coffee. Do I risk burning my mouth to get the caffeine in my system, or do I wait until it’s cool enough to not melt my palate? It’s akin to eating a porcupine…whole. Thanks to Le Whif, I no longer have [...]
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03/17/10
Ditch The Green Beer This St. Patrick’s Day
Folks get pretty geeked up about green on St. Patrick’s Day. People everywhere knock back copious amounts of green beer, and it’s even a tradition in Chicago to dye the Chicago River green. To be honest, I’d rather drink Chicago River water than most of the beer that gets turned green. If you’re going to [...]
