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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03/16/10
World Wine Tour Goes To China
Georges and Anja, the intrepid World Wine Tour travelers and organizers, are scorching through the Far East at breakneck speed. Check out their wrap up of the China leg of their trip…with video goodness. Want to get involved in the World Wine Tour? Head over to the World Wine Tour blog and post questions you [...]
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03/04/10
Starbucks Responds to McCafe with New Size: Trenta
Never to be outdone by a certain fast food franchise, Starbucks will be testing a new size for Iced Tea and Iced Coffee, the “Trenta”. This 31-ounce tankard of deliciousness, according to a Reuters story, will be field tested in the Phoenix and Tampa Bay metro areas and will cost $3.30 and $2.60 for iced [...]
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02/25/10
BrewDog Launches a Tactical Nuclear Strike on German Brewer Schorschbrau
Those cheeky punks at BrewDog are up to it again. This time, they’ve picked up the gauntlet thrown down by Schorschbrau who bumped BrewDog’s Tactical Nuclear Penguin off of the “world’s strongest beer” throne earlier this month with their Schorschbock. The only way they could have made this promo video funnier is if they had [...]
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02/22/10
The Taste of Victory
I’ve been glued to the Winter Olympics for the past week and a half. Like most of you, I’ve become addicted to curling (it’s okay to admit it…there are others like you out there), and I’m pretty disappointed by NBC’s coverage. It’s too stage managed and stale. You have to jump through mammoth hoops to [...]
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02/19/10
Beer…It Does a Body Good
Wine and beer folks are always trying to one up each other about their respective beverage’s health effects. Wine folks have volumes of research backing them up. They even have supplements like resveratrol that are derived from red wine grapes. Beer guys sometimes go out on a limb regarding health benefits (It makes you look cool…which [...]
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02/17/10
Fine Beverages of LOST Part 2
Lost’s Sawyer and Juliet with Dharma Rum Back by popular demand, we examine the beverages of LOST. In part one, we examined beer and wine, and now in part two, we examine the harder stuff and the speedier stuff. Coffee Nobody can survive without coffee. If you can, I’m convinced you’re a robot. Besides, all [...]
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02/03/10
Fine Beverages of LOST
We’re all fans of LOST here aboard the Mutineer frigate, so it’s only fitting that we highlight fine beverage references in the show being that the season just kicked off on Tuesday. While the series is rife with fine beverage, I wanted to focus on what is provided by the benevolent Dharma Initiative.
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01/28/10
Double Barrel Aged: The Next Step in Barrel Beers
You really can’t toss a keg without hitting a brewery that hasn’t done a barrel aged beer. It’s what all the cool kids are drinking these days and for good reason. They’re freaking delicious. So how do you, as an avant garde brewer, differentiate yourself from the herd? Founders sorted it out.
