There are many advantages to living in the New York City metro area, and one of them is the quick rise of the craft beer scene. Bars such as Rattle N Hum are popping up all over NYC, boasting good beer, good food, and good times. You’ll be hard pressed to find a single day in the five boroughs where there is not a craft beer-centric event being held, usually in collaboration with a specific brewery.
Rattle N Hum, located on 33rd Street between Madison and 5th Avenue (a short walk from Penn Station), is run by Patrick Donagher, who is no stranger to organizing brewery based event nights. On Tuesday, July 21, 2010, Southern Tier Brewing Company took over half of the forty-something taps available at RNH (<-cool kid speak for Rattle N Hum). Continue Reading »
In addition to all the fine beverage news we posted on our blog this week, several other noteworthy things happened over the past few days. We have summarized them into a weekly roundup:
Winners of the First Heineken’s Young Scientist Award Were Announced
“The idea of rewarding young researchers is entirely in keeping with the vision and aims of the Foundation.” — Mrs Charlène de Carvalho-Heineken, chairwoman of the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation, which makes the awards possible. “The awards emphasise the relevance of research to society and represent an important addition to the Heineken Prizes, which are among the most prestigious science awards in the world.”
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Yup. Pepsi is playing hardball with their AMP iPhone app that not only helps guys get laid, but also lets them keep track of their victories. An iPhone is for data storage, is it not?
According to AdWeek’s article on “Should Pepsi Pull Its Amp App?“:
“The NC-17 rated application offers pick-up lines, strategies for picking up married women, a scorecard for sexual conquests and other edgy content.”
The craziest part of this story is that while people have gotten very worked up over this, and while Pepsi has apologized, the app remains available to buy. Continue Reading »
Mutineer Magazine is excited to offer our readers the most innovative fine beverage print media experience possible by including ScanLife EZcodes throughout our magazine to provide additional content to your iPhone and other supported devices. This issue is something of a pilot program, and we’d love to hear your feedback regarding your thoughts on incorporating ScanLife into future issues of Mutineer Magazine via email at [email protected].
Questions you may ask are answered below: Continue Reading »
Apples I-product line has been a huge hit around the world. iPods have become almost a staple product in any home. The great success of the Apple products has of course lead to the development of a myriad of
accessories and modifications. When you brainstorm some of these current accessories such as: earphones, speaker docks, car adapters, custom cases, etc… they all seem completely logical for the product. Here is one that I don’t think anybody saw coming! Continue Reading »
Here at Mutineer Magazine we are strong advocates for the bacon movement, i.e. the movement of it from the pan to our mouths, and as such bacon is on our radar. We even have bacon-related meetings, well ok, that was an exaggeration, but if we did I’d want to walk into the meeting with my brand new bacon cellphone case for my iPhone.
Check out Gizmodo for more photos.
Jay Brooks of RealBeer.com reports that Steve Sheraton, the inventor of iBeer, is suing Coors for ripping off his idea and allowing users to download it for free. Did I also mention that Steve Sheraton is a magician? You do not want to end up in a court room with this man. He is ticked off, $12.5 million ticked off to be precise, and he has a case. Continue Reading »
