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Heineken 2009 profit rises to $1.39 bln)

2010-02-23T02:45:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Heineken reports full 2009 profit of $1.39 billion on higher sales, fewer charges</div><div><p>The Dutch brewer Heineken NV said Tuesday full year 2009 profit rose fivefold as it was able to cut costs and raise beer prices despite the global economic downturn. The company also took fewer one-time writeoffs.</p><p>Full year net profit at the ...

Belgium Beer Blockade

2010-01-20T07:46:19Z

A worker makes a phone call in front of thousands of beer crates at the AB Inbev brewery in Leuven, Belgium, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Unions have maintained their blockade of AB Inbev breweries in Belgium and supermarkets and pubs say that supplies of favorites like Stella Artois and Leffe are drying up. Unions have blocked the breweries for almost ...

Indiana lawmakers consider changes to alcohol laws

2010-02-22T20:29:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Ind. lawmakers consider changes to alcohol laws, including some takeout beer sales on Sundays</div><div><p>Microbreweries could sell beer for takeout on Sundays under a bill endorsed by a Senate committee Wednesday.</p><p>Meanwhile, a House committee held hearings on bills that would allow alcohol sales during voting hours on Election Day and extend the hours that restaurants and bars open on S...

Be Fascinated With Home Brewing Instructions For Beginners

2010-02-23T11:02:50Z

If you are a beginner and you want to know more about brewing, then you need home brewing instructions. But first you need to know more about beer, because the taste of beer depends on so many factors that tasting is the first thing you need to learn. Most home brewing instructions will not cover the different types of beer because they assume that you know already. And at the end of this article you will have learned a bit more about it as well.<br><br>The type of...

What Homebrewing Supplies Make Great Gifts?

2010-02-23T14:19:19Z

Homebrewing your own beer, wine and beverages is a great activity, in fact it is one of the most popular hobbies today in the USA. Most people get their first homebrewing supplies in the form of a gift for Christmas or birthday. And when they get the hang of it, they become great brewing enthusiasts. That's why homebrewing supplies have become great gifts over the last couple of years. But what homebrewing supplies are the best for a g...

dwp beerpool

2009-11-03T10:02:49Z

Don't Drink and Dive! It's a beer-lover's dream - a bath filled with lager. The 13ft-long plunge pools at a brewery in Starkenburg, Austria, contain 42,000 pints of ale. And bosses insist bathing in beer has health benefits - it can cure skin conditions and blood circulation. But a relaxing session in the suds comes with a warning: Don't try to drink your way out... (ZN/WN) Supplied by WENN.com

Opera Bar Launches New Beer Garden

2009-10-21T07:16:32Z

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 21: Nacho Pop poses with a Burmese Python during the VIP Launch of the Opera Bar's "The Best Beer Garden in the World" installation bar, which will be in place for just 5 days, on Sydney Harbour on October 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/

Pub Crawl

2010-03-01T04:23:48Z

<div><p>Sure, you love your local bar where everybody knows your name and they're glad you came. . . . Yada, yada, yada. You know the rest. But when you're on the road, check out these bars that turn beer drinking into a true art form.</p><p>Freakin' Frog Las Vegas The drinks are free when you're on the strip—but they're also crappy. Instead, drive a couple of miles over to the Freakin' ...

Oktoberfest Security Increases After Terror Threat

2009-09-30T08:17:05Z

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 30: A police officer checks the backpack of a man at the main entrance of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich at the main entrance of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich on September 30, 2009 in Munich, Germany. Germany is on a heightened security alert after receiving a terror threat video from what officials say is a German-speaking MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 26: A general view during day 8 of the Oktoberfest beer festival on September 20, 2009 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

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Pittsburgh News - September 02, 2009

2009-09-24T07:31:08Z

John Heller / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .September 2, 2009 .Kathy Sullivan hoists a draft of Troeg's Dreamweaver Wheat beer at Bocktown Beer and Grill....

MUNICH: Oktoberfest beer festival

2009-09-21T10:55:56Z

The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich. The beer and amusement festial will see millions of visitors from all over the world. Munich, GERMANY -19/09/2009/0909211507 Photo via Newscom...

Women in vintage dresses attend the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich

2009-09-20T05:41:51Z

Women in vintage dresses attend the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2009. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks, for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)...

Visitors drink beer during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich

2009-09-20T05:41:51Z

Visitors drink beer during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2009. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks, for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)...

Women toast with beer during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich

2009-09-20T05:11:40Z

Women toast with beer during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2009. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks, for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)...

People in vintage military dresses laugh during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich

2009-09-20T05:11:43Z

People in vintage military dresses laugh during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2009. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks, for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)...

A woman sells hats and soft toys during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich

2009-09-20T05:11:45Z

A woman sells hats and soft toys during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2009. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks, for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)...

People in vintage military dresses drink beer during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich

2009-09-20T05:11:49Z

People in vintage military dresses drink beer during the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich September 20, 2009. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks, for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)...

People in traditional clothes march during Oktoberfest parade in Munich

2009-09-20T04:16:31Z

People in traditional clothes march during the Oktoberfest parade in Munich September 20, 2009. Millions of beer drinkers from around the world will come to the Bavarian capital over the next two weeks, for the world's biggest and most famous beer festival, the 176th Oktoberfest. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)...

How to Make Homemade Beer For Beginners

2010-02-25T07:16:26Z

The process of how to make homemade beer is a simple one and it's easy to create tasteful and delicious beer. In general, you need some patience during the fermentation process, some general effort, enthusiasm and that should be it. With the right equipment and ingredients you will create the greatest beers.<br><br>How to make homemade beer #1 Equipment<br><br>The first step in this how to make homemade beer involves the equipment and ma...