Australia could re-define beer to beat tax loophole: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australia could change its legal definition of beer in order to stop brewers using a tax loophole to pass off sweet, pre-mixed alcoholic drinks as the thirst-slaking brew, according to a report.
Cobra Beer looking at setting up wineries in India (Deccan Herald)
With a view to gain a foothold in the rapidly growing Indian wine market, UK-based Cobra Beer is looking at setting up wineries in the country besides investing more in expanding the company's beer business in the domestic market.
Harter: Photos from The Big Pour beer festival in Mesa (East Valley Tribune)
The Big Four, a new beer festival sponsored by Valley-based Draft magazine, debuted Saturday at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa. Organizers expected as many as 10,000 people to attend the afternoon and evening sessions.
Hair salon's deal: Beer and a haircut — two tens (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE – There are lots of hair salons around town, but only one offers a free Pabst Blue Ribbon beer with every haircut. The combination of free PBR and relatively low prices is bringing lots of customers to The Blue Ribbon in West Asheville.
What part of beer don’t you understand? (Realbeer.com)
Pike Entire is a blend of three beers: Pike’s XXXXX Extra Stout, (7% abv); the same beer aged for more than half a year in oak Bourbon barrels; and an Imperial Stout (12% abv). The Entire blend contains 42.7% barrel aged beer and finishes at 9.5% alcohol by volume.
WIN! 50 crates of beer! (News Of The World)
A SERIES of cheeky beer adverts poking fun at the Germans have caused a sensation - and to celebrate England's win in Berlin we've got FIFTY crates of ale to give away.
Restaurant Manager Slapped With Fine For 1920 Cans Of Beer (BruDirect.com)
Saw Tze Meng, 32, was given a three months grace period to settle the fine imposed. Eighty cartons of "Tiger beer" were found inside the vehicle driven by the defendant, the Royal Customs and Excise Department Prosecuting Officer told the court yesterday.
