Raise a Pint: Scientists Say Beer Has Essential Cancer-Fighting Agents(Jan. 13) - Germany - Preliminary studies indicate xanthohumol, a compound found in hops, inhibits a family of enzymes which trigger cancer, as well as help the body detoxify carcinogens. "It's very healthy," said Dr. Werner Back, a brewing technology expert at the Technical University of Munich. "I think the ingredients in the beer are very good." Complete Story

Smoky Mountain Brewery is open for business in Turkey Creek(Jan. 12) - Tennessee - The site has a production capacity of around 1 million pints per year, a total that will effectively double the amount of beer produced in combination with two other Smoky Mountain locations in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.  Complete Story
 

 

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Blue Point Brewery to Tap World’s Largest Cask (Jan. 12) - New York - Award-Winning Long Island Microbrewer, Blue Point Brewing Company, will host the 4th annual BLUE POINT CASK ALE FESTIVAL on Saturday, January 26th, 2008 where it will tap the world’s largest cask filled with their custom, featured brew, Rye Hop Knot. Complete Story

Beer vendor Hale has served up suds, laughs for 45 years at Lambeau(Jan. 12) - Green Bay - Allan Hale trudges up and down his 35 steps in Lambeau Field for nearly five hours every game day, flashing a sly grin as fans cheer him.  Complete Story

American Brewery project turns a corner(Jan. 11) - Maryland - With the massive beer tanks removed and the once-exposed rooftops patched and braced, developers of the American Brewery building in East Baltimore are moving forward with a project they hope will spark a revival in the neighborhood. Complete Story

Old Hat introduces gluten-free beer(Jan. 10) - Vermont - Freda Osborne, co-owner of the Old Hat Brewery in Lawton, said she heard from a customer that his wife wouldn't be coming to the pub anymore because she suffered from celiac disease, a nutritional disorder caused by faulty absorption of gluten. Complete Story

Organic beers? Hey, the sipping is nice and easy(Jan. 10) - Baltimore - Sipping organic beers seemed like a dream come true. I got to be a beer drinker and a do-gooder at one sitting. The reality of the organic-beer scene turned out to be slightly more complicated. Complete Story

BEER SNOB: MAKE MINE A BARLEY WINE(Jan. 9) - Connecticut - Since the 18th century, the English have turned to barley wine to heat themselves, so I've decided to try one from the mother country, and four feisty American variations on the theme.  Complete Story

Tabletop Beer Dispensing Machine(Jan. 9) - California - Krups and Heineken have teamed up to produce the BeerTender, a tabletop beer dispensing machine. Made just for Heineken -- it doesn't work with any other kegs -- it keeps the beer cool and tracks the temperature of the beer, how much is left and how long it's been sitting there. Complete Story

Strange Brew?(Jan. 9) - Romania - A man from Romania was rushed to hospital after finding a dead mouse in his bottle of beer. Mihai Stanescu, 32, from the town of Bacau, ended up in an emergency hospital with food poisoning. Complete Story