Batman: Arkham City GOTY Edition Announced (Trailer)
Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that the Game of the Year Edition of Batman: Arkham City will be coming out in North America on the May 29 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The GOTY Edition will be released worldwide in September.
The GOTY Edition will include all of the DLC released for the game, as well as the all-new...
Hacker-Pschorr offers VIP Germany Trip for Two to Oktoberfest
USA…For true beer enthusiasts it’s the Mecca of Brewing, the world’s largest beer festival…the 202nd anniversary year of the original Munich Oktoberfest. And what better host for such a grand trip than Hacker-Pschorr, the famed six-centuries-old traditional Munich specialty brewer, that is making it possible to win a trip for two to Munich by simply entering the Hacker Pschorr...
HBO Game of Thrones Review: Season 2, Episode 4 “Garden of Bones”
Game of Thrones can be a pretty dark show; "Garden of Bones" was probably its most grim episode yet. The battlefield carnage, Lannister torture techniques, Joffrey's sadomasochistic tendencies, and demon birthings helped remind us that Westeros is a nasty place.
Joffrey's treatment of the prostitutes sent to him by Tyrion was brutal; I can't be the only one who looked...
Guitar Gear Review: Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt Stings Give Your Guitar That Extra Edge
Iconic guitar string manufacturer Ernie Ball have developed a new technology in guitar string. Typically I scoff at new string technologies and write them off as fads. This time around, Ernie Ball have developed a real deal innovation in guitar strings, the Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt stings. The new strings are manufactured using a combination of iron and cobalt....
Pilsner Urquell Brews Up Its Second Annual Master Home Brewer Competition
Pilsner Urquell, the world's first golden beer, announced today the return of its Master Home Brewer Competition. The second annual competition will challenge home brewers in New York and Chicago to recreate the classic Czech-style pilsner. The winning home brewer from each event will not only receive a trip for two to Prague and Plsen, but will also have...
Total Wine & More Opens New Store In Huntington Beach
Total Wine & More, America's leading independent retailer of fine wine, spirits and beer announces the opening of its third location in Orange County. Located at 16272 Beach Blvd in Huntington Beach and scheduled to open April 19, the 22,000 sq. ft. store will carry an amazing 8,000+ varieties of wine, 3,000 spirits, and 2,500 kinds of beer. Total...
Alcohol Justice Targets Bud Light and Ultimate Fighting Championship Parrtnership
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Gives World’s Biggest Beer Producer World’s Biggest Public Relations Black Eye. Shareholders Should Demand an End to Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Sponsorship of Bloody Human Cage-Fighting, Says Alcohol Justice The largest shareholders of publicly-traded, global beer behemoth Anheuser-Busch InBev are being asked to exert pressure [...]
Distilled Spirits and Wine Consumption Continue to Climb; Craft and Import Beer Thrive
As the economy continues to improve, beverage alcohol sales are also on the rise. But not all categories are feeling relief. According to the Beverage Information Group's Handbook Advance 2012, spirits and wine persisted in taking share away from the beer category in 2011, the only category to post a loss for the second year in a row.
Overall beer...
Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey Named “Best In Class” at 12th Annual San Francisco Spirits Competition
Diageo brands were recognized across the board for their excellence at the 12th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition, winning a grand total of 47 medals, 17 of which were gold or double gold. Jose Cuervo Reserva de La Familia Tequila, Tanqueray London Dry Gin, and Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey all received Double Gold recognition,...
Sud Savant: Hoppin’ Frog Hop Heathen – All Things Appear to be Black
I love beer trades! Today's beer I would normally never have had access to were it not for a trade catalyzed by "teh interwebz." The new trading partner responsible for this brew, Eric (Beer. Beats. Battlestar Galactica.), assures me that this brew, Hoppin' Frog Hop Heathen (Imperial Black Ale) came right off of the bottling line and I'm not...




