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With Ten Days Left, Some All-Star Positions Still Close

The 2009 MLB All-Star Game, which will be held in St. Louis this season on July 14th, has less than ten days left in which fans can vote. Voting closes at midnight on July 2nd, and some positions are still too close to call. One of the tightest races is in the American League, at first base. Naturally, it’s between...

My Top 3 Big Beer and Music Pairings

With summer right around the corner, yeah I said around the corner because in the northeast were still experiencing some unseasonable cold and wet weather.  And with this bad weather I sometimes like to contemplate on the good times of the warmth and one of my favorite things to do is listen to some tunes while sippin' on a big brew outside and it got...

Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Company Announces 2009 Kentucky Brew-Off Winner/Pro-Am Selection

Strengthening its connection to the local homebrewing community, Alltech’s Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company awarded first prize in its third Annual Kentucky Brew-Off competition to Kentucky Cream Ale, a “hybrid” beer. The “hybrid,” fermented as an ale but lagered during a portion of the brewing process was formulated and brewed by Lexington resident Kenneth Klein. A tasting panel of...

Distinguished Brands International: Street Talk Vol VI Issue 13

INDUSTRY – A study was released recently by Morgan Stanley analysts Michael Steib and Eveline Varin after asking 2500 U. S. households about their beer consumption habits, spending trends and brand preferences. Not much of a surprise on the key results – personal income is still under pressure and still has a predominant effect on drinking habits. Drinkers continue to...

Revel Debuts Revolutionary Wine Cellar System

Patented Design Allows Collectors to View 70 Percent of Their Collection Without Disturbing a Single Bottle Discerning wine collectors and enthusiasts now have revolutionary new options for displaying and storing their prized collections with the launch of Revel Custom Wine Cellars, a new company dedicated to providing high-end collectors with innovative solutions to the inferior "cork-out" designs widely used today....

Win The Ultimate Man Cave!

Every guy still wishes he had a fort… somewhere to escape from the world and revert back to the days of fun, games, and no responsibility. Remember the shed in Snoop Dogg’s backyard from his popular reality show, Fatherhood? From now until August 15th, 1800® Tequila will accept entries for their “Win the Ultimate Man-Cave” sweepstakes at www.1800Tequila.com/mancave . With...

Rum in American History

It is said, Paul Revere had a swallow of the stuff to stiffen his resolve partway through his famous midnight ride. Benjamin Franklin penned a small ode to it. Ernest Hemingway mixed it in tall cocktails. On election night in 1960, John F. Kennedy sipped it over dinner at his house in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts before watching the election...

Gritty McDuff’s “Gritty Dozen” Variety Pack On Shelves Now

The “Gritty Dozen” Variety Pack from Maine craft brewer Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company  is on store shelves with a new selection of beers. The newly designed Gritty Dozen 12 pack features four Original Pub Styles, three 21 IPAs, three Best Browns and three bottles of one of the Seasonal Ales, beers brewed in limited production based on the time of...

Three Dog Night Live in Boston

Oldies 103.3 series kicks off with Three Dog Night and   The Paisley Project By Joe Viglione June 13, 2009 Three Dog Night returned to Boston to perform at the Esplanade, the annual Oldies 103.3 Summer Free Concert series. "Family Of Man" kicked things off at 8:15 PM, the Hatch Shell immersed in deep red and, like two of the three original...

Sheetz Calls for Beer Legislation Reform

The following is a statement from Stan Sheetz, President and CEO of Sheetz, Inc. on the issue of beer and alcohol sales legislation in Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court recently ruled against Sheetz and revoked our license to sell beer at our Convenience Restaurant in Altoona. As a result, we are disappointed that we must stop the sale of...

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No, Seriously, Sexism in Video Games

In my last post, I made a point of ridiculing the notion that a lack of female protagonists means that developers are sexists. Essentially,...

The Top 8 Video Game Couples