This recent news featured in Inhabitat.com by Ali Kriscenski is sure make every beer fanatic who always have a beer glass in hand happy. Heineken recently discovered a very good use for empty beer bottles.

Upcycling is a 21st century term, coined by Cradle to Cradle authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart, but the idea of turning waste into useful products came to life brilliantly in 1963 with the Heineken WOBO (world bottle). Envisioned by beer brewer Alfred Heineken and designed by Dutch architect John Habraken, the “brick that holds beer” was ahead of its ecodesign time, letting beer lovers and builders alike drink and design all in one sitting.

Put on your Mexican hats, throw in some Dos Equis and Coronas and get ready to dance to the beat of the Mariachi bands as we commemorate the famous Battle of Puebla. Oh yes, Cinco de Mayo, the merriment of the month is finally here - yet another perfect reason to drink and party. And what better way to celebrate this very important holiday than to gobble up some tacos and salsa, burritos, or any spicy Mexican food and pour your favorite pilsner, lager, ale and amber on your beer glasses.

So, to give tribute to this festivity, we have listed the top 5 Mexican beers that are perfect for this occasion. Drink and enjoy!

5. SOL

This fine golden lager beer has been brewed in Mexico since 1899 by Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma brewery. “Sol” which means sun has 4.5% alcohol volume and goes well with stir-fried food like spicy Mexican chicken.

4. BOHEMIA

Distributed by Heineken USA, this Mexican beer named after a Czech region is especially made to suit those with distinctive taste. Bohemia is available by 6 and 12 packs and has 4.7% alcohol by volume. This Pilsner is perfect with Mexican seafood.

3. NEGRA MODELO

This very dark almost opaque black beer is another remarkable product from Mexico brewed by Grupo Modelo. With its caramel and chocolate flavors plus slight roasted notes and light bitterness, Negra Modelo proves to be very tasty without being exaggerated, pricey and difficult to find.

2. DOS EQUIS

This less carbonated lager was developed by Wilhelm Haase and has been brewed in Mexico since 1900. Dos Equis was originally named “Siglo XX” and its toasted malt flavor makes it one of the top
selling imported dark beer in the US.

1. CORONA

Corona is the flagship beer of Grupo Modelo This brand of pale lager is the No. 1 selling beer in Mexico, 5th largest selling beer brand in the world, No. 1 imported beer in the US and is being sold in over 170 countries.

Once again, Happy Cinco de Mayo, Salud and let’s all have our fill of these delicioso Mexican cerveza.

Source: (CNN) -- It was a dark, windy and rainy night when Per Johansson returned from work to his home in Saro just south of Gothenburg, Sweden.

"It was raining really bad. In the wind I heard something screaming with a very dark voice," Johansson told CNN. "At first I wondered if it was the crazy neighbors, but then I heard it again and went and checked. I saw something really big up in a tree in my neighbors' yard and it was a moose. It must have been drunk after eating fermented apples and as it was reaching out for more fruit it must have slipped and fallen into the tree."

Johansson called the local fire and rescue department, which responded with a fire engine and a jeep with a winch.

"We got the alarm at 9.59 p.m. on September 6 that a moose was stuck in a tree," said Anders Gardhagen, spokesman at the Gothenburg Fire and Rescue Services.

"When we arrived we used the winch to bend down the apple tree so the moose could get himself out of the tree. Once free, the moose collapsed on the ground and fell asleep. So we let him sleep it off and went back home" Gardhagen told CNN.

"Moose are attracted by the apple trees, and in the autumn when the apples have fallen off the trees we normally have at least one of these cases of intoxication. These apples, which ferment in their bellies, aren't part of their natural food, so they can get quite angry from this drunkenness," Gardhagen said.

Johansson's son, Gustav, who is about to turn 11, made sure to take lots of pictures of the ordeal.

"He is saving up to buy a PlayStation so he thought he would take pictures that he could sell," Johansson said.

When dawn came the day after it was freed from the tree, the moose had not yet left.

"When I went out for the newspaper it was still laying there on the ground, sleeping. By the time I left for work it was walking around the neighbor's yard on very shaky legs." Johansson said.

"Today the moose came back and walked around the yard," he added. "I think it likes it here."

“I will never drink ever again!” That’s what I told my husband after a long night of partying and drinking. Actually, it was just the hangover talking. I did drink again and, yes, I had a hangover again the next day. The experience of having a hangover is just awful. Waking up searching for the coldest water in the fridge and drinking it like you haven’t drank water for forever is torture. On top of that there’s the excruciating headache, red eyes, puking, nausea, and the list goes on.

There are a lot of hangover remedies but mostly they only ease a few of the symptoms. Remember that unless the alcohol is out of your system, the hangover won’t stop. Here are few things that will help you with your hangover problems:

1. Bananas
The large part that causes hangover is due to lack of potassium in your bloodstream. Every time we drink any alcoholic beverages, potassium begins to deplete. Bananas are a good source for potassium so they help in replenishing whatever potassium that you lose. Also, bananas can you help you ease being nauseous because they are also a natural antacid. Plus, bananas can also help you ease your headache since they are high in magnesium. They help in relaxing those throbbing blood vessels that causes that hangover headache.

2. Sex
Shocked? Yes, hangover sex is a great hangover remedy, that is, if you can get some. If you can’t then we still have a lot of other effective remedies that you can choose from. So how does sex help? Of course, you’ll sweat like crazy! Sweating is good because it will help all of the alcohol that you have taken to come out of your body.

3. Pedialyte or Gatorade
Pedialyte is designed to replace fluids and minerals that are lost in our body and same goes with Gatorade. They will help you rehydrate and get back on track.

4. Hot Bath or Shower
Taking a hot bath will certainly help you sweat out the alcohol in your body. You may feel a little hazy at first but don’t worry you will feel much better afterwards.

5. Bloody Mary
A lot have sworn that Bloody Mary can really cure hangover. What’s in a Bloody Mary anyways? Well, one of the main ingredients is tomato juice. Tomato juice contains fructose that helps your body metabolize alcohol faster. But, don’t drink too much BM or else you’ll end up getting drunk again.

6. Fruit juice
Orange or pineapple juice or any fruit juice will do since it will help breakdown the alcohol content in your body. Make sure to avoid drinking fruit juices with empty stomach as they may be acidic.

7. Black coffee
It is not advisable to drink coffee and any other caffeinated beverages when you have a hangover since they can cause further dehydration, however, they can still help ease the nausea. Instead of adding sugar to your coffee try it with honey. The fructose in the honey is absorbed quicker than the sucrose in sugar.

8. Food
Eating also relieves us from a hangover. Try eating starchy foods such as rice, grains and cereals but do avoid eating greasy or oily food, you might upset your stomach.
I know that there are times when we have a severe hangover we don’t really feel like eating, but food is good because it speeds up your metabolism which in turn, metabolizes the alcohol faster. So the faster the alcohol will be expelled from your body the faster you will recover.

9. Pain Relievers
Pain killers or relievers such as Aspirin and Ibuprofen may help you with your headache and some muscle pain but it does nothing with the alcohol level that is in your system.

10. Miso Soup with Eggs
If your stomach can’t handle eating solid food, you can try Miso soup. It’s known as the best hangover soup. Miso soup replenishes some of the nutrients that you lost while you were drinking. It is also loaded with probiotics, so if you’re experiencing tummy problems it may even help you feel better.

If any of these hangover remedies doesn’t make you feel better, stick with the basic! Just drink tons of H2O before you go to sleep and in the morning. So, if you filled that huge beer boot up with tons of beer the night before, you should do the same before hitting the sack (but not with beer in it of course but with water!).

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Who says you cant teach a dog beer tricks?

Those desperate for a pint won’t have to wait as long at the bar, if a company from Washington has its way.

GrinOn Industries claims their latest gadget can fill beer glasses with your favourite brew at world-record speed, serving 56 pints in one minute by filling them from the bottom up.

The Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispensing System works by filling your pint through a hole at the bottom of the glass. Once poured, a magnet slips over the base of the beer glass, protecting your pants from your brew.

Though the product is available only for commercial use, a home version will hit the market in 2013, the company’s website promises.

The system debuted at Monday’s Flyers vs. Canadiens home game. While the Habs lost 5-2, at least their fans didn’t have to wait as long to drown their sorrows.

Source: TheStar.com

San Antonio-based Mad Dogs British Pub is planning to open three locations in Austin, and are specifically looking in four places in the market.

“Austin is such a natural expansion for us,” said Terry Corless, a native of Cambridge, England and the company’s CEO. “Many of our customers in San Antonio are either transplants or visitors from Austin. We’re constantly asked when we’re going to open here.”

Corless and his partner, COO Justin Bentley-Marchant, have identified four areas of Austin where they believe the concept will be most successful, including Lakeway, The Meadows, Sixth Street and Round Rock.

Based in San Antonio, Mad Dogs is targeting development in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio first and aims to open 20 pubs by mid-2015. Its franchise program was launched in 2010. In addition to expansion in Texas, the brand is also eyeing expansion in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Tennessee.

Mad Dogs British Pub opened on San Antonio’s Riverwalk in 1995 putting a playful twist on English pub culture, with its staff donning kilts and Union Jack dresses while serving beer to patrons in Yard Glasses .

“Everyone at Mad Dogs British Pub couldn’t be more excited about the timing of our launch into franchising in the U.S.,” Corless said. “Sites and locations are available that would never normally hit the market, landlords are doing some incredible deals and the market is gradually moving out of the doldrums. If you partner a great concept with a motivated entrepreneur, anything can happen.”

Open for both lunch and dinner, Mad Dogs stays open late into the night, with live, weekly entertainment ranging from live bands and karaoke to DJs and monthly theme parties. Sporting events also take center stage on the pub’s 16 high-definition television screens. Guests can enjoy a lunch time meal for an average ticket price of $13 per person while dinner averages at $18 per person.

Corless said that Mad Dogs caters to a range of clientele, with the bulk of evening business targeting 21 to 45-year-olds.

The menu’s signature entrée includes fish n’ chips served on the pub’s own printed newspaper dated December 7, 1941—the day the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. British-inspired staples such as cottage pie and bangers and mash are also featured, alongside its famous “Yard of Ale Glasses” menu.

In addition to the traditional décor of telephone boxes, cricket gear and bag pipes, guests can purchase kilts, yards and sporrans, which are traditional kilt purses. Guests can also participate with the pub’s Magic Malay Money Legend by signing dollar bills and pinning them to the walls for good luck.

“We are an authentic, British icon of a franchise that is owned, developed and supported by real Brits,” Corless said. “With multiple streams of revenue in place, we are excited to bring on board franchisees who are equally as enthusiastic about our vision for introducing the English pub concept to other U.S. cities and putting our unique, fun-loving twist on it.”

Source: Austin Business Journal

Congratulations, residents of Russell Township, you can now buy beer in your humble little locale. Welcome to America. Prohibition washed away legal liquor sales in 1920, and until this week, Russell Township stayed that way — dry. Bone dry. Why? Who knows. Communities were allowed to decide for themselves whether to sell libations after Prohibition's repeal in 1933, and for some reason, Russell Township opted for the no-fun option and remained anachronistic into the 21st century because they believed alcohol would bring floozies and backroom gambling and undesirables to their quaint township. Or something like that. There's really no justification that doesn't make them seem like anything but a cranky 90-year-old grandmother. The Plain Dealer reports from the Circle K, which is the only store in town that will be selling booze. Those who opposed the change declined to identify themselves outside the store this week but said that since alcohol is available nearby, there is no need to have it in their back yard. They worried about underage drinking and noted that a Circle K probably won't carry wines they prefer. Martha Bryan said she voted to allow the sales. "You go five miles in any direction to get it anyways, so why not keep the money in Russell?" she said. Resident Nick Farina also said he voted for the change. "It's stupid to have to drive to Chesterland or Bainbridge or Newbury to buy a beer," he said. "It's legal, so it just kind of makes sense. Why not run to the corner store instead of making a trip out of it?" Thankfully that 90-year-old grandmother of a city is now wet.

HELSINKI -- Finnish scientists say they hope to re-brew an old ale after studying ancient beer found in a 19th century shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The VTT Technical Research Center of Finland says it aims to determine the recipe used in the brewing of what is "one of the world's oldest preserved beers." Divers in July found five bottles of dark, foamy beer while salvaging champagne from the wreck near Finland's Aland Islands. The shipwreck is believed to be from the early 19th century. VTT spokeswoman Annika Wilhelmson said Tuesday that researchers want to find out what kind of yeast was used because "the role of yeast in beer brewing was not yet fully understood in the early 1800s."