Why Memorial Day isn't just about beer and barbecues
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Daily Mail ^
| May 30th 2022 | Bill Bee
On Memorial Day 14 years ago I was in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, ready to go home to see my pregnant wife and family in North Carolina after months of endless gun fights with the Taliban and watching my friends die. Eight
days earlier I had a brush with death when a Taliban sniper round hit a bank just inches from my face and held the hand of a teenage Marine whose life slipped away after he was shot in the head. I heard the radio call for a Marine killed in action: 'Fallen Angel'. 'Fallen Angel, Fallen Angel', their initials,...
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ChatGPT Art: Ronald McDonald with zombies, Joker with Xenomorph, Dalek with Beer, Dachshund on Harley Bike
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Me and ChatGPT | May 21, 2024 | Ciaphas Cain
Okay, I'm no Lazamataz but he's definitely inspired me... And for the grand finale!
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Traffic delayed by beer spill on Wisconsin highway
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UPI ^
| May 3, 2024 | Ben Hooper
VIDEO AT LINK................... May 3 (UPI) -- Officials warned of traffic delays on a Wisconsin highway when an overturned truck spilled beer into the roadway. Menomonee
Falls police shared photos on social media showing the semi truck on its side in the northbound lanes of Interstate 41 on Thursday with cases of Miller High Life beer spilling out from its rear. Two lanes of traffic were closed for the clean-up operation and police warned drivers to seek alternate routes or expect delays. The scene was cleared and all lanes of traffic were reported later in the afternoon. The cause of...
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'Crazy plane lady' Tiffany Gomas comes out as 'anti-woke' with Bikini-and-Beer pic
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FOX News ^
| April 20, 2024 | Andrea Vacchiano
The Texas woman who became famous after having an outburst on a plane last year seemingly came out as conservative-leaning on X this week. Tiffany
Gomas, who was dubbed "Crazy plane lady" last summer after her July 2 flare-up went viral on social media, publicized her "anti-woke" views on X. On Wednesday, Gomas posted a mirror selfie of herself wearing a red, white and blue bikini while holding a can of Ultra Right Beer, an "anti-woke" company. "Wonder how many people I’m gonna piss off with this post," the Texas resident captioned the photo.
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From horseshoe sandwiches to Beer Nuts, website lists unique Illinois foods you need to try at least once
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NBC Chicago ^
| April 18, 2024
It's no secret to Chicago-area residents that Chicago is a food city through and through, but the Windy City is far from the only place to find a unique meal or snack in the Prairie State. Food website Tasting Table took a dive into Illinois cuisine and listed 15 uniquely Illinois foods
that readers should try at least once, with several Chicago staples included. Of the familiar tourist favorites, Chicago popcorn, deep dish pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs led off the list, paying recognition to foods long associated with the cuisine of Chicago. While those classics are familiar to many...
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National Beer Day
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The Wicked Noodle ^
| none given | The Wicked Noodle
National Beer Day is celebrated every year on April 7th. This
unofficial holiday was first celebrated in 2009 via social media activity by a man named Justin Smith. Shortly after, a beer drinking app called Untappd created a National Beer Day badge that was awarded to users. And the hashtag has been trending on social media ever since. But why April 7th? National Beer Day will be celebrated on Sunday, April 7, 2024. New Beer’s Eve is Saturday, April 6, 2024. April 7th was selected as National Beer Day because it marks the date that the Cullen-Harrison Act went into...
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This Frozen-Pizza-Flavored Beer Tastes Like Tangy Tomato Sauce And Pepperoni
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Delish ^
| MAR 18, 2024 | Danielle Harling
It's not an April Fools' Day joke.It's hard not to love the combination of pizza and beer, but what about pizza in beer? That's
exactly the inspiration behind I(Pizza)A, a new collaboration between the frozen-pizza brand Tombstone and New Belgium Brewing Co.'s Voodoo Ranger IPA. Voodoo Ranger's I(Pizza)A certainly isn't the first food-flavored beer, but it might just be the most savory. Available just in time for National Beer Day on April 7, the beer incorporates all the flavors of a freshly-baked Tombstone pizza. There's the crispy crust, tangy tomato sauce, and savory herbs and spices. And what would a...
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beer
alcoholic beverage
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Brittanicca ^
| 2/29/24 | Thomas W. Young
beer, alcoholic beverage produced by extracting raw materials with water, boiling (usually with hops), and fermenting. In
some countries beer is defined by law—as in Germany, where the standard ingredients, besides water, are malt (kiln-dried germinated barley), hops, and yeast.
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At the Florida Man Games, big crowds cheer competitors evading police, wrestling over beer
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apnews.com ^
| February 24, 2024 | RUSS BYNUM
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. They rose up by the dozens from across Florida, caricatured competitors in tank tops and cutoff shorts, for a showdown that treats evading police and wrestling over beer like Olympic sports. Promoted
as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the Florida Man Games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories that involve brawling, drinking, gunfire, reptile wrangling and other antics carrying a risk of time in jail or intensive care. The games kicked off Saturday with the “Star Spangled Banner” played on electric guitar. Then spectators sipping canned beers behind metal barricades cheered and...
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Bud Light loses crown as best selling Super Bowl beer - with Corona taking top spot after Dylan Mulvaney boycott
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Daily Mail UK ^
| February 20, 2024 | Dominic Yeatman
Bud Light found itself dethroned by Corona as Super Bowl champion in the battle of the beers as the embattled brand struggles to recover from the Dylan Mulvaney backlash. Sales
in bars and restaurants crashed to just half of last year's figure despite a half-time ad and months of concerted effort to steer away from the trans-friendly image that cost the brand nearly $30 billion. Corona was the top-selling beer based on whole-day sales, according to data by restaurant engagement platform Union. But Bud Light's parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev had some consolation as its Michelob Ultra brand notched up most...
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When beer goes to waste at the brewpub........
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Twitter - X - / CitizenFreePress ^
| 3:06 PM · Feb 18, 2024 | Staff
Oh, the humanity!!!!!!............... VIDEO AT LINK!.........................
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How Super Bowl Beer Ads Lost Their Way
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Vinepar ^
| FEBRUARY 9, 2024 | Danielle Grinberg
It’s bad form for a columnist to bang on about how things are worse now than they used to be. Small
doses are fine, sure. But follow the impulse for cultural revanchism too far and one day — boom! — you’re a reactionary clown whining about how kids these days aren’t learning home economics or marrying Republicans, or whatever. That said, when it comes to the United States’ brewing industry, comparing the way things are to The Way Things Were is a tried-and-true method for assessing beer’s rapidly shifting place in the national zeitgeist. And Super Bowl beer ads were...
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Put the beer down, Travis - it's not IF Taylor dumps you... but WHEN: After the coach bashing, drunken disorder and tone-deaf post-shooting selfies, MAUREEN CALLAHAN says image-obsessed Swift will now shake off brand Kelce
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daily mail ^
| 2/15/2024 | callahan
Did she know he was trouble? America,
brace for impact: It looks like the romance of the century (wink wink) may already be over. The once-sparkling future of our prom king and queen, the football star and the head cheerleader, has almost certainly been dashed by one very public rage explosion, drunken disorder, and a spectacularly insensitive decision to party hard after a mass shooting at his Super Bowl parade. Mere hours after 22 fans were shot — nine children among them, a young mother dead — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce thought it was a great idea...
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A Country Music Devotional: God Is Great, Beer Is Good, People Are Crazy
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Institute for Faith & Culture ^
| 1/30/24 | IAIN M. DUGUID
Billy Currington’s song [People Are Crazy] recounts a chance encounter in a bar between the narrator and an older man. The
conversation that day ranged widely, covering politics, women, personal brokenness and the difficulty of transformative change, along with the reality of God’s grace in the midst of life’s messiness. When the two finally separated at 2 a.m., the older man’s conclusion was, “God is great, beer is good and people are crazy”. The narrator thought no more about the meeting until he read in the paper that a rich man had donated his entire fortune to a virtual stranger:...
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Bud Light banks on Super Bowl to launch a comeback after disastrous sales year: Beleaguered beer brand will air 60 second commercial - at a cost of up to $14 million - that will tout it as 'Easy to Drink, Easy to Enjoy'
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Daily Mail UK ^
| January 25, 2024 | Rachel Bowman
Bud Light is staging a comeback with the launch of a flashy new Super Bowl LVIII ad after the beleaguered brand suffered huge sales losses in the wake of its disastrous marking campaign with Dylan Mulvaney. The beer brand, who is the official beer sponsor of the NFL, released a teaser of
the commercial on Thursday which it said will expand its 'Easy to Drink, Easy to Enjoy' platform. 'The brand is back with a humorous spot introducing a new character to the Bud Light universe and some familiar faces from the platforms the brand has been passionate about for...
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‘There won’t be any beer come March’: US Anheuser-Busch workers threaten strike
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The Guardian (UK) ^
| 17 Jan 2024 | Michael Sainato
Workers who make Bud Light and other top-selling beers are threatening to strike in demand of significant wage increases, job security and improvements to retirement and benefits in the first big union contract battle of 2024. Five
thousand workers, represented by the Teamsters at 12 Anheuser-Busch breweries in the US, are threatening to strike after voting 99% in favor of a strike authorization last month. Their current union contract is set to expire on 29 February. “Without a contract by February 29, there won’t be any beer come March,” the Teamsters warned on X. The contract fight is the first...
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Off-duty cop is shot dead while confronting three robbers - including teen girl - as they stole beer from a North Carolina convenience store
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Daily Mail UK ^
| New Years Day 2024 | Nic White
An off-duty cop has been shot dead over $83.45 worth of stolen beer when he confronted three suspects robbing a convenience store. Sergeant
Philip Dale Nix saw the trio shoplifting from a Sheetz on Sandy Ridge Road in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Saturday. He was allegedly gunned down by Jamere Justice Foster, 18, and died in hospital despite the efforts of a second off-duty policeman and a paramedic. 'He was a loving husband, father, son and brother with 22 years of service to the department and this community,' Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson said. 'We ask for prayers for the...
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‘Skeptical Brewers’ Impressed by Blue Cheese Beer
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KOIN ^
| Dec 13, 2023 | Elizabeth Dinh
Marguerite Merritt is the Cheese Emissary for Rogue Creamery. Larry Sidor is the founder and master brewer for the Crux Fermentation Project. They decided to work together to develop a limited-edition lambic-style ale — a blue cheese beer. “I
think we handled a healthy dose of skepticism even from our blue cheese devotees,” Merritt told KOIN 6 News. “When I told my brewers what we were doing, they pretty much laughed. They thought, ‘no way, this will not work,'” Sidor said. The collaboration brings together 2 Oregon icons for an unusual but tasty product. A tasting event is set for...
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Beer Sales Plummeting to Lowest Level in 24 Years Amid Dylan Mulvaney Fiasco
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https :// nypost . com / 2023 / 12 / 27 / business / beer - sales - plummeting - to - lowest - level - in - 24 - years - amid - dylan - mulvaney - fiasco / ^
| Dec. 27, 2023 | Social Links forLisa Fickenscher
Beer sales in the US are expected to plunge to their lowest level since 1999 — largely due to Bud Light’s massive falloff after its disastrous tie-up with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, industry experts said. Sales
declined by more than 5% in the first nine months of the year, dragged down not only by the backlash and boycotts against Anheuser-Busch-owned Bud Light but the changing habits of younger drinkers, according to Beer Marketer’s Insights. Bud Light sales have steadily declined each month by 25% to 30% since Mulvaney’s now-infamous posts touting the brand on April 1, according to industry data.
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Is the Bud Light boycott breaking? Kid Rock says he’s drinking it again as Dana White hypes beer to Tucker Carlson
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Daily Dot ^
| 12 12 2023 | Mikael Thalen
Dana White, the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), continues to vigorously defend Bud Light amid the ongoing boycott from conservatives, as some leaders of the boycott, like Kid Rock, are also caving. The
boycott initially began in April after Anheuser-Busch, which produces Bud Light, sponsored transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney as part of its efforts to attract sales from a younger audience. The backlash from conservatives was swift, resulting in a steep decline in sales. Prominent figures from Kid Rock to country star Travis Tritt publicly showcased their displeasure with the brand. In the wake of the controversy, however,...
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