When ESPN began airing the World Series of Poker, they elevated gambling to sport. But when a Las Vegas Casino hosted a beer pong competition last weekend, they elevated beer pong to… also sport.
According to an article from the Mercury News, 400 teams from around the country bounced into Vegas for the competition hosted by [...]

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Despite a general ban on drinking alcohol in Iraq, troops will be allowed to party during the Superbowl. A report on strategypage.com said that each soldier will be allowed a couple of beers, but not all of them will accept.
Some troops in Iraq, when they learned of the Super Bowl exemption, wondered if they ought [...]

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According to a report from the Telegraph, researchers have discovered that three foods–chocolate, tea and wine–can all boost brain power. But wine’s effect is even more significant than the other two.
Scientists believe that it’s the flavanoids, a micronutrient wine, that up your smarts and have been shown to stave off dementia.
The experts do warn, though, [...]

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Maybe the national press has been a little too nice to Barack Obama. But come on, he’s buying them beer! That’s like buying ramen noodles for heroin addicts.
According to a report from CNN’s Ed Henry, Obama offered to buy a free round for a pool of journalists during his vacation last week:
Halfway through a round [...]

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The Discovery Channel’s “How Stuff Works” is tackling a more exciting topic than its usual fare. Tonight it will show how beer works.
The beer show will chronicle the life of beers from the growth of hop gardens to the final tasting. The producers are exploring not only the standard forms of brewing, but also the [...]

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As advertising dollars dry up under the heat of a recession, standards for advertising have made for a bit more wiggle room. Google AdWords began allowing ads for beer and wine in October. Now they’ve opened it up to hard liquor, according to a report on cnet news.
The new rules are that hard liquor ads [...]

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According to a report from Fox News, an all-male chorus from the University of New Hampshire is in big trouble after holding a party with jungle juice. Older members of the N.H. Gentlemen hazed other members by forcing their heads into jungle juice.
One member reported that the ritual was both a “mistake” and a “tradition.” [...]

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In this article from the National Post network, Adam McDowell writes that he wanted to follow the bacon fad by concocting a bacon-flavored vodka. A putrid food experiment ensued.
He flavored the vodka as you would normally flavor it, by letting the bacon sit in the bottom of the vodka for two weeks. He then used [...]

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Dream Arcades has rolled out one of their most convoluted entertainment set-ups to date, the Octane 120. Basically, the Octane 120 is everything that the lonely 35- year-old man living in his mom’s basement needs: a 120″ HD Projection Screen, a gaming console and a keg cooler.
Now a gamer doesn’t even have to reach over [...]

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Just three weeks after completing their takeover of Anheuser-Busch, InBev has brought their job-slashing ways to America. Lagerheads has reported that the company will cut 1,400 jobs total with a significant portion affecting the A-B homebase in St. Louis.
During the takeover, many Americans thought that A-B’s prestige would spare it from InBev’s typical slimming down. [...]

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