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“Scores of Carlsberg workers walked off their jobs in protest Thursday (4/8/10) after the Danish brewer tightened laid-back rules on workplace drinking and removed beer coolers from work sites”. See the full article at the USA TODAY website here.

If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here’s at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health. Read the full article here:  Beer may be good for your bones

The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) has announced a new website: www.HomebrewersAssociation.org This is a new completely interactive and educational website devoted to the hobby of Homebrewing. This new website is in addition to the Brewers Association website: www.BeerTown.org

Boston Beer Co., maker of Samuel Adams, will team up with venerable Weihenstephan brewery to jointly produce a new craft beer to be marketed in Germany and the U.S. next spring. The beer, yet to be named, will have a cork intead of cap and weigh in at 10 percent alcohol. Read the full article here>

Rice University students are trying to develop beer that could fight cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Forget about running down to your local watering hole for a couple brewskis, or to the store to pick up a 6-pack.  Instead read what a bunch of properly motivated Rice University students are brewing up in the lab:  Houston [...]

“Yeast strains used today to brew lager have two genetic ancestors, not one as previously thought. The discovery may explain the origins of the two major categories of lager today, described in the trade as the “Saaz” beers such as Pilsner and Budweiser, and the “Frohberg” beers such as Orangeboom and Heineken.” Read the entire [...]