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Alcohol and cannabis
Constellation Brands (STZ) has agreed to pay $190 million for a 10% stake in Canopy Growth Corporation, which sells medical marijuana in Canada and plans to sell recreational pot there when it becomes legal, as soon as next July. Who will be the…
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The quality of beer from one gallon brewing equipment versus more robust equipment
I'm becoming more interested in brewing my own beer and due to space considerations am thinking a 1-gallon size may be my ideal choice of setup.
The question is:
In what ways does brewing with 1 gallon equipment effect the quality of beer that's…
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Is sake a wine, beer or spirit drink?
Sake is commonly known as "wine rice". But the process of obtaining sake is more similar to the beer one, according to Wikipedia. And its alcohol content is closer to a spirit drink.
Why is called wine then?
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Where can I found beer's logos / labels in good image quality?
I'm making a Beer APP for mobile phones but I need a way to get good quality beer label for specific beers. So far, I'm using this free Beer's Api Service:
BreweryDB.com
But as you can see, the quality of images is not so good:
Heineken Dutch Dark…
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Has anyone tried infusing Torani sugar free syrup?
I'd like to make a cocktail recipe I found which uses a Ginger Cardamom Simple syrup, but I can't take all that sugar. I typically use Torani's Sugar free syrup for drinks (which uses Splenda and some gums for viscosity), and I was wondering if…
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Has alcoholism increased?
Has alcoholism increased since prohibition days? I've seen the sales outlets for alcohol availability rise since the days of the state liquor stores.
I checked the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and a news article from NBC…
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Do lights and music enhance a cocktail?
OK, so here I sit, in a fantastic marina (yes I live on a boat), but every Saturday and Sunday night the local cocktail bar has a rather serious disco, or should I say Saturday morning/Sunday morning (as they finish at 6am!). I have friends who…
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A geek's app for one's own personal wine notes
I have kept a text file of wine notes for years. Each entry is like:
Wine #1 maker and wine name
Date #1: Notes and cost
Date #2: Notes and cost
etc.
Wine #2 maker and wine name
Date #1: Notes and cost
Date #2: Notes and cost
etc.
I don't rely on…
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Liquor bottle puzzle in Eavesdropper comic strip
Strip 10 of the Eavesdropper comic strip shows a small bar with a sequence of seven liquor bottles on a shelf. Can you identify them?
The comic strip apparently has a series of puzzles, with one puzzle encoding a word found on each page of the…
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Things people put in bottles of liquor or liqueur and are sold commercially?
People put the strangest things in bottles of liquor to be sold commercially. We have all probably heard of liquor stores, pubs or other drinking establishments occasionally selling tequila with a worm in the bottle. Be what the history of the…
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What is the benefit of organic red wine?
Red wine is a rich wellspring of a polyphenol called resveratrol, which goes about as a cancer prevention agent. It shields the cells of the body from harm and avoids perpetual infections. These cell reinforcements assume a noteworthy part in the…
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Other than beer are there any fictional drinks that eventually became real?
While reading this question (What other beer brands began as fictional but eventually became real?), I became interested in knowing if there are any fictional alcoholic drinks other than beer that eventually became real?
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Why don't the French drink much Malbec?
I've always thought of Malbec as being a French wine, however when visiting France, it appears to be quite uncommon. Does anyone know why is isn't popular there?
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Distilling fermented beverages to remove head without concentrating alcohol?
AFAIK, good distillers discard (or at least reduce) the head (typically the first 5%) of any primary distillation run because it is predominantly less desirable high-VOC compounds.
Is distillation ever used to remove these "head compounds" from a…
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Why moscato sweet?
Recently I'm in love with Moscato wine. It is very sweet. Is it real wine? Attached is the brand I consumed.
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