Now you can get wasted at Starbucks….ish. "Stealth" Starbucks are transforming shop under a new name starting in one of Seattle’s most Seattle-like areas of town, Capitol Hill (think super skinny pants on dudes, tight tees, and an intense level of west-coast relaxation that morphs into pretention). Starbucks wants to come off as more of a neighborhood joint. Hmmm… Starbucks….I think these no-joke-coffee-ers are gonna notice!

So why should you, awesome KegWorks blog reader, care? Well – these stealth Starbucks are serving beer! Oh yeah! And wine too. Having lived in Seattle, I know that in Seattle (and my world too) there is nothing holier than good coffee than good beer (Well, maybe Trader Joes…moment of silence). I think that the concept could do well in a town where a crazy night out could quite possibly involve a coffee shop.

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TAGS [ BEER AT STARBUCKS | BEER AND COFFEE | BEER IN COFFEE SHOPS ]

Alright kids, we’ve given you long enough to take our quiz (or look up answers on Google). Honestly, I’m surprised not more of you did look them up, since the majority of us were wrong on two of the five.

Here they are, answers in reddish (I lovingly refer to it as KegWorks Red) - remember them and impress your friends :)

Well, there you have ‘em. How did you score? Let us know!

TAGS [ BEER POP QUIZ | BEER QUIZ | BEER QUIZ ANSWERS ]

Hey kids, think fast! We’ve got a little pop quiz for you, on our favorite subject of all - BEER! I know, I know, most of you will just google your way through the answers you don’t know, but we’ll post the right answers later on this week, regardless.

Registered in the late 19th century, which beers logo is the oldest registered trademark?

• Guinness
• Bass
• Budweiser
• Yuengling

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________ is the highest amount paid for a bottle of beer (at auction). The beer was brewed from a(n) ________ recipe.

• $9600.00, Belgian
• $1232.00, Persian
• $7,200.00, Egyptian
• $5,017.00, German

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Which country has the most breweries?

• United States
• Germany
• Canada
• Russia

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The biggest beer-drinking day in the US is _________.

• The Fourth of July
• The Super Bowl
• St. Patrick's Day
• Sunday before Labor Day

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"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Who said this?

• George Washington
• Winston Churchill
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Benjamin Franklin

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Good luck!

TAGS [ BEER QUIZ | BEER QUIZZES ]

As I mentioned in my last post, my Memorial Day weekend was filled with incredible fun, fueled by Guinness, Pearl Street Brewery’s hefeweizen, Appleton Jamaican rum, sangria and, previously unmentioned, Jameson… oh! And some Hook & Ladder Backdraft Brown, which is an English brown ale made by Hook & Ladder Brewery in Rochester. Hmmmm… is there anything else I’m missing?

ANYway……

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TAGS [ MEMORIAL DAY DRINKS | MEMORIAL DAY POLL | MEMORIAL DAY BEVERAGES | MEMORIAL WEEKEND DRINKS ]

I don’t know about all of you, but I had probably the best Memorial Day weekend ever these past 3.5 days. We began Friday with Guinness and a backyard barbecue at my pal Margaret’s house (she makes positively the best hummus from scratch). Perfect night for a bonfire and friends.

Saturday was a positively absurd amount of fun. Fritz and I traipsed around the city for 9 hours with some tasty Appleton Jamaican rum (thanks Mark and Dawn!) and incessant laughter (although, to be fair, the incessant laughter is standard for us). We hit up Buffalo’s biggest brew pub, Pearl Street Brewery, for some hefeweizen pints and a tasty meal. We were a little worn out by the time we got home, but not so much that we couldn’t stay up and hang out for a good part of the night.

Sunday was a very important day for Fritz. He was throwing a surprise party for his best friend Mark, who I mentioned earlier, because he and Dawn had just gotten hitched in Jamaica. Just when we thought it was all going to be a bust, everyone showed up in force and with Fritz, $hane (the same $hane who posts on the KegWorks blog), Earl and Bill each playing spots of live music, it turned out to be an incredible time. Ridiculously late (think bed at 630am) but wicked fun all the same.

On Monday we were up at 1pm (a bit later than we wanted but when shut eye doesn’t come til sun-up, it’s to be expected) and out on the motorcycle for the day, off to the pool for some swimming. Had a bit of sangria while spring cleaning the backyard and poolside furniture, and finally made it home to relax around 8pm, to finish up the weekend with a couple of good movies (I most definitely recommend Bill Maher’s documentary, Religulous, and the action packed apocalyptic number, The Day the Earth Stood Still, if you haven’t yet seen them.

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TAGS [ MEMORIAL DAY | MEMORIAL WEEKEND | MEMORIAL DAY POLL | MEMORIAL DAY SURVEY ]

So begins one of the first celebratory holidays of near-summer. I’m sure hoards of people will be out tonight, sipping on margaritas, sucking down coronas, mowing through tacos and the like. I may even pop out for a nip of a margarita. As they say, when in Rome…

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TAGS [ CINCO DE MAYO | CINCO PARTIES | HAPPY CINCO | CINCO DE MAYO POLL | POLLS ]

Over the last two or so weeks we’ve been posting clips of humorous beer commercials. It started with the Heineken Walk-In Fridge Ad (thanks Jen) and pretty much spiraled out of control from there (there are a plethora of funny ads now, aren’t there?)

Like Liz, I am a fan of thoughtful, well-planned commercials - especially ones utilizing humor - but I am not, however, one to buy a brand simply because the advertising sticks with me. I tend to buy according to my tastes. Of course, not everyone’s buying habits work that way, otherwise expensive, witty commercials simply would not exist. So, my question stands:

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TAGS [ BEER POLL | BEER SURVEY | BEER COMMERCIALS | BEER ADS | BEER AD POLL ]