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Product placement in media is a tale as old as time, but the internet was delighted this week after a series of segments showing spots for Chilean beer company Cristal clunkily, yet charmingly,spliced directly into the original Star Wars films have spa...

The Best Cerveza Cristal Memes, Star Wars or Otherwise

This entry was posted in beer lucasfilm star wars on March 6, 2024 by James Whitbrook

Alcohol’s effect on men’s dating attitudes might be more complicated than we think, new research this week suggests. The small study found that young men’s perception of a woman’s attractiveness didn’t change once they started drinking. But, when under...

Booze Might Not Give Men ‘Beer Goggles’ After All, Small ...

This entry was posted in beer on August 30, 2023 by Ed Cara

When you hear about beer vending machine BeerBox, you might wonder: Why don’t we have machines like this already? Founder Robert Gaafar explained that there are actually several reasons why beer vending machines haven’t made sense in the past. For one thing, there’s the obvious legal necessity of ensuring that people are 21 years or […]

BeerBox is a vending machine that opens your beer for ...

This entry was posted in beer Gadgets hardware on May 18, 2018 by Anthony Ha

I’ve been following the multiple “easy” brewing systems available online for a while now and have never found one that truly spoke to me. Devices like the Minibrew seem great but price and shipping problems have always kept them out of my boozy little hands. So, rather than wait for the perfect automatic system, I decided to look at the Catalyst Fermentation System, a $199… Read More

A month with the Catalyst Fermentation System

This entry was posted in beer brewing Food and Drink Gadgets TC on June 23, 2017 by John Biggs

The Minibrew is a little keg with a big brain. When we first met the company in 2015 they offered a whiff of high tech to the brewing process, adding a monitored brew vessel and mobile app to the age-old technique of slopping a bunch of wheat, ye...

Minibrew raises $2.8 million to help you make your own ...

This entry was posted in beer brewing Europe Food and Drink Fundings & Exits Gadgets homebrewing Startups TC on May 23, 2017 by John Biggs

Everything (well, almost everything) you need in one box so you can make five gallons of beer, complete with instructions to make it simple, for just 50 bucks. The post Review: Midwest Supplies 'Beer. Simply Beer.' Brewing Kit appeared first on WIRED.

Review: Midwest Supplies ‘Beer. Simply Beer.’ Brewing Kit

This entry was posted in beer Food and Drink Gear Home Product reviews Reviews on December 21, 2016 by Christopher Null

If you're an avid fan of regional microbreweries, it's like having the ability to tap a keg 3,000 miles away. The post Review: PicoBrew Pico appeared first on WIRED.